All India PG Dental Entrance Exam Date

I want to apply for the All India PG Dental Entrance Exam so please tell me what is the last date to apply for this exam and also tell me about its exam Date? What is the eligibility criteria required to apply for the All India PG Dental Entrance Exam?

Can you provide me the date for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) Exam 2020 conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE)?

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National Board of Examinations (NBE) had conducted National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS). The exam is conducted annually every year as a single-window entrance exam.

The exam grants admission to around 1326 Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) seats under 50% All India Quota (AIQ), 50% state quota, seats offered by deemed/central universities and ESIC. From all the government dental colleges, 50% seats will be reserved for AIQ candidates, while the remaining 85% seats will be available for state quota seats.


NEET MDS Dates 2020

Release of notification 11-Oct-19
Application form starts 11-Oct-19
Last date for online registration 31-Oct-19
Correction facility starts November 4 to November 11
SMS and email for deficiency in images Till November 23, 2019
Correction of images in application form November 23 to 25, 2019
Issuance of admit card 13-Dec-19
NEET MDS 2020 mock test 13-Dec-19
NEET MDS 2020 exam 20-Dec-19
Declaration of result January 15, 2020 - Announced
Announcement of cutoff January 15, 2020 - Declared
Availability of score card 18-Jan-20
Merit list released 18-Feb-20
Availability of Individual Scorecard By February 21, 2020
NEET MDS counselling round I 12-Mar-20
Provisional result April 9, 2020 - Released
Round 1 result April 10, 2020- Declared
Reporting to the allotted collge April 13 to 24, 2020- Extended
Counselling of NEET MDS 2020 round II 07-Apr-20- Extended
NEET MDS counselling 2020 mop-up round 12-May-20- Extended


Eligibility Criteria for NEET MDS 2020

One must possess a recognised degree of Bachelor in Dental Surgery awarded by a university or institute in India and registered with the State Dental Council and has obtained provisional or permanent registration and has undergone compulsory rotatory internship of a year in an approved/ recognised dental college.

One who after passing the final qualifying exam (BDS or the foreign dental degree recognized by GOI/DCI), is undergoing 12-month compulsory rotatory internship/ practical training and is likely to complete the same by 31st March 2020 can take up this exam.


NEET MDS 2020 Exam Pattern

There will be multiple choice questions (240 questions) in two parts – Part A and Part B.
Time allotted for the exam – 180 minutes.
For the wrong answers, 25% marks will be deducted.
For un-attempted questions, no marks will be subtracted.
4 marks are given for each correct answer.
The medium of the exam is English.


Subject-wise Distribution of Questions -

Part A –
Subjects Number of Questions
General Surgery 15
General and Dental Pharmacology and 14
Therapeutics
General human physiology and Biochemistry 14
General Anatomy including embryology and 14
Histology
Dental Anatomy, Embryology & Oral Histology 14
General Pathology and Microbiology 14
General Medicine 15
Total 100


Part B –
Subjects Number of Questions
Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry 14
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics 14
Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology 14
Dental Materials 14
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 14
Periodontology 14
Public Health Dentistry 14
Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge 14
Oral Medicine and Radiology 14
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics 14
Total 240