ADMISSION INFORMATION

Eligibility for Admission
A candidate must be an Indian National and shall have passed 10+2 examination after a period of 12 years of study conducted by Boards/ Councils/ Intermediate examination recognized by the N.T.R. Unviersity of Health Sciences or Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh and recognised as equivalent to two year Pre University examination by the Association of Indian Universities with English as one of the subjects and Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects. The candidate shall have passed subjects of English, Physics Chemistry and Biology individually also.
The candidate shall have obtained not less than 50% of the aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the qualifying examination.
Candidate should have secured minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the competitive entrance examination where such examinations are held for selection.

Note: Candidates possessing qualification of the University Board or an institution outside the state should produce a certificate of equivalence from the Registrar, N.T.R.University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, to the effect that the qualification possessed is equivalent to or higher than Intermediate examination conducted by the Board of Intermediate of Andhra Pradesh.

Age requirement
The candidate shall have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete the age on or before 31st December of the year in which he/ she seeks admission.

Physical Fitness
Candidates selected for B.D.S. course should undergo Medical Examination arranged by the institution. Also, in your own interest, if you are suffering from any chronic ailments or on long-term medication, please inform the college authorities. Such information will help the college office in contacting parents and seeking proper medical care in case of emergencies.

Duration of the Course
The undergraduate dental training programmer leading to BDS degree shall be a minimum of 5 years. During this period, the student shall be required to have engaged in full time study at a dental college recognized or approved by the Dental Council of India.

Attendance requirement, Progress and Conduct
Attendance requirement shall be as follows:
a) In theory 75% and 80% in Practical/ clinicals in each subject in each year.
b) In case of subject in which the instructional programme extends through more than one academic year and hence there is no University examination in the subject (i.e. non-exam going subjects), the attendance requirement shall not be less than 70% in Lectures and Practical/ Clinical. However, at the time of appearing for the professional examination in the subject the candidate should satisfy the condition (a) above.
c) The failed candidates shall put up a minimum of 75% attendance in the subjects of failure.

Migration
(1) Migration from one dental college to other is not a right of a student. However, migration of students from one dental college to another dental college in India may be considered by the Dental Council of India only in exceptional cases or extreme compassionate grounds*, provided following criteria are fulfilled. Routine migrations on other grounds shall not be allowed.
(2) Both the colleges, i.e. one at which the student is studying at present and one to which migration is sought, are recognised by the Dental Council of India.
(3) The applicant candidate should have passed first professional BDS examination.
(4) The applicant candidate submits his application for migration, complete in all respects, to all authorities concerned within a period of one month of passing (declaration of results) the first professional Bachelor of Dental Surgery(BDS) examination.
(5) The applicant candidate must submit an affidavit stating he/she will pursue 12 months of prescribed study before appearing at IInd Professional Bachelor of Dental Surgery(BDS) examination at the transferee dental college, which should be duly certified by the Registrar of the concerned University in which he/she is seeking transfer. The transfer will be applicable only after receipt of the affidavit.
(6) Migration should not be allowed more than 5% of the intake of any recognised institution for that particular academic session.
Note 1:
(i) Migration during clinical course of study shall not be allowed on any ground.
(ii) All applications for migration shall be referred to Dental Council of India by college authorities. No institution/University shall allow migrations directly without the approval of the council.
(iii) Council reserves the right, not to entertain any application which is not under the prescribed compassionate grounds and also to take independent decisions where applicant has been allowed to migrate without referring the same to the Council.
Note 2: * Compassionate grounds criteria:
(i) Death of a supporting guardian.
(ii) Illness of the candidate causing disability.
(iii) Disturbed conditions as declared by Government in the Dental College area.

The admission for Merit seats and Merit Payment seats is through EAMCET conducted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India. If a student desires to gain admission for a Management seat, he /she may contact: