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S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences & Hospital News & Updates 2026: Notifications, Notice, Result

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Updated on - Oct 30, 2023 03:39 PM IST

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Puja Saikia, Content Team

-Answered on Jan-04-2024

No, you cannot take S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences & Hospital admission in the BDS programme in distance mode. The BDS programme at the institute is a full-time 4-year course with 240 teaching days in each academic year along with a compulsory rotatory internship for one year.

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Rajeshwari De, Content Team

-Answered on Dec-18-2023

For the admissions 2024, the SDM College for Dental Sciences (SDMCDS) MDS entrance cut off marks are not released yet. The fees for the MDS course at the institute is Rs 11.18 Lakhs for 3 years. Usually, the cut offs are made public following the administration of the NEET MDS 2024 exam and the announcement of the results. To be eligible for admission to any MDS course at SDM College, you must have scored at least in the 50 percentile (40 percentile for SC/ST/OBC and 45th percentile for UR PWD) on the NEET MDS 2023.

  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: In 2022, the SC/ST category's closing rank was approximately 12,000, while the General category's was approximately 2,500.
  • Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge: The closing rank was approximately 12,000 for the General category and approximately 20,000 for the SC/ST category.
  • Periodontology and Implantology: The closing rank was around 15,000 for the General category and approximately 25,000 for the SC/ST category.
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Shikha Kumari, Content Team

-Answered on Sept-08-2023

Dear student, No, your NEET PG rank of 16625 is not enough to get a seat in Orthodontics and Prosthodontics at S.D.M. College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad. The cut-off rank for the course in the 2022-23 academic year was 12,988. However, you can still try for other colleges. The cut-off ranks for the course vary from college to college. You can check the cut-off ranks for the previous year to get an idea of the competition.

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