NEET MDS 2021 Entrance Exam
NEET MDS 2021 Entrance Exam
- Exam Level: PG
- Frequency : 1 Time
- Conducting Body: NBE
- Mode Of Exams: Online
- Score Validity: 1 Year
- Website: www.nbe.edu.in
NEET MDS 2020 is a single national level entrance examination for PG dental entrance exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE). It is a gateway for admission to MDS courses offered by various dental colleges in India.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Online Registration from | 26-10-2020 |
| Online Registration Closes on | 15-10-2020 |
| Download of Hall Ticket from | 09-12-2020 |
| Date of Exam | 16-12-2020 |
| Date of Declaration of Result | 31-12-2020 |
Eligibility Criteria
Candidates seeking MDS admission in dental colleges in India should fulfill the below given criteria:
- Candidate must possess a recognized degree of Bachelor in Dental Surgery awarded by a University or Institute in India
- Candidate must be registered with the State Dental Council and has obtained Provisional or Permanent Registration
- Candidate must have completed or likely to complete one year compulsory rotatory internship on or before 31 March of the year of MDS admission
- In case of candidates who were nominated by the Govt. of India (under central pool seats) to pursue BDS from dental college in J&K shall be eligible to apply for MDS admission provided such candidates must submit a duly signed affidavit declaring that he/she was nominated by the Govt. of India (under central pool seats) to pursue BDS from dental college in J&K to the NBE along with the print out of NEET MDS application latest by 30th November of 2020.
- In case of Foreign Nationals, it is not mandatory to have temporary registration with DCI at the time of writing NEET MDS. The dental council may, on payment of the prescribed fee for registration, grant temporary registration for the duration of PG course restricted to the dental college to which he/she is admitted for the time being exclusively for PG studies. The temporary registration will be granted subject to the condition that such candidate is duly registered as practitioner in his/her own country from which he/she has obtained his/her undergraduate qualification and that his/her degree is recognized by the corresponding state dental council or concerned authority.
Application Procedure
Candidates desirous of appearing for NEET MDS entrance examination are required to apply through on-line mode only. The following sequence shall be observed while filling the online NEET MDS application form:
- Visit official website of NBE and navigate to NEET MDS tab
- Click on New Registration
- Fill the Registration Form for Obtaining User ID and Password
- User ID and Password will be then, sent through SMS and Email
- Fill the Application Form with required details
- Upload Photograph, Signature and Thumb Impression ((Maximum 80 Kb size, in JPG/JPEG format)
- Choose Test City
- Make payment of fees
- Take a print out of the filled NEET MDS application form with transaction ID printed on it
| Category | Exam Fee |
|---|---|
| General/OBC Candidates | Rs. 4.425 (including tax) |
| SC/ST/PwD Candidates | Rs. 3,245 (including tax) |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Noida, Varanasi |
| Haryana | Ambala, Gurugram, Hisar |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Mohali, Patiala |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Kolkata |
| Karnataka | Bangalore, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysuru, Shivamogga, Udupi |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Indore |
| Orissa | Bhubaneswar |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Roorkee |
| Delhi | New Delhi |
| Kerala | Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| Assam | Guwahati |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Solan |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Warangal |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, Navi Mumbai, Pune |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Vijayawada, Vishakapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar, Vadodara |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
Exam Pattern
NEET MDS Exam pattern for admission to MDS courses in dental colleges in India is given below:
1. Mode of NEET MDS Exam: Computer Based Test (CBT)
2. Duration of Exam: 3 hours
3. Number of Shifts: One
4. Timing of Exam: 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM
5. Language of Paper: English
6. Type of Exam: Objective Type
7. Type of Objective Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
2. Duration of Exam: 3 hours
3. Number of Shifts: One
4. Timing of Exam: 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM
5. Language of Paper: English
6. Type of Exam: Objective Type
7. Type of Objective Questions: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
8. Number of Questions: One Paper of 240 Questions divided into two parts (Part A and Part B)
9. Marking Scheme:
Correct Answer: Four marks(+)4
Incorrect Answer: Minus one (-)1
Unanswered: 0
10. Method of determining merit: Percentiles Score
9. Marking Scheme:
Correct Answer: Four marks(+)4
Incorrect Answer: Minus one (-)1
Unanswered: 0
10. Method of determining merit: Percentiles Score
11. Method of Resolving Ties:
In the Following descending order
Candidate with lesser number of incorrect responses in the overall paper (Part A & B) shall be placed at higher merit position
Candidate with higher score in Part B of the question paper shall be placed at higher merit position
Candidate who has lesser number of incorrect responses in Part B of the paper shall be placed at higher merit position
In the Following descending order
Candidate with lesser number of incorrect responses in the overall paper (Part A & B) shall be placed at higher merit position
Candidate with higher score in Part B of the question paper shall be placed at higher merit position
Candidate who has lesser number of incorrect responses in Part B of the paper shall be placed at higher merit position
Failing which, DOB of the candidate will be taken into account. Older candidate will be placed at a better merit position
Exam Syllabus
NEET MDS 2021 syllabus shall be that of BDS standard and shall cover all the subjects/syllabus taught during the BDS course as prescribed in the DCI Revised BDS Course Regulations, 2007 as amended from time to time. The subjects covered in NEET MDS includes following:
Part A: General Anatomy including Embryology and Histology, General Human Physiology and Biochemistry, Dental Anatomy, Embryology & Oral Histology, General Pathology and Microbiology, General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics, General Medicine, General Surgery
Part B: Dental Materials, Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics, Periodontology, Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Public Health Dentistry
Counselling Overview
There shall be common counselling for MDS admission in all dental colleges on the basis of merit list of NEET MDS 2021.
The designated authority for counselling for the 50% All India Quota seats of the contributing States shall be the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. Further, the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India shall conduct counselling for MDS courses in dental colleges of the Central Universities and Deemed Universities.
The counselling for MDS admission in dental colleges in the State, including dental colleges established by the State Govt., University established by an Act of State, Trust, Society, Minority colleges shall be conducted by the State Government.
| General | 50 |
| SC/ST/OBC (including PwD of SC/ST/OBC) | 40 |
| UR PwD | 45 |
Document List
- 10th Mark Sheet
- 12th Mark Sheet
- Aadhar Card
- BDS Mark Sheets
- BDS Degree Certificate
- Internship Completion Certificate
- Dental Council Registration Certificate
- Photograph
- Signature
- Left Thumb Impression
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Frequently Asking Questions
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The National Board of Examinations (NBE) is the authorized body to conduct National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for postgraduate dental studies (NEET MDS) in dental colleges in India.
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The responsibilities of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) are to conduct NEET MDS exam, declaration of NEET MDS result and handing over the NEET MDS result to MCC, DGHS, MoHFW for onward transmission to State Counselling Authorities.
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NEET MDS application form is made available online on the NBE website from 11 October 2019 onwards. The last date to apply for NEET MDS is 31 October 2019.
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Candidates who fulfill the following criteria are eligible to take NEET MDS exam:
- Candidate must have recognized BDS degree
- Candidate must be registered with State Dental Council and has obtained Permanent or Provisional Registration
- Candidate must have completed one year of Internship or are likely to complete Internship on or before 31 March of the year of MDS admission
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Yes, NEET MDS is mandatory for Foreign National seeking MDS admission in dental colleges in India.
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Foreign National having undergraduate dental degree from a Foreign University/Institute can write NEET MDS exam without DCI registration. The DCI, on payment of the prescribed registration fee, may grant temporary registration to Foreign National for the duration of the MDS course limited to the dental college to which he/she is admitted. The temporary registration will be issued by the DCI to Foreign National only if such Foreign National is duly registered with appropriate registering authority in his/her own country where from he/she has obtained Primary Dental Qualification, duly recognized by the concerned Medical Council.
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The Cutoff Date for completion of one-year internship to appear for NEET MDS exam is 31 March of the year of MDS admission in dental colleges in India.
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Eligible candidates can apply for NEET MDS exam by submitting their application form online on NBE website. The following sequence shall be observed while filling NEET MDS application form:
- Fill the NEET MDS registration form for obtaining User ID and Password
- User ID and Password will be sent to the registered mobile number and Email ID
- Login to Application portal using User ID and Password to access Application Form
- Fill all the required details in the NEET MDS application form
- Upload Photograph and Signature in desired formats
- Choose NEET MDS exam center
- Make application fee payment
- Take a print out of the filled NEET MDS application form with Transaction ID printed on it
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The prescribed NEET MDS application form fee is Rs. 2750 for SC/ST/PWD candidates and Rs. 3750 for General/OBC candidates. The application fee should be remitted through payment gateway using Debit Card or Credit Card or Internet banking.
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Candidates must follow the guidelines given below for successful uploading of Photograph:
- Photograph must be a passport size color photograph without border and clearly showing the face
- Photograph must in color with white background only
- Name of the candidate and date of capturing the photograph should be at the bottom of the photograph
- Photograph must not be more than 6 months old
- The dimension of image must be 3.5*4.5 cm (width*height)
- The image should be in .jpg/.jpeg format with size less than 80 Kb
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Candidates must follow the guidelines given below for successful uploading of Signature:
- Signature must be in black/blue ink with white background only
- The dimension of image must be 6*3 cm (width*height)
- The image should be in .jpg/.jpeg format with size less than 80 Kb
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At the time of online submission of NEET MDS application form, candidate will be required to choose the city in which he/she wants to take the test. The choice of city will depend on test centre availability in a particular city and the allotment of city/centre shall be done on first come first serve basis. In case testing centre is not available in the State in which candidate prefers to appear in NEET MDS, he/she can choose the option OTHERS from the list of States at the time of selection of the State during online submission of NEET MDS application. NBE will make all efforts to ensure that the candidate is allotted a test centre in the State of correspondence address of the candidate. In case test centre is not available in the concerned State due to logistic, administrative and other reasons, NBE shall allot test centre in a nearby State.
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NEET MDS Exam will be held in online mode (computer-based test) on a single day in a single session.
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NEET MDS exam comprises of 240 Multiple Choices Questions (MCQs) in English Language with single correct response. The NEET MDS question paper shall be divided into three parts namely, Part A containing 100 MCQs and Part B containing 140 MCQs.
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The total number of questions in NEET MDS medical entrance exam is 240.
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Each correct response in NEET MDS carries four Marks. The total marks will be 960.
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The duration of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test MDS (NEET MDS) is 3 hours.
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Yes, one mark will be deducted for each incorrect response.
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The subject-wise distribution of questions for NEET MDS entrance exam is as follows:
Part A
- General Anatomy including Embryology and Histology – 14 questions
- General Human Physiology and Biochemistry – 14 questions
- Dental Anatomy, Embryology & Oral Histology - 14 questions
- General Pathology & Microbiology - 14 questions
- General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics - 14 questions
- General Medicine - 15 questions
- General Surgery – 15 questions
Part B
- Dental Materials – 14 questions
- Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology – 14 questions
- Oral Medicine and Radiology - 14 questions
- Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry - 14 questions
- Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics - 14 questions
- Periodontology - 14 questions
- Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge – 14 questions
- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics – 14 questions
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – 14 questions
- Public Health Dentistry – 14 questions
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NEET MDS admit card will be made available to the applicants on 13 December 2019. Applicants can download their NEET MDS admit card from the website using their login ID and Password.
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The following documents must be carried to the NEET MDS exam center:
- Printed copy of NEET MDS Admit Card with Photo pasted on it
- Any one of the Government authorized Photo IDs (must be original, valid and non-expired)
- Driving License
- Voter ID
- PAN Card
- Passport
- Aadhaar Card
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Candidates will not be allowed to take the following items inside the NEET MDS exam hall:
- Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), notes, Calculator, Plastic Pouch, Pen, Writing Pad, Eraser, Pen Drives, etc.
- Any electronic device like Bluetooth, Mobile Phone, Microphone, Earphones, Pager, wrist watch/Health Band, Electronic Pen/Scanner, Calculator, etc.
- Any ornament like bracelets, Earrings, Ring, Nose-pin, Pendants, Chain/Necklace, Necklace with pendants, Brooch, Badge, etc.
- Other items like Goggles, Wallet, Handbags, Cap, Belt, etc
- Any eatable item opened or packed, water bottle, soft drinks, etc
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The following shall be undertaken upon reporting of the candidate at the counter of test centre:
- ID verification – The original documents will be checked in original. All candidates at the centre shall be frisked by security guards
- Capture of left thumb prints – The left thumb prints of all candidates shall be captured electronically
- Capturing of digital image – As a security measure, digital image of the reporting candidates shall be captured and taken on record
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NEET MDS result will be declared tentatively by 20 January 2020.
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The qualifying percentile for NEET MDS is as follows:
- General Category: 50th Percentile
- SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) Category: 40th Percentile
- UR PWD Category: 45th Percentile
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As per the academic session 2019-20, the cutoff scores for NEET MDS exam for different categories were as follows:
- General Category: 250
- SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) Category: 215
- UR PWD Category: 232
The cutoff scores were lowered as the number of qualifying candidates in the respective categories, as mentioned above, was less than three times the number of vacancies. The revised cutoff scores were:
- General Category: 172 (25.835th Percentile)
- SC/ST/OBC (including PWD of SC/ST/OBC) Category: 140 (15.835th Percentile)
- UR PWD Category: 156 (20.835th Percentile)
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The validity of NEET MDS result is limited for the current MDS admission session and cannot be carried forward for the next admission session.
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All India Rank in NEET MDS is the overall merit position of the candidate amongst all the candidates who have appeared for NEET MDS exam.
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All India 50% quota category rank in NEET MDS is the overall merit position of the candidates in the categories like OBC, SC or ST as opted by the candidates in NEET MDS application form.
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In case of two or more candidates obtaining same marks, the merit position shall be determined using following tie breaker criteria in descending order:
- Candidate who has lesser number of incorrect responses in the overall paper (Part A and Part B) shall be places at higher merit position
- paper will be placed at higher merit position
- Candidate who has lesser number of incorrect responses in Part B of the paper will be placed at higher merit position
- Failing which, date of birth of the candidate will be taken into consideration. Older candidate will be placed at a higher merit position
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NEET MDS shall be the only entrance exam for MDS admission, which will include the following:
- All India 50% quota seats for MDS courses (all states)
- State quota seats for MDS courses for all States/Union territories of India
- MDS courses at all Private Dental Colleges, Institutions & Universities all across the country
- MDS courses at Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions
- Screening exam for dental surgeons (BDS & MDS) for Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps
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NEET MDS is not applicable for admission to MDS course in AIIMS New Delhi. AIIMS conduct their own entrance exam and it is mandatory for medical aspirants to appear in AIIMS exam and obtain required score for MDS admission in AIIMS New Delhi.
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