ADMISSION POLICY

BDS ADMISSION

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION

No candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to the medical curriculum of first

Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course until:

1. He/ She has completed the age of 17 years on or before the 31st of December

of the year commencing the prescribed academic session of the said course.

1. He/ She has passed qualifying examination as under:
2. A candidate who has passed Higher Secondary examination of the Board of

Higher Secondary Education, Kerala, or Examinations recognized equivalent there to by KUHS with 50% mark in Biology/Biotechnology separately and 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology put together are eligible.  The candidate must study English as a subject in the Higher Secondary course In respect of candidates belonging to Socially & Educationally Backward Classes the minimum marks required in qualifying examination in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together and in Biology/Biotechnology separately is relaxed to 45% instead of 50% as above.

With respect to candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes the

minimum marks required in qualifying examination in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together is relaxed to 40%. The eligibility criteria for admission to persons with disability of lower limbs (40 to 70%)– will be a minimum of 45% marks instead of 50% taken together in qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination for admission in BDS course or any other examination which, in scope and standard is found to be equivalent to the intermediate science examination of an Indian University/ Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology including practical test in each of these subjects and English.

NATIONALITY:

Candidates must be Citizens of India / children or dependents of Non Resident Indians.Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/ Overseas Citizen of India [OCI] will also be treated at par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission. However JPIQ/OCI candidates will not be eligible for any kind of reservation.

AGE

Applicants shall complete the age of 17 years on 31^stDecember of the admission year.

ACADEMIC:

As per the ‘Dental Council of India BDS Course Regulation 2007’, the applicant should have passed the qualifying examinations as under:

(a)The Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on education or a pass in plus two under the CBSE stream of syllabus.

Note: Where the course content is not as prescribed for 10+2 education structure of the National Committee, the candidates will have to undergo a period of one year pre-professional training before admission to the college.

Or

The Intermediate examination in science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized examining body with Physics, Chemistry and Biology which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject.

Or

The pre-professional/pre-medical examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, after passing either the higher secondary school examination, or the pre-university or an equivalent examination. The pre- professional/premedical examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry & Biology and also English as a compulsory subject.

Or

The first year of the three years degree course of a recognized university, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in these subjects provided the examination is a “University Examination” and candidate has passed 10+2 with English at a level not less than a core course.

Or

B.Sc examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc examination with mot less than two of the following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology) and further that he/she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects – Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

Or

Any other examination which, in scope and standard is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate Science Examination of an Indian University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology including practical test in each of these subjects and English.

Note:

The pre-medical course may be conducted either at a Dental College or a Science College.

Marks obtained in mathematics are not to be considered for admission to BDS course

After the 10+2 course is introduced, the integrated courses should be abolished.

Rounding off of the percentage of marks to the nearest whole number is not permitted.

Candidates who have not passed their qualifying exam from the Kerala Higher Secondary Board, the CBSE or the ICSE shall provide an equivalency certificate obtained from KUHS.

1. CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION & SELECTION PROCESS

Selection of Students will be only on the basis of inter-se-merit. They should be eligible for admission on the basis of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. For open merit candidate, they should have obtained the 50 % marks in the qualifying exam for the core subjects. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/SEBC will be considered for admission to this course only if they have scored a minimum of 40% marks in the National Entrance Examination. Candidates with Loco motor disability of lower limbs between 40% to 70% will be considered for admission to BDS course only if they have scored a minimum of 45% marks in the National Entrance Examination.

Relaxation of marks in qualifying examination: Candidates belonging to Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (as per G.O. (P) No. 208/66/Edn dated 2.5.1966 and amendments thereof), with a total annual family income
not exceeding Rs. 6 lakhs, will have a relaxation of 5% marks in the qualifying examination. They need only 45% marks in the case of biology and 45% marks in the case of Biology, Physics and Chemistry put together. Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories need 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology put together in the qualifying examination. The SEBC candidates should submit their Community Certificate and Non creamy layer Certificate in the prescribed format and their income certificate obtained from the concerned authority. Candidates who have registered in KEAM alone will be considered for admission. The NEET qualified candidates, should upload their NEET score and rank in the website of CEE using their KEAM registration credentials.

Selection to BDS course is made by the Controller of Entrance Examination (CEE), Kerala based on inter-se-merit from the Kerala NEET rank list including for the NRI seats. Selection will be done by CEE through a centralized counseling and allotment process. The vacancies if any after first and second allotment will be filled up by CEE through spot admission as per norms.

Note: Rules and Regulations of Kerala University of Health Sciences with regard to the eligibility for admission to BDS Course as per the regulations of Dental Council of India is available on the University website in the following link: http://kuhs.ac.in/files/syllabus/2010-ll/bds_1011.pdf (BDS). The applicants may refer to them for further detailed information.

1. Seat Allocation

The seats earmarked for various categories in this college as per GO.(Rt) No. 2133/2017 H&FWD dt.TVM  29-07-2017 is as follows

Total Number of seats                                                                                    100

No.of Government seats to be allotted as per State’s

Reservation Norms                                                                                         85

Minority quota (state’s merit)

• NRI QUOTA ADMISSION 15

Candidates seeking NRI quota admission should produce copy of the following documents in the office of Commissioner of Entrance Examination along with proforma provided in the website of CEE, within the stipulated date and the admission under NRI quota will be restricted to those candidates who have been included in the NRI rank list, published by CEE.

1. Relationship certificate of the sponsored students to be issued by the revenue authorities as per GO (MS)No.243/2014/H&FWD dt. 06.08.2014
2. Overseas Employment Certificate issued by the Employer ,attested by the Embassy and if self-employed, it should be attested by the Embassy
3. Passport with Visa stamped on it and attested by the Embassy.
4. The sponsor should be an Indian Citizen /overseas citizen of India /Person of Indian origin and the relevant document to prove the same.

1. ADMISSION TO THE MINORITY QUOTA SEATS

The minority quota seats 15 shall be filled up by the Commissioner for Entrance Examination from the candidates belonging to Muslim community based on inter-se merit.

            Admission to the remaining 85 seats will also be filled by the CEE as per the state reservation norms.

Selected candidates shall take admission at the appointed time and date in the college/college counter with original documents after paying the tuition fee and other fee.

1. HOW TO APPLY

The NEET eligible candidates who possess the qualifications prescribed above can apply for BDS admission through online. The candidates who have secured a pass in the NEET examination have to upload their marks and ranks in respect of NEET examination in the CEE website online and the Commissioner of Entrance examination will publish the Kerala NEET rank list.

These candidates are given online facilities to exercise their option in the candidates’ portal  of CEE website and based on the rank list, CEE will allot seats based on their merit to the colleges as per the option of the  candidates.

1. FEE STRUCTURE:

            The tuition fee, special fee and hostel fee will be collected by the institution at the times of admission as per fee structure approved by Fee Regulatory Committee from time to time.