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Admission to dental colleges in the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course is done through marks obtained in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). The Dental Council of India (DCI) is the authority to regularise BDS admissions in India. The Ministry of Education (MoE) has released a list of top dental colleges in India. As per the NIRF 2025 ranking, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi has secured rank 1 followed by Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai and Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, Delhi securing rank 2 and 3 respectively.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has activated the NEET UG 2026 application form link on the official website. Students can register themselves at neet.nta.nic.in.
The list of top dental colleges mentions the number of seats, cutoff ranks and scores. The National Institute Ranking Framework releases the NIRF ranking for medical colleges, pharmacy colleges, and dental colleges. The NIRF 2025 ranking of dental colleges is given based on various parameters such as teaching, learning, and resources. The dental colleges NIRF ranking 2025 provides valuable insights into the quality of education, infrastructure, faculty, and research facilities at dental institutions across India. Read the full article to know the latest NIRF ranking for dental colleges in India.
| Name of the college | City | State | Score | Rank |
| All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | New Delhi | Delhi | 89.12 | 1 |
| Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 85.31 | 2 |
| Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences | Delhi | Delhi | 72.55 | 3 |
| Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth | Pune | Maharashtra | 72.36 | 4 |
| Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal | Manipal | Karnataka | 70.58 | 5 |
| A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences | Mangaluru | Karnataka | 69 | 6 |
| King George`s Medical University | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | 68.89 | 7 |
| SRM Dental College | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | 68.19 | 8 |
| Siksha `O` Anusandhan | Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 63.12 | 9 |
| JSS Dental College and Hospital | Mysuru | Karnataka | 62.59 | 10 |
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As mentioned, candidates need to secure the minimum NEET qualifying percentile and scores to pass the entrance exam. For admission to 15% AIQ seats, the eligible aspirants can register themselves at the MCC official website by entering the asked details and filling in the choices. Based on these choices filled, seat availability, NEET result, seat reservation and other aspects, admission is granted.
During 85% state quota admissions, NEET-qualified candidates can appear for the quota seat after fulfilling the eligibility criteria of the particular state including domicile. The application form of the state must be filled out which asks for the personal, academic, contact and other required information. Based on the NEET details, the merit list is released by the respective state authorities. Aspirants included in the state merit list are called for the counselling process. Admission to BDS colleges is done through choices filled, NEET rank, seats available, reservation criteria and other factors.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
There are several best colleges across the country for BDS studies. AIIMS Delhi, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences and others which are provided in this article.
The seats are allotted on the basis of NEET UG rank, choices of colleges filled by candidate, seats available in the college, reservation criteria and other factors.
For admission to any of the BDS colleges across the nation, it is important to fulfill the eligibility criteria and qualify NEET exam.
One must secure the minimum NEET cutoff percentile as specified by NTA. The cutoff for general category should be 50th, while for SC/ST/OBC candidates, it should be 40th.
On Question asked by student community
Hi Gawade,
please refer to this article -
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-ug-mock-tests
You can find the mock test link here
Government Medical Colleges in states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Hi Arti,
Please refer to these links
Weightage:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-biology-chapter-wise-weightage
High-weightage chapters:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-2026-high-weightage-chapters
Do or Die Biology:
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/do-or-die-chapters-in-biology-for-neet
Hindi syllabus:
https://medicine.careers360.com/hi/articles/neet-syllabus
Most Scoring Concepts eBook (free PDF):
https://medicine.careers360.com/download/ebooks/neet-most-scoring-chapters-topics-based-on-past-5-year-analysis
You still have enough time. For NEET 2026 (drop year, 3 months left), focus on:
NCERT linebyline for highweightage chapters (Human Physiology, Plant Physiology, Cell, Biomolecules, Biological Classification, Plant/Animal Kingdom, Genetics, Ecology)
Daily chapterwise MCQs + PYQs and weekly full mocks with proper analysis
Useful Careers360 links for planning:
NEET
The
NEET cut off 2025
for PwD (handicapped) candidates in Telangana was set at 40th percentile with 126 - 113 marks. Admission to government colleges in Telangana require higher marks as many as over 500 marks in NEET.
For more information, check the given below link.
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-cutoff-telangana
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