Last Updated on August 21, 2023 by Sidharth PS
Have you passed 12th Science with Biology group subjects? Do you want to apply for BDS admission this year? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve compiled a list of the best BDS colleges in Kerala. Here, readers will find the following details – list of BDS colleges, district, type of college (government or private), seat availability, admission process and additional details. In the first section, we will check out the list of colleges and in the second section, we will check out the admission process.
Come, let us check out the list of colleges now.
Best BDS Colleges & Seats in Kerala
Name of the college |
Type of college |
BDS seats |
|---|---|---|
| Government Dental College, Alappuzha, Kerala | Government | 50 |
| Government Dental College, Kottayam, Kerala | Government | 40 |
| Government Dental College, Kozhikode, Kerala | Government | 50 |
| Government Dental College, Thrissur, Kerala | Government | 50 |
| Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Government | 50 |
| Pariyaram Dental College, Academy of Medical Sciences, Kannur, Kerala | Government | 60 |
| Al Azhar Dental College, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala | Private | 60 |
| Annoor Dental College and Hospital, Ernakulam, Kerala | Private | 50 |
| Azeezia College of Dental Sciences and Research, Kollam, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Century International Institute of Dental Science and Research Centre, Kasargod, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Educare Institute of Dental Sciences, Malappuram, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Kothamangalam, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Kannur Dental College, Kannur, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| KMCT Dental College, Kozhikode, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Malabar Dental College and Research Centre, Malappuram, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Mar Baselios Dental College, Kothamangalam, Kerala | Private | 60 |
| MES Dental College, Malappuram, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Noorul Islam College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Private | 50 |
| PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| PSM College of Dental Sciences and Research, Thrissur, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala | Private | 50 |
| Royal Dental College, Kerala | Private | 60 |
| Sree Anjaneya Medical Trust, Kozhikode, Kerala | Private | 100 |
| Sri Sankara Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | Private | 0 |
| St Gregorious Dental College, Ernakulam, Kerala | Private | 40 |
Let us check out the second section now – admission process. Here is everything you need to know about BDS admission process in Kerala –
BDS Admission in Kerala
Only academically eligible candidates are supposed to apply for BDS admission. If candidates who are not academically eligible apply for BDS admission, their application will get rejected. First of all, let us make sure whether you are eligible to pursue this course or not.
Candidates who have passed 12th Science with Physics, Chemistry and Biology subjects (PCB or Biology group) are eligible to apply for BDS admission. If you satisfy this requirement, you may check out the rest of the admission process.
Depending upon the type of college, the BDS admission process may vary from one college to another. Broadly speaking, there exist two main types of dental colleges – government colleges and private colleges.
All government colleges and reputed private dental colleges follow merit based admission process. Under the merit-based admission process, seats are allotted among eligible and deserving candidates on the basis of their performance in the relevant entrance exam (like NEET). You may also check – MDS colleges in Kerala and Dental colleges in Kerala.
In other words, the entrance examination facilitates the admission process. A merit list is prepared on the basis of marks secured by candidates in the relevant entrance exams. This merit list is used to allot seats among deserving candidates.
Another mode of admission is – the donation-based admission process. Many private colleges have few seats reserved under the management quota. These management quota seats are later allotted to eligible candidates under the donation-based admission process.
AIQ, NCC, Defence & Other Quota BDS seats in Kerala
Quota |
Government BDS seats |
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Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram |
Government Dental College, Kottayam |
Government Dental College, Kozhikode |
Government Dental College, Alappuzha |
Government Dental College, Thrissur |
Government Dental College, Kannur |
Total |
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| Ex-Servicemen Quota (XS) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Defence Killed in Action (DK) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Serving Defence Quota (SD) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Jew Community (JW) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Holders of Degree in Ayurveda (DA) | ||||||||
| Holders of Degree in Homeopathy (DH) | ||||||||
| Nurses Quota (NQ) | ||||||||
| Sports Quota | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | |||||||
| NCC Quota (CC) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| All India Quota | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 45 | |
| Government of India Nominees | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Kerala origin settled in Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands | ||||||||
| Kerala origin settled in Lakshadweep | ||||||||
| Jammu & Kashmir Nominees | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 11 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 55 | |
Come, let us check out the list of private BDS colleges and seats now. In the next section, I’ve covered private or self-finance BDS colleges in Kerala.
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