Last Updated on August 21, 2023 by Sidharth PS
Do you want to become a Dentist? Have you passed the 12th standard? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve compiled a list of the best BDS colleges in Odisha, India. BDS is the most popular dental science program in India. It is an undergraduate level Bachelor’s Degree course. Students who have passed 12th Science with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology subjects are eligible to apply for BDS admission in India.
This post has been crafted keeping their needs in mind. The main aim of this post is to help readers find a good BDS college in Odisha.
Readers will find the following details in this post – a list of BDS colleges, their addresses, type of college, the number of seats available, the admission process, and more. I’ve included both government and private BDS colleges in this list.
Come, let us check out the list of colleges now. Here it is –
Best BDS Colleges & Seats in Odisha
Name of the college |
Type of college |
BDS seats |
|---|---|---|
| SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha | Government | 63 |
| Hi-Tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Private | 100 |
| Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Private | 100 |
| Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha | Private | 100 |
As I mentioned before, BDS is the most popular dental science program in India. Each year, a decent number of 12th-passed (biology group) candidates apply for BDS admission in India. Do you want to know more about the admission process? If yes, check out the next section –
BDS Admission in Odisha
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.
You may also check – MDS colleges in Odisha and Dental Colleges in Odisha.
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).
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 exam. This merit list is used to allot seats among deserving candidates.
Another mode of admission is – 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. After completing BDS, one has access to different types of PG courses. The most popular and preferred one is – MDS. It stands for Master of Dental Surgery.
I am Vishnu Nambiar a career and educational blogger from India. I am also a full time educational consultant having more than 12 years of experience in the educational sector.
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