New Delhi- The National Eligibility and Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery, also known as NEET MDS, was held on March 18, 2024. NEET-MDS is an eligibility-cum-ranking test prescribed as a single entrance test for admission to various MDS courses.

No other entrance examination at the state or institution level will be valid for admission to MDS courses. Candidates have to qualify the NEET-MDS for admission to MDS courses under various universities/institutions in the country.

Every year lakhs of interested students eagerly wait for this examination. Along with this, students also look for top-ranked dental colleges in India.
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Here is the list of the top 10 dental colleges in India ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) with cut-off percentages-
NIRF RANK
NAME OF THE INSTITUTE
STATE
1
Name of the Institute
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal
Manipal, Karnataka
3
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Pune, Maharashtra
4
Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences
Delhi, Delhi
5
A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences
Mangaluru, Karnataka
6
SRM Dental College
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
7
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
8
Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore
Mangalore, Karnataka
9
Siksha `O` Anusandhan
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
10
Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
New Delhi, Delhi
These top 10 ranked medical colleges help students get an exceptional medical education and potentially bright career prospects.
Meanwhile, the minimum qualifying percentage cutoff for NEET MDS 2023 last year, as determined by the NBE, is 50% for the General and EWS categories, 40% for SC, ST, OBC and Reserved PWD categories and 45% for the General PWD/EWS PWD category. The cutoff in all categories had been reduced by 31.807 per cent.
NEET MDS is conducted by the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on March 18, 2024, despite requests for rescheduling and the Supreme Court rejecting the stay petition. had earlier reported that MDS aspirants had approached the Supreme Court seeking postponement of the exam and an extension of the deadline to complete the BDS internship. However, the NEET MDS 2024 exam did not get rescheduled, issuing a notice in this regard, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) confirmed that the exam would be conducted on its scheduled date i.e. on 18th March 2024. Meanwhile, based on the directions issued by the Union Health Ministry, NBEMS extended the deadline for completion of the BDS internship till 30th June 2024.
The result is scheduled to be released on 18th April 2024.
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