Maratha Mandal Dent. Col. MDS Admi. 2015

The Maratha Mandal, Belgaum started in 1931, a dedicated group of individuals belonging to the Maratha Community, embarked on a dream. Their vision - to create a strong education base in the neglected areas of North Karnataka. Over a period of 75 years, the Maratha Mandal's Trust has blazed a trail, and set an unparalleled example in the state. Today, The Maratha Mandal's trust runs over 35 Institutions in the field of Education. More than 12,000 students undergoing every possible course from kindergarten to degree programs in the faculties of Arts, Science & Commerce and also professional courses in Dental, Engineering, Pharmacy & Polytechnic etc. are all part of this gigantic social phenomenon.

The Maratha Mandal Trust is ably managed by a board constituting the President, Vice President & Managing Committee Members, Trust Board Members & Governing Council Members, each a responsible and knowledgeable person with an immaculate track record. The success of Maratha Mandal can be attributed to their sterling contribution over the years. Nathajirao G. Halgekar Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Belgaum stands testimony to the high professional standards aimed for and achieved by The Maratha Mandal, Belgaum.

ADMISSION TO THE DENTAL COURSE - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

1. No candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to the Dental Curriculum of first Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course until:
2. He/she shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December, of the year of admission to the BDS course
3. He/she has passed qualifying examination 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 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.

Eligibility for other than Karnataka State Students

• The candidates who come from outside, must approach the Registrar, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore with following documents, for obtaining eligibility certificates for the BDS Course.
• Photostat copies of marks cards of the qualifying examination.
• Date of Birth Certificate as recorded in the School /College

SELECTION OF STUDENTS :

As per the Guidelines laid by the Dental Council of India as under:

Procedure for selection to B.D.S. course shall be as follows :-

I) In case of admission on the basis of qualifying examination based on merit, candidate for admission to B.D.S. course must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at the qualifying examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination be 40% instead of 50% as above and must have passing marks in English.

II) In case of admission on the basis of competitive entrance examination of this regulation, a candidate must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the qualifying examination and in addition must have come in the merit list prepared as a result of such competitive entrance examination by securing not less that 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in the competitive examination. In respect of candidates belonging to scheduled castes, Scheduled tribes or any other categories notified by the Government, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together in qualifying examination and competitive entrance examination be 40% instead of 50% as stated above.

Provided that a candidate who has appeared in the qualifying examination the result of which has not been declared, he may be provisionally permitted to take up the competitive entrance examination and in case of selection for admission to the B.D.S. course, he shall not be admitted to the course until he fulfils the eligibility criteria as per above regulations.