S Nijalingappa Ins. Of Den. Sc. MDS Adm.

S Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Science & Research is located in Gulbarga district of Karnataka. The institute was established in 1986 by Hyderabad Karnataka Education (HKE) Society. Initially, the institute was under Gulbarga University but in 1996, its affiliation was shifted to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science (RGUHS) Bangalore. It offers a five year course in Bachelor of Dental surgery (B.D.S). The college provides good infrastructure facilities to the students. It has spacious classrooms, well-stocked library, Dentures workshop, well-equipped laboratories and clinical dental departments. It also provides hostel facility for both boys and girls which would be fruitful for the students who live outside Gulbarga city. The town and the Institution are well connected by train and bus and also, many food joints and good places in the city enable students to go for a hangout and refresh themselves of their hectic schedules and enjoy themselves.

Admission Details:

Eligibility:

Undergraduate:

The candidate must have completed 10+2 examination or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with minimum 50% marks (40% for SC/ST), from any recognized Board.

Post Graduate:

Graduation in BDS as recognized by Indian Dental Council is needed for this program.

Admission Procedure:

Undergraduate:

Candidates have to appear in the UG COMED-K Entrance Test for 50% seats under merit quota and remaining 50% for Common Entrance Test (CET).

BDS Course

50% of seats are reserved for the merit quota and the same will be filled by the Government of Karnataka from among the students appearing for the Common Entrance Test (C.E.T.), being held in April/May of each year.50% of the seats are earmarked to be filled by the management among the students appearing for the UG COMED-K Entrance Test.

Qualification

• Candidates who have passed the two years Pre-University Examination or Equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biology as optional subjects are eligible for admission to the first year.
• The candidate shall have obtained not less than 50% of the aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology taken together at the qualifying examination or any other examination recognised as equivalent by Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.
• Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students shall be given relaxation of 10% in the aggregate marks required for eligibility.
• A candidate should have secured a minimum of 50% of marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together at the competitive entrance examination where such examinations are held for selection.

Age Requirement

The candidate shall have completed the age of 17 years at the time of admission or will complete this age on 31st December of the year in which he/she seeks admission.