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Eligibility Criteria

The NEET MDS 2024 eligibility criteria, to be considered for admission to MDS courses, are decided by Dental Council of India (DCI) with the approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The basic requirements to appear for NEET MDS can be checked below:-
Candidates must hold BDS degree from a recognised institute to fulfil NEET MDS eligibility criteria 2024.
Provisional/permanent registration with State Dental Council or DCI by March 31.
Completion of one year compulsory rotatory internship by March 31 of the academic year that a candidate is seeking admission is mandatory.

To pursue Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) courses in India, qualifying NEET MDS 2024 (excluding AIIMS PG) is the only key. NEET MDS 2024, an eligibility cum ranking exam, is conducted annually every year as a single window entrance exam. The exam covers 50% All India Quota seats of all government colleges (except for Jammu and Kashmir), 50% State Quota seats (all the seats of colleges of Jammu and Kashmir), all the seats of private dental colleges, deemed and central universities and Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions.
The regulatory body of NEET MDS 2024 exam is National Board of Examinations (NBE). The selection and counselling process is regulated by the Directorate of General Health Services on behalf of Medical Counselling Committee and the state authorities. NEET MDS 2024 score and preferences submitted in the counselling process will be the basis for admissions.

NEET MDS 2024 Application Process

Category	Quota	Mode	Gender	Amount
General, OBC		Online	Female, Transgender, Male	₹ 3750
General, OBC	PWD	Online	Female, Transgender, Male	₹ 2750
SC, ST		Online	Female, Transgender, Male	₹ 2750

NBE released the NEET MDS 2024 application form could be filled till November 6, 2024. Filling the NEET MDS application form 2024 is a five-step process. Before starting to fill the registration form candidates must possess a valid email ID, mobile number, scanned copies of signature and photograph in ‘jpeg’ format. The steps to fill NEET MDS 2024 application form can be checked below-
Registration
Enter Personal Details
Enter Qualification Details
Upload Images
Payment of Application Fee
Print NEET MDS registration form

NEET MDS 2024 Exam Pattern

The NEET MDS 2024 exam was conducted for a duration of three hours. The NEET MDS 2024 question paper comprises 240 multiple choice questions. The exam was conducted using computer networks which implies NEET MDS is a computer-based test. The syllabus for NEET MDS 2024 wastaken from theBDS Course Regulations recommended by the Dental Council of India.
As per the marking scheme of NEET MDS, candidates can score four marks for each correct answer and one mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. There is no marking for the questions which are not answered by the candidates. The linguistic medium of the NEET MDS question paper 2024 was only English.

NEET MDS Exam Pattern 2024

The regulatory body will specify the paper pattern of NEET MDS 2024 through the information brochure. NEET MDS 2024 entrance exam will be a computer-based test containing a total of 240 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs). The exam will be conducted in three hours from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM only. The detailed NEET MDS 2024 exam pattern is provided below for the candidates.
Mode of exam – Computer-based mode/Online
Duration of the exam – 3 hours (180 minutes) from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Types of questions – Objective type questions
Total questions asked – 240 multiple choice question with four options each
Total marks – 960 marks
Medium of questions asked – English language only
Marking scheme – +4 marks for every correct answer; -1 mark for a wrong attempt; 0 mark for the unanswered question
Syllabus – Subjects taught in BDS programme (Pre-Clinical, Clinical and Para-Clinical)

Documents Required at Counselling

NEET MDS 2024 admit card
NEET scorecard
BDS marksheet (1st, 2nd and 3rd Professional Examination)
BDS Degree Certificate/Provisional Certificate
Internship completion certificate
Permanent/Provisional registration certificate issued by DCI/State Dental Council
Class 10 Certificate/Date of Birth certificate
Identity proof
Caste Certificate (if applicable)
Disability Certificate (if applicable)