Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Periodontics

A candidate for admission to the Master in Dental Surgery course, must possess a recognised degree of Bachelor in Dental Surgery awarded by a university or institute in India and registered with the State Dental Council and has obtained provisional or permanent registration and has undergone compulsory rotatory internship of a year in an approved/recognised dental college.

The courses shall be of three years duration.

• All the candidates for the degree of MDS are required to pursue the prescribed course for at least three academic years course as full time candidates in a BDS recognized and MDS approved/recognized Institution under the direction of the head of the Department, who has to be a recognized postgraduate teacher in that specialty.
• Provided that in the case of a foreign national, the Dental Council of India may, on payment of the prescribed fee for registration, allow temporary registration, for the duration of the postgraduate training restricted to the dental college/institution to which he is admitted for the time being exclusively for Postgraduate studies.

Selection of Postgraduate Students:

1. Students for postgraduate dental courses (MDS) shall be selected strictly on the basis of their academic merit.
2. For determining the academic merit, the university/institution adopt any one the following procedures both for P.G. Diploma and MDS degree courses:

• (i) On the basis of merit as determined by a competitive test conducted by the State Government or the competent authority appointed by the State Government or by the University/group of universities in the same state; or
• (ii) On the basis of merit as determined by a centralized competitive test held at the national level; or
• (iii) On the basis of the individual cumulative performance at the first, second, third & final B.D.S. examinations, if such examinations have been passed from the same university; or
• (iv) Combination or (i) and (iii)

Tuition fees should be paid in September and March of every year. Tuition fees and others fees should be paid than later stipulated date. If a student fails to pay the fees on the stipulated date, a fine will be collected. If the fees is not paid within a month after the stipulated date, the student name will be removed from register. If re-admitted, in addition to the fees and fines, a readmission fee will also be charged.