NEET MDS (NEET MDS)

01 January 1990

 NEET MDS 2025

Notification | Eligibility | Fee | Syllabus | Exam Pattern | Important dates 

The National Board of Examinations – NBE has released the notification for NEET MDS 2025. NEET MDS is the only official entrance exam in India for admission into Postgraduate Dental Courses - MDS. 50% of Medical PG seats of Medical Educational Institutions of Central Govt., Universities established by an Act of Parliament, Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions, Deemed Universities, Medical Institutions and universities established under an act of state governments, and Private Medical Colleges are reserved for recruitment under NEET PG.

  • NEET is mandatory even for foreign nationals seeking admission to medical courses in India
  • Seats of Medical institutions under the central government are filled by the Directorate of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India.
  • Seats of Medical institutions under state governments are to be filled by respective state governments' designated authority.
  • However, AIIMS, New Delhi, and other AIIMS Medical colleges are exempted from NEET PG. They conduct their entrance exam for Medical PG courses in their respective colleges.

Important Dates of NEET MDS 2025

Events  Dates (Tentative)
Online Submission of Applications 4th week of January 2025 to 3rd week of February 2025
Edit Window for All Payment Success Applications 3rd week of February 2025 to 4th week of February 2025
Final Edit Window to rectify Deficient/ Incorrect Images  1st week of March 2025
Issue of Admit Card 3rd week of March 2025
Examination date 3rd week of March 2025
Declaration of Result 3rd week of April 2025
Cut off date for completion of internship towards eligibility of NEET – MDS 2025 4th week of March 2025

NEET MDS Eligibility

  • The candidate should be completed a BDS degree.
  • The candidate should possess a provisional BDS certificate or BDS Degree
  • The candidate should have completed one year of internship or should be completed by 31st March 2025.

NEET MDS 2025 Application Form

  • Application forms should be submitted only online mode, offline/printed copies by post are not allowed.
  • NEET-PG 2025 Exam fee Rs. 3250/- (For SC/ST/PWD (PH) candidates) Rs. 4250/- (For General/OBC candidates)
  • The prescribed exam fee should be remitted through a payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or through Internet Banking.
  • Fees shall neither be refunded nor carried forward if the application for NEET MDS 2025 is rejected or Candidates remain absent from the examination or are declared ineligible.
 NEET MDS Application Form

NEET MDS 2025 Syllabus

The syllabus for NEET-MDS shall comprise subjects/knowledge areas as per the Regulations issued by the Dental Council of India with prior approval of the Government of India. The syllabus for the exam shall be that of the BDS standard and shall cover all the subjects/syllabi taught during the BDS course.

Sl No

SUBJECT

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS

PART A (Total 100)

 1

General Anatomy including embryology and histology

14

General human physiology and Biochemistry

14

Dental Anatomy, Embryology & Oral Histology

14

4

General Pathology and Microbiology

14

5

General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics

14

6

General Medicine

15

7

General Surgery

15

PART B (Total 140)

1

Dental Materials

14

Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology

14

Oral Medicine and Radiology

14

Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

14

Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

14

6

Periodontology

14

7

Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge

14

8

Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics

14

9

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

14

10

Public Health Dentistry

14

 

GRAND TOTAL (Part A + Part B)

240

NEET MDS 2025 Exam Pattern

  • NEET-PG shall be a multiple choice questions exam delivered on a computer-based test (CBT).
  • The time allotted is 3hrs.
  • The examination comprises 240 Multiple Choices, single-correct response questions in English language only.
  • Negative marking: There shall be a 25% negative marking for incorrect answers No marks will be deducted for unattempted questions.
  • During the examination, candidates are given an option to mark any question, whether attempted or not, for review which means that candidate has been given an option to go through these questions again before the examination time ends. Candidates may note that such questions which are marked for review shall be evaluated as per the marking scheme indicated above.
 NEET MDS Exam Pattern

NEET MDS 2025 Admit Card

NEET MDS 2025 Admit Card will be available from December 2022 through the official website of NEET MDS. Admission into NEET MDS Exam Hall will be allowed only by producing the original copy of the NEET MDS 2025 Admit Card along with any valid ID Proof.

NEET MDS 2025 Result

NEET MDS 2025 exam is scheduled to be conducted on March 2025. Keep visiting this space for NEET 2025 Result updates.

NEET MDS 2025 Cut-Off Score

NBE releases the NEET MDS 2025 cutoff Score on their official website. The qualifying score of NEET MDS for the general category is 50th percentile, & 40 Percentile for SC/ST/OBC. The admission into MDS Courses of a candidate is purely based on NEET MDS 2025 Cut off Score. The following table shows the cut-off score of NEET MDS 2025 admissions.

Category NEET MDS Cut off Percentile NEET MDS 2019 Cot off Score
General Candidates 50 250
Ph.D. Candidates 45 232
SC/ST/OBC 40 215