MGPGI Admission 2024: Dates, Courses, Eligibility, Selection Criteria, Application Process

Pondicherry, PuducherryEstd 1990 Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

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What's New in MGPGI?

Aspirants of MGPGI can take admission through Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 and MCC NEET UG Counselling 2023. The last date to register for Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2023 is July 20, 2023. Interested candidates can register for the same @ centacpuducherry.in/UgNeet_2023. MCC has also released NEET UG Counselling 2023 Schedule for admission to 15% AIQ BDS Seats at MGPGI. The online registration for NEET UG Round 2 Counselling 2023 is open from August 9 – August 14, 2023. The Choice-Filling/Locking for NEET UG Round 2 Counseling is from August 10 – August 15, 2023. The Round 2 Seat Allotment Result for MCC NEET UG Counseling 2023 will be announced on August 18, 2023.

MGPGI is a government institution. It was established in the year 1990. The institution is affiliated to the Pondicherry University. It offers two degrees – BDS and MDS. Both the degrees are recognized by the Dental Council of India and Ministry of Health Family Welfare, Govt. of India.

The basic admission criteria of BDS program is a pass in class 12^th with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as compulsory subjects.
Also, the candidate must have obtained 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and English taken together.
The selection in BDS will be based on the merit in NEET – UG exam or All India Entrance Exam.
The minimum eligibility for MDS is a BDS degree with a one year mandatory internship from a dental college recognized by the MGPGI selection body.
The score in the NEET- MDS will be the basis of selection in MDS course.

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MGPGI Pondicherry BDS Admission

2.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

MGPGI Pondicherry MDS Admission

2.1 Eligibility & Selection Process

MGPGI Pondicherry Application Process

Categories	No. of seats
Puducherry Domicile	29
Non-Resident Indians / NRI Sponsored / OCI students	5
All India Quota	6

MGPGI Pondicherry BDS Admission 2023

MGPGI offers BDS course of 5 years duration at the graduation level. The minimum eligibility for applying to BDS is a pass in Class 12^th with PCBE as the main subjects and 50% marks together in PCB.

Selection Criteria

The selection of the candidates who are natives of Puducherry (Domiciles) is done on the basis of NEET – UG marks, released by the Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC).
Admission under All India Quota is given to the candidates shortlisted by Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Govt. of India, on the basis of All India Entrance Exam.
For the NRI / NRI sponsored / OCI students, a merit list is prepared based on All India NEET – UG rank.

Course	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Criteria	Duration	No. of seats
BDS	A pass in class 12^th with Biology, Physics, Chemistry and English subjects and a pass in PCB with 50% marks taken together	NEET – UG score/ All India Entrance Exam	5 years (including one year paid internship)	40

MGPGI Pondicherry MDS Admission 2023

MGPGI offers MDS course at the post graduation level. The course offered is of 3 years duration with six specializations. The minimum eligibility for admission to MDS is a pass in BDS programme with one year of compulsory internship. The candidates will be selected on the basis of merit in NEET-MDS qualifying examination.

Course Name	Specialization	Eligibility Criteria	Selection Criteria	Duration
MDS	Prosthodontics & Oral Implantology	A pass in BDS + one year of mandatory internship in a recognized dental college	NEET – MDS score	3 years
	Oral Pathology & Microbiology
	Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
	Oral Medicine & Radiology
	Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
	Periodontics

MGPGI Pondicherry Application Process 2023

A candidate can download the application form from the official website and make the subsequent submission Offline. Follow the given steps for applying:

BDS course (For NRI/ NRI Sponsored/OCI students)

Click on the official website.
Click on the application form and a pdf will open in front of the candidate.
Fill all the details correctly and attach the necessary documents along.
For making the registration fee payment, the candidate has to make a crossed DD in the US Dollar currency, equivalent to INR 2500/- drawn in favour of Dean, Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institution of Dental Sciences, Puducherry payable at State Bank of India, Puducherry.

Necessary document submission along with the application form:

Copy of Birth Certificates/SSLC marks list/ Proof of DOB.
Copy of Higher Secondary marks list / XII marks list.
Copy of Transfer certificate issued by the Institution last studied.
OCI students have to produce a valid visa obtained from the concerned Indian Mission abroad.
Xerox copy of NEET rank and score.
Xerox copy of NRI Status Certificate of the financial supporter issued by the embassy of the respective country under their seal.
Copy of NRI Bank Account Passbook of the financial supporter.
Copy of passport of the financial supporter.
Copy of nativity certificate of financial supporter.