KERALA PG Dental Admissions 

Kerala PG Dental Admissions through NEET – MDS - 2013

Applications are invited from the qualified candidates of NEET MDS-2013 for allotment and admission to MDS Courses, 2013 in the Government Dental Colleges and to the 50% seats available in the Self Financing Dental colleges in Kerala.

Eligibility for Admission:

Academic:

Applicant should have passed the BDS degree from any one of the Universities in Kerala or possess a BDS Degree duly recognized by the Dental Council of India from a Dental College duly recognized by the Government of India under the Dentists Act, 1948

Candidate who has obtained provisional or permanent registration from any of the State Dental Councils after passing the final BDS examination as equivalent there to with eligibility for full Registration in Kerala State Dental Council in respect of all courses.

Applicants who have completed one year Compulsory Rotating Resident Internship (CRRI) as per DCI Regulations are eligible to apply admission.

The condition of one year Compulsory Rotating Resident Internship is not applicable to those candidates who had passed their final BDS Examination and hold a BDS Degree from a Dental College recognized by the Dental Council of India and have obtained provisional or permanent registration from any of the State Dental Councils Admission to the candidate will be given only after obtaining Registration of Kerala State Dental Council.

Nativity:

Applicants should have satisfied any of the following conditions:

Be an Indian Citizen of Kerala Origin.

Candidates, who are sons/daughters of Non-Keralite parents and have obtained BDS degree from any of the Dental Colleges in Kerala State and opted for the domicile status of State of Kerala

But they will not be eligible for communal/PD reservation benefits.

 Age:

Upper age limit for general merit candidates will be 45 years

For Service Quota candidates, other than from Medical Education Services Quota, (MESQ) the upper age limit will be 46 years for Post Graduate Degree Courses

For MESQ candidates, upper age limit will be 50 years

Qualifying Criteria:

All candidates including service candidates shall have to qualify the NEET (MDS)-2013. In order to be eligible for admission to any Postgraduate Dental Course in 2013, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain percentile of 50 and above in NEET (MDS) -2013.

However in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC)-the minimum percentile shall be 40.

In respect of candidates with locomotory disability of lower limbs, the minimum percentile shall be 45. It is summarised in the table here below.

Mode of Selection:

All candidates including Service Quota candidates shall have to qualify NEET MDS-2013 conducted by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

The candidates who satisfy the eligibility conditions as per clause IV of the prospectus for Admission to MDS courses 2013 and included in the Kerala State Rank List of NEET MDS-2013 alone will be considered for admission to MDS Courses

The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations shall prepare a Merit List and Category List of SC, ST, SEBC and PD for allotment and admission on the basis of the applications submitted by the qualified candidates

The selection of the Service Quota candidates shall be made from the Rank list furnished by the Director of Medical Education and approved by the Post Graduate Selection Committee.

Submission of Applications:

All candidates seeking admission to the MDS Courses 2013 can apply in the online application form available in the website www.cee.kerala.gov.in of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations

Remit the required fee at any branches of State Bank of Travancore using the bank Challan available with the printout of the online application.

The candidates outside Kerala State can remit the application fee by way of a Demand Draft for the requisite amount, drawn from any nationalized bank in favour of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable at Thiruvananthapuram

Application Fee:

General Quota and Service Quota candidates - RS.1000/- (Rupees Thousand only)

SC/ST candidates - Rs.500/- (Rupees Five hundred only).

Service Quota candidates seeking admission in General Quota also should pay extra Rs.1000/-

Application fee once remitted will not be refunded under any circumstances.

Application forms and prospectus will not be available from the Dental Colleges or from the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.

Last date and time for receipt of printout of the online application:

All Candidates including service candidates seeking admission to the MDS Courses should take the printout of the online application

Affix their passport size photograph (same as the one uploaded to the online application for NEET MDS-2013) in the space provided in it and get it attested by a Government Gazetted Officer

And forward their completed application with all the required documents mentioned to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Housing Board Buildings, Santhinagar, Thiruvananthapuram — 695 001, either by Registered Post/ Speed Post/Hand Delivery so as to reach him

However, Service Candidates in addition should forward a copy of the completed application along with all required documents including their service details to the Controlling Officer concerned as stipulated in the prospectus

Late, defective and incomplete applications will be summarily rejected. No correspondence will be undertaken in this regard.

The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations will not be responsible for any postal delay.

Candidates will be allowed, neither to include any information in the application form nor to submit any certificates / documents claiming reservation or any benefits, after the submission of the application, under any circumstances. Candidates must note that they have to obtain the required certificates in the body of the application printout itself, wherever specified.

Admit Card:

Candidates eligible for allotment/admission to the MDS courses will be issued with the admit cards which can be downloaded from the website www.cee.kerala.gov.in from the date notified.

The selection and allotment of seats including those under Service Quota will be made by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations through a Centralized Allotment Process (CAP) which is a Single Window System of allotment based on the options submitted online by the candidates, eligible as per Prospectus for admission to MDS Courses 2013, approved by the Government of Kerala

Candidates may go through the various provisions of the Prospectus available in the Official website of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations at www.cee-kerala.org before filling up the “On-line application forms”.