Top Dental Colleges in South India 2022: Seats, Admission & Rating

Do you want to become a dentist? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve listed down some of the best dental colleges in South India. This post will simplify your BDS and MDS admission process.

Dental Colleges South India

Both students and parents may use this guide to find the right dental college. South India is home to a large number of dental colleges. South Indian states and UTs have different types of dental colleges such as – Government colleges, private colleges and Deemed Universities.

With so many dental colleges available in front of them, students and parents may get confused. The main aim of this post is to educate and inform dental education aspirants about various dental courses and admission process.

In this post, you will find the names of popular dental colleges in South India. Apart from the names of colleges, you will also find additional details such as – dental courses, their duration, eligibility, admission process and more.

South India consists of the following states and UTs – Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.

I’ve tried to cover major South Indian states and colleges in this post. Here, you will find a state-wise list of colleges. Here it is –

List of dental colleges in South India 2022

Here’s the state-wise list of dental colleges in South India –

You may click on any the name of any state. After clicking on it, you will be taken to a new page. The page contains the list of popular dental colleges in that particular state.

Types of dental colleges

There exists two main types of dental colleges in South India –

Government dental colleges
Private dental colleges

This classification of colleges has been carried on the basis of the organization that owns the college. For example – Government dental colleges are owned and operated by the State Government. Private dental colleges are owned and operated by private charitable trusts and organizations.

Popular dental courses

BDS is the most popular UG level course. UG stands for undergraduate level. BDS stands for Bachelor of Dental Surgery. The academic program is five years long. 12th Science (Biology) pass students are eligible to apply for admission.

MDS stands for Master of Dental Surgery. It is a PG level course. PG stands for postgraduate level. Apart from MDS, there also exists numerous PG Diploma and Certification programs related to dentistry.

Admission Process

If you want to get a Government seat or merit seat, you must crack relevant entrance exam. These exams are conducted each year by relevant authorities. A merit list is prepared on the basis of candidates’ performance in relevant entrance exam and/or board exam. Based on this merit list, seats are allotted to deserving candidates. Some colleges are also known to conduct donation based admission process.