DRAFT BDS Program Regulations 2022 - 06-07-2022

BDS PROGRAM REGULATIONS 2022
[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,

EXTRAORDINARY, PART III, SECTION 4]
DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the July, 2022
No.DE-88-2022 –In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (g), (h) and
(ha) of sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948), the
Dental Council of India, after consultation with the State Governments as required
under clause (g) and (h) of the said Act, and in supersession of the Dental
Council of India Revised BDS Course Regulations, 2007 and its amendments
from time to time except as respects things done or omitted to be done before
such supersession, the Dental Council of India with the approval of the Central
Government hereby makes the following regulations, namely:–
PART– 1 :: PRELIMINARY
1.1 Short title and commencement:- (1) These Regulations may be called the
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Program Regulations, 2022.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of publication in the Official
Gazette.
1.2. Definitions – In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “Act” means the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948)

(b) “The Council” means the Dental Council of India constituted under section 3 of
the Act;
(c) “Dentistry” includes._
(i) Performance of any operation on, and the treatment on any disease,
diagnosis and deficiency or lesion of, human teeth or jaw or craniofacial
hard and soft tissues and associated structures; and the performance of
other diagnostic tools/investigations in connection with human teeth or
jaws or the oral cavity;
(ii) Measures for prevention of diseases of oral cavity and associated
structures and promotion of oral health including tobacco cessation and
substance abuse.
(iii) Giving of any anaesthetic in connection with any such operation or
treatment; excluding general anaesthesia;
(iv) Performance of any operation on, or the giving of any treatment, advice or
attendance to, any person preparatory to, or for the purpose of, or in
connection with restoration, reconstruction, realigning and rehabilitation
of teeth, jaws, orofacial tissue and associated structures, the fitting,
inserting, fixing, constructing, repairing or renewing of artificial prosthesis
or restorative dental appliances, and the performance of any such
operation and the giving of any such treatment, advice or attendance, as
is usually performed or given by dental surgeon;
(v) Knowledge related to performance of mastication, phonation and
deglutition.
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(d) “NEET” means the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test conducted by the

National Testing Agency or any other body / organisation so designated by the
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, for admission to BDS
program;
(e) NEXT National Exit Exam: All dental graduates shall clear NEXT exam to register
as a dental practitioner in India. (Refer Section 6.15 for details)
(f) “University” means a university established or incorporated by or under a Central
Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act, and includes any such institution as may, in
consultation with the University concerned, be recognised by the University Grant
Commission in accordance with the regulations made in this behalf under this
Act.
PART – 2 :: GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
2.1. The Goal of these regulations is to maintain the standards of a BDS

undergraduate at par or exceeding the changing global standards from time to
time.
2.2. The present regulations should inculcate the basic values of ethics and ethical
principles in dental practice to improve the quality of dental care across the
nation. There is a definite shift from the traditional patient and doctor
relationship and delivery of dental care. With the advancement in science and
technology and the tremendous increase in needs of the patients and their
families, there is a concern for the health of the community as a whole. There
is a shift towards greater accountability to society. Dental specialists like the
other health professionals are confronted with many ethical problems. It is
therefore absolutely necessary for each and every one in the healthcare
delivery system to prepare themselves to deal with these problems. To
accomplish this and develop human values, it is desired that all the trainees
undergo ethical sensitization by elective courses in the ethics and
professionalism category.
2.3. These goals shall be achieved by the following objectives

a. To create a Learning Outcome Based Education (LOBE) Curriculum.
This shall cover all aspects of Competency Based Curriculum and
Proficiency Based Curriculum.
b. To incorporate Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) framework
stipulated by the UGC and NEP
c. To encourage students to diversify their knowledge with Electives and
Continuing Education Credits
d. To ensure holistic training with comprehensive oral and dental care
training.
e. To improve standardisation with extensive EPA’s
f. To induce transformational change in the mind, body and spirit by
incorporating well being measures like yoga, environmental health etc.
2.4. Recommendations
a. Dental colleges are expected to transition towards comprehensive oral
health care training.
b. Emphasis on technology enhancement is required to maintain global
standards.
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PART - 3 :: ADMISSION, SELECTION AND COMMON COUNSELLING TO

BDS program
3.1 CRITERIA TO APPEAR IN NEET FOR ADMISSION TO BDS program: : No

candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to the First Professional Bachelor of
Dental Surgery program until he /she has qualified the National Eligibility-
Cum- Entrance Test, and he/she shall not be allowed to appear for the
National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test until:
3.1.1 He/she shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31 st December
of the year of admission to the BDS.
3.1.2 He/She has obtained a minimum of marks in National Eligibility-Cum-
Entrance Test as prescribed in these Regulations on this behalf.
3.1.3 He/She has passed qualifying examination as under:-
(a) The Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate

Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary
Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of
study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and
Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level
not less than core program of English as prescribed by the National
Council of Educational Research and Training after the introduction
of the 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the
National Committee on education;
Provided that two years of regular and continuous study of

Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology taken together
shall be required at 10+2 level for all the candidates.
Note: Where the program content is not as prescribed for

10+2 education structure of the National Committee, the
candidates will have to undergo a period of one year pre-
professional training before admission to the Dental
colleges;
Or
(b) The intermediate examination in science of an Indian
University/Board or other recognised examining body with Physics,
Chemistry and Biology/Bio-technology which shall include a
practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory
subject;
Or
(c) The pre-professional/pre-medical examination with Physics,
Chemistry and Biology/ Bio-technology, after passing either the
higher secondary school examination, or the pre-university or an
equivalent Examination. The pre-professional/pre-medical
examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry and
Biology/ Bio-technology and also English as a compulsory subject;
Or
(d) The first year of the three years degree program of a recognized
University, with Physics, Chemistry and Biology/ Bio-technology
including a practical test in three subjects provided the examination
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is a "University Examination" and candidate has passed 10+2 with

English at a level not less than a core program;
Or
(e) B.Sc. examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has
passed the B.Sc. examination with not less than two of the
following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany,
Zoology)/Bio-technology and further that he/she has passed the
earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects – Physics,
Chemistry, Biology and English.
Or
(f) Any other examination which, in scope and standard, is found to be
equivalent to the intermediate science examination of an Indian
University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and
Biology/Biotechnology including practical test in each of these
subjects and English.
Note:
(i) The pre-medical program may be conducted either at
Medical College, or a science College.
(ii) After the 10+2 program is introduced, the integrated
programs should be abolished.
3.1.4. In respect of candidates with benchmark disabilities specified under the

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the minimum marks in
qualifying examination in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (or Botany
and Zoology)/Bio-technology taken together in qualifying examination
shall be 45% instead of 50%.
5% seats of the annual sanctioned intake capacity in Government and

Government funded colleges shall be filled up by candidates with
benchmark disabilities in accordance with the provisions of the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, based on the merit list of
‘National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test’. For this purpose the Specified
Disability contained in the Schedule to the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016 is annexed in Annexure-A.
Provided further that this entire exercise shall be completed by

each dental college / institution as per the statutory time schedule
for admissions and no admission shall be made in the BDS
program in violation of prescribed time schedule.
3.2 SELECTION OF STUDENTS: The selection of students to dental college

shall be based solely on merit of the candidates and for determination of the
merit, the following criteria be adopted uniformly throughout the country.
Procedure for selection of a student for admission to BDS program

shall be as follows:
(1) There shall be a uniform entrance examination to all dental
educational institutions at the undergraduate level namely ‘National
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test’ for admission to BDS program in
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each academic year and shall be conducted under overall

supervision of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government
of India.
(2) The “designated authority” to conduct the ‘National Eligibility-Cum-

Entrance Test’ shall be the National Testing Agency or any other
body/ organisation so designated by the Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare, Government of India.
(3) The language and manner of conducting the ‘National Eligibility-

Cum-Entrance Test’ shall be determined by the “designated
authority” in consultation with the Dental Council of India and the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
(4) In order to be eligible for admission to BDS program for an

academic year, it shall be necessary for a candidate to obtain
minimum of marks at 50 percentile in ‘National Eligibility-cum-
Entrance Test’ to BDS program held for the said academic year.
However, in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, the minimum marks
shall be at 40 percentile. In respect of candidates with benchmark
disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Act, 2016, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile. The
percentile shall be determined on the basis of highest marks
secured in the All-India common merit list for admission in ‘National
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test’ for admission to BDS program.
Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective

categories fail to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test held for any academic year for
admission to BDS program, the Central Government in consultation
with Dental Council of India may at its discretion lower the minimum
marks required for admission to BDS program for candidates
belonging to respective categories and marks so lowered by the
Central Government shall be applicable for the said academic year
only.
(5) The reservation of seats in Dental Colleges for respective

categories shall be as per applicable laws prevailing in respective
States/Union Territories.
(6) No candidate who has failed to obtain the minimum eligibility marks
as prescribed in Sub-clause (4) of Regulation 3.2 hereinabove shall
be admitted to BDS program in the said academic year.
(7) No authority/institution shall admit any candidate to the BDS

program in contravention of the criteria/procedure as laid down by
these Regulations and / or in violation of the judgments passed by
the Hon’ble Supreme Court in respect of admissions. Any
candidate admitted in contravention/violation of aforesaid shall be
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discharged by the Council forthwith. The authority / institution which

grants admission to such student in contravention /violation of the
Regulations and / or the judgments passed by the Hon’ble
Supreme Court, shall also be liable to face such action as may be
prescribed by the Council, including surrender of seats equivalent
to the extent of such admission made from its sanctioned intake
capacity for the succeeding academic year/years.
3.3. COMMON COUNSELLING
3.3.1 There shall be a common counselling for admission to BDS program

in all dental educational institutions on the basis of merit list of the
National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.
3.3.2 The designated authority for counselling for the 15% All India Quota
seats of the contributing States and all BDS seats of Dental
Education Institutions of the Central Government, Universities
established by an Act of Parliament and the Deemed Universities
shall be the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
3.3.3 The counselling for admission to BDS program in a State/Union
Territory, including, Dental Education Institutions established by the
State Government, University established by an Act of State/Union
Territory Legislature, Trust, Society, Minority Institutions shall be
conducted by the State/Union Territory Government or any
Competent Authority designated by State/Union Territory
Government.
3.3.4 In case of any dispute or discrepancy regarding selection/ admission
of student, the decision of the concerned counselling authority shall
be final.
PART – 4 :: DURATION OF BDS PROGRAM, SUBJECTS OF STUDY AND

SYLLABUS
4.1 DURATION OF THE PROGRAM
4.1.1 The teaching of BDS program shall commence from 1 st of August of

every year and the last date for admission in BDS program shall be
governed by the time schedule annexed with Dental Council of India
Regulations, 2006 as amended from time to time. No admission, in any
circumstances shall be permitted after such cut-off date of admission.
4.1.2 The undergraduate dental programs leading to BDS Degree shall be of

four and a half years program duration consisting of 9 semesters plus
one year paid Compulsory Rotatory Internship (CRI) in Dental
Colleges, with minimum 240 teaching days in each academic year.
Every candidate shall be required, after passing the final BDS
Examination, to undergo one year paid Compulsory Rotatory Internship
as per the program prescribed by DCI in these Regulations as
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amended from time to time, in a dental college which has completed its
phase-wise expansion program. The detailed curriculum of paid
Compulsory Rotatory Internship Program is mentioned in Annexure-B
at page number 27-29.
4.1.3 The internship shall be compulsory and the student shall obtain
provisional registration from (the concerned) State Dental
Council/Tribunals from where the student is undergoing Internship.
BDS Degree shall be granted only after completion of one year paid
Compulsory Rotatory Internship.
4.2 CURRICULUM DESIGN: (Annexure-B)

4.2.1 CBCS: The BDS Program shall follow the CBCS pattern is accordance
to National Education Policy (NEP), 2022. Accordingly each subject
shall be called as courses and classified into Core Subjects that are
mandatory for graduations, Elective Courses where students will be
given options to complete a few courses in a given list or group and
Non CGPA courses where students do not require an exam to
complete it.
4.2.2 Course Survey: At the start of each semester institutions should

conduct a survey to determine students preference for eligible courses.
If the number of students choosing a particular course is less than 20,
the institution shall cancel the course option and request the students
to take the available course. Based on logistics the institution may offer
courses for a particular batch in a particular semester.
4.2.3 Credits: In CBCS credits quantified the duration of training undergone

by a student during the program. 1 Credit = 20 hours of theory
attendance or 40 hours of practical/clinical attendance.
4.2.4 Core Courses: A student should successfully complete the following

24 core courses distributed in nine (9) semesters to graduate.
1. General Human Anatomy including Embryology, Histology,
Medical Genetics.
2. General Human Physiology
3. Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietectics
4. Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Oral Histology
5. General Pathology
6. General Microbiology
7. General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics
8. Dental Materials
9. Preclinical Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
10. Pre clinical Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
11. General Medicine
12. General Surgery
13. Practice Management
14. Bioethics
15. Forensic Medicine & Odontology
16. Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology
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17. Public Health and Preventive Dentistry

18. Oral Medicine and Radiology
19. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
20. Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
21. Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
22. Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics
23. Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry
24. Periodontology
4.2.5 Elective Courses: Students should complete at least 9 electives

across all listed categories to graduate. Each Elective shall carry 2
credits of teaching. Universities can create additional electives in each
category based on the changing needs of the society and the feedback
of the various stakeholders / academic council. Task Sharing / Task
Shifting courses shall be designed to improve employability of
graduates in transdisciplinary positions as healthcare workers.
1. Alternative Dentistry Category Electives: ( Eligibility from 3rd

semster onwards)
i. Ayurveda in Dentistry
ii. Homeopathy in Dentistry
iii. Unani in Dentistry
iv. Sidda Medicine in Dentistry
v. Yogic sciences and Dental Medicine
vi. Naturopathy and Dentistry etc.
2. Advanced Clinical Training Category Electives (Eligibility: 5th
Semester Onwards)
i. Implantology
ii. Rotary Endodontics
iii. Laser Dentistry
iv. CAD CAM
v. Maxillofacial Prosthetics
vi. Aesthetic Dentistry
vii. Special Care Dentistry
viii. Dental Anaesthesia
ix. General Anaesthesia
x. Clinical Cosmetology
xi. Geriatric Dentistry
xii. Regenerative Dentistry
xiii. Dental Photography
xiv. Dental Radiology
xv. TMD and Bruxism
xvi. 3D Planning in Orthodontics
xvii. Aligners
xviii. Sports Dentistry
xix. Sleep Medicine
xx. Palliative Care Dentistry
xxi. Cleft and Craniofacial Defects etc.
3. Research Category Elective Courses (Eligibility : First semester
onwards)
i. Manuscript Etiquette
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ii. Article Reading/ Critical Appraisal

iii. Systematic Reviews
iv. Cochrane Review
v. Biostatistics
vi. Research Methodology
vii. Clinical Trials Management etc.
4. Ethics and Professionalism Category Elective ( Eligibility: First
semester onwards)
i. Research Ethics
ii. Clinical Ethics
iii. Academic Ethics
iv. Professional Etiquette
v. Women Empowerment and Social Justice
vi. Environmental Science
vii. Psychology of Ragging
viii. Speech Therapist Training
ix. Habit Cessation Counsellor training
x. Training for Palliative Geriatric Care
xi. First Responders Training
xii. Triaging and Pandemic Mitigation Training
xiii. Disaster Management Training
xiv. Vaccination Skill Training
xv. Insurance Management Training
xvi. Medical Coding
xvii. Medical Transcription
xviii. Hospital Management
xix. ISO Quality Accreditation Certification
xx. 6 Sigma Certification
xxi. Veterinary Dentistry
xxii. Insurance Claims Officer Etc.
5. Biomedical Science category Elective (Eligibility: First Semester
onwards)
i. Molecular Biology
ii. Tissue Engineering
iii. Oral Physiology
iv. Saliva
v. Cariology
vi. Pharmacovigilance
vii. Evolutionary Biology
viii. Anatomy of Thorax and Abdomen
ix. Anatomy of Limbs
x. Advanced Neuroanatomy
xi. Advanced Biochemistry
xii. Advanced Physiology
xiii. Advanced Medical Microbiology
xiv. Advanced Medical Pharmacology
xv. Pollution and Oral Health etc.
6. Clinic Administration Category Electives (Eligibility: Fifth
Semester Onwards)
i. Dental Jurisprudence
ii. Dental Economics
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iii. Dental Marketing & Entrepreneurship

iv. Material Market Survey
v. Dental Lab Communication
vi. Clinic Quality Accreditations
vii. Medical Emergency in Dental Practice
viii. Basic Life Support Certification
ix. Advanced Life Support Certification
x. Dental waste management
xi. Infection control
xii. Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry etc.
4.2.6 Comprehensive Clinical Requirements:
 Students should document 20 interdisciplinary cases (involving 3 or
more disciplines) by the end of internship to graduate.
 Students should also document all the certification requirements
specified for internship under each subject given in Annexure-C.
4.2.7 Non CGPA Requirements:

i. Students should complete 1 year of Compulsory Rotatory
Internship (CRI) after completion of all nine semesters. This
should be equal to 2555 hours of training or 61 credits.
ii. Students should acquire 200 Continuing Dental Education
(CDE) Credit points to receive 10 CBCS credits to graduate.
iii. Foundation Courses:
i. Students are expected to complete the Attitude, Ethics
and Communication (AETCOM) module and other
relevant foundation courses described in the Annexure-
B.
ii. It is mandatory for all students to be trained in BLS or
ATLS life support certification course to be eligible to
attend clinical postings.
4.3 SYLLABUS
The syllabus of study for all the subjects of the BDS program is annexed as
Annexure-B & Annexure-C.
PART – 5 : MIGRATION, SHIFTING OF STUDENTS AND

TRANSFER OF INTERNSHIP
5.1 MIGRATION OF STUDENTS
5.1.1 In accordance with the recommendation of the New Education Policy-

2020 (NEP), students may be allowed to move only from one DCI
recognized institution to another recognized institution, with the prior
approval of the designated authorities. Migration shall be permitted
only once between the third to eighth semester, if vacancy exists in the
transferee/recipient institution. If a student does not clear examination
in the parent institute, he/she will not be eligible to transfer the
attendance credits of that course at the time of Migration. This means
they will to restart all incomplete courses in the new Institution. An
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Institution will not be eligible to accept migrated students beyond its

own admission capacity.
Designated Authorities:
Designated Authority University/State/UT

1 Registrar of affiliating (i) where the parent dental
University with prior approval college and
of its Vice-Chancellor transferee/recipient dental
college are affiliated to the
same University in the same
State.
and
(ii) where both parent and
transferee/recipient dental
colleges are affiliated to
deemed to be University(s) in
the same State.
2 Director Medical Education or where both parent and

any other authority appointed transferee/recipient dental
by the respective State colleges are affiliated to two
Government/ UT in this behalf different Universities but situated
in the same State/UT
3 Dental Council of India (i) where both parent and
colleges are situated in
different States/UTs
and
colleges are affiliated to
deemed to be University in the
different State(s).
5.1.2 List of documents/ information to be attached/ furnished with

application :
(i) Application Form duly filled in by the applicant student

counter-signed by the principal of parent /transferee dental
college.
(ii) Non-refundable Fee maximum upto Rs.1000/- by the way of
demand draft in favour of the designated authority prescribed
at (5.1.1) of these Regulations.
(iii) No Objection Certificates (in Original) issued by any of the
following concerned authorities :
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Case-1: Intra-University Migration: NOC issued by the Principals

of both, the parent dental college and transferee/recipient
dental college.
Case-2: Intra-State Migration: NOC from the Principal of the

parent dental college and the Registrar of its affiliating
University and NOC from Principal of the transferee/
recipient dental college and the Registrar of its affiliating
University.
Case-3: Inter-State/Union Territory Migration: NOC from the
Principal of the parent dental college and the Registrar of
its affiliating University and NOC from the Principal of the
transferee dental college and the Registrar of its affiliating
University.
(iv) A copy of Mark Sheet/Academic Bank of Credits (abc.gov.in)

credit report of all previous semesters, as applicable.
(v) It may be noted that in any circumstances, the classes
attended in parent/reliving dental college before migration,
shall be taken in to account to complete the requisite
teaching hours.
(vi) The applicant, before submitting the application, to the
designated authorities, shall ensure that he/she has satisfied
all the documentary requirements otherwise he/she shall be
responsible for any loss of fees/period of study.
5.1.3 Grant of Migration :- (i) The respective designated authority, if fully

satisfied strictly in conformity with requirement of these regulations
referred to above, without wasting the precious time of student, shall
grant migration to the applicant student (except in exceptional
circumstances) within 15 days from the date of receipt of application
under intimation to DCI.
Provided further that Migration under these regulations, shall be

granted in the above prescribed manner, and where any dispute
arises regarding any such migration, claims of fee etc , it shall be
decided by the respective designated authority at their own level
as per guidelines framed by them in consonance with these
regulations.
5.1.4 Information to the Dental Council of India : The designated authority

for intra-state or inter-state migration and transferee/recipient dental
college and its affiliating university as well, shall immediately inform of
grant of migration of the student to the Council so as to update its
record.
5.1.5 Credit Transfer: The forwarding university shall issue a transcript and
also complete all entries into the Academic Bank of Credits platform
(abc.gov.in) maintained by the Government of India, upto the date of
transfer. The recipient university shall enroll the students in the
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remaining courses based on the student’s requirement and add to their

credits.
5.2 SHIFTING OF STUDENTS
In case of closure of a dental college, the students of the said college may be
shifted preferably in the nearby dental colleges by the concerned State Government
in consultation with Dental Council of India and affiliating University, strictly based on
the available vacancies.
5.3 TRANSFER OF INTERNSHIP
The student desirous to undergo his/her internship from the dental college
other than his/her parent dental college shall obtain NOC from the parent and
transferee dental college authenticated by the enrolled affiliating universities and
submit the same along with other relevant documents directly to the following
designated authorities for approval. In case, any dispute in this regard arises, the
decision of the designated authority, as the case may be, shall be final.
Designated Authorities:
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Case: Designated Authority Condition
1 Registrar of affiliating university (i) where the parent dental college and
transferee/recipient dental college are
affiliated to the same University in the
same State.
and
transferee/recipient dental colleges are
affiliated to deemed to be University in
the same State.
2 Director Medical Education OR where both parent and transferee/ recipient

any other authority appointed by dental colleges are affiliated to two different
the respective State Government universities but situated in the same
in this behalf State/UT.
3 Director of Medical Education of (i) where both parent and

transferee/receiving State or any transferee/recipient dental colleges are
other authority appointed by the situated in different States/UTs
respective State Government in and
this behalf (ii) where both parent and
transferee/recipient dental colleges are
affiliated to deemed to be University in
the different State(s).
In case, whatsoever, any recipient/transferee dental college shall not allow

any student to undergo his/her internship program beyond its recognized annual
capacity otherwise the concerned designated authority shall be responsible for their
default. The parent dental college upon receipt of confirmation of completing one
year internship program from the transferee/ recipient dental college, shall abide to
issue the Internship Completion Certificate to the student.
5.4 Credit Transfer
5.4.1. All institutions shall register into the NAD (National Academic
Depository) to allow easy mobility with Academic Bank of Credits
(ABC) https://www.abc.gov.in/
5.4.2. Students shall be able to transfer credits for elective courses from one
DCI recognized institution / university to another with the consent of the
institutions under intimation to DCI.
5.4.3. Students will additionally need the permission from the DCI to transfer
CORE course credits from one institution / university to another.
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PART – 6 :: EXAMINATIONS
(EVALUATION, ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT, MARKS DISTRIBUTION,

RE-VALUATION, CRITERIA FOR PASS, GRACE MARKS)
6.1 SCOPE : These regulations shall be applicable for the B.D.S. Professional
degree examinations conducted by all affiliating Universities in the country.
6.2 SCHEME OF EXAMINATION:
6.2.1. CBCS system shall allow for multiple schemes of exams. Students will
have the choice to select the courses for each semester based on their
eligibility in fulfilling the prescribed prerequisites. When students enter
the program in the first year, they will be eligible to take up basic
science subjects. As the students complete the credit requirements of
the basic subjects they will be eligible to take up more advanced
subjects.
6.2.2. For example, If a student does not secure the minimal attendance and
formative requirements of the Anatomy course they will not be allowed
to appear for the final exam. In such cases they will need to retake
Anatomy to become eligible to take up more advanced subjects like
Pathology that require completion of Anatomy as a prerequisite.
6.2.3. However, if a student completes all course requirements of Anatomy,

but fails to secure a pass, they can proceed to attend pathology
classes in the next semester and complete anatomy as an arrear
exam. Students should not have more than 2 arrears to take up a new
core course. If they do they need to clear the arrears to be eligible to
enroll into a new course.
6.2.4. Students shall complete the credit requirements prerequisites to attend

the respective courses as given in the following table. Eligibility to write
the exam is sufficient to fulfill the prerequisite requirements.
No: Name of the Course Prerequisite Eligibility Criteria

to Attend this course.
General Human Anatomy including

1 nil
Embryology and Histology
2 General Human Physiology nil
3 Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietics Nil
4 Dental Materials Nil
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Dental Anatomy, Embryology and

5 Nil
Oral Histology
General Human Anatomy

including Embryology and
Histology
6 General Pathology
General Human Physiology
and Biochemistry, Nutrition
and Dietics
7 Microbiology
nil
General Human Anatomy

including Embryology and
General and Dental Pharmacology Histology
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and Therapeutics
General Human Physiology
and Biochemistry, Nutrition
and Dietics
Pre clinical Conservative Dentistry

9 nil
& Endodontics
Pre clinical Prosthodontics and

10 nil
Crown & Bridge
General Pathology and

Microbiology
11 General Medicine
General and Dental
Pharmacology and
Therapeutics
General Pathology and

Microbiology
12 General Surgery
General and Dental
Pharmacology and
Therapeutics
Pre clinical Conservative

Dentistry & Endodontics
13 Practice Management
Pre clinical Prosthodontics
and Crown & Bridge
14 Bioethics nil
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15 Forensic Medicine & Odontology Dental Anatomy, Embryology

and Oral Histology
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Dental Anatomy, Embryology

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Oral Microbiology and Oral Histology
Dental Anatomy, Embryology

and Oral Histology
Public Health and Preventive
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Dentistry General Medicine
General Surgery
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

18 Oral Medicine and Radiology and Oral Microbiology
General Medicine
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

19 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Microbiology
General Surgery

Conservative Dentistry and and Oral Histology
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Endodontics
Pre clinical Conservative
Dentistry & Endodontics

Prosthodontics and Crown & and Oral Histology
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Bridge
Pre clinical Prosthodontics
and Crown & Bridge
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

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Orthopaedics and Oral Microbiology
23 Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

and Oral Microbiology
24 Periodontology Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology

and Oral Microbiology
Note : Students shall be inducted in the one year paid compulsory

rotatory internship only after passing all the subjects of all the nine
semesters.
6.3 EVALUATION: Evaluation is a continuous process and is based on criteria

developed by the concerned authorities with certain objectives to assess the
performance of the learner. This also indirectly helps in the measurement of
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effectiveness and quality of the concerned B.D.S. program. Evaluation is

achieved by following two processes:
(A) Formative evaluation / Internal assessment: Formative evaluation

is done through a series of tests and examinations (minimum 2)
conducted periodically by the institution.
(i) It shall be based on day to day assessment (see note),

evaluation of student assignment, preparation for seminar,
clinical case presentation etc.
(ii) Regular periodical examinations shall be conducted throughout
the program. The number and frequency of the internal
examination is the discretion of the institution.
(iii) Day to day records should be given importance during internal
assessment.
(iv) Formative assessment may carry upto 60% weightage to the
overall GPA.
(v) There is no minimum requirement in Formative Assessment to
pass a course.
(vi) 50% marks in summative assessment and in overall GPA is
mandatory to graduate/pass from the course.
(vii) Co-curricular components of formative assessment include
participation and winning in various paper, poster presentations,
quizzes, research projects and grants etc. that are academically
related.
Note : Internal assessment may relate to different ways in which

students participation in the learning process is evaluated. Some
examples are as follows:
(i) Preparation of subject for students seminar.
(ii) Preparation of a clinical case for discussion.
(iii) Clinical case study/problem solving exercise.
(iv) Participation in Project for Oral Health care in the
community (planning stage to evaluation).
(v) Proficiency in carrying out a practical or a skill in a small
research project.
(vi) Class test / Multiple choice questions (MCQ) test after
completion of a module/teaching.
(vii) End posting practical / clinical evaluation
(viii) Each item tested may be objectively assessed and
recorded.
(ix) Some of the items can be assigned as Homework/Vacation
work.
(B) Summative evaluation or University examinations: Summative

evaluation is done by the University through examinations conducted
at the end of the academic year.
(a) Theory papers will be prepared by the examiners as prescribed.

Nature of questions will be short answer /objective/subjective
type and marks for each part indicated separately.
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Practicals/clinicals will be conducted in the laboratories or dental

clinics or hospital wards.
(b) Objective will be to assess proficiency in skills, conduct of

experiment / examination / procedure / management and
interpretation of data and its logical conclusion. Emphasis
should be on a candidate's capability in eliciting physical signs,
their interpretation and clinical skills. Viva/oral includes
evaluation of comprehensive management approach and
handling of emergencies. Candidate’s skill in interpretation of
common investigative aids, x-rays, identification of specimens,
instruments and equipment etc. also is to be evaluated.
(c) The examinations are to be designed with a view to ascertain
whether the candidate has acquired the necessary acumen for
knowledge, minimum skills along with clear concepts of the
fundamentals which are necessary for him to carry out his
professional day to day work competently. Evaluation will be
carried out on an objective basis. Question papers should
preferably be of short structured/objective type. Clinical
cases/practicals shall take into account common diseases which
the student is likely to come in contact with in practice. During
evaluation (both Formative and Summative), it shall be
ascertained if the candidate has acquired the skills as detailed in
the regulations.
(d) There shall not be more than 2 exams for a particular course
within a calendar year.
6.4 METHODS OF EVALUATION

Evaluation may be achieved by the following methods:
a. Written (Theory) Examination
b. Practicals / Clinical examination
c. Viva voce
6.4.1 Written (Theory) Examination :
1. The question paper should contain different types of questions

such as Essays, Short answer, Concept Maps and Objective
type / MCQ’s.
2. The purpose of questions set should be aimed to evaluate the
students of different standards, ranging from average to
excellent.
3. The questions should cover the broad area of the contents of
the syllabus. The essay questions should be properly structured
and the marks should be specifically allotted.
4. The University may set up a question bank.
6.4.2 Practical / Clinical Examination:
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(i) Scheme of clinical / practical examinations:
The practical and clinical examinations should be evaluated by

two examiners of which one shall be an external examiner
appointed from other universities preferably outside the State.
Each candidate should be evaluated by each examiner
independently and marks should be computed at the end of the
examination.
(ii) Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation:
The method of objective structured clinical examinations should

be followed. This will avoid bias because both the examiner and
the examinee are given specific instructions on what is to be
observed at each station.
(iii) Records / Log Books:
The candidate should be given credit for his records based on

the scores obtained in the records. The marks obtained for the
record in the first attempt can be carried over to the subsequent
attempts if necessary.
6.4.3 Viva Voce:
Viva voce at least 20 marks from viva voce can be added in the theory
exam. Viva voce is an acceptable/excellent mode of assessment
because it involves a fairly broad coverage and it can assess the
problem solving capacity of the student. An assessment related to the
affective domain is also possible through viva voce. It is desirable to
conduct the viva voce independently by each examiner. Twenty marks
are exclusively allotted for viva voce and that can be divided equally
amongst the examiners, i.e., 10 marks per examiner.
6.5 ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT, PROGRESS AND CONDUCT
If a candidate secures less than 75% attendance in a course, then the

credits are considered incomplete. They will need to build up the attendance
with additional classes to appear for the exams. The availability of special
classes to make up attendance is to be determined by the regulations of the
institutions / university. A student cannot demand for a special class beyond
the academic timings of the institution.
6.6 MARKS DISTRIBUTION IN EACH SUBJECT
Summative Exam : 200 marks

Formative Exam: 100 marks
6.6.1. Summative Exam ( University Final Exam - 200 MARKS)
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Summative ( University Final Exam ) Theory

Exam Name Marks
Theory (Should include but not limit to EBD, Objective questions, Concept 100
maps etc)
Total Marks 100
Summative ( University Final Exam ) Practical

Exam Name Marks
Summative Practical (Osteology, Gross anatomy, Histology) 80
Viva 20
Total Marks 100
6.6.2. Formative Assessment ( 100 marks)*
Formative Theory
Exam Name Marks
FTA 1 05
FTA 2 05
FTA 3 05
FTA 4 05
FTA 5 -Self Assessments 05
Additional Tests; Assessments & Research work and Co- 25

curricular activities
Total Marks 50
Formative Practical
Exam Name Marks
FPA 1 (Osteology) 05
FPA 2 (Gross anatomy) 05
FPA 3 (Histology) 05
FPA4 (Self Assessment) 05
Other Formative Practical Assessment Determined by the 30

Department
Total Marks 50
* The University Board of Studies shall have freedom to reallocate the marks assigned for additional
assessment between formative theory & practical scores. The overall Formative weight age can be
modified based on the changing educations policies however a student will have to independently pass
summative to clear a course. Co-curricular means research, paper poster presentation publication and
related academic activities only.
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6.6.3. GRADING & CGPA CALCULATION: All the marks shall be converted
into grades. Two methods - relative grading or absolute grading -
have been in vogue for awarding grades in a course. The relative
grading is based on the distribution (usually normal distribution) of
marks obtained by all the students of the course and the grades are
awarded based on a cut-off marks or percentile. Under the absolute
grading, the marks are converted to grades based on predetermined
class intervals. To implement the following grading system, the
colleges and universities can use any one of the above methods.
a. The DCI recommends following 10-point grading system with the
following letter grades as given below:
Letter Grade Grade Point
O (Outstanding) 10
A+ (Excellent) 9
A (Very Good) 8
B+ (Good) 7
B (Above Average) 6
C (Pass) 5
F(Fail) 0
Ab (Absent) 0
b. A student obtaining Grade F shall be considered failed and will be

required to reappear in the examination.
c. For non credit courses ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’’ shall be
indicated instead of the letter grade and this will not be counted for the
computation of SGPA/CGPA.
d. The universities can decide on the grade or percentage of marks
required to pass in a course over and above but not below the
minimum requirements of the DCI criteria to declare pass.
6.6.4. Guidelines for calculation of CGPA

a. The CGPA is calculated by taking into account all the courses
undergone by a student over all the semesters of a program, i.e.
b. CGPA = Σ(G x C) / Σ C where G is the GPA of a course and C is
the total number of CGPA credits in the program .
c. Weighted grade = GPA of a subject x Credits Allotted for that
subject.
E.g.: If a student secures a 7.80 GPA in Anatomy (Subject with 9

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credits) then the weighted grade will be 7.8 x 9 = 70.2.
d. CGPA = Sum of the weighted grades of all core and elective

Courses (subjects), Comprehensive Clinical Credits / Total Credits
of core and elective Courses (subjects).
e. CRI (COMPULSORY ROTATORY INTERNSHIP) and non CGPA
credits shall not be included in the CGPA calculation. So the total
CGPA credits of the program should not be less than = 185 core +
18 elective + 6 Comprehensive credits = 209 credits. If a university
introduces more core or elective course requirements, then the
denominator will increase to include the newly added course
credits. The CGPA shall be rounded off to 2 decimal points and
reported in the transcripts.
6.7 CRITERIA TO DECLARE PASS

6.7.1 Fifty percent (GPA minimum 5) of the total marks in any subject
separately in theory (consisting of written, viva voce and internal
assessment) and practical (including internal assessment) of the
summative examination, shall be mandatory, to declare pass in any
subject for all the years of program of study.
A student obtaining Grade F shall be considered failed and will be
required to reappear in the examination.
a. For non credit courses ‘Satisfactory’ or ‘Unsatisfactory’’ shall be
indicated instead of the letter grade and this will not be counted for
the computation of SGPA/CGPA.
b. The universities can decide on the grade or percentage of marks
required to pass in a course over and above but not below the
minimum requirements of the DCI criteria to declare pass.
6.7.2 For declaration of pass in a subject, a candidate shall secure 50%

marks in the University examination both in Theory and Practical/
Clinical examinations separately, as stipulated below:
c. In case of Pre-clinical Prosthodontics, Pre-clinical Conservative

Dentistry, where there is no written examination, the candidate
should secure a minimum 50% of marks to be declared as pass in
Practical and Viva voce combined together in University
examination including Internal Assessment.
d. Successful candidates who obtain 65% of the total marks or more
shall be declared as pass the examination in First Class. Other
successful candidates will be placed in Second Class. A candidate
who obtains 75% and above marks in both theory and practical /
clinical exam separately is to be awarded Distinction in that subject.
However, only those candidates who have passed the whole
examination and all the previous examinations in the first attempt
will be eligible for distinction or first class.
e. A candidate who is reappearing shall have to appear in both theory
as well as practical examination of that subject(s), irrespective of
his/her previous result.
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f. All candidates appearing for all examinations (theory and practical)

are to be evaluated independently by all the examiners appointed
for the purpose and an average of the marks of the examiners
would be computed for the candidate. Hence, each candidate would
face a dual evaluation system.
6.7.3 It is mandatory for a student to clear/pass the complete BDS program

in all the subjects within a period of 10 years including one year
compulsory paid rotatory Internship from the date of admission, failing
which he/she shall be discharged from the program.
6.7.4 No University shall be permitted to conduct the University Examination

more than two times in a calendar year ( Unless there are extraordinary
circumstances), for a particular batch in the same course within a
calendar year.
6.7.5 If a student does not have the necessary requirements to appear in the
final examination then they will have to retake the previous failed
course. If a student has completed the course requirements and
appears for the exam but fails to secure the 50% in the summative
exam then they can carry the paper/course and re-appear for the exam
in the next semester without needing to re-do the entire course. A
student cannot carry more than one paper in a semester.
6.8 GRACE MARKS: Grace marks upto a maximum of 5 (five) in one or more
core courses may be awarded to a student only when appearing for main
professional university examinations held at the end of every semester.
6.9 RE-EVALUATION / RE-TOTALLING
The objective of re-evaluation / re-totaling is to ensure that the student

receives a fair evaluation in the University examination and to minimise
human error and extenuating circumstances. There shall be two mechanisms
for this purpose.
(i) Re-totalling:
The University on application and remittance of a stipulated fee to be
prescribed by the University shall permit a recounting or opportunity to
recount the marks received for various questions in an answer paper/
papers for theory of all subjects for which the candidate has appeared
in the university examination. Any error in addition to the marks
awarded, if identified, should be suitably rectified.
(ii) Re-evaluation:
Re-evaluation of theory papers in all semesters of study of the BDS
program may be permissible by the University on application and
remittance of a prescribed fee. Such answer scripts shall be re-
evaluated by minimum two examiners duly qualified and the average
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marks obtained shall be awarded to the candidate and the result

accordingly reconsidered.
6.10 CRITERIA FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE
6.10.1. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: A BDS graduate shall be considered

to have successfully completed his / her course based on the following
criteria:
i. Completed all 24 core courses with a minimum score of 50% in
summative assessment.
ii. Completed all 24 core courses with GPA of 5 against a
maximum 10 (summative + formative assessment).
iii. Completed 9 electives with at least 1 elective in each category
with a minimum grade of 5.
iv. Has a minimum CGPA of 5 computed for all core and elective
courses combined.
v. Has accumulated at least 10 Continuing Dental Education non-
CGPA course credits over the program duration.
vi. Has completed a minimum 1 year of internship and acquired 61
credits.
vii. Has managed, independently performed and documented 18 /
the number stipulated by the institution or university (whichever
is higher) comprehensive clinical cases with at least 3
interdisciplinary procedures for a minimum of 6 credits.
viii. An outgoing graduate should not have less than 173 core
credits, 6 Comprehensive clinical credits (Comprehensive
Interdisciplinary Case documentation), 18 elective credits, 10
CDE credits, 61 CRI credits totaling 270 credits. Of these, 197
credits shall be the minimum credits used for CGPA. Refer
Annexure-B
ix. Successfully pass in national level NEXT Theory Exam.
6.10.2. HONOURS REQUIREMENT:

i. If a student completed more than 14 electives they can be
awarded a Honours Degree. E.g. BDS.Honours.
ii. If a candidate completes 14 electives and within which 6 or more
electives in a single elective category, then they shall receive an
Honours in that category. E.g. If a student has completed 14
electives of which 6 research electives then they will receive a
BDS. Hons (Research) degree.
6.11 TRANSCRIPT:
Four types of mark statements shall be issued by the university.
6.11.1. Course Mark Statement: The university shall issue an individual
mark statement for each course. This shall contain the mark
obtained by the candidate in the summative theory, summative
practical, summative viva, entire break up of all the marks secured
in each major competency and formative assessment stipulated by
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the guideline so the university. The GAP calculation and normality

information shall also be included in this statement.
6.11.2. End Semester Mark Statement: This mark statement shall enlist
the courses undergone in that semester, with the grades obtained
in each. It is the discretion of the university to include a Semester
GPA (SGAP).
6.11.3. CGPA Statement: This mark statement shall be issued at the end
of the internship. The statement shall include, the list of core,
elective subjects comprehensive credits, all added and computed
for a CGPA as descriptive in section 6.6.4.
6.11.4. Gradation Certificate (Exit Certificate): This certificate shall
contain CGPA, and information of all the 8 graduation criteria
mentioned in section 6.10.1 and 6.10.2. This certificate shall be
considered as scores for NEXT Part B.
6.12 STIPEND
The under-graduate students shall be paid stipend only for duration of 12
months of the paid compulsory rotatory internship, commensurate to the
amount being paid / fixed by the Central Government/State Government/
Union Territory Administration/ Any other competent authority. Where any
dispute arises regarding any such stipend, including, quantum of stipend, it
shall be considered and decided by the Central Government/respective State
Government/ Union Territory Administration at its own level and its decision
shall be final.
6.13 QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR

EXAMINERSHIP IN BDS EXAMINATION
1. M.D.S. Degree from a recognised dental college/Institution from India

2. Minimum five years post MDS teaching experience in the subject /
speciality in a dental college approved / recognised by the Government
of India.
3. Should be holding the post of an Associate Professor or above in a
dental institution approved / recognized by the Government of India.
Note:
1. Fifty percent of Examiners appointed shall be external from Dental
Institutions approved / recognized by Government of India for B.D.S.
program from another University.
2. Reciprocal arrangement of Examiners should be discouraged.
3. No person shall be an External Examiner to the same University for
more than 3 consecutive years.
4. In the case of Dental Materials, if the Internal examiner is from
Prosthodontics, the External examiner should be from Conservative
Dentistry and vice versa.
5. In the case of Physiology and Biochemistry, if the Internal examiner is
from Physiology, the External examiner should be from Biochemistry or
vice versa.
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6. In the case of Pathology and Microbiology if the Internal examiner is

from Pathology, External examiner should be from Microbiology or vice
versa.
7. In the case of Forensic Odontology if the Internal examiner is from Oral
Pathology, External examiner should be from Oral Medicine &
Radiology or vice versa.
6.14 DISCONTINUATION:
In any unfortunate circumstance if a student discontinues from the course,
he/she may be allowed to transfer the acquired credits to other allied health science
undergraduate programs offered by universities across the country. These programs
shall be designed according to the guidelines of the University and will not be
approved or accredited by the DCI.
6.15 EXIT ASSESSMENT:

All candidates shall clear the exit exam to pursue dental practice or
postgraduate admission. The National Exit Exam shall be conducted in 2
parts.
NEXT Part A: Part A shall be a single national level theory exam that should
to be completed by the end of internship by all BDS graduates. A candidate
should secure 50% in this exit exam. These scores shall be considered for to
create a merit list PG admission and counseling.
Note: Candidates who are not able to secure 50% in this exam can do
so in the subsequent NEXT exams conducted by the competent
authority designated by the Government of India.
NEXT Part B: This is the university level graduation certification attained after
computing the CGPA of the entire program including internship (CRI). A
candidate should secure CGPA of 5 in this exit assessment.
Note :-
(1) A candidate should secure 50% in NEXT Part A and 50% in NEXT Part
B to be eligible for registration in a State Dental Council to become a
registered dental practitioner.
(2) International Dental Graduates who want to pursue post graduation in

India should clear NEXT Part A and their Part B shall be computed
based on CGPA secured during their program or an equivalency
certified CGPA.
(3) A student who has failed in NEXT part A they have multiple
opportunities for re-assessment.
PART – 7 :: TEACHING HOURS & CREDITS
7.1 Minimum Teaching Hours For Each Subject Of Study For B.D.S program. Teaching
hours have been converted into credits for the CBCS system.
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Lecture Theory Practical Clinical Practical + Credits

Subject Total Hours
Hours Credits Hours hours Clinical Credits round off
Human Anatomy,
Embryology, Histology 100 5 175 0 4.375 275 9
& Medical Genetics
Human Physiology 120 6 60 0 1.5 180 8
Biochemistry 70 3.5 60 0 1.5 130 5
Dental Anatomy, Oral
Physiology, Oral
105 5.25 250 0 6.25 355 11
Embryology, Dental
Histology
Dental Materials 80 4 240 0 6 320 10
Pharmacology 70 3.5 20 0 0.5 90 4
Preclinical
25 1.25 300 0 7.5 325 9
Prosthodontics
Microbiology 65 3.25 50 0 1.25 115 4
General Pathology 55 2.75 55 0 1.375 110 4
Preclinical
25 1.25 200 0 5 225 6
Conservative Dentistry
General Medicine 60 3 0 90 2.25 150 5
General Surgery 60 3 0 90 2.25 150 5
Public Health and
60 3 0 200 5 260 8
Preventive Dentistry
Oral Pathology,
120 6 100 0 2.5 220 9
Microbiology
Forensic Odontology 25 1.25 30 0 0.75 55 2
Oral Medicine &
65 3.25 170 4.25 235 8
Radiology 0
Periodontology 80 4 0 170 4.25 250 8
Oral and Maxillofacial
70 3.5 270 6.75 340 10
Surgery 0
Conservative dentistry
110 5.5 370 9.25 480 15
& Endodontics 0
Orthodontics and
Dentofacial 50 2.5 60 110 4.25 220 7
Orthopedics
Oral & Maxillofacial
110 5.5 0 370 9.25 480 15
Prosthodontics
Pediatric and
65 3.25 0 170 4.25 235 7
Preventive Dentistry
Fundamentals of
40 2 0 0 0 40 2
Practice Management
Bioethics 40 2 0 0 0 40 2
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TOTAL 5280 173
Lecture Theory Practical Clinical Practical + Total Credits

Subject Total Hours
Hours Credits Hours hours Clinical Credits round off
Elective courses (Any
360 18 0 0 0 360 18
9)
Comprehensive case
0 0 0 240 6 240 6
documentation
NON CGPA (No exam) Credits

Orientation lectures 20 1 0 0 0 20 1
AET COM / Behavioral
30 1 0 0 0 30 1
sciences
CRI Credits 0 0 0 2520 61 2520 61
CDE Credits 200 10 0 0 0 200 10
TOTAL 8650 270
7.2 MINIMUM TEACHING HOURS FOR EACH SEMESTER :
7.2.1 1 Semester = Eight teaching hours per day on an average 25 days per
month for 5 months per semester.
Total No. of Hours = 8 X 25 X 5 = 1000
7.2.2 Total Hours of the Program = 1000 hours each semester for 9
Semesters
Total No. of Hours = 1000 X 9 = 9000
7.2.3 Total Hours for Internship: Eight Hours a day for 225 days
Total No. of Hours = 225 X 8 = 1800
7.2.4 Total Hours in the Program = 9000 + 1800 = 10800 Hours.

5 months (125 days) working in the semester will include examinations
etc.
7.2.5 Upto 30 days are exclusively kept as a buffer / holidays / vacations in
each semester.
7.2.6. A student should pass in all the core subjects of the BDS program
before starting the internship program.
PART – 8 :: COMPETENCIES
Refer Annexure-B for Curriculum and Major Competencies and Annexure-C

for Detailed Syllabus and Minor Competencies across each subject for the
entire curriculum.
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PART – 9 :: GENERAL CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING INSTITUTIONS
9.1 GENERAL: Universities awarding the degrees in Bachelor of Dental Surgery

(BDS) and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) shall have independent Dental
Faculty in the University. All State Governments/UT administration are
advised to set-up University of Health Sciences to affiliate all dental
Institutions under their jurisdiction.
9.2 INFRASTRUCTURE & FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
INFRASTRUCTURE & 50 admissions 100 admissions

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
1. General Facilities: 2000 sq. ft. 3000 sq.ft.
Administrative block: consisting of

-
(a) Head of the Institution room
(Principal/Dean)
(b) Administrative officer’s room
(c) Meeting room
(d) Office
(e) Office stores
(f) Pantry etc.
2. Library: consisting of – 4500 sq.ft. 8000 sq.ft.

(a) Reception & waiting
(b) Property counter
(c) Issue counter
(d) Photocopying area
(e) Reading room to
accommodate 50% of total
students strength.
(f) Postgraduates & staff reading
room
(g) Journal room
(h) Audio-visual room
(i) Chief librarian room
(j) Stores and stocking area.
(k) E-Consortium with full text
articles shall be procured in
the library.
3. Lecture halls –4 3200 sq.ft. 6400 sq.ft.

Each hall to accommodate 10% more
of admission strength with proper
seating arrangement, blackboard,
whiteboard, microphone and facilities
for multi-media projection.
4. Central stores: 400 sq.ft. 800 sq.ft.
With proper storing facilities like
racks and refrigerator, preferably
compact storage systems.
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5. Maintenance room: 600 sq.ft. 1000 sq.ft.

Equipped with proper facilities to
maintain and repair dental chairs
and units and various other
equipments in the college and
hospital.
6. Photography and artist room: 250 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft.

With proper studio facilities for
clinical photography, developing,
preparation of slides, charts,
models etc.
7. Medical stores: 200 sq.ft. 300 sq.ft.

Stocked with all the necessary
material and drugs usually used in
a dental hospital.
8. Amenities area: 2000 sq.ft. 3200 sq.ft.

(a) Boys’ and Girls’ locker rooms
(b) Boys’ and Girls’ common
rooms
(c) Common room for non-
teaching staff
(d) Common room for teaching
staff
(e) Change room for men
(f) Change room for women
9. Compressor and room for gas plant: 200 sq.ft. 300 sq.ft.
Adequate to accommodate
required capacity compressors,
gas cylinders etc. in compliance
with the regional and national
safety standards.
10. Pollution control measures: All the dental institutions shall take adequate pollution control measures as
prescribed by respective state PCB’s by providing incernation plant, sewage
water treatment plant, landscaping of the campus etc.
11. Cafeteria: 800 sq.ft. 1500 sq.ft.
With accommodation for 80 people with With accommodation for 120

kitchen, stores, washing area etc. people with kitchen, stores,
washing area etc.
12. Examination hall: 1800 sq.ft. 3600 sq.ft.
A examination hall for university and other A separate hall for university
examination furnished with chairs and and other examination
individual tables, central monitoring furnished with chairs and
facilities to accommodate minimum of 125 individual tables, central
students at a time. monitoring facilities to
accommodate minimum of 250
students at a time.
13. Hostels: The provision for hostel accommodation for 60% of total intake of student
shall be provided, based on number of admissions for all the boys and girls
in the Dental College campus itself. The hostel building should be separate
from the dental / medical hospital building. The accommodation may be
increased in a phased manner over a period of 4 years.
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14. Staff quarters: Staff quarters are required if the college is located in a place where local
accommodation is not available. In such cases adequate accommodation
provision for 50% of all the staff members, teaching and non-teaching
working in the institution shall be provided in the 5 acres land earmarked for
the college. There should be a separate provision for Principal quarters. The
independent staff quarters may be built in a phased manner over a period of
4 years.
15. Play ground: There shall be facilities for both indoor and out-door games in the campus.
16. Auditorium: Should accommodate at least 300 people Should accommodate at least
and consisting of – 500 people and consisting of –
Proper seating arrangements, reception Proper seating arrangements,
counter, green rooms, lobby, fitted with reception counter, green
sound system and multimedia rooms, lobby, fitted with sound
presentation facility shared within the system and multimedia
campus. presentation facility shared
within the campus.
17. Central reception and 800 sq.ft 1200 sq.ft

medical/dental records section
18. Wi-fi facility The entire campus should be wi-fi enabled.
19. Laboratories :
I. Dental subjects:
(a) Pre-clinical Prosthodontics lab
(b) Dental Materials lab
(c) Pre-clinical Conservative 3000 sq. ft. 6000 sq. ft.
(phantom head) lab
(d) Oral biology and oral
pathology lab
(e) Laboratory for orthodontics
and paedodontics
(f) Area for Demonstration Area
for BLS and ATLS along with
requisite maniquines : Area
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II. Medical subjects: (only for 6000 sq.ft. 10,000 sq.ft.

independent dental colleges)
The designated block should
be separate from the dental /
medical hospital block.:
(a) Area for Anatomy 1500 sq.ft. 2500 sq.ft.
dissection hall with
storage for cadavers,
osteology,
demonstration room etc.
(b) Area for One laboratory 1500 sq.ft. 2500 sq.ft.
for physiology and
pathology and
microbiology with stores
and preparation rooms
for individual subjects
attached to it.
(c) Area for Laboratory for 500 sq.ft. 1000 sq.ft.
biochemistry and
pharmacology with store
and preparation rooms
separately for both
subjects.
(d) Area for Laboratory and 1500 sq. ft. 2500 sq. ft.
Museum for Forensic
Medicine & Odontology :
III. Clinical:
(a) Prosthodontics-
Plaster room
Polymers room
Wax room
Casting laboratory
Ceramic lab
(b) Conservative Dentistry– 1500 sq.ft. 2000 sq.ft.

Plaster room
Casting lab
Ceramic lab
(c) Oral pathology (for * The college should have a * The college should
histopathology) common ceramic lab facility shared by all have a common ceramic lab
departments and accessible to all facility shared by all
(d) Haematology and specialties. departments and accessible to
clinical biochemistry: a all specialties.
laboratory for routine
blood and biochemical
investigation and urine
analysis
20. Distilled Water Plant : 25 lt. per hour or 200 lt. per day 40 lt. per hour.
Minimum output per day
21. Pharmacy Minimum area of 200 sq.ft. Minimum area of 200 sq.ft.
22. Ambulance Services Availability of fully equipped Ambulance Services

23. Minimum built up area Minimum built up area of the dental Minimum built up area of the
college building other than Hostel and dental college building other
Staff Quarters should not be less than than Hostel and Staff Quarters
30,000 sq. ft. in 1st Year and 50,000 sq. ft. should not be less than 60,000
in 3rd Year as per DCI Regulations. sq. ft. in 1st Year and 1,00,000
sq. ft. in 3rd Year as per DCI
Regulations.
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24. Infection Control / Central Colleges shall maintain a Central sterilization Department or Separate
Sterilisation Departmental Sterilization rooms for proper sterilization and storage of
cassettes. Each clinical area in dental hospital should have designated hand
washing areas / scrubbing areas where the taps are operated either by
elbow / automatic / foot control. Infection control protocol should be
conformation with the guidelines of Dental Council of India.
Instrument Management System (IMS):

Integrated and optimal infection prevention which allows to improve
efficiency and safety of Dental Procedure is called as Instrument
Management System (IMS).
This process involves 4 stages:
A1) Chair side:

Using Medical grade antibacterial hand sanitizers before and after
procedures. Use of disinfectants for dental chair and trolleys
Systematically organizing instruments according to procedure in

sterilized cassette / autoclave pouches.
A2) Cleaning:
Cleaning of (soiled) used instruments in an ultrasonic using approved
Ultrasonic Detergents which are biodegradable and phosphate free and
safer for the environment.
A3) Sterilization:
Cassettes / autoclave pouches with Instruments are packed with
sterilization wrap which are of strong and soft for easy wrapping.
Sterilisation indicators to be placed in each cassette or pouch for

medical record maintenance.
Spore check biological monitoring system may be used as per

standards.
Bi-weekly fumigation of all operatories should be done.
A4) Storage:
Sterile instruments to be stored in neat storage system, which.is ready
for use with bar coding, if possible.
A5) All sharps (needles, blades, wires etc.) which are considered to be
biological hazards should be disposed off, as per BMW guidelines, at
the site of generation.
25. Journals Each dental college must have atleast one Indian and one International
Journal in print/digital format of each speciality. It is desirable to have e-
journal subscription of different specialities.
26. Teaching AIDS A1) Audiovisual – Adequate number of multimedia projectors shall be
provided in the lecture halls and seminar rooms attached to various
departments. Adequate facilities should be available in every
Institute to facilitate Contiuing Dental Education program,
Webinar/E-learning modules.
A2) Computers – The administrative area, clinics, stores and library
shall be provided with computers & printers preferably
interconnected for better co-ordination.
A3) Clinical Skills Lab – All the dental colleges should be equipped with
necessary clinical skills lab for imparting the practical training to the
students in CPR, BLS, IV cannulation, IM injections, local
anaesthesia, etc.
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27. Simulation Lab/Skill Lab Each Dental College shall have an advanced digital simulation skills lab
with 3d designing software and 3d printers. There shall be at least 50
simulation units for preclinical student training.
28. Satellite Dental Clinics All the dental colleges should establish a minimum of two satellite centres
with all the infrastructural facilities within 50 kms distance to train and
expose students in community oral health care programs.
The specifications are annexed as Annexure-D.
29. Adoption of Villages (Sevagram Every Dental graduate shall be assigned a family to care for at the
beginning of the program. They shall continue to maintain a logbook with
Model)
photographic documentation maintained over the entire course. When they
appear for the Public Health and Preventive Dentistry Summative Exam, 10
marks shall be considered from this logbook to compute the formative
assessment.
30. Attachment to a Medical College All Dental Colleges, irrespective of the year of establishment, which are not
attached to any medical college, shall be attached to a medical college
within 3 years from the date of publication of these regulations in the official
gazette.
31. Dental Hospital A1) The following are the clinical departments in a Dental College.
(a) Oral Medicine and Radiology
(b) Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
(c) Oral and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
(d) Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
(e) Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics
(f) Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry
(g) Periodontology
(h) Public Health and Preventive Dentistry
(i) Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology
A2) Out Patients in Dental Hospital:

Since dentistry is a clinical oriented speciality, the Council desires
that all the institutions make efforts to have adequate clinical
material for satisfactory training of undergraduate students. There
shall be at least 150 patients on an average each day in colleges
with 50 admissions and 300 patients on an average each day in
colleges with 100 admissions.
A3) Functional Area

50 admissions 100
admissions
Each of the clinical departments should
have the following functional areas–
(a) Reception and waiting room with ample 200 sq.ft. 300 sq.ft.
seating
(b) Undergraduate clinic adequate to 75 sq.ft for each 75 sq.ft for
accommodate the prescribed number of dental chair each dental
dental chairs and units chair
(c) Department stores 100 sq.ft. 100 sq.ft.
(d) Seminar / Demonstration room 200 sq.ft. 400 sq.ft.
(e) Staff rooms:
H.O.D / Professors room 180 sq.ft. 180 sq.ft.
Associate Professors’ room 150 sq.ft. 150 sq.ft.
Lecturers’ room 200 sq.ft. 300 sq.ft.
(f) Main reception and dental records 200 sq.ft. 300 sq.ft.
section:
Note: Departments having postgraduate
training should provide additional
functional requirements as per MDS
regulations.
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32. Requirement of dental chairs and A1) Requirement of Dental Chairs for 1st and 2nd BDS will be as per
DCI (Establishment of New Dental Colleges, Opening of New or
units:
Higher program of Study or Training and Increase of Admission
Capacity in Dental Colleges) Regulations, 2006, as amended from
time to time.
A2) Distribution of dental chairs and units in various departments :
Name of Departments 50 100

admissi admis
ons sions
1. Oral Medicine & Radiology 06 12

2. Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral 01 02
Microbiology
3. Public Health and Preventive Dentistry 08 16
4. Paediatrics and Preventive Dentistry 10 20
5. Orthodontics 08 16
6. Periodontology 17 34
7. Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics 17 34
8. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 15 30
9. Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge 17 34
10. Forensic Medicine & Odontology 01 02
A3) Total area required for U.G. clinics :

(a) for 50 admissions - 12,500 sq.ft.(approx.)
(b) for 100 admissions - 25,000 sq.ft.(approx.)
33. Bio-metric attendance A1) The Council shall install biometric fingerprint/face recognition
attendance machines in all the Dental Colleges for capturing
faculty and student attendance, using Online Faculty and Students
Attendance Monitoring Systems (OFSAMS).
A2) The upkeep of the OFSAMS devices shall be the responsibility of
the Dental Colleges for which they shall submit an undertaking
ensuring the up-keep of OFSAMS devices and also ensure that
no physical damage shall occur to the devices.
A3) The financial cost/implications arising on account of registration
verification of the faculty and students and the cost of OFSAMS
devices along with its operation and maintenance, shall be borne
by the respective dental colleges.
34. CCTV Installation Every dental college shall have Close-Circuit Televisions (CCTV) system in
the dental college and shall provide live streaming of classroom teaching,
examinations halls, place of installation of Biometric Attendance machine
(OFSAMS) and patient care in the teaching hospital to the Dental Council
of India office to maintain a constant vigil on the standard of dental
education/training being imparted.
35. Tobacco Cessation Activities Every dental college shall follow the “Operational Guidelines 2018 of
Establishment of Tobacco Cessation Centres in Dental Institutes - An
Integrated Approach in India”
36. Continuing Dental Education All the DCI recognized dental Institutions are directed to undertake
Continuing Dental Education activities in the college, as per Continuing
Dental Education Regulations, 2018, as amended from time to time.
37. Setting-up of a research cell All the DCI recognized dental Institutions are directed to set-up a research
cell in the college premises to promote research activities and maintain
details of research projects taken up by the faculties and students of the
institution, manned by an existing dental faculty not below the rank of
Associate Professor and with maximum number of Publications to his/her
credit.
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38. Accreditation / Ranking of Dental It is mandatory for all the dental colleges running recognized dental
program/s to participate in the ‘National Institutional Ranking Framework’
Colleges
(NIRF) approved by MHRD to rank Institutions across the country.
Institutions are also required to participate in at least 1 additional external
accreditation agency endorsed by the Government of India apart from NIRF.
Eg: NAAC, NABH, NABL, QCI, etc
International reputed rankings like QS and Academic Ranking of World

Universities (ARWU) are also desirable.
39. Dental Education Unit (DEU) Each intuition shall constitute a DEU which shall be headed by a professor.
Each department shall nominate at least 1 member to the DEU. The DEU
shall conduct periodic FDP to train all faculties in Teaching learning process
and curricular aspects in accordance with the needs of NEP and CBCS.
The DEU shall maintain the following documents

 PSO Document (Program Specific Outcomes) for all the core
courses to showcase what additional learning outcomes the
faculty has implemented to provide and edge to their students.
 PLO Document (Program Learning Outcome): Result analysis of
all core courses from the date of implementation of the current
regulations comparing the average scores obtained by all the
students in each CO mapped by the DCI for a core course. ) For
example, PLO document for Anatomy will show average
performance metrics of all students in CO 1 to CO1 separately.
 Feedback from students, parents and other stakeholders on the
academic content and the action taken to implement the
suggestions that are determined to be relevant by the DEU from
time to time.
 Annual report on various value added, enrichment, elective,
foundation courses offered by the institutions and their outcomes.
40. Implant Clinic Each institution shall maintain a implant clinic with all the necessary
equipments prescribed in Annexure ‘E’
PART – 10 :: EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS
10.1 The dental colleges should ensure the availability of routine instruments and
materials required in different departments in accordance with the Minimum
Standard Requirements of each subject.
10.2 There should be a centralised radiology unit in the department of OMDR

compliant with AERB norms which will cater to all radiological needs of
different departments and this should be connected through LAN cable with
all the different departments of the Dental College.
10.3 All departments should be equipped with computer and LAN facility. All
institution should have information management systems to maintain health records.
10.4 The hospital shall have a centralised lab facility to handle all prosthetic and
restorative work from all the departments. In such cases individual lab
facilities need not be duplicated in each department. Lab facility requirements
prescribed by the individual PG regulations can also be combined with central
facilities. In such cases the central facility should fulfil the combined total
requirement of the relevant PG regulations.
10.5 The detailed list of equipment requirements required in a dental college

speciality-wise and admissions-wise is annexed as Annexure-E.
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PART-11 :: AGE, MINIMUM BASIC QUALIFICATION AND TEACHING

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED FOR TEACHERS FOR UNDER-GRADUATE
DENTAL STUDIES
11.1 Age for appointment, re-employment and superannuation of dental

teaching faculty -
The maximum age of dental teaching faculty for appointment, re-

employment and superannuation in dental Institutions shall be 65 (sixty
five) years.
However, each and every State Government or the Central Government

is free to adopt the age for appointment, re-employment and
superannuation of dental teaching faculty in Government dental
Institutions, as may be prescribed by them or the respective cadre
controlling authority, as the case may be, in its enactment, rules,
regulations, statues, guidelines, norms etc.
11.2 Educational Qualifications and Teaching Experience-
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(A) Dental Staff EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION AND TEACHING

EXPERIENCE
A.1 Principal/ A Masters Degree in Dental Surgery from an Indian University or an
Dean: equivalent recognised qualification with total teaching experience of
13 years including minimum 4 (four) years teaching experience as a
Professor & HoD.
A.2 Head of the A Masters Degree in Dental Surgery from an Indian University or an
Department: equivalent recognised qualification, and minimum one year teaching
experience in the concerned dental speciality as a Professor, with
minimum points for publications as per scheme prescribed in the
Table-1 of these Regulations.
A.3 Professor: A Masters Degree in Dental Surgery from an Indian University or an

equivalent recognised qualification, and minimum 3 (three) years of
teaching experience in the concerned dental speciality as an
Associate Professor, with minimum points for publications as per
scheme prescribed in the Table-1 of these Regulations.
A.4 Associate A Masters Degree in Dental Surgery from an Indian University or an

Professor: equivalent recognised qualification, and minimum 4 (four) years of
teaching experience in the concerned dental specialty as a
Assistant Professor, with minimum points for publications as per
scheme prescribed in the Table-1 of these Regulations.
The person possessing Post Graduate Diploma in concerned

Dental speciality, recognised as per Dentist Act, 1948 and
Regulations made thereunder, shall be eligible for promotion only
upto the post of “Associate Professor” with minimum points for
publications as per scheme prescribed in the Table-1 of these
Regulations and also eligible to be BDS examiner.
A.5 Assistant Minimum one year working experience as Senior Resident with
Professor MDS qualification in the concerned dental speciality
Minimum two years working experience as Senior Resident with

PG-Diploma qualification in the concerned dental speciality
A.6 Senior A Masters Degree (MDS) in Dental Surgery or PG-Diploma in the

Resident concerned dental speciality from an Indian University or an
equivalent recognized qualification.
A.6 Tutor A BDS Degree of Indian University or an equivalent recognised

qualification.
Note :-
1. The requirement of Tutors is compulsory for the
dental colleges even after starting Post Graduate
programs.
2. The period of active service spent by a MDS on
pursuing full-time research degree i.e for acquiring
Ph.D degree as a research fellow (from a University
having at least NAAC ‘A’ accreditation or above at
the time of Ph.D enrolment), related to his or her
dental specialty, shall be granted a maximum of
three years teaching experience for the purpose of
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Table – 1: Publication Points
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S.No. Category Points

1. Category I: 15
(1) Journals Indexed to

1. Pubmed – Medline, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
2. SCOPUS - https://www.scopus.com/sources
3. WEB OF Science - https://mjl.clarivate.com
4. UGC Care List: https://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist
(2) Journals published by Indian/International Dental Speciality

Associations approved by Dental Council of India.
Category II: 10
(1) Medical / Dental Journals published by Government Health

Universities awarding dental degrees or Govt. Universities
awarding dental degree
(2) Original Research/Study approved by I.C.M.R/Similar Govt.
Bodies
(3) Author of Text / Reference Book concerned to respective
specialty
(4) PhD. or any other similar additional qualification after MDS
Category III: 5
(1) Journals published by Deemed Universities / Dental

Institutions / Indian Dental Association
(2) Contribution of Chapters in the Text Book
Note:-
1. For any publication, except original research, first author (principal author) shall
be given 100% points and remaining authors (co-authors) shall be given 50%
points and upto a maximum of 5 co-authors will be considered.
2. For original research, all authors shall be given equal points and upto a
maximum of 6 authors shall be considered.
3. Maximum of 3 publications shall be considered for allotting points in Category III.
4. Publication in tabloids / souvenirs / dental news magazines / abstracts of
conference proceedings / letter of acceptance shall not be considered for
allotment of points.
5. A post-graduate teacher would be re-evaluated every three years and shall have
at least an additional 15 points in their score.
Total Score Required:

For Head of Department: 40 marks
Professor: 30 marks
Associate Professor: 20 marks
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(B) Medical Qualification and Teaching Experience of the medical

Staff teaching staff prescribed in National Medical Commission
Regulations and as amended from time to time.
OR
Teaching faculty with a recognised BDS Degree of Indian
University or an equivalent qualification + recognized medical
M.Sc. Qualification of an Indian University in the concerned
basic medical subjects shall be considered for the post of
Asstt. Professor in medical departments of a dental college
which is not attached with any medical college. They can be
promoted maximum upto the post of Associate Professor after
acquiring 4 years teaching experience in the concerned
department.
11.3 Only full time teaching faculty and non-teaching staff shall be considered by
the Council.
11.4 Teaching Experience gained in a Medical College where dental programs are
not running shall not be considered for valid teaching experience but the
experience gained by any Dental Teaching faculty in a Dental wing of a
Medical College where the Under-Graduate / Post-Graduate programs are
running shall be accepted.
11.5 Teaching experience gained in any self-financed/private dental institution for

less than one year shall not be considered as a valid teaching experience.
11.6 Any teaching faculty shall not be accepted if he/she has appeared in the
inspections of more than one dental college in one academic year.
11.7 In exceptional cases, the teaching experience acquired in Government dental

colleges, may be considered for immediate higher post on the basis of total
teaching experience.
11.8 All the teaching faculties in a dental college shall attend teachers training
program once in three years.
11.9 All the dental faculties in the country have to furnish their affidavits along with
all the details viz. working as a full time teacher, not enrolled in two
dental/medical colleges simultaneously and other requisite details as per
Dental Council of India norms, the said affidavit is to be countersigned by the
Principal of the concerned Institution and he/she shall be responsible for all
the information furnished by the concerned faculty Annexure-G.
11.10 The dental college shall issue the appointment / joining order to all dental and
medical staff, duly signed by the Principal/Dean of the said dental college and
Chairman of the trust (only in case of self-financed dental college). The
appointment order should have the following format:
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a) Name and address of the faculty

b) Post along with speciality, job description
c) Date of appointment
d) Place of posting
e) Type of employment and the period of employment
f) Pay scale clearly specifying all the allowances and benefits
including leaves as prescribed by UGC or respective State
Regierung
PART-12 :: REQUIREMENT OF DENTAL TEACHING STAFF, MEDICAL

TEACHING STAFF AND OTHER STAFF IN A DENTAL COLLEGE
The requisite number of Dental Teaching Staff, Medical Teaching Staff and
other staff required in a Dental College for both 50 BDS admissions and 100 BDS
admissions is annexed as Annexure-F. For departments running MDS programs
the staffing pattern has to be as per the MDS Course regulations 2017.
PART-13: SAVING CLAUSE
All the existing dental institutions shall comply with these requirements within a
period of one year from the date of publication of these regulations in the Official
gazette. Intuitions can take up to 1 year to train their faculty and adopt CBCS.
(Dr. Sabyasachi Saha)

Secretary, DCI
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BDS PROGRAM REGULATIONS 2022

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA,

DENTAL COUNCIL OF INDIA

New Delhi, the July, 2022

1.2. Definitions – In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires:-

(a) “Act” means the Dentists Act, 1948 (16 of 1948)

(d) “NEET” means the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test conducted by the

PART – 2 :: GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS

2.1. The Goal of these regulations is to maintain the standards of a BDS

2.3. These goals shall be achieved by the following objectives

PART - 3 :: ADMISSION, SELECTION AND COMMON COUNSELLING TO

3.1 CRITERIA TO APPEAR IN NEET FOR ADMISSION TO BDS program: : No

(a) The Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate

Provided that two years of regular and continuous study of

Note: Where the program content is not as prescribed for

is a "University Examination" and candidate has passed 10+2 with

3.1.4. In respect of candidates with benchmark disabilities specified under the

5% seats of the annual sanctioned intake capacity in Government and

Provided further that this entire exercise shall be completed by

3.2 SELECTION OF STUDENTS: The selection of students to dental college

Procedure for selection of a student for admission to BDS program

each academic year and shall be conducted under overall

(2) The “designated authority” to conduct the ‘National Eligibility-Cum-

(3) The language and manner of conducting the ‘National Eligibility-

(4) In order to be eligible for admission to BDS program for an

Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective

(5) The reservation of seats in Dental Colleges for respective

(7) No authority/institution shall admit any candidate to the BDS

discharged by the Council forthwith. The authority / institution which

3.3. COMMON COUNSELLING

3.3.1 There shall be a common counselling for admission to BDS program

PART – 4 :: DURATION OF BDS PROGRAM, SUBJECTS OF STUDY AND

4.1 DURATION OF THE PROGRAM

4.1.1 The teaching of BDS program shall commence from 1 st of August of

4.1.2 The undergraduate dental programs leading to BDS Degree shall be of

4.2 CURRICULUM DESIGN: (Annexure-B)

4.2.2 Course Survey: At the start of each semester institutions should

4.2.3 Credits: In CBCS credits quantified the duration of training undergone

4.2.4 Core Courses: A student should successfully complete the following

17. Public Health and Preventive Dentistry

4.2.5 Elective Courses: Students should complete at least 9 electives

1. Alternative Dentistry Category Electives: ( Eligibility from 3rd

ii. Article Reading/ Critical Appraisal

iii. Dental Marketing & Entrepreneurship

4.2.7 Non CGPA Requirements:

PART – 5 : MIGRATION, SHIFTING OF STUDENTS AND

5.1 MIGRATION OF STUDENTS

5.1.1 In accordance with the recommendation of the New Education Policy-

Institution will not be eligible to accept migrated students beyond its

Designated Authority University/State/UT

2 Director Medical Education or where both parent and

5.1.2 List of documents/ information to be attached/ furnished with

(i) Application Form duly filled in by the applicant student

Case-1: Intra-University Migration: NOC issued by the Principals

Case-2: Intra-State Migration: NOC from the Principal of the

(iv) A copy of Mark Sheet/Academic Bank of Credits (abc.gov.in)

5.1.3 Grant of Migration :- (i) The respective designated authority, if fully

Provided further that Migration under these regulations, shall be

5.1.4 Information to the Dental Council of India : The designated authority

remaining courses based on the student’s requirement and add to their

5.2 SHIFTING OF STUDENTS

5.3 TRANSFER OF INTERNSHIP

Case: Designated Authority Condition