Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental College Pondicherry 2022-23: Admission, Courses

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences Pondicherry is one of the reputed Govt. Dental Colleges in Pondicherry. The college is popularly known as MGPGI Pondicherry and was founded in the year 1990-91. Mahatma Gandhi Dental College Pondicherry college is affiliated with the Pondicherry University and is approved by the Dental Council of India, Govt. of India.

Mahatma Gandhi Dental College Pondicherry was started to serve students with the best dental care and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The college was established to fortify the weakest section of the Nation, i.e. Rural population. Now the college has become synonymous with one of the Best Govt—dental Colleges in Pondicherry.

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1. College Summary
2. Courses Offered
3. Admission Process
4. Fee Structure
5. Cutoff
6. Counselling
7. Ranking and Reputation
8. Contact Address
9. Frequently Asked Questions

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences Pondicherry

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental College Pondicherry focuses and coordinates the students’ skill-building and personality development. Seminars, conferences, debates, sports, dramatics etc.

College Summary

Before we complete the college review, let us look at the essential details of MGPGI Pondicherry.

College Name	Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences
Popular Name	Mahatma Gandhi Dental College Pondicherry, MDPGI Pondicherry
Establishment	1990-91
Hospital Attached	Own Hospital
Hospital Type	Own Hospital
Admin Authority	State Govt./U.T. Administration
College Type	Govt.
NEET 2022 Study Materials	Click Here
Official Website	https://mgpgi.py.gov.in/
Category	Dental College in Pondicherry
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Affiliation, Recognition, and Achievement

• Affiliated with:–Pondicherry University
• Approved by:– DCI
• Aid Status:- Government

Student Support

• Anti Ragging
• Counselling Services
• Healthcare Services
• Hostel(Male and Female)
• Query
• Report
• Technical Issues

Facilities

These are Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Facilities that are offered to the students who are interested in studying or already studying at MDPGI Pondicherry:-

Medical	Computer labs
Library	Sports
Auditorium	Cafeteria
Hostel	Laboratory
Hospital	OPD
Centre for Community Medicine	Blood Bank

Courses Offered

Course	Duration
BDS	4 years+1 Year Internship

Intake Capacity

Course	Intake
BDS	40

MDS Courses

Course	Speciality	Duration
MDS	Prosthodontics	3 Years
MDS	Oral Pathology	3 Years
MDS	Oral Surgery	3 Years
MDS	Oral Medicine	3 Years
MDS	Periodontics	3 Years
MDS	Pedodontics	3 Years
MDS	Conservative Dentistry	3 Years

MDS Intake Capacity

Course	Speciality	Intake Capacity
MDS	Prosthodontics	2
MDS	Oral Pathology	3
MDS	Oral Surgery	2
MDS	Oral Medicine	2
MDS	Periodontics	2
MDS	Pedodontics	0
MDS	Conservative Dentistry	2

BDS Syllabus

Here in this selection, we will let you about Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences BDS Syllabus. Let’s have a look.

Semester	Subjects Covered
One year	>General Anatomy including Embryology and Histology >General Human Physiology and Biochemistry >Dental Anatomy, Embryology and Oral Histology
Two years	>General Pathology and Microbiology >General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics >Dental Materials >Pre-Clinical Conservative Dentistry >Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics & Crown & Bridge
Three years	>General Medicine >General Surgery >Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology
Four years	>Oral Medicine and Radiology >Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry >Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics >Periodontology >Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge >Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics >Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery >Public Health Dentistry

BDS Internship (Main aims of the Dental Internship)

• Improve dental knowledge of intern.
• Improve clinical skills.
• Develop confidence in his/her skills and abilities Improve communication skills.
• Develop professionalism skills.
• Develop scientific research skills.
• Enhance community and volunteer dental project.

Faculty & Staff

This College provides a good ratio of well trained and highly educated faculty members equipped with modern technology. It also provides sufficient numbers of non-technical staff to provide an ambience of self-learning to the students. As faculty members of Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, they are responsible for contributing and sustenance the standards of the medical education in the institution. All the faculty of the campus comply with the relevant policies, which are given below:

• Describe appropriate care based on the best available scientific evidence.
• Reduce inappropriate variation in value-based practices
• Provide more rational and practical behaviour towards the subject Taught.
• Focussing more and more on continuing education
• To promote efficient use of available resources
• To act as the focus for quality control, including audit
• To highlight shortcomings of existing literature and suggest appropriate future research

Admission Process

Admission to various Programmes at Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences is made based on the candidate’s performance in NEET. If you apply for the Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences, these valuable resources will benefit you. Let us have a look.

Admission Process	UG Course: NEET UG MDS Course: NEET MDS
Eligibility Criteria	For UG Courses: NEET UG Eligibility Criteria For PG Course: NEET MDS Eligibility Criteria
Pondicherry NEET 2022 Counselling	For UG Courses: Pondicherry NEET Counselling For PG Courses: Pondicherry NEET MDS Counselling
Pondicherry NEET 2022 Cutoff	Click Here
Pondicherry 2022 Seat Matrix	Click Here
Pondicherry Colleges Fee	Click Here
Top 10 BDS Colleges in Pondicherry	Click Here
Pondicherry NEET Merit List	Click Here

Fees Structure

The fee structure of the college is as follows:

Courses	Fees (Annual)
BDS	N/A
MDS	N/A

Cutoff

The College Cut-off is the minimum marks prescribed by the selection board for the admission of students. A merit list will be designed on these Cutoff scores. Aspirants who apply for the Institute needs to clear the Cutoff for various courses.

• Aspirants are required to obtain minimum qualifying percentile marks in NEET 2022 entrance examination in order to qualify for further admission process.
• Candidates who belong to SC/ ST/ OBC are required to obtain marks equivalent to at least 40^thpercentile to be considered for AIQ and state counseling process.
• Aspirants who belong to UR category are required to score equivalent to at least 50^thpercentile

NEET 2022 Cutoff (Expected)

This Section will provide you with the NEET 2022 Expected Cutoff for SC/ST/OBC. Let’s check the Expected Cutoff.

Category	NEET 2022 Expected Cut off Score	NEET 2022 Expected Cut off Percentile
General	720-138	50th
General – PH	137-122	45th
OBC/ SC/ ST	137-108	40th
OBC/ SC/ ST- PH	121-108	40th

NEET 2021 result qualifying percentile & scores (Released)

Category	Qualifying Criteria	Cut-off marks 2021	Cut-off marks 2020
UR	50th Percentile	720-138	720-147
OBC	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
SC	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
ST	40th Percentile	137-108	146-113
UR / EWS & PH	45th Percentile	137-122	146-129
OBC & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113
SC & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113
ST & PH	40th Percentile	121-108	128-113

Graphical Represntation of NEET 2021 Cutoff

Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences General Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank
1	16086	17415
2	–	2360

Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences OBC Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank
1	14241	18707
2	18023	25139

Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences SC Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank
1	75252	55295
2	79410	87636

Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences ST Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank
1	98284
2	109168

Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences PWD Cutoff

Round	2020 Cut-off by rank
1	17415
2	23605

Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Economically Weaker Section Category Cutoff

Round	2019 Cut-off by rank	2020 Cut-off by rank
1	16086	15448

NEET MDS 2021 Cutoff

Category	Cut off percentile	Cutoff scores 2021	Cutoff Marks (2020)
General and EWS	50th percentile	259	286
SC/ST/OBC	40th percentile	227	250
General and EWS – PH	45th percentile	243	268
SC/ST/OBC – PH	40th percentile	227	250

Pondicherry NEET Counselling 2022

A candidate can visit the official portal of the Centralised Admission Committee (Centac) Government Of Puducherry to get themselves registered for Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling 2022.

• Step I: Candidate must visit the https://www.centacpuducherry.in/. 
• Step 2: Forgetting admission into the MBBS course in Puducherry, the candidates must submit an online application form on the official website of CENTAC Puducherry. After opening the official website, click on Group II, which means professional courses (MBBS, BDS, etc.).
• Step 3: The dashboard page of MBBS admissions will open in a new tab, and the candidates must click on ‘Sign Up. Enter the ‘Registered Mobile Number, E-Mail and other details to create a login account on the official website. An OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number. Enter the OTP to complete pre-registration, and a login account will be created.
• Step 4: Log in with the credentials. The online application form will be displayed on the screen. Fill in all the personal details carefully. It is mandatory to choose college preferences. The admission committee will reject applications with incomplete details or wrong details.
• Step 5: After filling in the details, upload the scanned image of the passport size photograph in JPEG format. The size of the scanned image should not be less than 20kb or more than 50kb. Upload the self-attested copies of the following documents: –

1. Nationality/ Domicile/ Residence Certificate
2. Class 10 & Class 12 Certificates/ Mark Sheets
3. Regional Reservation Certificate (if applicable)
4. Category Certificate (if applicable)

• Step 6: Proceed to the payment of the counselling fee after the above-mentioned steps. The counselling fee for the general category is Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 for reserved categories.
• Step 7: Take the printout of the application form after the successful completion of the above-mentioned steps. Wait for the seat allotment results.

MDS Counselling

For aspirants applying to Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences Pondicherry, the following flow chart shows the short but essential information about the counselling procedure.

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Documents Required

For UG Candidates

Candidates who will be allotted a seat in this college will be asked to report to complete the admission formalities with the following documents.

• Admit Card
• Scorecard or Rank Letter
• Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
• Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
• ID proof (Aadhar/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport)
• Eight passport size photographs
• Provisional Allotment Letter
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)

For PG Candidates

Candidates must bring the documents listed below in Original for verification during admission, and candidates must submit one Attested copy set of the following documents during counselling.

• NEET MDS 2022 scorecard
• NEET MDS 2022 Admit Card
• Mark sheet of BDS 1st, 2nd and 3rd-year examinations
• Qualifying examination certificate, that is, BDS Degree Certificate (5)Permanent or provisional certificate provided by DCI/Dental Council
• Internship completion certificate issued from the Head of the Institution
• 10th standard certificate as proof of birth
• Valid Government Identity proofs (Driving License/ PAN Card/Voter ID/Passport or Aadhar Card)
• Physically handicap medical certificate, if required.
• (10)SC/ST/OBC certificate, if required

Ranking and Reputation

Name of Institute	Mahatma Gandhi Dental College Pondicherry
Reputation	Good
Education	Excellent
Faculty	Excellent
Infrastructure	Excellent

Contact Details

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences Pondicherry
Address: Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Pondicherry-605006
Email Id: mgdch.pon@nic.in

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)