NEET MDS Counselling 2022: Dates (Soon), Registration, Eligibility, Documents & More!

Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on behalf of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), will conduct the NEET MDS 2022 Counselling. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery, abbreviated as NEET MDS, is an entrance exam conducted by NBE for providing admissions to all the postgraduate dental courses offered by the institutions in India. NEET MDS exam is an eligibility-cum-ranking examination conducted annually in online mode. A total of 6,501 Masters of Dental Surgery (MDS) seats are offered under 50% All India Quota (AIQ), 50% state quota seats, and 100% seats in deemed/central universities and private colleges through the exam. Most dental colleges across the country accept the scores.

The concerned states will do centralised counselling for allotment of MDS seats as per their qualifying/eligibility criteria, applicable guidelines/Regulations & reservation policy, benefits for In-service candidates, and Rural Service. Go through the complete article below to know more about NEET MDS Counselling 2022.

[Page Index] 1. Quick Facts 2. Important Dates 3. Eligibility Criteria 4. Counselling Process 5. Counselling Fees 6. Documents Required 7. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Quick Facts

Before we speak about NEET MDS 2022 Highlights, Let us first have some significant highlights.

Full Exam Name	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MDS
Short Exam Name	NEET MDS
Conducting Body	National Board of Examinations (NBE)
Frequency of Conduct	Once a year
Exam Level	National Level Exam
Languages	English
Mode of Application	Online
Application Fee (General)	4250 Rs [Online]
Mode of Exam	Online
Mode of Counselling	Online / Offline
Participating Colleges	273
Exam Duration	3 Hours
Official Website	https://nbe.edu.in/

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Important Dates

Candidates must note that the NBE decides the dates for the NEET MDS counselling 2022. However, the NEET MDS 2022 dates for counselling will be released by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). NEET MDS 2022 Counselling Schedule for admission to 50% AIQ seats are mentioned below:

Event	Dates*
Round 1	—
Registration for NEET MDS counselling	To be notified
Choice Filling and Locking	To be notified
Provisional seat allotment list	To be notified
First seat allotment list	To be notified
Reporting at the allocated institute	To be notified
Round 2	—
Registrations reopen for the round 2	To be notified
Choice Filling and Locking	To be notified
Second seat allotment list	To be notified
Reporting at the allocated institute	To be notified
Mop-up round	—
The seat matrix for the mop-up round released	To be notified
Registrations reopen for mop-up round	To be notified
Choice Filling and Locking	To be notified
Seat allotment list for the mop-up round	To be notified
Reporting at the allocated institute	To be notified
Transfer of vacant seats to Deemed/Central Universities/ESIC	To be notified
Stray Vacancy Round at Institute level	To be notified

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Eligibility Criteria

Only a qualified candidate for the NEET MDS 2022 will be eligible to attend the counselling. The NEET MDS 2022 eligibility criteria will be considered for admission to the Masters of Dental Surgery courses. The DCI decides these eligibility criteria with the approval of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). The eligibility criteria for admission to MDS courses are as follows :

• A candidate for admission to the MDS course must possess a recognised degree of BDS granted by a university or institute in India and registered with the State Dental Council and have obtained provisional or permanent registration, and have undergone a compulsory rotatory internship of a year in an approved/recognised dental college.

NEET MDS Counselling Procedure

NEET MDS counselling 2022 procedure includes registration of aspirants, filling and locking preferences, declaration of results and reporting to the respective colleges for admission. Below have mentioned the step-wise NEET MDS Counselling Procedure.

Step 1: Registration Process

• Candidates can click on the link provided on this page.
  Candidates will then have to select the stream (medical/dental), NEET MDS roll number, the application number, candidate’s name, date of birth, security pin and other asked details.
• Also, Candidates need to provide the remaining details, which must be completed successfully to complete the registration process.
• After that, the login credentials will appear on the screen, which must be maintained until the completion of the admission process.

Step 2 – Filling in personal information.

• In the second step of NEET MDS 2022 counselling, aspirants will be required to enter their details, such as their father and mother’s name, address, category and other Information.
• Applicants must fill in the details carefully while filling the parties, as the particulars cannot be edited. The similar Information provided here will be required for document verification and admission.

Step 3: Payment

• The candidates must pay the non-refundable registration fee and refundable tuition fee in online mode only through credit/debit cards and net banking.
• Behind the successful payment of the registration fee, the registration slip will be displayed on the screen. A printout must be taken of the registration slip, which will be helpful for the further admission process.

Step 4: Available choices

• At the commencement of the NEET MDS 2022 seat allotment process, the available choices will be displayed on the left-hand side of the screen.
• Applicants who submitted the fees for 50% AIQ/central and deemed universities can fill the choices under every category of seats.

Step 5: Filling and locking of choices

• Aspriants must click on the ‘+’ button available with every option for filling of choices.
• After the selection, the choice available on the left-hand side will automatically shift to the right-hand side of the screen.
• Once all the selections are made, Applicants must click on the ‘save and continue button to lock and continue with the process by clicking on ‘save and go to home page’ to exit.
• While filling the choices, aspirants can move up and down and delete the preferences. Also, they can drag an option to change with others.

Note: If any candidate forgets to lock the preferences, then options of colleges filled will be closed automatically.

Step 6: Take a printout.

• Aspirants are advised to take at least three to four printouts of the preferences filled for future benefits.
• If anyone has not locked their choices filled, they can also take printouts of the preferences once the locking process is over.

Counselling Fees

The NEET MDS Counselling 2022 fees have two categories refundable and non-refundable. Refer to the following table to know the fee details.

Non-refundable registration fees	—
For 50% of AIQ/Central Universities	Fee (INR)
General	1,000
SC/ST/OBC	500
For Deemed Universities	Fee (INR)
All categories	5,000
Refundable Fees	—
For 50% of AIQ/Central Universities	Fee (INR)
General	25,000
SC/ST/OBC	10,000
Deemed Universities	Fee (INR)
All categories	2,00,000

Counselling Flow chart

Documents Required

The applicants allocated a seat through the NEET MDS 2022 counselling must report to the allotted institute to confirm the documents. The candidate must carry the following documents for confirmation of the seat assigned.

• NEET MDS 2022 admit card
• NEET scorecard
• BDS mark sheet (1st, 2nd and 3rd Professional Examination)
• BDS Degree Certificate/Provisional Certificate
• Internship completion certificate
• Permanent/Provisional registration certificate issued by DCI/State Dental Council
• Class 10 Certificate/Date of Birth certificate
• Identity proof
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Disability Certificate (if applicable)

State-wise NEET MDS 2022 Counselling

The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for Masters of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) is an entrance examination in India for those students who wish to study MDS courses in India. Through NEET-MDS, Candidates can get admission in postgraduate MDS courses in any state. Counselling of NEET MDS 2022 will be conducted in two rounds in online mode. You can click on the link to view the complete details about State Wise NEET MDS Counselling. Let us have a look.

State	Counselling	State	Counselling
Andhra Pradesh	Click here	Arunachal Pradesh	Click here
Assam	Click here	Bihar	Click here
Chhattisgarh	Click here	Goa	Click here
Gujarat	Click here	Haryana	Click here
Himachal Pradesh	Click here	Jammu & Kashmir	Click here
Jharkhand	Click here	Karnataka	Click here
Kerala	Click here	Madhya Pradesh	Click here
Maharashtra	Click here	Manipur	Click here
Meghalaya	Click here	Mizoram	Click here
Nagaland	Click here	Odisha	Click here
Punjab	Click here	Rajasthan	Click here
Sikkim	Click here	Tamil Nadu	Click here
Telangana	Click here	Tripura	Click here
Uttar Pradesh	Click here	Uttarakhand	Click here
West Bengal	Click here	Andaman & Nicobar	Click here
Chandigarh	Click here	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Click here
Daman & Diu	Click here	Delhi	Click here
Lakshadweep	Click here	Puducherry	Click here

NEET MDS 2022 Resources

This section has provided some essential links to NEET MDS Examination.

Particulars	Links Here	Particulars	Links Here
NEET MDS	Click Here	NEET MDS Counselling	Click Here
NEET MDS Eligibility Criteria	Click Here	NEET MDS Exam pattern	Click Here
NEET MDS Seat Matrix	Click Here	NEET MDS Admit Card	Click Here
NEET MDS Syllabus	Click Here	NEET MDS Recommended Books	Click Here
NEET MDS College Predictor	Click Here	NEET MDS Cut off	Click Here

Frequently Asked Question (FAQs)