MDS Courses Admission Under Competent Authority Quota for the Academic Year 2023-24

The admissions process for MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) programmes under the Competent Authority Quota for the academic year 2023–2024 is strictly governed by regulations. These rules are applicable to the KNR University of Health Sciences in Telangana’s state-affiliated dental colleges. We shall examine the comprehensive prospectus for admission to MDS courses in this post, going over the requirements, the application process, the counselling process, and more.

 

The number of MDS seats available under the Competent Authority Quota for the academic year 2023–2024 shall be in compliance with the directives of the DCI, GOI, Telangana government, and KNRUHS. The 2023–24 Seat Matrix is as follows:

 

• Posted on the University website prior to using the online counselling options.
• If the DCI/Government of India approves any additional MDS Course seats for colleges associated with KNRUHS for the academic year 2023–2024, those seats would also be filled. There won’t be any more notifications sent out.

Important Dates

Date of issue of Notification for admission into MDS Courses for 2023-24	10-07-2023
Availability of online Application and uploading of Certificates https://tsmds.tsche.in	From 8.00 A.M. 12-07-2023 to 17-07-2023 up to 5.00 P.M.
Date of release of final merit list after verification of certificates	To be notified later
Dates of exercising web optionsfor admission into MDS Courses counseling	To be notified later
Commencement of Classes	To be notified later
Closure of admissions	As per DCI Regulations

Eligibility:

Eligibility for admission to MDS courses is based on meeting the requirements listed below. For places under the Competent Authority Quota at dentistry schools connected to the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences in Warangal, they must apply online and provide their genuine certificates.

• Candidates who achieved the following “cutoff scores and above” on the NEET-MDS-2023 examination are eligible to apply.

Category	Minimum eligibility criteria	Cut off Score
General Category	50th Percentile	272
SC/ST/OBC	40th Percentile	238
PWD (OC)	45th Percentile	255

 

• The candidate must be an Indian citizen. Candidates are only eligible to apply for MDS admissions if they meet the Local or Non-Local status requirements as per Education (W) Department,(Presidential Order). The admission requirements have also been amended and substituted by G.O.Ms. Department, HM&FW (C1) Department.
• Candidates with Telangana or Andhra Pradesh residency who earned their BDS degree in another Indian state are eligible for the unreserved quota.
• The BDS degree must have been earned from a dental college in India.
• The Dental Council of India should accept the BDS degree.
• Internship should have been finished by June 30, 2023, or earlier.
• For service candidates, time served must be calculated as of June 30, 2023.
• A dental council of India registration is required.
• Candidates who are currently enrolled in an MDS course are not eligible to register.
• Along with the registration and processing fees, candidates must also pay a price for the regulation-specified equivalence/equivalency verification of their certificates. The registration cost and verification fee
• Along with the registration and processing fees, candidates must also pay a price for the regulation-specified equivalence/equivalency verification of their certificates. Once paid, the verification cost and registration fee cannot be refunded or postponed. Therefore, aspirants are recommended to carefully review the eligibility requirements before applying for using the NEET MDS-2023 Rank to determine merit position in the appropriate categories for State quota seats.

 

Reservation in Aid of the Home-Town Candidates

• According to the A.P. Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) order, 85% of the seats are reserved for local applicants who reside in the area.

 

Candidates Eligible for 15% Unreserved Quota:

Candidates who qualify for consideration for the remaining 15% of unreserved seats fall into the following categories.

Reservations:

•  15%, 10%, and 29% seats of Post Graduate Dental Degree MDS Courses that are set aside for SC, ST, and BC (BC-A-7%, BC-B-10%, BC-C-1%, BC-D-7%, and BC-E4%) applicants, respectively.
• Persons with Disabilities (PWD) candidates will each get 5% of the available seats, which are horizontal reservations for postgraduate degree programmes. For each category’s total number of seats in clinical and non-clinical subjects separately, a reservation for PWDs must be imposed.

Online Applications:

From 8 a.m. on July 12th, 2023, until 5 p.m. on July 17th, 2023, the online application form for determining merit position in respective categories for Competent Authority Quota seats using NEET MDS – 2023 Rank will be accessible on the website https://tsmds.tsche.in. and https://knruhs.telangana.gov.in/

 

Applications Online:

• Read the Notification, Prospectus/ Regulations carefully.
• Keep the following required documents ready: 

1. a) NEET – MDS 2023 Admit card issued by the NBE 
2. b) NEET – MDS 2023 Rank card issued by the NBE 
3. c) Study Certificates from 1 stBDS to final BDS. 
4. d) BDS Degree certificate. 
5. e) In case of Candidates from Government Dental College, Hyderabad, Government Dental College, Vijayawada, Army Dental College, Secunderabad, Study certificates from 6th class to Intermediate/12th standard. 
6. f) Latest Permanent caste certificate if applicable (issued by Competent Authority of Govt. of Telangana) 
7. g) Internship Completion certificate
8. j) Dental Council Registration Certificate. 

 

• The registration and processing fee can be paid through Debit card/ Credit card or Net Banking 
• The registration and processing fee paid by the applicants is not refundable and not adjusted to a future date under any circumstances

 

Procedure for Filling Online Application and Procedure for Online Payment: 

Certificates Required Before Filling the Application Form Online

List of Documents

 

S.No	Details of Certificate	File Type	Size of file
1	Copy of Provisional or Original BDS Degree Certificate.(Mandatory)	pdf	500 KB
2	.Copy of BDS study certificate. (Mandatory)	pdf	500 KB
3	Copy of the Compulsory Rotatory Internship certificate. (Mandatory)	pdf	500 KB
4	Copies of Permanent Dental Registration from the respective State Dental Council. (Mandatory)	pdf	500 KB
5	If the candidate passed BDS from Govt. Dental College, Vijayawada, Govt. Dental College, Hyderabad and Army Dental College, Secunderabad, he / she has to submit study certificates from 6th to Intermediate / 10+2. ( Mandatory if applicable)	pdf	500 KB
6	10 years Residence proof/ Study certificates for TS/AP candidates claiming unreserved quota seats (who studied BDS outside TS/AP or other country)	pdf	500 KB
7	Social Status Certificate (Permanent Caste Certificate) as shown in Annexure – I in the application form. (issued through mee-seva) if applicable	pdf	500 KB
8	Service Certificate in case of In-service candidates as in Annexure-III B.	pdf	500 KB
9	NEET -MDS – 2023 – SCORE CARD. (Mandatory)	pdf	500 KB
10	Photo identity proof (Aadhar) (Mandatory)	pdf	500 KB
11	Candidate’s Latest passport size Photo (Mandatory)	jpg/jpeg	100 KB
12	Specimen Signature of the Candidate (Mandatory)	jpg/jpeg	100 KB

Steps to Register for PG Admission Program  

1. Mobile and Email Registration,
2. Candidate Registration (Payment of fee), 
3. Updating of data 
4. Uploading of Certificates. 

Note: 

1. No further Notification will be issued by the University unless there is any change in the schedule. No Individual intimations will be sent. 
2. Printout of application along with all enclosuresshould be submitted at the time of verification. 3. If the candidate faces any difficulty for submitting the online application the following numbers may be contacted: 

Help Line Numbers:

• For Technical help: 9392685856, 7842542216 and 9059672216
• For technical issues like exercising web options Email to [email protected] 

• For clarifications on Regulations: 9490585796 and 7901098840 
• For any other issues Email to [email protected]  (10.00 AM to 6.00 PM only) 

• For payment gateway issues: 9959101577

Registration and Processing Fees

Registration and processing Fees are Rs. 5500 (plus additional bank transaction fees) for OC and BC categories and Rs. 5000 (plus additional bank transaction fees) for SC and ST categories. Once registration and processing costs have been paid, they will never be a return.

 

In the event that a candidate holds a BDS degree from another state or another nation, they must pay the equivalency fee, which is stipulated in the regulations and is worth Rs. 5000 or Rs. 7000, respectively, along with the registration fee.

For Detailed Information Check the prospectus by clicking this link

https://tsmds.tsche.in/doc/Prospectus.pdf