Overview
Three-year MDS training in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of the head, neck, face, jaws and oral tissues at Amrita's Kochi health-sciences campus.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 3 years from commencement of classes
- Start
- Academic year 2026–27 (after MCC counselling)
- Positions
- 5 general seats
- Accreditation
- Curriculum per Dental Council of India; seats recognised by the Government of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- BDS recognised by the Dental Council of India; NEET-MDS 2026 qualified and allotted to Amrita School of Dentistry by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), New Delhi
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Dental Council of India-recognised BDS required
How to apply
- Deadline
- Per NEET-MDS / MCC counselling schedule
- Application method
- NEET-MDS followed by MCC (deemed-university) counselling allotment; report to Amrita with allotment
Funding
- Funding
- Annual tuition INR 14,00,000 plus first-year other fees INR 1,14,800 and processing charge INR 5,000 (2026–27); hostel INR 31,000/year
Official sources
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