The undergraduate dental training programme leading to BDS leading to BDS degree shall be of 5 years with 240 teaching days in each academic year. During this period, the student shall be required to have engaged in full time study at a dental college recognized or approved by Dental Council of India.

Subject of study:

First Academic year
• General Human Anatomy including Embroyology and Histology
• General Human Physiology and Biochemistry, Nurition and Dietics
• Deental Anatomy , Embryology and Oral Histology
• Dental Materials
• Pre clinical Prosthodntics and Crown & Bridge


Second Academic year
• General Pathology and Microbiology
• General and Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Dental Materials
• Pre clinical Prosthodontics and crown &Bridge
• Oral Pathology & Oral Microbiology

Note: Regulations are the same as the Ist year BDS examination. In addition to this, no candidate who has not successfully completed the Ist BDS examination can appear for the IInd BDS examination.

Third Academic Year
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Oral Pathology & Oral Microbiology
• Conservative Dentistry & and Endodontics
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Oral Medicine & Radiology
• Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopaedics
• Paediatric & Preventive Dentistry
• Periodontology

Note: Regulations are the same as the IInd year BDS examination. In addition to this, no candidate who has not successfully completed the IInd BDS examination can appear for the IIIrd BDS examination.

Fourth Academic Year
• Orthodontics & Dentofacial
• Orthopaedics
• Oral Medicine & Radiology
• Peadiatric & Preventive Dentistry
• Periodontology
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Prosthodontics & Crown & Bridge
• Conservative dentistry and endodotnics
• Public Health Dentistry

Note: Regulations are the same as the IIIrd year BDS examination. In addition to this, no candidate who has not successfully completed the IIIrd BDS examination can appear for the IVth BDS examination.


Fifth Academic Year
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge
• Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics
• Public Health Dentistry


Note: Regulations are the same as the IVth year BDS examination. In addition to this, no candidate who has not successfully completed the IVth BDS examination can appear for the Vth BDS examination.