The National Testing Agency (NTA), established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Education (formerly MHRD), is an autonomous body responsible for conducting transparent and standardized national-level entrance examinations.
NEET (UG) 2026 will be conducted by NTA on 03 May 2026 (Sunday) in pen-and-paper mode across 13 languages for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BSMS, BHMS, and BSc Nursing (MNS) courses in India.
GOVERNMENT BDS COLLEGES IN INDIA 2026 Total Government BDS Colleges : 61, Total BDS Seats : 4058 (State Govt Colleges + ESIC Colleges)
| S.No. | State | BDS College | Management | Estd | BDS Seats | ||
| ANDHRA PRADESH | |||||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Vijayawada | Govt | 1992 | 40 | ||
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | Govt. Dental College, RIMS, Kadapa | Govt | 2008 | 100 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| ASSAM | |||||||
| 1 | Assam | Govt. Dental College, Dibrugarh, Assam | Govt | 2018 | 63 | ||
| 2 | Assam | Govt. Dental College, Silchar, Assam | Govt | 2018 | 63 | ||
| 3 | Assam | Regional Dental College, Guwahati | Govt | 1982 | 50 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 176 | |||||||
| BIHAR | |||||||
| 1 | Bihar | Government Dental College & Hospital, Nalanda | Govt | 2023 | 100 | ||
| 2 | Bihar | Patna Dental College & Hospital, Patna | Govt | 1960 | 40 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 140 | |||||||
| CHANDIGARH | |||||||
| 1 | Chandigarh | Dr. Harvansh Singh Judge Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Chandigarh | Govt | 2006 | 100 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| CHHATTISGARH | |||||||
| 1 | Chhattisgarh | Govt. Dental College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh | Govt | 2003 | 100 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| DELHI | |||||||
| 1 | Delhi | Army Hospital (Research and Referral), Delhi Cantt | Govt | 2006 | — | ||
| 2 | Delhi | ESIC Dental College, Rohini, New Delhi | Govt | 2010 | 62 | ||
| 3 | Delhi | Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi | Govt | 2009 | 50 | ||
| 4 | Delhi | Lady Hardinge Medical College & Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi | Govt | — | — | ||
| 5 | Delhi | Maulana Azad Dental College & Hospital, New Delhi | Govt | 1983 | 50 | ||
| 6 | Delhi | University College of Medical Sciences, Dilshad Garden | Govt | 1971 | — | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 162 | |||||||
| GOA | |||||||
| 1 | Goa | Goa Dental College & Hospital, Goa | Govt | 1980 | 50 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 50 | |||||||
| GUJARAT | |||||||
| 1 | Gujarat | AMC Dental College, Ahmedabad | Govt | 2008 | 125 | ||
| 2 | Gujarat | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Ahmedabad | Govt | 1963 | 125 | ||
| 3 | Gujarat | Govt. Dental College Hospital, Jamnagar | Govt | 1991 | 125 | ||
| 4 | Gujarat | Siddhpur Dental College, Patan | Govt | 2012 | 125 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 500 | |||||||
| HARYANA | |||||||
| 1 | Haryana | Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Rohtak | Govt | 1980 | 100 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | |||||||
| 1 | Himachal Pradesh | H.P. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Shimla | Govt | 1994 | 75 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 75 | |||||||
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | |||||||
| 1 | Jammu & Kashmir | Govt. Dental College, Srinagar | Govt | 1985 | 63 | ||
| 2 | Jammu & Kashmir | Indira Gandhi Government Dental College, Jammu | Govt | 2004 | 63 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 126 | |||||||
| JHARKHAND | |||||||
| 1 | Jharkhand | Dental Institute, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi | Govt | 2017 | 63 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 63 | |||||||
| KARNATAKA | |||||||
| 1 | Karnataka | ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga | Govt | 2017 | 62 | ||
| 2 | Karnataka | Govt. Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary | Govt | 2008 | 63 | ||
| 3 | Karnataka | Govt. Dental College, Bangalore | Govt | 1964 | 60 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 185 | |||||||
| KERALA | |||||||
| 1 | Kerala | Govt. Dental College, Alappuzha | Govt | 2014 | 50 | ||
| 2 | Kerala | Govt. Dental College, Kottayam | Govt | 2001 | 40 | ||
| 3 | Kerala | Govt. Dental College, Kozhikode | Govt | 1981 | 50 | ||
| 4 | Kerala | Govt. Dental College, Thrissur | Govt | 2015 | 50 | ||
| 5 | Kerala | Govt. Dental College, Trivandrum | Govt | 1959 | 50 | ||
| 6 | Kerala | Pariyaram Dental College, Academy of Medical Sciences, Kannur | Govt | 2004 | 60 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 300 | |||||||
| MADHYA PRADESH | |||||||
| 1 | Madhya Pradesh | College of Dentistry, Indore | Govt | 1960 | 63 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 63 | |||||||
| MAHARASHTRA | |||||||
| 1 | Maharashtra | Armed Forces Medical College, Pune-1 | Govt | 1954 | — | ||
| 2 | Maharashtra | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Aurangabad | Govt | 1982 | 63 | ||
| 3 | Maharashtra | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Jalgaon | Govt | 2025 | 50 | ||
| 4 | Maharashtra | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Mumbai | Govt | 1951 | 125 | ||
| 5 | Maharashtra | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Nagpur | Govt | 1968 | 63 | ||
| 6 | Maharashtra | Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai | Govt | 1951 | 75 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 376 | |||||||
| MANIPUR | |||||||
| 1 | Manipur | Dental College, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences | Govt | 2017 | 50 | ||
| 2 | Manipur | Dental College, RIMS, Imphal | Govt | 2013 | 50 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| ODISHA | |||||||
| 1 | Odisha | S.C.B. Dental College & Hospital, Cuttack | Govt | 1983 | 63 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 63 | |||||||
| PUDUCHERRY | |||||||
| 1 | Puducherry | Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry | Govt | 1990 | 110 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 110 | |||||||
| PUNJAB | |||||||
| 1 | Punjab | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Patiala | Govt | 1956 | 50 | ||
| 2 | Punjab | Pb. Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Amritsar | Govt | 1952 | 50 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| RAJASTHAN | |||||||
| 1 | Rajasthan | Govt Dental College, Jodhpur | State Govt | 2025 | 50 | ||
| 2 | Rajasthan | Govt Dental College & Hospital, Jaipur | State Govt | 1988 | 50 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| TAMIL NADU | |||||||
| 1 | Tamil Nadu | Government Dental College, Pudukkottai | Govt | 2023 | 50 | ||
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | Govt. Dental College & Hospital, Cuddalore | Govt | 1980 | 113 | ||
| 3 | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai | Govt | 1952 | 100 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 263 | |||||||
| TELANGANA | |||||||
| 1 | Telangana | Government Dental College and Hospital, Hyderabad | Govt | 1959 | 100 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 100 | |||||||
| TRIPURA | |||||||
| 1 | Tripura | Agartala Government Dental College and IGM Hospital | Govt | 2023 | 50 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 50 | |||||||
| UTTAR PRADESH | |||||||
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | Dr. Ziauddin Ahmad Dental College, Aligarh | Govt | 1996 | 40 | ||
| 2 | Uttar Pradesh | Faculty of Dental Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | Govt | 2005 | 63 | ||
| 3 | Uttar Pradesh | Faculty of Dental Sciences, Lucknow | Govt | 1951 | 100 | ||
| 4 | Uttar Pradesh | U.P. Rural Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Saifai | Govt | 2005 | 0 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 203 | |||||||
| WEST BENGAL | |||||||
| 1 | West Bengal | Burdwan Dental College, Rajbati | Govt | 2009 | 125 | ||
| 2 | West Bengal | Dr. R. Ahmed Dental College & Hospital, Calcutta | Govt | 1951 | 125 | ||
| 3 | West Bengal | The North Bengal Dental College, Sushratangar | Govt | 1990 | 63 | ||
| Total BDS Seats = 313 | |||||||
| S.No. | State / UT | Total Govt BDS Seats |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 100 |
| 2 | Assam | 176 |
| 3 | Bihar | 140 |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 100 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 100 |
| 6 | Delhi | 162 |
| 7 | Goa | 50 |
| 8 | Gujarat | 500 |
| 9 | Haryana | 100 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh | 75 |
| 11 | Jammu & Kashmir | 126 |
| 12 | Jharkhand | 63 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 185 |
| 14 | Kerala | 300 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh | 63 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 376 |
| 17 | Manipur | 100 |
| 18 | Odisha | 63 |
| 19 | Puducherry | 110 |
| 20 | Punjab | 100 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 100 |
| 22 | Tamil Nadu | 263 |
| 23 | Telangana | 100 |
| 24 | Tripura | 50 |
| 25 | Uttar Pradesh | 203 |
| 26 | West Bengal | 313 |
| All India Govt BDS Seats | 4058 | |
