ACDS Course Admission 2026: Dates, Fees, Eligibility, Application Process, Selection Criteria

ACDS Secunderabad offers BDS at the UG level for a duration of 5 Years which includes 1 Year of Compulsory Paid Rotatory Internship. The institute offers a total of 40 Seats for BDS out of which 34 Seats are reserved for the Wards of Army/retired Army Personnel and the remaining 6 Seats are reserved for KNRUHS Convener Quota for the State of Telangana. Admission to BDS at the ACDS is based on the score obtained by the candidates in NEET UG. 

Here are the details about the Army College of Dental Sciences BDS Admission 2024: 

Army College of Dental Sciences BDS Eligibility Criteria 2024

Admission to BDS at the Army College of Dental Sciences is only open to the dependent children of Army Personnel, Ex-Army Personnel, and War Widows of the Army. The dependants of the following category of army personnel are eligible for admission: 

• Children of serving Army personnel with at least 10 years of continuous service in the Army.
• Children of ex-Army personnel granted/awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension, or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board/invalided medical board.
• Children of ex-Army personnel who have been discharged after 10 years of service.
• Adopted wards of Army personnel provided they have been adopted at least five years before admission.
• Stepchildren of Army personnel who were born out of wedlock where at least one parent belonged to the Army.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English with at least 50% Marks in PCB in aggregate. Candidates must also have qualified NEET UG with a valid score. 

Age Criteria

The age of the candidate must be at least 17 Years as of December 31 of the Admission Year. 

Army College of Dental Sciences BDS Selection Criteria 2024

Admission to BDS at the Army College of Dental Sciences is based on the score of the candidates in NEET UG only. The seats for admission will be filled through Telangana NEET Counseling conducted by Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS).

Army College of Dental Sciences offers MDS at the postgraduate level for a duration of 3 Years. The institute offers MDS in six specializations for a total of 15 Seats. Admission to MDS at the Army College of Dental Sciences is based on the score obtained in NEET MDS. 

The details about Army College of Dental Sciences MDS Admission 2024 are as follows: 

Army College of Dental Sciences MDS Seat Matrix

Here is the specialization-wise seat matrix for MDS at ACDS Secunderabad: 

Army College of Dental Sciences MDS Eligibility Criteria 2024

Admission to MDS at ACDS is only open to the dependent children of Army Personnel, Ex-Army Personnel, and War Widows of the Army. Candidates must fall in any one of the categories: 

• Children of serving Army personnel with at least 10 years of continuous service in the Army.
• Children of ex-Army personnel granted/awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension, or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board/invalided medical board.
• Children of ex-Army personnel who have been discharged after 10 years of service.
• Adopted wards of Army personnel provided they have been adopted at least five years before admission.
• Stepchildren of Army personnel who were born out of wedlock where at least one parent belonged to the Army.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must have a BDS Degree for admission to MDS at ACDS. They should also have completed a 1 Year of Compulsory Rotating Internship. Candidates should be registered with the Dental Council of India (DCI) or respective state dental council. 

Army College of Dental Sciences MDS Selection Criteria 2024

Admission to MDS at the Army College of Dental Sciences is solely based on the score in NEET MDS. Candidates with the set cutoff rank in NEET MDS will be offered admission through the counselling conducted by KNRUHS.