What Students Say
Likes
- The infrastructure is very good, the buildings and walls are painted from time to time. All the basic amenities required for the course are available here.
- The faculty members are very supportive of the students and are good at teaching.They answer any and all questions even if I ask them multiple times.
- The seniors are helpful and cooperative. There is a volleyball and basketball ground,badminton court, swimming pool and gym available for hostellers.
Dislikes
- The equipments, reagents and samples in the labs are very old.
- Sometimes the teachers are incredibly strict for no reason and cut our quotas or suspend students for coming late and making mistakes.
- The college parties are only held for the hostellers and even the freshers party this year only included the hostellers and day scholars were left out.
Course Curriculum Overview
BDS is a very artistic course. I chose this course because I'm interested in the medical field and could not get a government MBBS college. The curriculum prepares us for everything we would need to maintain our own clinic and earn money through our skills. The teaching could be improved a lot of the teachers teaching the practical and theory classes coordinate with each other more so that we are taught the same topics at the same time in both theory and practical. The internal exams are once every three months and one professional exam at the end of the year.The internals are very hard and it's incredibly difficult to pass in them as well have to secure 50% marks in both practical and theory of each and every subject.
Internships Opportunities
There is 1 year compulsory internship provided at the college and hospital. 1500 rupees stipend is given to the interns. The college does not provide placements but students can directly apply to work at this college and hospital after completing the course.
Fees and Financial Aid
Fees structure per year-:2,15,000 Hostel fees -: 1,15,000 Hostel fees with AC-:1,20,000 Admission time charges-:55,000 Scholarship for top 15 students scoring above 400 marks-: 50,000 Year wise scholarship for top 5 students-: upto 50,000 Examination fees:-12,000 per subject Fee structure does not increase. Complete course fees-: 2,15,000*4 =8,60,000
Campus Life
As I am a hostellers, there are multiple parties organized throughout the year such as Christmas party, Lohdi party and Holi party. There is DJ and snacks and food available during these events. Christmas party is held in December and Holi and lohdi party before the holidays for the same festival. There is a founder's function which is held annually and the college fest includes the sports and cultural fest which are held separately. During the Fest the students from other colleges also participate, so the competitions held during the Fest are inter-college. Most of all the reference books are available in the college library but only one book at a time can be issued and only for 7 days. After 7 days there is a fine of 25 rupees per day. There is Wi-Fi available in the college and hostel but it doesn't work very well.There are ACs present in the lecture halls but not in any labs and the lecture halls are sound proof. The mics present in the lecture halls do not work well so sometimes we have to struggle to listen to what the teacher is saying. As there are volleyball, basketball and badminton courts present the hostellers can play there everyday during the designated time. Table tennis is also available. There are no student run social groups or any clubs. But the public health dentistry department holds different competitions throughout and nukkad natak and poster making is part of it.
Hostel Facilities
Hostel facilities are ok-ish, the water coolers don't work a lot of the times in the girls hostel. There are 6 floors in the girsls hostels and 5 floors in the boys hostel. There is lift in the girls hostel but not in the boys hostel. There are separate bathrooms. The rooms are double and single occupancy and AC rooms are available. For single room there is 50,000 extra charges. You have to pay your own electricity bill. Hot water is made available during the winters. There are 2 almira, 2 beds, 2 table and chair, 2 tubelights , 2 fans present and attached bathroom present in the rooms. There are maid present here who clean he rooms and bathrooms twice every week. We can only out during he out timings and we have to take gate pass to go out of the campus during any other time. The mess food is average, sometimes very distasteful but sometimes ok. We cannot take the mess food to our rooms.Sometimes the food tastes very bad.The menu is changed according to the seasons and students can give their suggestions for the menu No outside person can go inside the hostel.
Admission
I also applied to Amity University, Noidafor BSc, I even got a scholarship there but then I changed my mind about the course and wanted to do BDS. I checked out UDMRI and HIDS as well but I found that Seema dental was better in terms of the infrastructure and other facilities. Admission in Seema dental college can only be through NEET exam, only the cutoff marks are needed for the admission. After the result comes out, you have to apply for the Uttarakhand NEET counselling and select the college and when you get selected you have to submit all the documents required and pay the college fees. There are only 2 dental colleges in Uttarakhand and this one is much better than UDMRI in terms of infrastructure, facilities, equipment and the faculty as well.
Faculty
There are different no. of faculty members depending on the department. Some of the faculty members are very approachable as they ask us to come to them with any doubts in free time. DR. Prem Prakash gupta(biochemistry),Dr. Nagaraja(Oral pathology), Dr.Uttkarsh Bhatt(Prosthodontics),Vijay Raj sir(Pharmacology) are some of the best faculties. I like these teachers as they are always concerned for the students and listen to our queries and help us in every way possible. Dr.Pulkit Gupta(Cons and endo) is one of the teachers I don't like because he is incredibly strict and unreasonable and suspends students for coming even 10 minutes late.I also don't like Mukesh Mishra sir(General Pathology) because he is not concerned for the students and is very rude sometimes. BDS is a 4+1(internship) year course. There is 1 professional exam at the end of each year which includes 100 marks practical and 100 marks theory exam. There are 3 internal exams during each year and several class tests. You need 50% marks to pass and 75% attendance is compulsory. If the attendance is short at the end of the year there is some fine to be able to sit in the examination.
Interview Experience
There was no GD, you just have to give the NEET exam and in the basis of that you get admission in the college. You just have to take part in the Uttarakhand neet counselling and select this college as the option and then pay the college fees after results of the counseling are out.
Night Life
There are a lot of cafes in the city of rishikesh and a bunch of river side spots. I like to just go and sit near the river to unwind after a hectic day. You can also go the cafes but they are very expensive as well. There are not really any hangout spots inside campus but outside you can got on Bairaj, Triveni ghat, Ram jhula, Janki Jhula, Tapovan, Waterfalls etc. Outing times for hostellers Week days- 4-9 p.m Sarurday- 12:30-9 p.m Sunday - 8 a.m-9 p.m The city of rishikesh is relatively safe during day time but not very safe after 9 p.m at night. The night life could be amazing other than the safety issues. Overall the most fun and peaceful things is to just sit near the river and enjoy the view.
Other Applied Colleges
Uttaranchal Dental and Medical Research Institute - [UDMRI] | Bachelor of Dental Science [BDS]
The infrastructure was not good
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