Government Dental College, Trivandrum: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram is a higher education co-ed institute which was established in the year 1959. The institute offers admission in the stream of Dentistry and its allied faculty. GDC Thiruvananthapuram is an affiliated college of Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur. It offers courses of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and Master of Dental Surgery (MDS). The GDC Thiruvananthapuram admissions are conducted by the Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala (CEE Kerala), which is a government body under the authority of the state government of Kerala. 

To apply for BDS admission in Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram, the applicant must appear for the national entrance examination of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). For MDS admissions, he/she must appear in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MDS (NEET MDS). The candidate also must meet the eligibility criteria set by GDC Thiruvananthapuram. Only those candidates who have secured a valid score in these entrances can participate further into the admission process which is the counselling rounds known as Centralised Admission Process (CAP), overseen by the CEE Kerala. 

GDC Thiruvananthapuram offers various amenities and facilities to faculty and students of the institute, such as common rooms, well-maintained classrooms, departmental laboratories, and other such facilities. GDC Thiruvananthapuram also provides placement assistance to eligible college students. The students have sought roles as dental surgeons in various hospitals as well as have opened their own clinics. 

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GDC Thiruvananthapuram Location

The college is located in  Medical College Road, Chalakkuzhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695011. Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram can be reached via airport and railways. The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, at a distance of 5.9 km from the college and the nearest railway station is Thiruvananthapuram Pettah, at a distance of 3.7 km from the college.