JN Kapoor DAV Centenary Dental College, Yamuna Nagar: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

Located in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, JN Kapoor DAV Centenary Dental College was established in 1987 and is one of the most prestigious dental institutions. The institution is affiliated to the Dental Council of India and has approved undergraduate and postgraduate dental courses. It has a total student enrolment of 199, with 92 faculty members, and an excellent environment for dental education. The institute offers 7 courses across 2 degrees, majoring in multiple disciplines of dentistry. The student body is diversified as well; the male-to-female ratio stands at 1:2.5, and students from outside the state consist of 17%, hence providing a good learning environment.

Its campus is well facilitated with all modern resources and facilities for the overall development of students. The library is located in the basement and has a large stock of journals, reference books, and textbooks, in a very quiet study environment. The college has two big indoor auditoriums with excellent acoustics that are regularly used for conducting seminars and workshops. There is a health centre on campus with first-aid facilities and an MDM 100-bed hospital within the campus premises for students' healthcare needs. The institution has also taken due care about the comfort of students through separate hostel facilities for boys and girls. The girls' hostel, a three-storied building accommodating over 200 students, is fully furnished with all modern amenities such as air-conditioned rooms and generator backup.

JN Kapoor DAV Centenary Dental College offers a gamut of dental programs. The undergraduate course the college offers is BDS, and it offers six postgraduate courses in MDS with specializations in Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Orthodontics, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. All programs are full-time; the BDS runs for 5 years, and the MDS for 3 years each. The intake capacity approved for the BDS course is 50 students, and for MDS specialties, it is 3 students in each specialty, aggregating to 18 at the postgraduate level. 

The admission procedure in JN Kapoor DAV Centenary Dental College happens at the national level through entrance examinations. The admissions for BDS shall be based on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test. Those students desiring to be postgraduate students must qualify in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MDS, popularly known as NEET MDS. These exams enable the admission of only meritorious students and thus ensure the maintenance of a high academic level in the institution.