Hello Aadhilakshmi

Thank you for reaching to us, regarding your question. BDS/ Bachelor of Dental Surgery - It is an undergraduate course which will help you to become a dentist in India. Duration, of course, is 5 years which is 4 years of study with 1 year of internship. Admission to BDS course in 2018 will be done through NEET which is national eligibility cum entrance test. In order to be eligible to appear in NEET, exam candidate must have cleared 10+2 in science stream with subjects English, Physics, Biology, Chemistry with a score of a minimum of 50% for unreserved and 40% for reserved candidates. After clearing NEET qualified candidates have to appear for counseling conducted by different authorities and on the basis of NEET rank, seat availability and category seats are allotted to the candidates. There are around 292 colleges in India offering BDS course.