Kerala University (KU), Thiruvananthapuram invites applications for admission to Post Graduate Dental Entrance Examination (PG Dental) Exam for the academic session 2022 at its Thiruvananthapuram Campus.
Kerala University (KU), Thiruvananthapuram Post Graduate Dental Entrance Examination (PG Dental) Exam 2022
About
The Director of Medical Education will conduct Kerala Post Graduate Dental Entrance Examination (Kerala PG Dental) for MDS courses Admission at Medical College ,Thiruvananthapuram. Director of Medical Education, Government of Kerala admits students to Post Graduate courses in Dental Surgery ( MDS) Master of Dental Surgery in eight different specialties, conducted in the Government Dental Colleges at Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Kottayam and to Govt seats in the Self financing Dental Colleges in the State, duly approved by DCI and who have agreed for seat sharing with Government. A total of 56 seats are available in Government Dental Colleges in the State for the year. The Prospectus for admission to Post Graduate Dental(MDS) courses shall be issued by the Director of Medical Education with the approval of the Government every year and the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations shall be the authority for conducting the allotment and admission in the State Quota seats in P G Dental(MDS) courses for the academic year. observing the prevailing reservation principles for admission.
Eligibility Criteria
(i)The candidate / applicant must be an Indian National / Person of Indian Origin,
(ii) Possessing a BDS degree from an approved Dental College and duly awarded by any one of the Universities in Kerala or duly recognized by the Government of India as equivalent thereto under the Indian Dentists Act, 1948 and who has
(iii) Obtained permanent registration from the Kerala State Dental Council after passing the final BDS examination or its equivalent thereto with eligibility for full Registration in Kerala State Dental Council in all respects, and has,
(iv) Completed one year (12 months) Compulsory Rotating Internship in an approved/recognized Dental College shall be eligible.
Application Form
Apply Online at wesbsite:- www.cee.kerala.gov.in
The first step for filling up application is to upload applicant’s recent passport size photograph.
• If the face in the photograph is not clear, your application is liable to be rejected.
• If the photograph is not clear, the candidate should edit the application and upload a clear photograph again.
• The uploaded photo and photo affixed on the printout of the application should be identical. Otherwise application is likely to be rejected.
Login is required to proceed through all other stages of online submission. In order to login, candidate should provide Application number and Password.
Uploading Photo :
The first step for filling up application is to upload applicant’s recent passport size photograph.
Guidelines for scanning and uploading photograph: For applying online, the candidates must have scanned/digital image of his/her photograph.
The Specification of photograph image should be as follows:-
• Photograph should be of passport size format. Front view of full face and shoulder portion of candidate is to be seen clearly in the photograph.
• The face of the candidate should be straight and at the centre.
• Photograph must be in colour with a light colour background, white is preferable.
• Photo wearing caps and dark glasses will be rejected.
• Scanned image file should be in jpg (jpeg) format only.
• Dimensions of the photograph 150 pixels width and 200 pixels height
• Size of the image file should be between 15 kb and 30 kb
• Candidate’s name and date of photo taken should be printed at the bottom portion of the photograph with black letter and white background
Remit the required fee at any of the branches of State Bank of Travancore using the Bank Chalan available with the printout of the online application. The candidate will be given a fee receipt. The‘fee receipt in original’ has to be sent along with the application to the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations.
The candidates outside Kerala can remit the application fee by way of a Demand Draft for the requisite amount, drawn from any nationalized bank in favour of Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, payable at Thiruvananthapuram. Application fee for General candidates is Rs. 1000/- (Rupees Thousand only) and in the case of SC/ST candidates and those eligible for SC/ST benefits as per G.O (MS) No.25/05/SCSTDD dated 22.06.2005 is Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five Hundred only). The Prospectus can be downloaded from this website. The application forms and the prospectus will not be available from the Dental Colleges or from the office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations. Service candidate seeking admission in General Quota also, should pay extra Rs. 1000/-.
Pattern
The Entrance Examination will consist of one paper of 3 hours duration containing 200 Objective Type (Multiple Choice) Questions. There will be a single version for the question paper, which will be in the form of a booklet. For each question, four suggested responses will be given as choices A, B, C and D, of which only one will be the MOST APPROPRIATE ANSWER and the candidate, has to select, and mark the bubble corresponding to the most appropriate response in the separate OMR Answer Sheets provided. All entries in the OMR Sheet, including filling of bubbles should be done using ballpoint pen only. (Blue or Black)
Each correct response will be awarded 4 (Four) marks. Negative marking will be adopted for incorrect response .One mark will be deducted for each incorrect response and no mark will be given for the question not answered. More than one answer indicated against a question will be deemed as incorrect response and will be negatively marked.
The competitive examination shall be of the standard of B.D.S. Examination and shall cover all the subjects taught during the B.D.S. Course. The number of questions from each subject will be as shown below:
Subjects – No. of questions:-
Anatomy – 05
Physiology – 05
Biochemistry – 05
Dental Materials – 10
General and Dental Pharmacology – 10
Pathology – 05
Microbiology – 05
Oral Anatomy and Histology – 10
General Medicine – 05
General Surgery – 05
Oral Pathology – 10
Forensic Medicine – 05
Community Dentistry – 15
Paedodontics – 15
Orthodontics – 15
Oral Medicine and Radiology – 15
Conservative Dentistry – 15
Prosthodontics – 15
Periodontics – 15
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery – 15
For more details and to apply online, please visit the official website
Contact Details
Address: GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS,
SANTHINAGAR,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 001.