For admission in BDS course common entrance test CET is desirable but it is not mandatory as per the IDC (Indian Dental Council) notification. May colleges orngizes their own entrance exam for admission in BDS course ..

BDS CET exam syllabus :
Biology
Biology and its branches
Relationship with other sciences
Scientific methods in biology
Historical break through (ancient medieval and modern)
Scope in biology and career options
Role of Biology in dispelling myths and misbelieves
Characters of living organisms (elementary ideas of organization
Metabolism
Energy transfer devices of life
Homeostasis growth and reproduction
Adaptation
Systematic/Taxonomy and its importance
Phylogenetic types of classifications
Biosystematics
Binomial nomenclature (guidelines and merits)
Systems of classification
Plant Groups
Taxonomy of Angiosperms
Plant Anatomy
Tissue: Meristematic
Cell as a basic unit of life
Cell theory
Cell as a self-contained unit
Unicellular and multicellularity
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic systems
Tools and techniques
Ultra Structure
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
Cell wall cell membrane
Unit membrane concept
Membrane transport
Macromolecules of cell
Cell cycle
Cell as a Physiological Unit: composition of protoplasm
Water relations
Translocation of water
Mineral nutrition
Photosynthesis
Modes of reproduction in flowering plants
Ecology and environment
Organisms and their environment
Levels of organization
Ecosystem
Ecological succession
Environmental pollution
Global environmental & applications of biology
Nature or Great Chain of being
Lamarckism
Natural Selection
Principle of Natural Selection
Palaentological Embryological
Morphological Variation
Anatomical Variation
Biogeographical Variation
Sources of Variation
Mutation
Recombination
Genetic drift
Gene migration and natural Selection
Population Genetics & Evolution
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
Genetic Basis of Adaptation
Replica plating experiment of Lederberg and Lederberg
Genetic Polymorphism - Eg: Blood group & sickle cell anaemia
Speciation - Allopatric & Sympatric speciation
Species concept
Sibling species Polytypic species
Evolutionary species concept
Isolation
role of Isolation in speciation
Geographical isolation
Reproductive isolation
Salient features of different Phyla with examples
General features of animals
Grades of organization and body plan
body symmetry
germ layers (diploblastic & triploblastic organization)
segmentation
Heterotrophic mode of Nutrition
Movement
Reproduction and Development
Heredity and variation
Mendel’s experiments
Laws of Mendel
Chromosome theory of inheritance
Pattern of inheritance
Incomplete dominance
Epistasis
Multiple allelism
Quantitative inheritance
Pleiotropy
Chromosomes
Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic Chromosomes
Nucleosomes
Chromosome theory of inheritance
Concept of linkage and crossing over recombination
Principle of gene mapping
Mutation
Gene mutation
Chromosomal aberration
Polyploidy aneuploidy and Euploidy
Mutation causing agents
Human Genetics
Pedigree Analysis
Genetic Disorders
Sickle cell anaemia
Phenylketonuria
Alzheimer’s disease
Down’s Syndrome
Turner’s Syndrome
Klinefelter’s Syndrome
Nature of Genetic Material
DNA and its structure
Different types of DNA
RNA and its structure
Experiments to prove genetic nature of DNA
DNA and Gene 61 DNA Replication
Gene expression- Gene and Protein
Biosynthesis of Protein
Regulation of Gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes-
House keeping genes
Genes in differentiation and development
Oncogenes

Physics
Dynamics
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Surface Tension
Work - Power - Energygravitation
Concurrent Co-Plannar Forces
Heat
Gas Laws Mode Of Heat Transfe
Geometrical Optics
Waves
Refraction Through A Prism
Refraction At A Spherical Surface
Physical Optics
Introduction to Theories of Light
Diffraction
Polarisation
Electrostatics
Electric Charges Capacitors Current Electricity
Electromagnetic Induction
Pure Resistor
Inductor
Capacitor
Atomic Physics
Introduction To Atomic Physics
Photo Electric Effect
Lasers
Nuclear Physics
Radioactivity
Elementary Particles Solid State Electronics
Soft Condensed Matter Physics
Liquid Crystals
Geometrical Optics
Refraction At A Plane Surface
Refraction Through A Prism
Refraction At A Spherical Surface
Physical Optics
Introduction To Theories Of Light
Diffraction
Polarisation
Speed Of Light
Electrostatics
Electrostatic Field
Current Electricity
Electric Current
Kirchoff’s Laws
Magnetic Effect Of Electric Current
Mechanical Effect Of Electric Current
Electromagnetic Induction
Dual Nature Of Matter
Lasers
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Fission With Equations
Radioactivity
Elementary Particles
Solid State Electronics
Digital Electronics

Chemistry
Stoichiometry
Atomic Structure
Periodic Properties
Oxidation Number
Gaseous State
Chemical Kinetics
Organic Compounds with Oxygen-2
Amines Phenols
Chemical Properties
Aldehydes and Ketones
Nomenclature
Monocarboxylic Acids
Amines
Hydrocarbons-2
Haloalkanes
Coordination Compounds
Chemical Bonding – 2
Chemical Thermodynamics-2
Solid State
Electrochemistry
Organic Chemistry
Isomerism-2
Carbohydrates
Oils And Fats
Amino Acids And Proteins
Metallurgy – 2
Industrially Important Compounds:
Group 18, Nobel Gases
D - Block Elements (Transition Elements)
Theory of Dilute Solutions
Colloid