The PG Dental Exam is Conducted by the Govt. of Kerala conducts P.G. Dental (MDS) Entrance Examination for admission to Post Graduate courses in Dental Surgery (MDS- Master of Dental Surgery) in eight different specialties.

Eligibility Criteria :

The candidate / applicant must be an Indian National / Person of Indian Origin,
Possessing a BDS degree from an approved Dental College and duly awarded by any one of the Universities in Kerala

Completed one year (12 months) Compulsory Rotating Internship in an approved/recognized Dental College shall be eligible.


Examination pattern :

The Entrance Examination will consist of one paper of 3 hours duration containing 200 Objective Type (Multiple Choice) Questions.

Subject wise question

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