Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test Dental popularly known as UPCAT
BDS is a national level entrance exam which is conducted to offer admission
in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program in various Dental Colleges of
Uttar Pradesh.

Eligibility Criteria:

Age Limit:

-Applicants should be of 17 years at the time of taking admission

Academic Qualification:

-Applicants ought to pass in Higher Secondary Certificate examination or its
equivalent examination can apply for the examination.

-Applicants must have scored at least 50% of aggregate marks in Higher
Secondary Examination in PCB (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) subjects
taken together to apply for the examination (40% in case of SC/ ST/ OBC
category)

Exam Pattern

The test consist of 200 multiple choice questions of 3 parts namely:

Physics

Chemistry

Biology- Botany and Zoology

The time for the exam is about 180 minutes.

Applicants 1 mark will be added for each correct answer and will not lose
any marks for any wrong answer given.

The distribution of subject and question is as follows:

Subject No of question Marks

Physics 50 50

Chemistry 50 50

Biology- Zoology 50 50

Biology- Botany 50 50

Tentative Exam Dates:

Sale of Application Forms and Information Brochure: April, 2016

Last date for submission of filled in application forms: May, 2016

Date of UPCAT BDS 2016 Exam: May, 2016