The numbers of seats in MDS or Master in Dental Surgery Program as offered by AIIMS (All India Institutes of Medicla Sciences), Delhi are as follows:

Conservative Dentistry - Total Seats: 02 [UR-01, OBC-01]
Orthodontics - Total Seat: 01 [UR-01, ST-01]
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - Total Seat: 01 [OBC-01]
Prosthodontics - Total Seat: 01 [OBC-01 & Spon./Foreign-01]

Reservation of Seats
For MDS: No seat: As per 100 point roster no seat is reserved for OPH candidate for MDS course for the Session July 2016


Eligibility for MDS
a. One must possesses BDS degree for MDS courses of a University recognized by the Medical Council of India/Dental Council of India and must have completed the required period of 12 months compulsory rotating Internship/Practical training
b. One must have obtained a minimum of the following marks in aggregate in all the MBBS/BDS professional exams
I. One belonging to the SC/ST Categories 50% marks in aggregate
II. For all other categories including OBC Category 55% marks in aggregate

Method of selection [MDS Course]
• Selection is made entirely on the basis of merit in the entrance examination and the choice of subject will be allocated on the basis of personal counseling.
• The entrance test for MDS consist of one paper of 90 minutes duration containing 90 multiple choice questions covering all the subjects taught at BDS level.
• There is 1/3 negative marking for every wrong answer in the test.

Duration of Course

A minimum period of 6 academic years is the duration for those registering after MBBS degree and completion of one year's compulsory internship; one selected spend first six months in the super specialties opted for.

At the end of 6 months there is a departmental exam to assess the suitability of the candidate to pursue training in the super specialty

On successfully qualifying in it, one proceed to the next phase and the period would be included as a part of the full course; if one fails to qualify in the assessment or decides to discontinue the course, one is given a certificate of 6 months Junior Residency

One become eligible to appear for final exam at the end of 5 years

One can appear for the final exam at the end of 5½ or 6 years as well

However if, the period of registration remain 6 academic years which is mandatory