Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test Dental popularly known as UPCAT BDS is a national level entrance exam. This exam 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

Syllabus
Physics
Chemistry
Biology (Zoology and Botany)

Important 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