Dentistry based post graduate entrance exam, applicable to Government Dental Colleges (50% seats) in all states (except Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh), for students who want to join courses in Dentistry in these colleges.
AIPGDEE (All India Post Graduate Dental Entrance Examination) is a National level entrance examination conducted by AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) - New Delhi, for students who want to pursue post graduate courses in Dentistry offered by the various Government Dental colleges in all states except Jammu and Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh. It presents students with the opportunity to pursue MDS courses provided that they meet the eligibility criteria.
50% seats of the total available seats in each Government Dental college are reserved for candidates who participate in the AIPGDEE, under the ‘All India Quota’. These seats are open for candidates from across the country.
Out of these 50% seats that are reserved under the All India Quota, 15% will be reserved for SC candidates and 7.5% will be reserved for ST candidates. Some seats will be reserved for OBC candidates (Non – creamy layer) as well.
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The AIPGDEE is a computer based examination. The test will be conducted across 6 major cities in the country including Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati, Mumbai, Kolkata and Thiruvananthapuram.
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible for the AIPGDEE, you should be an Indian Citizen or a Person of Indian Origin.
You will be eligible to appear for the AIPGDEE if you have completed your BDS degree (including the compulsory internship) from a recognized dental college. You would also need to be registered with a State Dental Council.
Candidates who have completed their BDS degree from a dental college in Jammu & Kashmir or Andhra Pradesh will not be eligible for the 50% All India Quota Seats (except the candidates who have been nominated by the Central Government).
Candidates who have completed their BDS course and are undergoing their compulsory internship at the time of application are also eligible to apply and appear in the AIPGDEE provided they complete their internship before the specified date.
For any further information, please visit the following websites: www.aiims.edu and http://www.aiimsexams.org/.
How to apply?
You can apply for the AIPGDEE online.
Online application forms are available at the following website: www.aiimsexams.org.
You can pay for the application form online through credit/debit card or can deposit the amount in the designated bank (SBI) through a challan.
To pay through a bank challan, you will need to generate and print the challan during the application process and take it to the designated bank (SBI) and make the payment.
You will receive a confirmation message through SMS after you complete your online registration (fill form and make payment).
Please keep in mind that the admit cards will not be sent by post. They will be available on the following website: http://www.aiimsexams.org
For any further information, please go through the brochure or visit the following websites: www.aiims.edu and www.aiimsexams.org.
What is the pattern of the examination?
The syllabus for the AIPGDEE will be that of BDS standard as prescribed by the DCI (Dental Council of India). Click on the following link for more information: http://www.dciindia.org/.
The AIPGDEE comprises of a single exam that consists of 200 objective questions in the multiple choice format. The questions will be based on Basic Sciences, Para – Clinical and Clinical subjects.
Each question will have 4 options with only 1 correct answer.
Do not attempt questions you do not know the answers to as there will be negative marking. 1 mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
The duration of the exam will be 3 hours.
The merit list will be created on the basis of your score in the AIPGDEE. It will be displayed on the notice board at AIIMS, New Delhi and published on the following website: www.aiimsexams.org.
Only those candidates who score above 50% in the AIPGDEE will be eligible for admission. For SC/ST/OBC candidates, this requirement is 45% and for PH candidates, it is 40%. The names of candidates who score below this minimum requirement will not be there in the merit list.
For the 50% All India Quota seats, the number of candidates who will be selected for counseling will be approximately around 5 times the number of seats available for allotment (or all qualified candidates, whichever is lesser). Only the results of such candidates, who are eligible to appear in the counseling, will be declared under the ‘All India 50% Quota List’.
The results of all other candidates will be declared separately on the AIIMS website.
All candidates who have their names in the merit list will have to participate in an online counseling procedure conducted by the MCC (Medical Counseling Committee) which is constituted by the DGHS (Directorate General of Health Services).
For any further information, please read the information brochure or visit the following websites: www.aiims.edu and www.aiimsexams.org.
What do you do after you get your results?
Candidates who wish to apply through the State Domicile category (provided that they belong to a state that allocates all its seats on the basis of the AIPGDEE results), will need to visit the website of the concerned state counseling authority.
The following counseling procedure is only applicable for the 50% ‘All India Quota’ seats in dental colleges across states that you are not domiciled in.
Your goal is to get admission in a suitable course at a suitable college. The AIPGDEE test result becomes the basis for the admission.
Once the results are announced, you will have to participate in an online counseling procedure which is conducted by the ‘Medical Counseling Committee, Directorate General of Health Services’.
You will have to register online on the following website by creating a User ID and a password: http://mcc.nic.in.
Once you register online, you will have to make your choices with regards to the course and college you wish to join and lock them in due time on the counseling website.
You will have to select the courses and colleges you wish to join in order of preference. Mark your choices/preferences based on two main factors:
1. The colleges and courses you seek.
2. The colleges and courses that are likely to admit you based on your rank. Go through the ranks that were admitted by a particular college last year for your course. You can obtain the ranks of last year from the counseling website.
Base your decision on these two factors and make multiple choices to ensure that you receive an admission.
It’s equally important to rank your choices correctly. The highest level choice with an available seat will be allotted to you.
Once the results are out and you’re allotted a seat, you will need to report to the institute in due time, get your documents (originals) verified (mark sheets, degree, AIPGDEE admit card etc.) and submit the admission fee to confirm your seat.
Subsequent rounds of counseling will be conducted for vacant seats.
For further information regarding the counseling procedure, please visit the following websites: http://mcc.nic.in, www.mciindia.org andwww.aiimsexams.org.
What are the prospects?
The AIPGDEE is one of the main national level post graduate dental entrance examinations. It is applicable for the 50% seats in all dental colleges in all states (except Jammu & Kashmir and Andhra Pradesh).
The AIPGDEE is a very important entrance examination and is attempted by thousands of candidates annually. As the number of post graduate seats available in dental colleges is very less, the competition level in this exam is very high and you need to have prepared well to get through.
The rest of the 50% seats in Dental colleges will be allotted through State level and Private dental entrance examinations.
However, some states and institutions will conduct all their admissions into dental institutions on the basis of the AIPGDEE scores of candidates.
Click on the following link for further information: http://aiimsonline.in/pdf/ProspectusNEETMDS2014Revised.pdf.
Important Dates for AIPGDEE 2014:
Last Date for applying online | 31.12.2013 |
Admit Cards to be posted online by | 15.01.2014 |
Examination Date for AIPGDEE | 25.01.2014 |
Declaration of Results (Expected) | 05.02.2014 |
Last Date of Admission | Up to 31.05.2014 |