BDS · Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Tamilnadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai

A government dental college in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. How admission works, closing ranks and fees.

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Course: BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
Type: Government
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Seats 2026-27: —

How admission works

15% All India Quota: through MCC counselling on your NEET UG All India Rank; no domicile needed.
85% state quota: through Tamil Nadu counselling (the Selection Committee, DME Tamil Nadu), usually only for students with the state's domicile.

New to counselling? Read our guide to BDS and other courses after NEET.

Could your NEET rank get you a BDS seat here? Try our free NEET college predictor (MBBS and BDS, 2026 cut-offs).

MCC 2026 BDS closing ranks

The last All India Rank that got a BDS seat here in each round of MCC counselling, 2026. A dash means no seat in that category was allotted in that round.

Quota	Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Stray
All India (15%)	General	23,838	38,094	42,865	42,446
All India (15%)	EWS	27,190	46,674	47,196	–
All India (15%)	OBC	29,096	41,263	44,256	49,648
All India (15%)	SC	1,12,910	1,45,526	–	–
All India (15%)	ST	1,60,023	1,88,418	1,91,697	–

Source: MCC NEET UG 2026 allotment results (Rounds 1–3 and stray), as used in our college predictor. Listed by MCC as “TAMILNADU GOVT D.C. & HOSP, CHENNAI”.

Fees

Government colleges in Tamil Nadu: ₹16,073 a year in all (₹12,073 for SC/SCA/ST). This is the state-wide figure (official notice, 2026-27), not this college's own notice, and deemed universities charge their own fees. Source.

About the course

BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) takes 5 years: 4 years of study plus a 1-year paid rotatory internship. It is regulated by the National Dental Commission (earlier the Dental Council of India). Eligibility: Physics, Chemistry and Biology in Class 12 and a qualifying NEET UG score.

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