Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test (UPCAT) Dental BDS 2012
UPCAT Dental BDS 2012 Date: 19th May, 2012 (Saturday)
UPCAT Dental BDS Admission 2012
The Association of Pvt. Medical & Dental Colleges of Uttar Pradesh herein after referred as “The Association” is duly registered with the Registrar Societies under the Societies Act, having registration No. 2329 dated 27/03/2004. This association shall be conducting a common entrance test for admission in BDS & MDS Course.
Association of Private Medical & Dental Colleges of U. P. is conducting “All India Common Admission Test” “UPCAT-DENTAL” for admission to Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.) course for the year 2012-2013 for 23 private Dental Colleges of U.P.
The said entrance test shall be conducted in the name of Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test (UPCAT-DENTAL) for admission for candidates for all seats in the private Dental Colleges of Uttar Pradesh who are participating in the test.
Students and parents are looking towards Uttar Pradesh as the preferred destination or quality professional education. Uttar Pradesh with its rich culture and millennium cities like Lucknow, Knapur, Braeilly, Moraabcad, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Noida and Greater Noida is fast becoming the hub of professional education in Northern India.
Parents desirous of quality professional education do not have to go far now as the same or even better standards of professional education are being offered close to their homes.
This opportunity for students wishing to make a career in such a noble profession of dentistry along with the chance to excel in research is not to be missed by the student fraternity.
UPCAT-DENTAL BDS 2012
Important Dates of UPCAT-DENTAL BDS 2012:
| DESCRIPTION | DATE |
| Sale of Prospectus & Application Form | 2/4/2012 |
| Last date of submission of form | 5/5/2012 |
| Written Test UPCAT-Dental | 19/5/2012 |
| Declaration of Results | -- |
| Counselling | -- |
BDS:
Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course is a 5 year course which is run under the aegis of Dental Council of India which was constituted on 12th April 1949 under an Act of Parliament - the Dentists Act, 1948 (XVI of 1948). The Dental Council of India runs under the aegis of Department of Health, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi.
Eligibility:
Admission to the Dental Course-Eligibility Criteria:
No candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to the Dental Curriculum of first Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) Course until:
1. He / She shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December, of the year of admission to the BDS course:
2. He / She has passed qualifying examination as under:
The higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 higher secondary examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two year of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or any must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the qualifying examination and in addition must have come in the merit list prepared as a result of such competitive by securing not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology taken together in the competitive examination. In respect of candidates belonging to Schedule Casts, Schedule Tribes or any other categories notified by the Government the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry & Biology taken together in qualifying examination & competitive entrance examination be 40% instead of 50% as stated above.
Provided that a candidate who has appeared in the qualifying examination the result of which has not been declared, he may be provisionally permitted to take up the competitive entrance examination and in case of selection for admission to the BDS course, he shall not be admitted to that course until he fulfils the eligibility criteria as per above regulations.
Exam Structure: Click here for Sample Online Test
Pattern of UPCAT-DENTAL 2012:
All candidates should appear for the Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test (UPCAT-DENTAL). The entrance examination will comprise of an objective type examination of 180 minutes duration containing 200 questions of 200 marks. There will be 50 questions each for Physics, Chemistry, Zoology & Botany. The syllabus for entrance examination will be as per the 10 + 2 examination (ICSE/CBSE/U.P. Board or equivalent). The question paper will be given in English only. The candidate is required to answer 200 MCQs in 3 hours. Each question shall carry equal marks.
All questions will be objective type with Multiple (1, 2, 3, 4) choice of which, only one will be the appropriate response and therefore the correct choice. Each correct answer will be awarded one mark. Zero marks shall be given to no response. There will be no negative marking for incorrect answer or more than one choice indicated against a question.
Marking the OMR Answer Sheet:
Answer Sheets are scanned by machine and scores computed. Accuracy in scoring is dependent on the examines marking their answer sheets properly and the completeness of their erasures when used. Therefore, accurate scoring is dependent on your strict adherence to the following procedures: Answer sheets have three parts : Part A, Part B and Part C. Part A is to be filled in with ink while Part B and Part C should be filled in with HB Pencil only.
BDS Fees Structure:
In pursuance of the directions of the Honorable Supreme Court of India the Fee Committee of Uttar Pradesh has decided the fee of various colleges and the same shall be communicated to the candidates at the time of admission. In general tuition fee varies between Rs. 1,75,000/- to Rs. 2,25,000/- per year for 4 years. It does not include fooding / lodging and caution money.
Candidates selected shall be required to deposit the prescribed fee on / before the prescribed time at the respective member institution.
Hostel charges, interest free refundable security deposit (Caution Money), mess charges etc. shall be paid by the student as per rules and regulations of the respective member institutions.
The prescribed fees once paid will not be refunded in any case. If after registration of provisional admission, any student withdrawals / discontinue from the course / college he / she shall pay the full course fee i.e. entire course fee. Only items mentioned as deposits (interest free refundable after adjustments, if any) in the fee structure will be refunded.
Contact:
Association of Private Medical & Dental Colleges of U.P
I.T.S. Campus, Mohan Nagar,
Ghaziabad - 201 007,
Uttar Pradesh, India.
Email: upcatdental@yahoo.com
Website:
www.upcatdental.net
