UPCAT Dental BDS (Uttar Pradesh Common Entrance Test for Bachelor of Dental Surgery )

Summary:

Association of Private Medical and Dental Colleges of Uttar Pradesh is conducting UPCAT as per the guidelines of Hon'ble High Court of Uttar Pradesh for B.D.S. UPCAT will be conducted in around 11 cities across India.

Syllabus:

The exam shall be based on the subjects and topics studied at 10+2 level.

Eligibility:

The candidate must have passed 10+2 examination or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics and with at least 50% marks (40% for reserved category candidates) in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together. Moreover, the applicant must have completed the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of the year of admission to the BDS course. For further details you may visit the following link:
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/eligibility.aspx

How to Apply:

Candidates shall need to fill the Application forms available at the participating colleges. Candidates need to read the instructions mentioned on this link (Page No. 8) before filing the form:
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/prospectus2016.pdf

Application Fees:

A fee of Rs. 1500 is to be paid for obtaining application forms from participating colleges.

Exam Pattern:

UPCAT BDS is an objective type paper comprising 200 MCQs of one mark each. There will be 50 questions each from Physics, Chemistry, Zoology & Botany. The duration of the test shall be 180 minutes, i.e. 3 hours. No marks shall be deducted for wrong answers. 

Reservation of Seats:

Reservation shall be as per the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, Govt. of India and Govt. of Uttar Pradesh norms.

Process:

UPCAT for BDS is an offline exam. It shall be conducted in 11 cities across India.

Test Centres: 

The list of test centres with their codes is available on the following link (Page No. 12):
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/prospectus2016.pdf

Result Info:

The result is likely to be announced on 16.06.2016. Candidates can check their result online by visiting the following link:
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/member.aspx# 

Admit Card:

Admit card shall be available on the official website of the Association soon. Candidates can download the admit card from the following link: 
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/imp_dates.aspx#

Seats Intake:

Intake capacity of various participating colleges is available on the following link:
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/prospectus2016.pdf (Page No. 3)

Complete Admission form:

Admission form shall be available from the participating colleges on payment of Rs. 1500 in cash.

Source link:

http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/prospectus2016.pdf
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/member.aspx

Colleges From Exams:

The list of all the member colleges or institutes with their contact details is available on the following link:
http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/member.aspx