Qualification:

• Students must have completed the 12 years of education in terms of Higher Secondary Examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination.
• The last two years of study must comprising any of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English with minimum 50% marks for Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology together and 50% in Biology/Biotechnology separately.
• For students belongs to socially and educationally backward classes, the minimum marks required in qualifying examination in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together and in Biology and Biotechnology separately is relaxed to 45% instead of 50%.
• For students belongs to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, the minimum marks required in qualifying examination in Physics, chemistry and biology/Biotechnology taken together is relaxed to 40%.

Eligibility Criteria for PWD Students:

• The eligibility criteria for admission to persons with locomotors disability of lower limbs (40 to 70%) will be relaxed up to minimum of 45% marks instead of 50% taken together in qualifying examination.
• Any other examination which, in scope and standard is found to be equivalent to the intermediate science examination of an Indian University/ Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology including practical test in each of these subjects and English will also be considered.

Age

• shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31stDecember of the year of admission to the BDS Course.

Nationality

•  Candidates must be Citizens of India / children or dependents of Non Resident Indians. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO}/ Overseas Citizen of India [OCI] will also be treated at par with Indian citizens for the limited purpose of admission. However JPIQ/OCI candidates will not be eligible for any kind of reservation.