Bachelors of dental surgery (BDS) affiliated to Tribhuvan University is a four and half year full-time study with one year of compulsory rotating internship. This program provides students with a strong foundation of learning that enhances students' clinical experience and patient care, leading them to an extremely successful career in the dentistry field.
The BDS program has three major components:
Students will also learn the dental Material Science Community Dentistry and pre-clinical laboratory techniques during the first two years of the program. In the third year and fourth year, students will be exposed to clinical dentistry itself, which deals with various dental health problems from the essential perspective. Students will learn the essential knowledge, skills, and techniques necessary for the practice of dentistry.
Objectives of the Program
On completion of the four and a half year of BDS program, the Dental Graduate should be able to:
Provisions for Admission Process
In order to pass the integrated admission process, a minimum of 50 percent marks should be obtained.
There will be no negative marking for wrong answers.
Candidates who have been successfully selected in the admission process will have to submit the following original and 1/1 photocopy of the following documents to the concerned educational institution at the time of admission.
Certificate of qualification, Transcript and Character Certificate of 10+2 and SLC/SEE or Equivalent.
Copy of Citizenship / Passport.
Admit card of the Entrance Examination.
Documents submitted for reservation.
Certificate of Equivalence for the students with certificates from foreign institutions.
*Foreign candidates wishing to study in the vacated seat for foreign students must fill in the online application form mentioning the academic program of their choice within the time limit mentioned in this notice.
Provisions for Scholarships
As per Rule 20 of the National Medical Education Rules, 2077, out of the total scholarship seats to be awarded to the Government of Nepal at the undergraduate level, 55 percent of the seats will be distributed through open competition and 45 percent of the seats will be distributed on the basis of the following:
Female |
33% |
Dalit |
9% |
Aadibasi janajati |
15% |
Khas Aryan |
17% |
Madhesi |
12% |
Tharu |
4% |
Muslim |
2% |
Candidates from Backwarded community |
4% |
Disabled |
2% |
Families of martyrs, families of disappeared persons, families of injured warriors and conflict victims |
2% |
Examination Format:
Question Type: Single best response type of multiple-choice questionsOption:Four Options (A,B, C,D)Number of Questions: 200Full marks:200Cognitive Ratio:Recall:Understanding:Application-30:50:20Duration: 3 hours
Weightage
S.N. |
Content/Domain |
Question |
a. |
Zoology |
40 |
1. |
Biology, origin, and evolution of life |
4 |
2. |
General characteristics and classification of protozoa to Chordata. |
8 |
3. |
Plasmodium, earthworm, and frog, |
8 |
4. |
Human biology and human diseases |
14 |
5. |
Animal tissues |
4 |
6. |
Environmental pollution, adaptation and animal behavior, application of zoology |
2 |
b. |
Botany |
40 |
7. |
The basic component of life and biodiversity |
11 |
8. |
Ecology and environment |
5 |
9. |
Cell biology and genetics |
12 |
10. |
Anatomy and physiology |
7 |
11. |
Developmental and applied botany |
5 |
c. |
Chemistry |
50 |
12. |
General and physical chemistry |
18 |
13. |
Inorganic chemistry |
14 |
14. |
Organic chemistry |
18 |
d. |
Physics |
50 |
15. |
Mechanics |
10 |
16. |
Heat and thermodynamics |
6 |
S.N. |
Content/Domain |
Question |
17. |
Geometrical optics and physical optics |
6 |
18. |
Current electricity and magnetism |
9 |
19. |
Sound waves, electrostatics, and capacitors |
6 |
20. |
Modern physics and nuclear physics |
6 |
21. |
Solid and semiconductor devices (electronics) |
4 |
22. |
Particle physics, source of energy, and universe |
3 |
e. |
Mental AgilityTest(MAT) |
20 |
23. |
Verbal reasoning |
5 |
24. |
Numerical reasoning |
5 |
25. |
Logical sequencing |
5 |
26. |
Spatial relation/Abstract reasoning |
5 |
Total |
200 |
Dentists
Curriculum Structure: Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS): Tribhuvan University
FIRST YEAR |
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Full Marks |
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Subjects |
Asst. |
Final |
PAPER I / Theory Integrated Basic Medical Sciences-General Concepts; Anatomy (Including Embryology, Histology, Genetics & Anthropology), Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology & Pharmacology. |
40 |
160 |
PAPER II / Theory Integrated Basic Medical Sciences (Neurosensory System, Musculoskeletal System). |
20 |
80 |
PAPER III / Practical Integrated Basic Medical Sciences (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pathology & Pharmacology). |
X |
275 |
PAPER IV / Theory Dental Material Science. |
20 |
80 |
PAPER IV / Practical Dental Material Science. |
X |
50 |
SECOND YEAR |
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Subjects |
Full Marks |
|
Asst. |
Final |
|
PAPER V / Theory Integrated Basic Medical Sciences- (Respi/Cardio/Gastro System) |
40 |
160 |
PAPER VI / Theory Integrated Basic Medical Sciences- (Reproductive/Endocrine/Metabolic System/Renal Electrolyte System) |
20 |
80 |
PAPER VII / Practical Integrated Basic Medical Sciences- (Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology & Pathology) |
x |
275 |
PAPER VIII / Theory Oral Anatomy |
10 |
40 |
PAPER VIII / Practical Oral Anatomy |
x |
50 |
Pre-Clinical Prosthodontics IX Practical |
x |
100 |
Pre-Clinical Operative X Practical |
x |
100 |
THIRD YEAR |
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Full Marks |
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Subjects |
Asst. |
Final |
General Medicine XI Theory |
20 |
80 |
General Medicine XI Practical |
X |
100 |
General Surgery + Anaesthesiology XII Theory |
20 |
80 |
General Surgery + Anaesthesiology XII Practical |
X |
150 |
Oral Pathology XIII Theory |
20 |
80 |
Oral Pathology XIII Practical |
X |
100 |
Forensic Dentistry XIV Theory |
20 |
80 |
Forensic Dentistry XIV Practical |
X |
100 |
FOURTH YEAR FIRST PHASE |
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Subjects |
Full Marks |
|
Asst. |
Final |
|
Oral Medicine & Radiology XV Theory |
20 |
80 |
Oral Medicine & Radiology XV Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
Orthodontics XVI Theory |
20 |
80 |
Orthodontics XVI Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
Pedodontics XVII Theory |
20 |
80 |
Pedodontics XVII Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
Community Dentistry XVIII Theory |
20 |
80 |
Community Dentistry XVIII Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
FOURTH YEAR SECOND PHASE |
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Subjects |
Full Marks |
|
Asst. |
Final |
|
Prosthodontics XIX Theory |
20 |
80 |
Prosthodontics XIX Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics XX Theory |
20 |
80 |
Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics XX Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
Oral Surgery XXI Theory |
20 |
80 |
Oral Surgery XXI Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
Periodontics XXII Theory |
20 |
80 |
Periodontics XXII Clinical/Oral |
x |
100 |
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