Secunderabad, Telangana
Approved by DCI·Affiliated to Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences·Estd. 2001
Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad is a dental college established in 2002 under defence and armed forces management in Secunderabad, Telangana. The college offers BDS and postgraduate MDS programmes regulated by the Dental Council of India (DCI). Admission to BDS is through NEET-UG and to MDS through NEET-MDS, with seats allotted via the applicable counselling, including provisions for wards of defence personnel where eligible.
This page details Army College of Dental Sciences Secunderabad admission 2026, including the courses offered, eligibility criteria, fee structure, the NEET-based admission process, cutoff guidance, seat availability and facilities, all kept current for the 2026 session.
Compiled from MCC & state counselling allotments and official fee notifications.
BDS 50
A complete list of programmes on offer — 10 across 2 levels, drawn from official seat, counselling and course records.
How seats at this college are filled through NEET counselling.
MCC
15% All-India Quota
KNRUHS
State / management quota
Admission to Army College of Dental Sciences is entirely NEET-based; there is no separate entrance test. Undergraduate seats (BDS) are filled through NEET-UG. Candidates must qualify NEET and then take part in centralised counselling — direct admission is not permitted.
As a private college, seats span a government/convener quota, a management quota and, where applicable, an NRI quota. Government/convener-quota seats are counselled by the Telangana State NEET-UG Counselling, while management and NRI seats follow the private-quota rounds. Management and NRI quotas carry higher fees but the same NEET-qualification requirement — a valid NEET rank is mandatory for every seat.
To secure a seat, a NEET-qualified candidate registers for the relevant counselling, fills a preference list that includes Army College of Dental Sciences, and is allotted a seat if their rank clears the closing rank for that quota and category in that round. Closing ranks move each year with the number of applicants and seats, so treat past cut-offs as guidance, not a guarantee.
Army College of Dental Sciences has 50 BDS seats. These are filled through NEET-UG counselling — the 15% All India Quota and the Telangana state quota, plus management/NRI quotas where applicable.
Army College of Dental Sciences offers BDS. See the courses section above for the full list.
Army College of Dental Sciences is a private medical college in Secunderabad, Telangana. As a private/deemed institution, it offers management and NRI quotas alongside merit seats, at higher fees.
Qualify NEET-UG, then register for the relevant counselling (MCC for the All India / deemed quota and the Telangana State NEET-UG Counselling for the state quota), list Army College of Dental Sciences in your choices, and you are allotted a seat if your rank clears the closing rank for your category and quota. Admission is strictly rank-and-choice based; there is no direct or donation admission.
Yes. Army College of Dental Sciences is recognised by DCI and affiliated to Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences. Its degrees are valid for registration and further study.