Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Sangli

Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Sangli was established in 2006. The college is one of the reputed constituent colleges in Maharashtra, India. The co-educational institution is located over 5. 1415 acres affiliated with Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University, Pune, and approved by DCI.

At present, the institution offers undergraduate and postgraduate levels of courses in dentistry with a total enrolement of 506 students. This institute boasts a faculty strength of 62 members and maintains a very commendable student-to-faculty ratio. The college ensures a balanced gender environment by admitting 72% females at the undergraduate level and 70% at the postgraduate level.

The institution provides all facilities that aid in making the learning process very enriching. For example, separate hostel facilities are provided for boys and girls; in each hostel, there is an attached mess with nutritious food. The medical needs of the students are taken care of with a 24/7 on-campus hospital having its ambulance service.

The library is well modernised and has quite an extensive collection of books, along with subscriptions to many national and international journals. The gym, with its fully equipped interiors, and facilities for indoor and outdoor sports, help in keeping the students physically fit while recreating.

Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital also boast excellent information technology infrastructure, a cafeteria, and an auditorium for events and seminars. Continuous education programmes, workshops, and seminars are organised at regular intervals to improve learning experiences. Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Sangli offers a total of 7 courses across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

At the undergraduate level, there is the flagship course in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) with intake of 100 students. At the postgraduate level, the college offers 6 Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) programmes, each with 3 seats.

These specializations include Prosthodontics , Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics , Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry , and Periodontics. All programmes are full-time courses to ensure concentrated and dedicated dental education.

Degree Name Total Number of Seats Total Fees BDS 100 Rs 1,580,000 MDS 18 Rs 4,095,000 Admission to Bharati Vidyapeeth Dental College and Hospital, Sangli is purely based on merit, passing through a standardised procedure. For the BDS course, admission is based on performance in NEET-UG . Similarly, selections for the MDS programmes will be made through NEET MDS .

These national-level tests give a fair and competitive selection process. The college accepts applications from students all over India. Eight percent of the students at the undergraduate level and 35% at the postgraduate level are from outside Maharashtra, adding diversity on campus, enriching the learning environment, and building cross-cultural understanding among students for a global career in dentistry.