S Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Kalaburagi

The S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research was founded in 1986, this dental institute is located in Kalaburagi, Karnataka. This affiliated college is located over a span of 7 acres, and is dedicated to providing dental education and dental research.

Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore and recognized by the National Board of Examination, New Delhi and Approved by Dental council of india, N. E Delhi the institute offers following courses in the field of dentistry.

HOD was explaining about the infrastructure of the institute, total number of students intake in the profession is 343 and total strength of faculty members are 111, and all together make a good environment for dental education. The institute is currently providing 9 courses leading to degree three levels of study, which focuses on dentistry area with BDS, MDS and Ph. D. programmes. S.

Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research describes multiple amenities that are beneficial for student’s education and general welfare. The services of the campus include a separate hostel for girls and boys with nice and clean accommodation for students. A facility of a gym is provided for those who like to exercise in order to control their shape.

The college library remains an important one to the students in that, the college is well stocked with dental literature and research alike. Sports facilities are create for the purpose of participating in physical exercises in order to lead healthy lifestyles. It also boasts of good IT facilities to also enable the students to learn with modern IT facilities.

The auditorium is provided for the event and seminar purposes in order to meet the academic and cultural need. Further, the college has facilities for transport which ensure easy conveyance for the students and tuition bearers. S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research conducts various dental courses to cater the need with full range of dental services.

The institute offers 9 full time courses in different specialisation in dentistry. The BDS , the largest programme that the college offers, is proposed with 100 intakes for the students.

Master of Dental Surgery is the postgraduate programme offered by the institute and the various courses include Periodontology, Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Conservative, Endodontics, Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. The institute also provide the Ph. D in Prosthodontics and Periodontics for those who want to research more on dentistry.

In all the courses offered, the approved intake is 343 students; this can be deemed as the institute’s ability of offering dental education that meets standards to many students who dream of becoming dental professionals. The admission process of S.

Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research in one of the top priorities of the management and the following processes have been put in place The following are the admission requirements of S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences and Research. For the BDS programme admission criteria depend largely on the NEET entrance examination.

Students need to qualify NEET and also fulfill some basic requirements which are laid down by this institute. For postgraduate MDS programmes, admission will be through National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for MDS (NEET MDS). The following are the national standard entry tests that have been recognised by this institute thus making the admission criteria fair and standard.

Though the dates of admissions may differ from year to year, students should follow the NEET and NEET MDS to be conducted for admission purposes. It is evident from the fact that the institute allows the candidate with the competitive entrance exams for the admission in dental courses, which is helpful in choosing the right candidate for the dental course.