Dental graduates who wish to appear for MDS entrance exam in Nepal must go through the exam pattern recently provided by Medical Education Commission for year 2020.
Previously every year TU, KU, BPKIHS, Bir Hospital and other University conducted their MDS Entrance exam by Respective University. But from 2020 Only one common Exam for MDS aspirants will be conducted by Medical education Commission.
Medical education Commission the regulatory body of Medical education released syllabus and exam pattern for MDS entrance exam. This exam contain total 200 multiple choice questions which are included from the topics covered in BDS programme which includes basics and Clinical.
According to the Medical Education Commission MDS exam pattern, total 200 question will be there and time for these 200 multiple choice questions is 3 hours. Here is selection criteria and Syllabus of MDS Entrance in Nepal conducted by Medical Education Commission.
Eligibility criteria MDS Entrance in Nepal
- BDS or equivalent from institute recognized from government of Nepal
- Registered in Nepal Medical Council
- Registered in their own country medical Council for foreign candidates
- One year experience
- Candidate should score minimum of 50% [Pass marks] in the entrance exam conducted by Medical education Commission for bring eligible to be in merit
Exam format
- Single best response type with multiple Choice question
- There will be 4 options (A, B, C, D)
- No of total question will be 200
- Recall Understanding Application 30:50:20
- Total time for exam will be 3 hour
| Part-A (Total questions- 130) |
| 1 Dental Implantology 5 |
| 2 Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology 10 |
| 3 Oral Medicine and Radiology 10+5=15 |
| 4 Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry 15 |
| 5 Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics 15 |
| 6 Periodontology 15 |
| 7 Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge 15 |
| 8 Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics 7+8=15 |
| 9 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 15 |
| 10 Public Health Dentistry 10 |
Part – B Total question 70
1. General Anatomy 5 |
| 2. General human physiology 5 |
| 3. Biochemistry 5 |
| 4. General Pathology 5 |
| 5. Microbiology 5 |
| 6. Pharmacology 5 |
| 7. Oral Biology 5 |
| 8. Dental Meterial 5 |
| 9. Forensic odontology 5 |
| 10. General Medicine 5 |
| 11. General Surgery 5 |
| 12. Anesthesia 5 |
| 13. NMC CPD Topic (Medical ethics, Rational use of drug, Infection Prevention, BLS/ACLS, Communication skill, Medical Emergency in Dental Practice and Practice management in Dentistry 10 |
