The government of Nepal, Medical Education Commission, has fixed 575 seats for the BDS program for this academic year. Fifteen dental colleges offer BDS programs in Nepal with affiliation from two universities; Kathmandu University and Tribhuvan University. One health science academy, BPKIHS, also offers Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) program.
In 2025, the government allocated 112 scholarships seats for students who wish to study BDS in Nepal.
Available dental scholarship seats are divided into the general scholarship (55%; 61 seats) and the reservation scholarship (45%; 51 seats). In both categories, the candidates are selected purely based on merit within this cluster.
For example, for the general scholarship, the highest-scoring students in the MECEE-BL for the BDS exam are chosen irrespective of gender, religion, and ethnicity. For reservation, the competition will be only among the eligible clusters of students in each sub-category. For example, seven students who are Adibasi Janajati will be selected to study BDS based on the merit list.
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The distribution of scholarships is as follows:
| Total BDS Scholarships seats | 109 |
| General Scholarship (55% of total scholarship) | 61 |
| Reservation Scholarship (45% of total scholarship) | 51 |
| Female (28%) | 14 |
| Dalit Female (3%) | 2 |
| Muslim Female (2%) | 1 |
| Dalit (9%) | 5 |
| Adibasi Janajati (15%) | 7 |
| Khas Arya (17%) | 8 |
| Madheshi (9%) | 5 |
| Madhesi Dalit (3%) | 2 |
| Tharu (4%) | 2 |
| Muslim (2%) | 1 |
| Pichhadiye Ko Kshetra (4%) | 2 |
| Apanga (2%) | 1 |
| Shahid Pariwar (2%) | 1 |
College Wise BDS Total and Scholarships Seat Distribution
| Institution | University/Academy | Total Seats |
Total Scholarships |
| BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences | BPKIHS | 50 | 37 |
| Chitwan Medical College | TU | 40 | 4 |
| College of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital | KU | 45 | 9 |
| Gandaki Medical College | TU | 30 | 3 |
| Kantipur Dental College | KU | 50 | 5 |
| Kathmandu Medical College | TU | 40 | 4 |
| KIST Medical College | TU | 40 | 4 |
| KU School of Medical Sciences | KU | 50 | 5 |
| Maharajgunj Medical Campus | TU | 25 | 19 |
| National Medical College | TU | 15 | 2 |
| Nepal Medical College | TU | 45 | 5 |
| Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital | TU | 30 | 3 |
| People's Dental College & Hospital | TU | 50 | 5 |
| Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital | TU | 50 | 5 |
| 575 | 112 |