The government of Nepal, Medical Education Commission, has fixed 560 seats for the BDS program for the academic year starting from 2080 BS. Thirteen dental colleges offer BDS programs in Nepal with affiliation from 2 universities; Kathmandu University and Tribhuvan University. One health science academy, BPKIHS, also offers Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) program.
In 2023, the government allocated 108 seats for students who wish to study BDS in Nepal.
Available dental scholarship seats are divided into the general scholarship (55%) and the reservation scholarship (45%). 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, six students who are Adibasi Janajati will be selected to study BDS based on the merit list.
Get more information about BDS programs and medical colleges offering BDS programs in Nepal from the link given below:
The distribution of scholarships is as follows:
|
Total BDS Scholarships seats |
108 |
|
General Scholarship (55% of total scholarship) |
59 |
|
Reservation Scholarship (45% of total scholarship) |
49 |
|
Female (28%) |
14 |
|
Dalit Female (3%) |
2 |
|
Muslim Female (2%) |
1 |
|
Dalit (9%) |
4 |
|
Adibasi Janajati (15%) |
7 |
|
Khas Arya (17%) |
8 |
|
Madheshi (9%) |
4 |
|
Madhesi Dalit (3%) |
2 |
|
Tharu (4%) |
2 |
|
Muslim (2%) |
1 |
|
Pichhadiye Ko Kshetra (4%) |
2 |
|
Apanga (2%) |
1 |
|
Shahid Pariwar (2%) |
1 |
