Master of Dental Surgery [MDS]
Fees
Fees at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) program are highly economical, with a total fee of INR 5,856 for the entire 5.5-year course. This comprehensive fee includes tuition, hostel accommodations, electricity, and water charges. The annual tuition fee is approximately INR 1,628, while the annual hostel fee is around INR 1,000, supplemented by a refundable hostel deposit of INR 1,000.
Despite its affordability, a separate charge is applicable for mess services, which range from INR 3,100 to INR 3,500 monthly. Scholarships are available for SC/ST categories, although financial aid is often unnecessary due to the low fee structure.
Eligibility
Candidates need a recognised bachelor's degree in dental surgery from an institution approved by the national dental regulator, together with the compulsory rotating internship completed by the cut-off date stated in the prospectus, and registration with a state or central dental council. Admission is through a national-level postgraduate dental entrance examination and the counselling that follows it, with seats allotted branch by branch in order of merit and category. The qualifying percentile, the reservation and relaxation rules and the closing ranks are set for each admission cycle and vary between branches, so applicants should confirm the requirements for the year in which they are applying from the official notification.
About Master of Dental Surgery [MDS]
The MDS at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal is a postgraduate dental qualification in which a trainee specialises in one branch of dentistry rather than continuing as a general dental practitioner. Work is centred on the dental outpatient department and operating facilities at AIIMS Bhopal, where residents treat patients under supervision, take case discussions and seminars, and complete a dissertation on a research question in their branch. Because the dental unit sits inside a general hospital, trainees also see patients referred from medical departments, which shapes the kind of cases they handle. The programme suits dental graduates who want a clinical specialty and an academic grounding rather than immediate private practice. Graduates commonly work as specialists in hospital dental units and private specialty practice, or teach in dental colleges across Madhya Pradesh and other states. The branches on offer in a given session appear in the institute's admission notification.
