ESIC Dental College & Hospital, Gulbarga (Kalaburagi), was established in 2014. It is affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru, and approved by the Dental Council of India (DCI). The college has a strong reputation as it provides quality dental education in Karnataka. The college has a teaching hospital, attached to it, which helps in providing students with valuable clinical exposure and hands-on practice.
ESIC Dental College & Hospital only offers the Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) program.
BDS program admissions are based on NEET UG entrance exam scores. Students who are seeking admission here for the year 2026 must qualify for the NEET UG exam, score well in the exam, and then participate in the counselling conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) or the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA).
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Particulars |
Details |
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College Name |
ESIC Dental College & Hospital |
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Establishment year |
2014 |
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Affiliated To |
Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru |
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Approved By |
Dental Council of India (DCI) |
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Course Offered |
BDS |
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Admission Process |
NEET UG-based |
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Counselling Authorities |
MCC (AIQ and IP Quota) and KEA (State Quota) |
The BDS combines classroom learning with practical training and clinical exposure in various departments like Orthodontics, Oral Surgery, Periodontics, and Prosthodontics.
ESIC Dental College Insured Persons (IP) Quota is the benefit students get here. It offers reserved seats at a lower fee for students who are eligible under the ESI scheme.
To apply for BDS admission, candidates must:
As the result has not been declared for BDS 2026, NEET UG examination, but based on the previous years' cutoff scores, we can predict the ESIC Dental College 2026 NEET cutoff scores.
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Category |
All India Quota Rank |
IP Quota Rank |
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General |
38,000 |
95,000 |
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OBC |
42,000 |
1,15,000 |
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EWS |
45,000 |
1,30,000 |
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SC |
1,45,000 |
2,40,000 |
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ST |
1,65,000 |
2,90,000 |
Analyzing previous years' cutoff trends is, it tell us about the present-day competition. Go through the table below for the cutoff scores of the years 2025, 2024 and 2023.
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Year |
AIQ Closing Rank |
IP Quota Closing Rank |
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2025 |
38,412 |
95,108 |
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2024 |
35,963 |
89,754 |
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2023 |
41,016 |
1,02,487 |
Reasons for choosing ESIC dental colleges is
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Government colleges do not entertain direct admissions or there is no management quota, students willing to seek ESIC Dental College admissions to BDS will be based on merit, NEET is the compulsory subject candidates need to appear for if admissions are required. The final admission to BDS will be on basis of performance in NEET entrance. The cut-off of the college depends on the applications and number of vacancies. Once the application form is filled, can go ahead with the ESIC Dental College admission process by submitting the original documents and making the payment of application fee. In the official portal of the college application dates will be mentioned by seeing that can proceed.
Candidates expecting to take admission in this college must have Indian citizenship and must have completed the age of 17 on or before appearing for the examinations. Basic eligibility needed for getting admission into UG courses is that, candidate must have passed 12th with an aggregate marks of 50% with Physics, chemistry, biology and English as the compulsory subject from a recognised board. Selection for admissions is made through NEET entrance examination, and hence candidates are expected to secure valid score as per the cut off marks. Cut off marks may vary every year, cut off marks may also vary based on the category, for e.g. cut off marks for general category was 6168, for OBC 7016 and that for SC it was 14000 in the year of 2017.
