Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute (CDCRI), Rajnandgaon, is a prestigious institution for dental education. CDCRI has an elaborate admission procedure through national-level entrance examinations to select the most suitable candidates for any programme it offers. CDCRI admission cycle runs typically within the national dental education calendar.

The undergraduate admissions usually commence in February with the NEET-UG application and end in September when counselling and CDCRI admissions are completed. The same applies to the postgraduate CDCRI admissions, which are also initiated from around February through the NEET-MDS applications to conclude via the May-June period.