MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Pune

The MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre is located in Pune, Maharashtra, and was established in 1998. In fact, an amongst the first Institutes in dental education, this affiliated college approved by DCI offers a variety of programmes in dental science on its 5-acre campus. With 455 students and a strength of 120 staff, it offers very conducive facilities for dental education.

The college currently offers 9 courses across 2 degree levels in different specializations in dentistry, including BDS and MDS programmes in Prosthodontics, Periodontics, and Orthodontics. There are many facilities available for the development of all-around academic and personal development of the students. There are a boys' hostel and a girls' hostel which offer comfortable accommodation to out-station students.

There is a library on campus, well-equipped with all the aids for dental literature, assisting in research material. The health issues of the students are also taken care of by the health centre offering first-aid facilities on campus. Sports facilities and a gymnasium are provided by MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre for the sports enthusiasts and fitness-conscious.

And, keeping abreast with the advancements in the technology sector, the institute provides a robust IT infrastructure combined with Wi-Fi network connectivity across the campus. In addition, there is an on-campus cafeteria catering to the dietary requirements of the students and faculty members that serves as a zone of relaxation and social gathering.

MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre offers 9 full-time courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The flagship programme is the Bachelor of Dental Surgery programme and takes 100 students in every class.

Under its Masters programme, the college offers MDS in the following specialisations of Prosthodontics, Periodontics, Orthodontics, Oral Pathology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Medicine Diagnosis and Radiology, Pedodontics, and Conservative Dentistry. The college takes in 6 students for this program under its Masters' programme every year.

Course Name Total Number of Seats BDS 100 MDS Prosthodontics 6 MDS Periodontics 6 MDS Orthodontics 6 MDS Oral Pathology 6 The admission procedure to courses in MA Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre is strictly made both on merit as well as bureaucracy. For the BDS course, basically, the admission is made according to the score gained by the candidate in the NEET .

For aspirants who are eyeing admission to the college, they have to clear NEET with the cut-off marks as prescribed for the course. A similar is the case for the MDS course; admissions to it are strictly made through NEET MDS scores. This makes the entrance procedure quite uniform and transparent.