Government Dental College Thiruvananthapuram is one of the most reputed Government Dental Colleges, located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Govt Dental College Thiruvananthapuram is also known as GDC Thiruvananthapuram. It was founded in the year 1959. The college is affiliated to the Kerala University and is approved by the Dental Council of India, Govt. of India. GDC Thiruvananthapuram is ranked 25th in the NIRF rankings 2023 under the Dental category.
GDC Thiruvananthapuram offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses. For admission to the BDS course, candidates must have completed 10+2 along with valid NEET UG score, while for the MDS courses, candidates must have completed (BDS) Bachelor of Dental Surgery with a valid NEET MDS score, followed by the counselling session.
Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram: Cut-Off 2022
Course |
Category |
Opening All India rank |
Closing All India rank |
MDS Conservative Dentistry |
ST - |
2356 |
2356 |
MDS Prosthodontics |
ST - |
2096 |
2096 |
According to NIRF reports 2023, 40 UG and 21 PG candidates got placed and the median package offered is INR 3.12 LPA and INR 8.4 LPA, respectively.
UG |
PG |
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Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of Students Placed |
Year |
No. of students graduated |
No. of Students Placed |
2020 |
35 |
26 |
2020 |
23 |
19 |
2021 |
40 |
30 |
2021 |
23 |
21 |
2022 |
42 |
40 |
2022 |
24 |
21 |
Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram: Notable Alumni
Name |
Designation |
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Dr. Balakrishnan Nair.K |
A Padma Shri awardee and former Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Health Sciences. |
Dr. G. Ramachandran |
A Padma Bhushan awardee and former Director of the Indian Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore. |
Dr. Babu Mathew |
A former President of the Indian Dental Association. |
Dr. Rezy Cheru |
A former Dean of the GDC Thiruvananthapuram. |
Dr. Jolly Mary Varughese |
A former President of the Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry. |
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