GDC Thiruvananthapuram: Admission 2023, Courses, Fees, Placement, Cut Off

Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram

Updated: Sep 05, 2023 23:16 IST

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.

Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram: Highlights

GDC Thiruvananthapuram offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Admission to the courses is based on entrance examinations. Candidates must appear for the respective entrance examination and obtain a valid score to fulfill the Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram admission criteria to be eligible for the courses.

Parameter	Description
Establishment Year	1959
Institution Type	Affiliated College
Genders Accepted	Male and Female
Faculty Count	49

No. of Faculty 49

Courses, Exams, and Fees

MDS Conservative Dentistry

Courses Details : 3 Years , Full Time

Streams : Dental
BDS

Courses Details : 5 Years , Full Time

Streams : Dental
MDS Oral Medicine and Radiology

Courses Details : 2 Years , Full Time

Streams : Dental
MDS Oral Pathology and Microbiology

Courses Details : 2 Years , Full Time

Streams : Dental

Admission

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.

Cutoff Details

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

Top Placements

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
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
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.

Also Check:

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Chettinad Dental College & Research Institute

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KLE Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore

Dental Colleges in Thiruvananthapuram

Dental Colleges in Kerala

BDS Colleges in Kerala

Dental Colleges in Karnataka

MDS Colleges in Tamil Nadu

Stream	Average Package	Median Package	Highest Package
B.D.S.- Bachelor of Dental Surgery		3.12Lac
M.D.S.- Master of Dental Surgery		8.40Lac

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Infrastructure and Facilities

Medical Help

The college provides first aid facilities to cater the medical needs of students and staff members.
Library

The library has a collection of reference and text books for the students and staff members.
IT Infrastructure

The campus has excellent IT Infrastructure facility for the students.