Bachelor of Dental Surgery BDS Admissions in Pakistan Colleges & Universities 2025

BDS Admission Schedule With Important Dates

How to Get Admission in BDS Dental Colleges

Several public and private institutions offer admission to BDS 2025 in Pakistan which may be in the form of BDS direct admission 2025 either through online or by hand. Each medical university has its own requirements, eligibility, and date, and schedule of entrance examinations. But prior to obtaining admission, we may wish to inform you that never be late as any admission form received after the last date will not be acceptable.

BDS program is offered by several universities/colleges in Pakistan. Admissions to BDS program usually start in July/August. Here is the admission procedure that students have to follow and do BDS admission apply online.

• When BDS registration is opened by universities then you need to do online registration by making accounts on various websites through BDS admission login.
• You will get all the information regarded to BDS admissions on the University/college portal before the last date of registration.
• Pay the registration fee online or through the affiliated bank given by the university. The registration fee is normally from Rs.500 to Rs.1000. You will get BDS admission admit card.
• Wait for the merit list and interview call from the university. In some colleges/universities, there is an aptitude test that you have to pass.

BDS Required Documents 2025

The admission of BDS will commence in October. Before that student should complete there mandatory documents which should be submit with online application. Without these document, the admission form shall not be accepted.

Domicile Certificate

• The Punjab domicile is mandatory for all students. Any other document will not be acceptable
• The students with Islamabad domicile can apply for Open merits seats in Punjab.
• Overseas students with dual nationality do not require a domicile to apply for quota seats.
• Students of Under-develop district should have their area domicile to apply for the reserved seats.

Educational Documents and Their Attestation

• As per the HEC all Students are required to get their Matric and FSC (Pre medical) certificates to be attested by the IBCC
• Foreign students should submit their an Equivalence Certificate or Provisional Equivalence Letter for the Equivalent Educational qualification of their 10th and 12th grade examinations,issued and duly attested by IBCC.

Identity Documents

• Students should submit any one of the Identity Documents with the application form: CNIC, NICOP, POC, B-Form, CRC and passport
• Students with application form should submit one copy of their parents Identity Document.
• Pakistani student residing abroad should submit one copy of these documents

Iqama or Residence Permit or Green Card or Foreign Passport

Note: For candidates residing in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), it is mandatory to submit a digital copy of their Iqama downloaded from the Absher or Ministry of Interior, KSA, official website, displaying the expiry date of the permit, along with the printed copy of their Iqama.

• The Identity Documents with expiry date should be noted as acceptable

Special Documents

These documents are not required for the open merit seats candidates. These are for the quota seats, Students from Underdeveloped areas

• The student of under- develop area should submit their FSC and Matric certificate attested respective Chief Executive Officer (District Education Authority) and Director of Education (Colleges).Additionally, the Deputy Commissioner of the relevant district shall also attest this certificate.
• The students should also upload their school leaving Certificates/ Character Certificates/Provisional Certificates from their respective educational institution
• The students from Cholistan should submit the proof that he/she is birth of cholistan and now leaving in cholistan
• The students with disability should submit their disability certificates. Based on this certificate, they shall be presented before a Medical Board, which will assess their eligibility for admission to medical/dental colleges.

Photograph, Thumbprint, and Signature

• The students should submit a recent photo not older than one month. Photo should be in color with white background and the face of candidate should be clear. No caps hats, and sunglasses. No editing or touch-up of their photo
• The candidate has to sign on white paper with blue ink in running hand and also provide their left thumbprint. The photograph of this document should also be uploaded with the admission form.

Important Instructions for Digitizing Documents for Upload

• It should be noted that the candidate will fill out the admission application online through the portal. Therefore, they should have soft copies of all the documents mentioned above saved on their computer or mobile device.
• The candidate should prepare soft copies of all documents only in JPG/JPEG format. For this purpose, they can use apps like Cam Scanner.
• The file size should not exceed 2 MB per document.
• Upload the images of all original documents only. Photocopies of documents shall not be accepted.
• Every document's image should be clear and readable. Blurred or illegible documents shall be rejected.
• Documents that have printing on both sides, such as identity cards, passports, should be prepared as separate files for both front and back sides.
• Save each document file with a unique name, and before uploading, ensure that you are uploading the correct document.
• Verification of educational documents is usually done on the backside of the documents.In such cases, the candidate must upload images of both the front and back sides.
• For documents in languages other than English or Urdu (e.g., Arabic, Persian, Chinese,Spanish, Italian, etc.), candidates must also upload their official notarized/certified English translations.

BDS Admission Age Limit

The Pakistan Medical & Dental Council has removed the age limit for admission in the BDS course. There is no minimum or maximum age limit for admission to dental institutions. The 4-year degree program of BDS meets the necessities of the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC).