Established as Pondicherry Dental College and Hospital in the year 1990, it was later renamed as the Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences on the year 2005 and is directly managed by the Government of Puducherry. The Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences (MGPGI) then went on to develop to a greater and more reputed Institute achieving the standards of the Country’s most popular and preferred Medical Institutes like AIIMS (New Delhi), PGI (Chandigarh), SGPGI (Lucknow) etc. The MGPGI was acclaimed as the best Dental Institution in the Country twice.

The Institute holds, manages and controls a Post Graduate Dental Entrance Exam for aspirants to give a chance to them to obtain a seat for the Post Graduate Degree in Dental Science aka MDS (Master of Dental Science) offered by the MGPGI. Those who are lucky to get an admission in the MGPGI will not have to worry about their future, for they are going to have their PG Degrees in dental Science from the Best in the Country. Qualified and motivating faculties, first class infrastructure and other facilities make this Institute stand tall and proud among the other leading Institutes.

Structure of MGPGI PGDEE

The MGPGI PGDEE, shares the common feature in most Entrance Examinations – Multiple Choice English medium Questions. There are 200 such questions with multiple alternatives for the right answer. The duration of the MGPGI PGDEE is of 180 minutes.

Syllabus for MGPGI PGDEE

• Community Dentistry
• Dental anatomy
• Human Oral Anatomy, Physiology, Histology and Tooth Morphology
• Human Physiology
• Materials used in Dentistry
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Oral histology
• Oral Medicine and Radiology
• Oral Pathology and Dental materials
• Oral Pathology and Oral Microbiology
• Orthodontics
• Pedodontics

Eligibility Criteria

The primary eligibility for the candidates is that they should be legal residents of Puducherry and should be of Indian Nationality. Foreign/NRI/Sponsored NRI candidates are also eligible for requesting an application to the PGDEE.

The other condition is that the Institutions where the candidates completed and obtained their BDS should be officially accepted by the Dental Council of India. Candidates expecting to complete their compulsory internships before or not more than the end of March on the year of admission can also apply.

How to Apply?

Candidates are to fill up and post application forms to attend the PGDEE. They can buy the forms from either the Director’s Office, MGPGI or from SBI branches in the Institute and in Puducherry (Main Branch). To receive the form by Postal Delivery, the Candidates should send request applications for Postal service and a Demand Draft of the form’s fee amount and postal charge along with it. The D.D should favor the Director, MGPGI and should be payable at Puducherry. For candidates in General/OBC/Other categories, the form is charged Rs 2000/- and Rs 50 more if it’s to be delivered by post.

For Reservation category candidates, the form charge is only Rs 600 and Rs 50 extra for postal delivery.

NRI/Sponsored NRI and other Foreign candidates should pay Rs 4000/- in Indian Currency or Equivalent US Dollars and Rs 200 or equivalent US Dollars if they wish to receive it by post.

The Candidates may also download the form from www.mgpgi.puducherry.gov.in and later submit it with a Demand Draft of the prescribed amount and favor conditions mentioned above.

How to fill the Form?

The application forms might seem so complicated because many entries have certain conditions that should be fulfilled. So, an Instruction booklet is provided with the application form by the MGPGI which is to be read and the guidelines to be followed for safely and securely filling up the form devoid of errors. Careful verification of the fully filled up form is advised before submission. Crossing out and writing over mistakes in paper applications should be avoided. So make each entry in text fields carefully. The details provided by the candidates should be precise and neat.

Important Dates (Tentative)

Availability of application forms: second week of December till the end of the first week of January, 2012 in the year of admission.

Last date for the submission of application forms: End of first week of January, 2012

Date of entrance examination: 3rd week of January, 2012

Counseling date: Mid April, 2012

List of MGPGI PGDEE center

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry

Contact Address for the MGPGI PGDEE

For enquiries regarding the exam and the Institute, contact us on:

• Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences (MGPGI), Puducherry - 605006
• Phone: 0413-2279601 to 2279606 & 2278124
• Fax: 0413-2278124
• Email: [email protected], [email protected]
• Website: mgpgi.puducherry.gov.in

Colleges Accepting the MGPGI PGDEE score

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry

Reference Books for MGPGI PGDEE

• Textbook of Pathology Vol. I&II by Critchie, Boyd
• Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton
• Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students by AVSS Rama Rao
• Science of Dental Materials Tenth Edition by Kenneth J. Anusavice, Philips
• Review of Medical Physiology by Ganong
• Restorative dental materials by Craig
• Pathology Vol. I &II by John M Issane Andersons
• Pathologic basis of Disease by Cotfxan Kumar Roffins Robbins
• John B. West. Best and Taylor.s Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, Baltimore Williams
• Dental Metallurgy and non-metallic materials by Smith
• Dental materials written by P.K Basu
• Chemistry and Metallurgy of Dental Materials by Cambel Smith
• Applied Physiology by Cyril A Keele, Samson.s Wrights
• Applied Dental Materials by Anderson

Coaching Centers for MGPGI PGDEE

• Brilliant Tutorials Pvt. Ltd.
• Aakash Institute
• Excellent Institute
• Dharshana Academy
• Tandem
• T.I.M.E

Study Plan

Post graduate entrance examinations will be lot tougher than the Graduate degree Entrance exam. So that a little improvisation is required. Study the difficult subjects at the earliest with the aid of coaching centers and find some time to go through reference materials of the easy subjects as well. Model question papers and mock tests can help the candidates a lot by increasing their confidence as well as their knowledge. The plan should be made in such a way that there would be enough time for a final revision as well. Success doesn’t have a shortcut. So work hard to achieve it and let the Almighty and your will guide you.

How and Where To Get the Results?

This site will have the result – www.mgpgi.puducherry.gov.in/

Score Validity

The scores for the MGPGI PGDEE have an IDC recognized validity of an year.