Vishnu Dental College, Vishnupur, Kovvada, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh was established in the year 2002. It is affiliated to DR. N.T.R University of Health Sciences and recognized by Dental Council of India and Govt of India. VDC is ranked 23rd by NIRF among the Dental Colleges across India. “India Today” Magazine ranked  Vishnu Dental College with No. 40 among the best Dental Colleges in India & the only Dental College listed from Andhra Pradesh (India Today Survey 2021). "THE WEEK” Magazine ranked Vishnu Dental College with No. 21 among govt. & private Dental Colleges and No. 16 in Private Dental Colleges in India & the only Dental College listed from Andhra Pradesh. Vishnu Dental College received the IAOMR Community Service Award  (Group) for the year 2019, and received this award consecutively for the 4th year. As per The Outlook-ICare rankings - 2021, VDC was ranked 20th among the Top Private Dental colleges in India.  

The institution was initiated by Padmabushan Dr.B.V.Raju in the year 2002 with the vision of transforming the society through excellence in education, community empowerment, affordable health care and sustained environmental protection. This self-financing, non-minority institute is situated in a rural area spread over 10 acres of land inside 66 acre campus located in Kovvada village near Bhimavaram. The college was started with an intake capacity of 100 students in BDS course. In the year 2008 Postgraduate Course in five specialties were introduced with total PG intake of 14. Again in 2009 postgraduate courses were started in three specialities and currently, the total PG intake is 53. It is attached with the Bhimavaram Hospitals which is attached with the medical college for clinical practice. Community Outreach is an integral part of Vishnu Dental College and Hospital through which Secondary and Primary Care initiatives are incubated and implemented. They currently operate 23 Rural Satellite Dental Clinics in India and organizes regular outreach programs tailor built for various social target groups with a grand Vision “Oral Healthcare for All”. The Incubation centre at VDC&H intends to build an ecosystem where students are nurtured in innovation and problem-solving skills.

The Dental college is located in a constructed area of 260302 sq.ft  and with an open area of 162353 sqft. The college provides state of the art infrastructure which has set high standards in terms of Dental Education and creates an environment for excellent student oriented, patient friendly environment with dedicated faculty in place. Currently the college is equipped with 357 latest electronic Dental chairs and has set up a well maintained laboratory with all the latest equipment as well. There are technology driven air conditioned classrooms and seminar halls. There is an centrally air conditioned Auditorium with a seating capacity of 1000. State of art preclinical labs equipped with patient simulations and Wi Fi enabled campus. There is a Dental education museum within the campus. The campus houses well ventilated spacious hostels for girls and boys separately.

Address:

Vishnu Dental College, Vishnupur, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, Bhimavaram - 534 202 

Contact Details: 

Phone: 91-8816-250893, 9949433567

E Mail ID: [email protected]

Website: http://vdc.edu.in/

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)/BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) in Andhra Pradesh

The medical aspirants seeking MBBS/BDS admission at Dr. NTR University Of Health Sciences will have to register themselves for the Dr. NTRUHS admission process by filling out their application form. Counselling for MBBS Students (NEET-UG) in Andhra Pradesh will be conducted by Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) Vijayawada. Andhra Pradesh, MBBS/BDS admission is done on the basis of marks secured in NEET-UG. Candidates who will qualify NEET-UG Exam and meet the eligibility requirements only can register and fill the application form for Andhra Pradesh, MBBS / BDS  admission. Dr. NTRUHS counseling is conducted in Three rounds (Round 1, Round 2, and Mop-up Round) and & for BDS there can be an extended mop-up if the percentile is decreased. This extended round will be conducted by the competent authority and if the seats are still vacant, then the college will be allowed to fill the seats from the merit list sent. Seat selection for Government Seats (Competent Authority Quota) and for Management Quota(MQ) seats will be through web counseling. Under NTRUHS, the Counselling procedure is divided into Convener quota-CQ (Govt.) and Management Quota(MQ1 & MQ2).

Eligibility For Admission

Qualification:

• 12th or (10+2 Equivalent) with Minimum 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry, Biology & English for UR &  40% for SC/ST/OBC.
• Those who have qualified NEET-UG by scoring the minimum qualifying percentage will be eligible for Admission and Counseling. Candidates should have earned a minimum of 50 percentile (40th  percentile for SC/ST/OBC and 45th percentile for General-PH) in order to become eligible for NEET-UG counseling rounds
• AGE: A student must have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission under NEET-UG eligibility or should complete the age on or before 31st December of the year of his/her admission to the 1st year MBBS/BDS Course.

Government Seats (Competent Authority Quota)

It includes seats in Government colleges and Government shares of seats in Private colleges.

• 85% of Seats in Government colleges (after exclusion of 15 % seats transferred to All India Quota)
• 50% of Seats in case of Private Un-aided Non-Minority and 50% of Minority Medical college and 50% in case of private Non-Minority Dental College
• Non-local candidates are eligible for 15% unreserved seats only. The local candidates are also eligible for 15% unreserved seats along with 85% seats reserved for the local area.

Local Areas:

1. For admission to the Andhra University: Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam
2. For admission to the Osmania University: Adilabad, Hyderabad, Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahaboobnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal
3. For admission to the Sri Venkateswara University: Ananthapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Chittoor, and Nellore

Local Category:

Candidates who wish to apply for Andhra Pradesh NEET-UG counseling as local candidates will have to meet any of the following criteria with respect to the local area.

1. Applicants must have studied for a period of four years consecutively in that area: the last year being the year of the qualifying examination
2. Applicants must have resided in that area for four consecutive years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the qualifying examination
3. Applicants possess a Local status certificate, issued by MRO

• 50% of the available seats for admission by the University for MBBS/ BDS shall be reserved for candidates belonging to Backward Classes as follows:

• 10% of total seats in specified Government Medical / Dental Colleges reserved for economically weaker section ( EWS ) Category
• 33 1/3% of seats are reserved for women candidates which are horizontal reservation

Management Quota

50% of Seats in case of Private Un-aided Non-Minority and  50% in case of Minority Medical College

The Management Quota Seats are categorized into Management Quota

(a) Sub - Category - B. 35%, Management Quota &  35%, Management Quota Minority Medical College

 (b) Sub - Category - C. 15% NRI quota (NRI/NRI Sponsored) 

Candidates from all the States and Union territories of India are eligible.

*Foreign Students / NRI candidates are eligible for admission into MBBS and BDS Courses under Management Quota Category – C Seats. Candidates should specifically put the option for NRI Category in the online application to be considered for NRI / C-Category

(*) Category-A Seats in Minority Colleges will be allotted to the respective minority candidates only

Schedule Of Andhra Pradesh MBBS/BDS Counseling:

AP NEET-UG Counselling  Documents Required For verification:-

• NEET admit card
• NEET result
• Class 10 mark sheet/Birth Certificate
• Memorandum of marks of qualifying examination in Intermediate or Equivalent examination.
• Transfer certificate
• Aadhaar card (or any other valid photo ID proof)
• Study Certificate(s) from 6th class to Intermediate.
• In case candidates studied in the institutions outside the state of Andhra Pradesh, a residence certificate of the candidate or either of the parent issued by MRO / Tahsildar.
• In case claiming fee exemption, the latest Income certificate of the Parent issued by MRO / Tahsildar or white ration card.
• Special Category certificate (if applicable)
• Caste/Community certificate (if applicable)
• Income certificate (if applicable)
• Minority certificate, issued by Minorities Welfare Department (if applicable)