The Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Kerala, has approved the Service Quota seats in Government Dental Colleges and the seat matrix for admission to Post Graduate Courses in Dental Surgery (MDS) for the academic year 2026-27.
The approval was issued through G.O.(Rt) No. 2803/2026/H&FWD dated 21 August 2026 from the Health & Family Welfare (S) Department, Thiruvananthapuram. The order follows proposals submitted by the Director of Medical Education, Kerala and the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala.
According to the approved category-wise seat distribution, the MDS seat matrix contains a total of 301 seats. The distribution includes 185 Unreserved (UR), 24 Scheduled Caste (SC), 6 Scheduled Tribe (ST), 24 Ezhava (EZ), 21 Muslim (MU), 21 Backward Hindu (BH), 21 Latin Catholic & Anglo Indians (LA), 9 Backward Christian (BX), 3 Kudumbi (KU), 4 Economically Weaker Sections (EW), 3 Persons with Disabilities (PD) and 1 UR-PD seat.
The approved matrix covers multiple MDS specialisations, including Conservative Dentistry, Oral Medicine & Radiology, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Public Health Dentistry, Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Prosthodontics and Periodontics.
The order includes seat details for Government Dental Colleges as well as several private dental institutions in Kerala. The Government Dental Colleges specifically identified in the seat matrix include Government Dental College, Kozhikode; Government Dental College, Kottayam; and Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram.
The Government has also approved service quota seats in Government Dental Colleges. The service quota details include MDS clinical courses such as Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, and Periodontology, as specified in the approved order.
The approved seat matrix will serve as an important reference for the Kerala MDS Admission 2026-27 process. Candidates seeking admission through the NEET-MDS based admission process should check the official notifications issued by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala, and the Directorate of Medical Education, Kerala, for further counselling and admission-related updates.
The order includes seat details for:
The seat matrix also contains approved seats for various private dental colleges across Kerala.
The Government has separately approved Service Quota seats in Government Dental Colleges. The order lists service quota details for clinical MDS programmes, including Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, and Periodontology, as specified in the notification.
Candidates should refer to the official seat matrix and subsequent counselling notifications for the applicable college, course, quota and category details.
Candidates interested in Kerala MDS Admission 2026-27 should keep checking the official admission notifications issued by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations and Directorate of Medical Education, Kerala. The approved seat matrix should be checked carefully before making course and college preferences during the counselling process.
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