How to get Admission in ACDS

Can you tell me about the eligibility requirement to get admission and selection procedure in Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS) Secunderabad?

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Army College of Dental Sciences (ACDS) Secunderabad conducts the Post Graduate Written Test (PG-WAT) for admission to MDS Courses.

It is affiliated to Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) and is a Private, Un-Aided & Non-Minority Educational Institution.

Eligibility Criteria

For Admission to AWES Professional Colleges:
The admission in it is for the dependent children of eligible serving Army Personnel, eligible ex Army personnel and war widows of the Army the category applicable to them as proof of their eligibility for admission to ACDS along with the Application form:

The applicants must fall into one of the following categories:
(i) Children of serving Army personnel with minimum 10-years continuous service in the Army
(ii) Children of ex Army personnel granted/awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board/invalided medical board
(iii) Children of ex Army personnel who have taken discharge or released after ten years of service

Adopted/Step children and children of Remarried Widows:
(i) Adopted Child of Army personnel if adopted at least five years prior to seeking admission
(ii) Step Children are eligible provided they are born from a wedding where at least one parent belonged to the Army who is otherwise eligible

Eligibility Criteria in Special Cases:
For wards of Ex Army Medical Corps Officers/Army Dental Corps Officers presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force (IN/IAF); wards of only those ex Army Medical Officers/Army Dental Corps officers presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force who have served with the Army for at least 10 years
For Children of APS/MNS/TA Personnel


Selection Procedure
The admission is strictly on merit ranking, based on marks obtained in PG-WAT
The merit list is prepared based on the aggregate marks obtained by the candidates in the entrance test
The decision of ACDS management regarding the preparation of merit list is final and no negotiation in this matter is accepted
For vacant seats due to certain candidates declining to join/not joining on due date, the vacancy created is offered to the candidate next in merit and so on.