Original Article
Year : 2018 | Volume : 6 | Issue : 2 | Page : 41-44
A Survey on NEET‐MDS Examination among Dental Graduates in South India
Benley George, Shibu Thomas Sebastian, Rino Roopak Soman1, Minimol K. Johny2
Departments of Public Health Dentistry, 1 Periodontology and 2
Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Benley George, Department of Public Health Dentistry,
Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Tiruvalla, Kerala, India.
E‐mail: georgebenley@yahoo.co.in
Abstract
Background:
In India, there are 6149 dental post‐graduation seats across 254 dental colleges. The admission to these postgraduation seats is done through a common online NEET‐MDS examination. The aim of the present study was to assess the quality of NEET‐MDS examination among dental graduates in South India.
Materials and Methods:
Around 423 participants from five randomly selected entrance coaching centers in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka participated in the survey. The level of significance was set P < 0.05. Statistical analysis was done using Fisher’s exact test.
Results:
The survey demonstrated that 174 (41.1%) of the participants were males and 249 (58.9%) were females. Majority (60.2%) of the participants had one attempt for the examination and only (4.9%) of the participants had three or more attempts for the examination. 58% of the respondents considered the NEET examination as a good assessment of dental graduates.
Conclusion:
The present survey reveals that most of the students preferred the computer‐based NEET‐ MDS examination. Both male and female students should almost similar responses to the questions in the survey.
Keywords: Dental graduates, dentists, examination, India
Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
How to cite this article:
George B, Sebastian ST, Soman RR, Johny MK. A survey on NEET-MDS examination among dental graduates in South India. Int J Community Dent 2018;6:41-4.
