Section 11(1) in Dental Council of India, Master of Dental Surgery Course Regulations, 2017
(1)The period of training for the award of the MDS course shall be of three years duration for three academic years as full time candidates in an institution including the period of examination:Provided that the time period required for passing out of the MDS course shall be a maximum of six years from the date of admission in said course:Provided further that the duration of the post-graduate course for the post-graduate Diploma holders shall be of two years in the respective speciality. The syllabus and curriculum shall be the same as MDS Course in the concerned speciality except that they are not required (i) to undergo study and training in Basic Sciences and (ii) pass the PART-I Examination of MDS Course. However, they have to submit the dissertation work, as part of the post-graduate programme.
