Section 23 in Dental Council of India (Establishment of New Dental Colleges, Opening of New or Higher Course of Study or Training and Increase of Admission Capacity in Dental Colleges) Regulations, 2006
23. Grant of permission for increasing the admission capacity in a dental college.
(1)The Central Government may, after considering the application submitted under regulation 20 and the recommendations of the Council thereon with reference to the Act, issue a Letter of Intent to grant permission subject to conditions or modifications in the original proposal as it may consider necessary. The formal permission will be granted by the Central Government after the conditions stipulated and the modifications suggested are accepted by the applicant and a performance bank guarantee from a Scheduled commercial bank valid for the entire duration of the course in favour of the Council is furnished as given below;(i)For increase of BDS seats up to 50: Rs.50 Lakh(ii)For increase of BDS seats from 50 to 100: Rs.1 Crore (100 Lakhs).(iii)For P.G. Diploma: Rs.3 Lakh per seat.(iv)For P.G. Degree : Rs.5 Lakh per seat:(2)Provisions regarding performance bank guarantee will not apply to a dental college established by a State Governments or a Union territory Administration provided that it gives an undertaking to provide funds in its Plan budget regularly till facilities are fully provided as per the time bound programme indicated by it.(3)The formal permission will include conditions for fulfilment of a time-bound programme and achieving of annual targets in case of BDS course commensurate with the admission capacity of students.(4)In the case of BDS course, the above permission to increase the admission capacity will be granted for a period of one year and will be renewed on yearly basis subject to verification of the achievement of annual targets and revalidation, if necessary, of the performance bank guarantee. It shall be the responsibility of the dental college to apply to the Council for such renewal six months before the beginning of the next academic session.
