AB Shetty Dental College
- Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Founded: 1985
- Affiliations: MCI,GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES was founded in 1985 by Nitte Education Trust. The objective of the institute is to make available up-to-date training facilities so as to produce expert dental professionals as well as to help fulfill the growing healthcare requirements of the country. The college provides Graduate, Postgraduate & Doctoral training facilities. The institution is a constituent unit of the Nitte University.
A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES is among the better equipped dental colleges the country has. All the departments are provided with state-of-the-art diagnostic & research equipments. The commitment of the institute is to maintain the highest standards that pervade all the aspects of dentistry regardless of the cost or effort involved. The college strives constantly to upgrade of its capabilities by taking part in exchange programmes with both national and international institutions.
The institution is ranked 6th by the WEEK magazine among the private dental colleges of India and it is ranked 13th by the TIME Magazine
AB Shetty Institute of Dental Sciences is well equipped with spacious classrooms, hi-tech laboratories, top class cafeteria, banking facilities, transportation, computer lab and library.
Courses
Under Graduate Programs:
- BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery)
Postgraduate Courses:
- MDS (Master of Dental Surgery)
Specialties:
- Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Oral Medicine and Radiology
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial orthopaedics
- Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
- Periodontics
- Prosthetics with Crown and Bridge
- Implantology
- Oral Pathology and Microbiology
Certificate Courses:
- Certificate course in Basic Oral Implantology
Admissions 2019
A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES is recognized by the Dental Council of India and it forms a constituent unit of Nitte University.
Eligibility criteria:BDS
- Candidates should have secured a pass in the 12th standard or any other equivalent examination that is approved by the Nitte University with PCB (Physics, Chemistry and Biology) as optional subjects and English as a compulsory language with a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate of the optional subjects.
- Candidates must have completed 17 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission.
Eligibility criteria:MDS
- The minimum qualification required for admission to the postgraduate program is a BDS degree or an equivalent degree that is recognized by the Nitte University and the Dental Council of India. Management quota admission in A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES is also solicited.
- Students are requested to submit the fees for the form and apply through proper channel. Fee structure of quota admission in A B SHETTY MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES also listed in the official website
Placement
Graduates and post graduates from the institution are placed in the best medical insitituions and hospitals across the world.
Student Mentoring and Counselling
A group of 5 students are assigned to a teacher who will monitor and assist the students in academics and overall development. Orientation programs for fresh entrants , training in leadership, public speaking, effective communication, facing interviews are conducted regularly. Student support programs such as student welfare cell, placement & guidance cell and women’s wing address the academic and psychological needs of the students.
Campus
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRE
The Central Library and Information Centre of the institution has been functioning since the inception of the college in the year 1985. At present it is housed in the 7th floor of the college building. Being in the top floor of the building, it has highly ventilated with natural breeze and sunlight. Library has all the basic amenities like drinking water, coffee wending machine, scanning & printing, photocopying facility, display boards, uninterrupted power supply, Internet and A/C for P.G. Section
As a hub of the institution Library and Information Centre play a pivotal role to meet and fulfill the ever changing needs of the patrons by providing access to the Information needs related to Dentistry & Oral Sciences. Main objective of the library is to improve the quality of resources and services so as to enhance and uphold the academic development of the institution globally.
Library and Information Centre functions with a motto of “At Your Service for the Sake of Knowledge”
Functioning Hours:
Library and Information Centre is functioning on all the week days from 8.30 A.M. to 11.00 P.M. and Sundays and General holidays from 9.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M. During exam time it is extended up to 12.00 midnight. The Circulation counter is functioning on Week days 9.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M. and Saturday 9.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M.
Collections:
New Books and latest editions are added every year as per the recommendations received from faculty and students. There are 76 journals (National & International) are subscribed to the Library. Most of the Journals are activated for online access. Library holds most of the back volumes of Journals from more than 25 -30 years. Other than this Library holds good number of Book CDs, DVDs, P.G. Dissertations, and PhD Thesis etc.
| Books | 7828 |
| Back Volumes of Journals | 2299 |
| Book CDs | 331 |
| Video CDs | 51 |
| P.G. Dissertations | 1179 |
| PhD. Thesis | 30 |
| Current Journals | 76 |
| National | 16 |
| International | 60 |
ICT Infrastructure:
The house keeping functions of the library are automated with bar-coding facility. The Library is attached with digital Library section and audiovisual section wherein facilities like internet, photo scanner, printing facility (includes color printer) Audio-visual facility etc. The library is monitored by CC camera and biometric In & Out system.
Library Services:
- Open Access System
- User Orientation
- Information Display and Notification
- Bibliographic Compilation
- Reprographic Facility
- Book Bank Facility
- OPAC
- Computers with Internet Facility
- E-Journals and E-Books
- Audio-Visual Resources
- Book CDs & DVDs collections
- Digital Library Services
- Computerized Operations
- Current Awareness Service
- Reference /Referral Service
Outreach or Extension Activities:
- Orientation for the fresher.
- Book Exhibitions.
- Training on the use of Digital resources.
- Newspaper Clippings.
- New arrivals Display and Circulation
- Current Content of Journals Circulation through mail.
- Member of DELNET & HELINET Consortia
Institutional Repository: Thesis /dissertations, faculty publications, and question papers are included.
Hostels
The hostels are on campus and in close proximity to the college and hospital.
Hostel fee: The hostel fee for the first year which includes the caution deposit, mess advance and the room rent will be collected at the time of admission. The room rent for the subsequent academic years will be collected at the beginning of each year along with college fee. Caution deposit will be refunded only at the end of the course. Establishment charges and other utilities like electricity and water will be collected.
Allotment of rooms: Rooms are allotted to the students at the time of their admission. The students cannot vacate the room in the middle of the academic year. Boarders are also not permitted to change rooms in the middle of the academic year. In case the boarder wishes to change rooms, a written permission signed by the Head of the Institution and the Assistant Director (Student Affairs) is required. If a boarder fails to pay his/her dues to the hostel by the appointed time, then he/she will forfeit the room as rooms are allotted on payment only.
Mess: The mess advance collected will be adjusted against the monthly mess charges and any short fall will have to be made good by the students. The mess is run on a cost sharing basis. Based on the suggestions of the boarders, the mess committee will decide upon the menu which consists of both vegetarian and non vegetarian preparations. Outside catering is not permitted.
Facilities: The hostellers are provided with a cot, cupboard, study table and chair. Every hostel has solar water heaters, WiFi facility, common telephone, TV room, reading room, visitors lounge, water coolers, generators, 24×7 security and surveillance cameras. AC rooms are available in some of the hostels. The hostels also have facilities for indoor and outdoor games.
* Accommodation is subject to availability
Conveyance
A fleet of buses and vans are maintained in the campus to provide transport facilities to the students and staff, free of cost.
Gymnasium
The air conditioned multi Gymnasium housed in a 5500 sq. ft building is kept open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. for the benefit of students and hostellers. The services of 3 professionally trained instructors are available. Equipments consist of Treadmills, elliptical trainers, exercise bikes, rowing machines and full fledged multi-gym.
Sports facilities
The sports facilities in the campus consist of an athletic turf track of 400 mtrs, Football ground, Cricket pitch, Tennis, Basketball, Volleyball and Badminton courts.
The campus has facilities for indooor games like Table Tennis, Chess and Carrom.
Available Infrastructural facilities:
-Basketball Court: Synthetic Basketball court with floodlit facility
-Lawn Tennis Court: Synthetic Tennis court with floodlit facility
-Football Field: Two standard football field with turf
-Volleyball Courts: Two Volleyball courts with floodlit facility
-Throw ball Courts: Two Throw ball courts with floodlit facility
-Badminton Courts: Three outdoor badminton courts with floodlit facility
- Disclaimer: The information provided here is best to our knowledge. We do not guarantee the aptness of information. We would recommend to verify the information from Institute’s website as there could be changes from time to time. The above information is for students community in large and does not mean that we provide management quota admission in any institute that are mentioned on our website. There is no process for direct admission. Except Foreign / NRI Quota admission in select institutions, all other admissions takes place through college selection process only.
