MBBS, BDS admission tests begin

Staff Reporter Published: 12 December 2025, 10:04 AM | Updated: 12 December 2025, 10:24 AM

Students busy with last-minute preparations before entering exam centres for medical and dental admission tests.—Jago News photo

The admission tests for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) courses for the 2025-26 academic session began on Friday morning.

The tests started at 10:00 am at 17 centres across the country and are scheduled to continue until 11:00 am.

A total of 5,645 seats are available in government medical colleges, including 5,100 for MBBS and 545 for BDS. In private medical colleges, 7,406 seats are offered, with 6,001 for MBBS and 1,405 for BDS.

This brings the combined total of government and private medical college seats to 13,051, including 11,101 for MBBS and 1,950 for BDS. A total of 122,632 candidates have applied for the admission tests, meaning roughly nine candidates will compete for each seat.

Among the applicants, 49,028 are male students and 73,604 are female students.