Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences — BDS Fees & Admission 2026
📌 Maggula Village, Virajpet, Coorg (Kodagu) District, Karnataka · Estd 1999 · 40 BDS seats · KEA code D551 · BDS Colleges in Karnataka
Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences offers BDS in Coorg District. Official KEA 2026-27 fees, eligibility & admission below. NEET-UG required.
📅 Published 27 June 2026 · ↻ Last updated 18 August 2026 · By Krishna Pandey, Founder & Lead Counsellor · ✔️ Reviewed for factual accuracy by Sushant Bora, Allied Health Admissions Lead · BAMS, BDS, BPT, Nursing, Pharmacy
✅ Sourcing: figures use official counselling records (MCC/state) and institute circulars — cutoffs change every round; reconfirm at allotment. No cash payments; official receipts only.
About Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences
Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences (CIDS), established in 1999, is a private dental college at K.K. Campus, Maggula Village, Virajpet in Coorg (Kodagu) District, Karnataka. Spread over a roughly 30-acre campus, it is approved by the Dental Council of India and affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru. CIDS offers a five-year BDS programme (40 seats) including a one-year compulsory rotating internship, plus MDS specialities. It holds linguistic and religious minority status under Karnataka admission rules (KEA code D551).
Affiliation / approval: affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru, and recognised by the Dental Council of India (DCI) — both stated by the college on its own website, cids.edu.in.
Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences at a glance
| Particular | Detail |
|---|---|
| Institute Name | Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences (CIDS) |
| Also Known As | CIDS, Coorg Dental College, CIDS Virajpet |
| Institute Type | Private dental college — not a government college. Recognised by the Dental Council of India and affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Bengaluru, both stated by the college on cids.edu.in. Karnataka's 2026-27 UGNEET fee order lists it under linguistic and religious minority status. NAAC grade not listed. |
| Established | 1999, per the college's own website. |
| Location | K.K. Campus, Maggula Village, Virajpet, Coorg (Kodagu) District, Karnataka – 571218 — the postal address the college publishes on its own site. |
| Degree Offered | BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery), five years including a one-year compulsory rotating internship. The Karnataka Examinations Authority's college-wise BDS fee structure for 2026-27 lists Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences as a BDS college under code D551. |
| Exams Accepted | NEET-UG only — there is no BDS admission without it. Seats are then filled through KEA counselling (Karnataka state and minority quota), MCC counselling (15% All India Quota), and the college's management and NRI quotas. COMEDK does not run dental counselling. |
| Institute Code | D551 — the code the Karnataka Examinations Authority prints against this college. Enter D551 in KEA's UGNEET option-entry form to place Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences on your preference list, and look for the same code when you check KEA's seat-allotment lists. Source: KEA, College-wise Fee Structure 2026-27 (BDS). |
| Official Website | cids.edu.in — the college’s own site. |
📌 Evidence note: figures on this page carry the academic year they belong to. Check the year beside a fee before you budget from it — KEA reissues the dental fee order every cycle, and a figure from an earlier year is not a forecast of the next one.
Coorg BDS fees in Coorg District (2026-27, official KEA)
The four BDS fee tiers at Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences (KEA code D551), as published in the Karnataka Examinations Authority's college-wise fee structure for 2026-27. Every amount below is per year — the order states its fees in Indian rupees for one year, so nothing here should be multiplied out into a course total.
📌 In one line: a Government-quota seat is ₹95,308 per year, a Private-quota seat ₹4,11,950, and the Management and NRI seats ₹4,61,950 each — KEA-regulated course fee only, hostel and mess extra.
| Quota | Fee per year (KEA, 2026-27) | Route | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government quota | ₹95,308 | KEA state / minority quota seat, allotted on NEET-UG merit | The KEA-regulated Government-quota fee. The same ₹95,308 appears against every private dental college in the 2026-27 order, so it is a statewide regulated rate and not a Coorg-specific concession. |
| Private quota | ₹4,11,950 | Private-quota seat allotted through KEA counselling | About 4.3 times the Government-quota fee for the identical degree at the identical college. The rank you hold at option entry, not the college you pick, is what decides which of these two you pay. |
| Management | ₹4,61,950 | Management quota, filled by the college | A seat-fee line for one year, not an all-inclusive payable total — hostel, mess and the college's own one-time heads sit outside it. |
| NRI | ₹4,61,950 | NRI quota | Identical to the Management figure in the 2026-27 order, so an NRI seat here carries no extra KEA-regulated premium over Management. Read any quoted “NRI rate” well above this against the order itself. |
💡 Includes: the KEA-regulated course fee for one academic year, and nothing else. Excludes: hostel and mess, university registration and examination charges, and every other head the college sets out in its own fee circular — all of those are billed over and above the amounts in the table. The Government-quota seat is by a wide margin the cheapest route and is allotted on NEET-UG merit alone, so no one can sell you one.
Official source: Karnataka Examinations Authority, College-wise Fee Structure 2026-27 (BDS), issued under Government Order MED 207 RGU 2026 dated 14 August 2026 — Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, college code D551.
BDS eligibility
- Pass in 10+2 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry and Biology and a qualified NEET-UG score. Admission to BDS is through counselling — the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) for the state and minority quota, MCC for the 15% All India Quota, and the college's management and NRI seats.
- Admission requires a qualified NEET-UG score — there is no BDS admission without NEET.
- Indian nationals; age & category norms as per DCI / RGUHS / Karnataka rules.
How to get BDS admission
Qualify NEET-UG, then participate in counselling: Karnataka KEA (state and minority quota merit seats), MCC (15% All-India Quota) and the college's management / NRI quota. COMEDK is an engineering entrance and does not conduct dental counselling, so ignore any “COMEDK dental seat” offered to you. Government-quota seats are filled purely on NEET-UG rank through KEA — nobody can sell you one, and no management-quota fee applies to them. Management & NRI seats are also NEET-qualified — beware agents promising "guaranteed" seats for cash.
Career & scope after BDS
BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) is a 5-year programme (4 years + 1-year rotating internship) leading to registration as a dental surgeon. Graduates work in dental clinics & hospitals, set up private practice, pursue MDS specialisations (orthodontics, endodontics, oral & maxillofacial surgery, etc.), or roles in public health, academia and dental research; many also pursue licensure abroad.
Frequently asked questions
Fees, scholarships & funding BDS at Coorg
Official fee tiers for Coorg are listed in the fee table above. The Government-quota seat is always the most affordable route at Coorg and is allotted purely on NEET-UG merit — so a strong rank is the single best way to cut your cost. For management or NRI seats, plan funding early: education loans are available from SBI (Scholar Loan), HDFC Credila, Axis and most banks via the Vidya Lakshmi portal, often covering tuition plus hostel. Reserved-category students (SC/ST/OBC/Category-1) can claim Karnataka fee-reimbursement and post-matric scholarships through the Social Welfare / Backward Classes departments, and EWS and central-sector scholarships further reduce the net cost. Budget separately for hostel, mess and one-time charges in Coorg District, which are billed over and above the tuition shown above.
BDS admission 2026 at Coorg: step by step
- Meet the eligibility (10+2 with the required subjects) and qualify NEET-UG.
- Register for NEET-UG, then for KEA (state and minority quota) and MCC (15% AIQ) counselling, and pay the counselling fee or deposit each requires.
- Fill your choice list carefully — list Coorg at the right preference alongside realistic back-ups.
- Lock choices, then accept the allotment and report to Coorg within the deadline.
- Carry originals: 10th/12th marksheets, NEET admit card & scorecard, ID, category & domicile certificates and the fee payment.
Admission is through NEET-UG followed by KEA (state and minority quota), MCC (15% AIQ) and the college's management and NRI quotas. In the 2025 KEA first round the General (GM) BDS seat here closed at an All-India NEET-UG rank of about 1,26,456, with 21 seats allotted; reserved-category, management and NRI seats close at numerically larger ranks, and later and mop-up rounds go higher still. A round-by-round upgrade plan matters — many applicants lose a better seat by mis-ordering choices, so shortlist with the actual cut-off trend in mind.
Why choose Coorg, Coorg District?
Coorg gives students hands-on clinical/practical exposure through its attached teaching facilities and a structured internship, which is what employers and PG-entrance examiners value most. Studying in Coorg District adds the advantage of an established healthcare-education ecosystem, peer hospitals for postings, coaching for licensure/PG entrances, and good transport connectivity for students from across Karnataka and other states. When you shortlist Coorg, weigh the fee tier you qualify for, the campus and hospital infrastructure, faculty strength and the internship stipend — not just the brand name.
After BDS: internship, registration & higher studies
The programme includes a compulsory rotating internship, after which graduates register with the Dental Council of India (DCI) and the state dental council to practise. From there the common paths are MDS specialisations (orthodontics, endodontics, oral & maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics, periodontics and more), or going straight into work — typical roles include clinical dentistry in hospitals and private practice, MDS specialisation, public-health dentistry, academia, and licensure abroad. Many Coorg graduates also prepare during internship for PG-entrance exams or overseas licensure, so it pays to plan that timeline from the first year rather than the last.
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