Top Dental Colleges in Karnataka

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION · NIRF INDIA RANKINGS 2025 Top Dental Colleges in Karnataka 10 colleges from Karnataka placed in India's top 40 for Dental, plus 0 more in the published rank-bands. IN INDIA'S TOP 40 IN RANK-BANDS 101–300 BEST RANK IN KARNATAKA HIGHEST SCORE 10 0 #5 70.58 Ranked colleges These are the only colleges from Karnataka that NIRF placed inside the national top 40 for Dental in 2025. The change column compares each against its own 2024 rank. Rank College City Score vs 2024 Manipal College of Dental Sciences, 5 Manipal Manipal 70.58 ▼ 3 (was 2) A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental 6 Sciences Mangaluru 69.00 no change 10 JSS Dental College and Hospital Mysuru 62.59 ▲ 2 (was 12) Manipal College of Dental Sciences, 11 Mangalore Mangaluru 62.43 no change M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied 22 Sciences Bengaluru 57.39 ▼ 6 (was 16) SDM College of Dental Sciences & 25 Hospital Dharwad 56.49 ▲ 6 (was 31) KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental 29 Sciences Belgaum 55.42 no change 31 Yenepoya Dental College Mangaluru 55.00 ▼ 5 (was 26) 34 Government Dental College, Bangalore Bengaluru 54.80 ▼ 15 (was 19) 40 K L E Society's Institute of Dental Sciences Bengaluru 52.19 new entry Why these colleges rank where they do A NIRF score is the weighted sum of five parameters, each marked out of 100. Two colleges with similar totals can be very different places to study, so it is worth reading across the row rather than only looking at the rank. TLR RPC GO OI PERCEPTION College 30% 30% 20% 10% 10% Manipal College of Dental Sciences, 82.16 40.34 91.22 73.86 82.00 Manipal A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental 81.07 32.18 96.84 72.50 84.06 Sciences JSS Dental College and Hospital 70.98 35.64 87.21 64.75 66.92 Source: NIRF · Visit for all rankings Page 1 of 2

aglasem Top Dental Colleges in Karnataka · NIRF 2025 TLR RPC GO OI PERCEPTION College 30% 30% 20% 10% 10% Manipal College of Dental Sciences, 78.44 26.03 88.05 67.85 66.92 Mangalore M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied 77.00 16.72 89.50 59.84 54.00 Sciences SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital 80.36 9.52 85.06 61.27 63.77 KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental 73.22 13.52 87.52 69.25 49.65 Sciences Yenepoya Dental College 80.69 10.63 80.88 71.18 43.05 Government Dental College, Bangalore 74.56 9.05 83.12 57.53 73.45 K L E Society's Institute of Dental Sciences 71.64 9.59 79.62 61.10 57.94 TLR Teaching, Learning & Resources RPC Research and Professional Practice GO Graduation Outcomes OI Outreach and Inclusivity PERCEPTION Perception Green marks a score of 70 or above; red marks below 35. Perception is scored from a survey of academics, employers and the public, so newer and regional institutions often score low there even when their teaching and outcomes are strong — read a low Perception number with that in mind rather than as a verdict on the campus. Present in 2024, absent in 2025 These Karnataka institutions appeared in the NIRF Dental list in 2024 but not in 2025. That usually means the institution did not participate this cycle rather than that standards fell — participation is voluntary. A few may also have been renamed. College City 2024 position Bapuji Dental College & Hospital Davangere #37 How to use this list • Entrance exams. NEET UG is the single route to BDS across India, for both the all-India quota and state quotas. • A rank is not a ranking of your experience. NIRF measures the institution as a whole, not the individual department or specialisation. An institution ranked lower overall may still be the stronger choice for the one you want. • Participation is voluntary. A good college missing from this list may simply not have submitted data. Absence is not evidence of poor quality. • Bands hide detail. Inside 101–150 or 201–300 the colleges are listed alphabetically, so position in that list carries no meaning at all. • Check the year. These are the India Rankings 2025 figures, released September 2025. The 2026 edition is expected later in 2026 and will supersede them. Compiled from NIRF India Rankings 2025, including the alphabetical rank-band listings, with year-on-year movement calculated against NIRF 2024. Figures are reproduced as published. Source: NIRF · Visit for all rankings Page 2 of 2