Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences

The official website describes dental clinics and hospital services, radiographic and laboratory investigations, dental treatment, and clinical equipment.

The official institute page states BDS admission is based on NEET-UG merit through CENTAC and MDS admission on NEET-MDS merit through CENTAC. Refer to the current official admission notice for seat allocation and deadlines.

Established as Pondicherry Dental College in 1990; renamed in 1995; upgraded to the present institute status on 8 September 2005, according to the official institutional history.

Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences (MGPGI) is a government dental institute in Gorimedu, Puducherry. Its official history states that Pondicherry Dental College was established in 1990, renamed Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital in 1995, and upgraded to the present postgraduate institute status on 8 September 2005. The institute offers a five-year BDS programme including a one-year compulsory rotating internship and three-year MDS programmes in seven specialities. Its official information states that the degrees are recognised by the Dental Council of India and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and that the institute is permanently affiliated to Pondicherry University.