UPCAT 2017 - Exam Dates, Application Form, Syllabus

UPCAT 2017 is popularly known as Uttar Pradesh Common Admission Test. UPCAT is a national level exam conducted by the Association of Private Medical and Dental colleges of Uttar Pradesh. UPCAT exam is conducted for the student who wants to take admission into Under-Graduate Dental Course. The exam is taken to get admission into BDS course in various private colleges in the state of Uttar-Pradesh. Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) is a five year course, run under the aegis of Dental Council of India. The UPCAT 2017 exam will be held in the month of June.

UPCAT 2017 Eligibility Criteria are as follows:-

• The candidate must be a citizen of India.
• He / She shall complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December, of the year of admission to the BDS course



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• For admissions to BDS course the candidate must pass in the 12th (HSC) class examination with a minimum of 50% of aggregate marks in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology. In case the candidate belongs to a reserved category this percentage would be 40%.

Syllabus for UPCAT 2017 Exam is:

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology (Botany and Zoology)

UPCAT 2017 Paper Pattern
SECTION	QUESTION	MARKS	DURATION
Physics	50 question	50 marks	3 Hours
Chemistry	50 question	50 marks
Biology  Botany  Zoology	50 question 50 question	50 marks 50 marks
TOTAL	200 question	200 marks

• Exam paper will consists of multiple choice questions.
• 1 mark for every correct answer
• No negative marking

• Candidates can fill the form online by visiting: http://www.upcatdental.net/bds/index.aspx



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• After filling the form, it has to be sent to the Association along with the DD of payment of Application Fee and other required documents.
• Cost of Application Form (Examination Fee)

For Indian Resident by cash : Rs. 1000 and by demand draft : Rs. 1050
For NRI/PIO candidates : US$ 50

UPCAT 2017 Exam Dates
Exam Events	Important Dates
Sale of Prospectus and Application Form	April 2017
Last date of submission of form	May 2017
Date of Exam	June 2017