ACDS C-WAT 2016 Combined Written Admission Test : Army College of Dental Sciences

Organisation : Army College of Dental Sciences ACDS Secunderabad
Entrance Test : Combined Written Admission Test (C-WAT) 2016

Application Form : https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/8016-BDS_APPLICATION.jpeg
Notification :  https://www.entrance.net.in/uploads/8016-C-WAT.doc
Home Page : http://acds.co.in/

C-WAT :

Admission to the first year of the B.D.S degree course at the Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad for 34 seats will be on inter-se merit of the candidates in the combined written admission test (C-WAT) conducted by ACDS for 2016 – 2017. Remaining 06 seats will be filled by Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada

Related : NICMAR Common Admission Test 2016 NCAT : www.entrance.net.in/5732.html

Candidates will be initially granted PROVISIONAL admission and will be considered final on acceptance of eligibility by Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, A.P.

The college management reserves its right to deny the admission to any student in the event the admission is found to be irregular or violating any rules and/or regulations framed under any statute or statutes.

Eligibility For Admission To AWES Professional Colleges :
The admission to ACDS is for the dependent children of eligible serving Army Personnel, eligible ex Army personnel and war widows of the Army. The children of following categories of Army personnel are eligible and they are required to submit the relevant certificate as given against the category applicable to them as proof of their eligibility for admission to ACDS alongwith the Application form :-

(a) The applicants must fall into one of the following categories: –
(i) Children of serving Army personnel with minimum 10 years continuous service in the Army (Submit Certificate No 1).
(ii) Children of ex Army personnel granted/awarded regular pension, liberalized family pension, family pension or disability pension at the time of their superannuation, demise, discharge, release medical board/invalided medical board. This includes wards of recruits medically boarded and granted disability pension (Submit Certificate No 1).
(iii) Children of ex Army personnel who have taken discharge or released after ten years of service (Submit Certificate No 1).

(b) Adopted/Step children and children of Remarried Widows
(i) Adopted Child of Army personnel if adopted at least five years prior to seeking admission. (Submit Certificate No .2).
(ii) Step Children are eligible provided they are born from a wedding where at least one parent belonged to the Army who is other wise eligible. (Submit Certificate No.2)

(c) Eligibility Criteria in Special Cases
(i) Eligibility Criteria for wards of Ex Army Medical Corps Officers/Army Dental Corps Officers presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force(IN/IAF). Wards of only those ex Army medical officers/Army Dental Corps officers presently serving with Indian Navy or Indian Air Force who have served with the Army for at least 10 years (Submit Certificate No.3).

(ii) Eligibility Criteria for Children of APS/MNS/TA Personnel (Submit Certificate No.3)
(aa) Children of APS Personnel classified as ex servicemen as per Govt. of India, Ministry of Defence letter No 9 (52)/88D (Res) dated 19 Jul 1989.
(ab) Children of those APS personnel who are on deputation and who have put in 10 years of service in the Army.
(ac) Children of APS personnel, who are directly recruited into APS who have completed 10 years of service and of those who as per their terms and conditions of service, retired from APS without reversion to P&T Department after completing their minimum pensionable service of which 10 years was in the Army.
(ad) Children of only those members of MNS who have10 years service as regular members of MNS or are in receipt of pension from the Army.
(ae) Children of only those TA Personnel who have completed 10 years of embodied service.

Educational Qualifications :
No candidate shall be allowed to be admitted to the Dental Curriculum of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) course until he/she has passed qualifying examination as under:-

(a) The higher secondary examination or the Indian School Certificate Examination which is equivalent to 10+2 Higher Secondary Examination after a period of 12 years study, the last two years of study comprising of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics or any other elective subjects with English at a level not less than the core course for English as prescribed by the National Council for Educational Research and Training after the introduction of the 10+2+3 years educational structure as recommended by the National Committee on education;

Or
(b) The Intermediate examination in science of an Indian University/Board or other recognized examining body with Physics, Chemistry and Biology which shall include a practical test in these subjects and also English as a compulsory subject.

Or
(c) The pre-professional/pre-medical examination with Physics, Chemistry and Biology, after passing either the higher secondary school examination, or the pre university or an equivalent examination. The pre-professional/premedical examination shall include a practical test in Physics, Chemistry and Biology and also English as a compulsory subject.
Or

(d) The first year of the three years degree course of a recognized university with Physics, Chemistry and Biology including a practical test in three subjects provided the examination is a “university examination” and candidate has passed 10+2 with English at a level not less than a core course.
Or

(e) B.Sc examination of an Indian University, provided that he/she has passed the B.Sc examination with not less than two of the following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology) and further that he/she has passed the earlier qualifying examination with the following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.

Or

(f) Any other examination which, in scope and standard is found to be equivalent to the Intermediate science examination of an Indian University/Board, taking Physics, Chemistry and Biology including practical test in each of these subjects and English.

Filling Up Of Application Form :
Application Form is enclosed in the envelope. Candidate must affix adequate postage for Registration charges failing which Admit cards will be dispatched by normal post only. Incomplete or Improperly filled applications are likely to be rejected. Application forms duly completed in all respects alongwith documents must reach Principal ACDS, Secunderabad within the dates specified below :-

(a) Without late fee on or before – 15 Mar 2016
(b) With late fee of Rs 300/- in favour of ACDS payable at Secunderabad A.P. – on or before 30 Mar 2016. (enclose DD for Rs 300/-)

Application form number must be quoted in all future correspondence. The name on the application form should be the same as mentioned in Matriculation or 10+2 certificates.

Candidates should fill in the application form very carefully. If the candidate knowingly furnishes false information, admission will be cancelled at any stage and fees paid will not be refunded. College is not responsible for rejection of wrongly filled applications/ documents found missing. Applications without photographs will not be entertained.

Late Receipt and Caution on Courier Service :
ACDS will not accept application forms received later than 30 March 2016. Condoning delay on account of postal strikes/lapses by courier services will not be done. It has been experienced that courier services are NOT always effective in ensuring timely deliveries at ACDS. These must therefore be utilised only at the applicants’ own risk

IMPORTANT DATES :

1. Last date of Receipt of application forms by the College : 15 Mar 2016
2. Last Date of receipt of application form with late Fee of Rs 300/- : 30 Mar 2016
3. Combined Written Admission Test (C-WAT) : 08 May 2016 (Sunday) (3 PM to 5 PM)
4. Publication of results (merit wise) on the College Notice Board & Web site. (Merit list of only first 250 candidates will be published) : 15 Jun 2016
5. Counseling of eligible candidates at ACDS Secunderabad:-
(i) First Counseling (1 to 150) : 15 Jul 2016
(ii) Second Counseling (150 to 250) : 29 Jul 2016
6. Physical Joining of selected candidates at ACDS Secunderabad : 31 Aug 2016
7. Commencement of BDS Course at ACDS Secunderabad : 01 Sep 2016