# Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College

> Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) is a private self-financing dental college at Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, admitting BDS students since 2021-22. It is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, which awards its degree, and fills its 100 BDS seats through Tamil Nadu's NEET-based counselling.

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- Last reviewed: 2026-10-26
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## Key facts

- Location: Perambalur, [India](https://www.studentstraffic.com/countries/india)
- Type: Private
- Established: 2021
- Official website: https://dsdentalcollege.org/
- Published programmes on Students Traffic: 1

## Recognition and approvals

- The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University - affiliated BDS institution, code 943, sanctioned intake 100
- Tamil Nadu Selection Committee (DME) - BDS seats in 2026-27 government, management and NRI quota counselling
- Verify: [Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University - BDS affiliated institutions](https://www.tnmgrmu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BDS-2024.pdf)
- Verify: [Tamil Nadu Selection Committee - Tentative MBBS/BDS vacancy 2026-27](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/13082026001742.pdf)

## Programmes

| Programme | Course | Duration | Medium | Tuition per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery), Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College](https://www.studentstraffic.com/dsdc-bds) | BDS | 5 years |  | ₹2,50,000 (Government quota) · ₹6,00,000 (Management quota) · ₹9,00,000 (NRI quota) (2026-27) |

## Why students choose it

- Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC)'s government-quota BDS fee is INR 2,50,000 a year for 2026-27, fixed by Tamil Nadu's Fee Fixation Committee.
- DSDC's published campus logistics and meal arrangements charges for 2026-27 are INR 12,500 and INR 5,000 a month, lower than the neighbouring medical college's.
- DSDC is on the same Siruvachur site as Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, on the NH-45 Chennai-Trichy highway.

## Things to consider

- Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) admits only through the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee on NEET-UG merit; government-quota seats need Tamil Nadu nativity, and there is no direct or foreign-national admission.
- DSDC is a young college whose first BDS batch joined in 2021-22, and it offers no MDS course, so students who want to specialise must move elsewhere after BDS.
- DSDC is now part of DSISR (deemed to be university) under the 24 August 2026 notification; the 2026-27 batch takes M.G.R. Medical University degrees, but later batches may be admitted under DSISR.

## Best fit for

- Tamil Nadu NEET-UG candidates whose rank fits a government-quota BDS seat at a self-financing college.
- Candidates from any Indian state seeking a management-quota BDS seat affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.
- Students from Perambalur, Ariyalur and Tiruchirappalli districts who want a residential dental college near home.

## Campus and city

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) sits on about 7 acres on the Trichy-Chennai highway (NH-45) at Siruvachur, beside Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital. It runs nine clinical departments, from prosthodontics and orthodontics to oral and maxillofacial surgery, with outpatient and inpatient dental clinics. The campus has a library, hostel, cafeteria, auditorium, gymnasium, sports facilities and Wi-Fi.

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) is at NH-45, Trichy-Chennai Highway, Siruvachur, Perambalur 621 113, Tamil Nadu, in Perambalur district of central Tamil Nadu. Perambalur town lies a few kilometres along the highway; Tiruchirappalli, about 60 km south on NH-45, has the nearest airport, and Ariyalur has the nearest major railway station. The college shares its Siruvachur location with the group's medical college and nursing college.

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) trains BDS students in its own outpatient and inpatient dental clinics across nine departments: prosthodontics and crown and bridge, periodontology, conservative dentistry and endodontics, orthodontics, public health dentistry, oral pathology, paediatric and preventive dentistry, oral medicine and radiology, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. The course ends with a one-year compulsory rotatory residential internship. The college runs oral screening camps and continuing dental education workshops. By Department of Higher Education notification 9-13/2026-U.3(A) of 24 August 2026, the college is one of three Siruvachur institutions that together form Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Science and Research (DSISR), an institution deemed to be university. The 2026-27 batch was admitted under the M.G.R. Medical University; admissions from 2027-28 are expected to move to DSISR once the dental regulator records the change.


## Hostel, food and safety

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) has hostel accommodation on campus. In its pre-counselling fee disclosure to the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee for 2026-27, the college lists hostel fees of INR 12,500 a month and no transport charge. Room types and sharing are not published, so ask the college before reporting.

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) lists mess charges of INR 5,000 a month in its 2026-27 fee disclosure, and the campus has a cafeteria. The college does not publish a menu or say whether vegetarian-only or special diets are available, so ask the hostel office before joining.

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) has an anti-ragging committee, an anti-drug-abuse committee, an anti-discrimination committee and a student grievance redressal committee, named in its dental-commission disclosure. It holds an anti-ragging orientation programme for new students.

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) has a student welfare committee, a monitoring committee and a hostel committee, plus academic, research and cultural councils. SC, SCA and ST management-quota students with family income below INR 2.5 lakh need not pay tuition upfront at counselling. Students Traffic counsellors can help you plan NEET choices and BDS fees.


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College recognised?

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University (institution code 943) with a sanctioned BDS intake of 100, and its BDS seats are offered in the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee's 2026-27 counselling. The college states that it is recognised by the National Dental Commission.

### What is the BDS fee at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College?

For 2026-27 the Tamil Nadu Fee Fixation Committee set the annual BDS fee at self-financing dental colleges, including Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC), at INR 2,50,000 for government quota, INR 6,00,000 for management quota and INR 9,00,000 for NRI quota. campus logistics (INR 12,500 a month) and meal arrangements (INR 5,000 a month) are extra.

### How do I get BDS admission at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College?

Qualify NEET-UG and apply to the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee at tnmedicalselection.org. Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) says admission is done through the Secretary, Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education, Chennai. Government-quota seats need Tamil Nadu nativity; management-quota seats are open to Indian citizens and OCI/PIO holders.

### Which university is Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College affiliated to?

Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai, which awards its BDS degree. By the 24 August 2026 notification it is also a constituent of Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Institute of Science and Research (DSISR), a deemed university; admissions from 2027-28 are expected under DSISR.

### How long is the BDS course at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College?

The BDS at Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) takes five years: four academic years followed by a one-year compulsory rotatory residential internship, as set out in the college's admission page and the Selection Committee's prospectus.

### Does Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College offer MDS?

No. Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) lists only BDS, with an approved intake of 100, in its dental-commission disclosure, and it does not appear in the Selection Committee's 2026-27 MDS prospectus for self-financing dental colleges.

### Can NRI students join Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College?

The Tamil Nadu Selection Committee fills NRI-quota BDS seats at self-financing dental colleges such as Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC), at INR 9,00,000 a year for 2026-27. NRI candidates need an Indian passport or eligible OCI card and an NRI parent or listed blood-relative sponsor. There is no separate route for other foreign nationals.

### Does Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College have a campus logistics?

Yes. Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Dental College (DSDC) lists campus logistics fees of INR 12,500 a month and meal arrangements charges of INR 5,000 a month in its 2026-27 fee disclosure, with no transport charge.


## Sources

- [Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University - BDS affiliated institutions 2024-25](https://www.tnmgrmu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BDS-2024.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University - BDS seat matrix 2025-26](https://www.tnmgrmu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/BDS-SeatMatrix-2025-2026.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [TN Selection Committee (DME) - MBBS/BDS prospectus 2026-27, government quota](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/30062026003157.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [TN Selection Committee (DME) - MBBS/BDS prospectus 2026-27, management/NRI quota](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/28062026235144.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [TN Selection Committee (DME) - Pre-counselling fee disclosure, self-financing colleges 2026](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/25082026070001.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [TN Selection Committee (DME) - Tentative MBBS/BDS vacancy 2026-27 (13 August 2026)](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/13082026001742.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [TN Selection Committee (DME) - MDS prospectus 2026-27, management/NRI quota](https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/12072026232949.pdf) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [National Dental Commission - Permitted seats search (college list)](https://dciindia.gov.in/PermittedSeats.aspx) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [Department of Higher Education - Notification 9-13/2026-U.3(A), 24 August 2026 (DSISR)](https://dohe-education.gov.in/static/uploads/2026/09/2e5a03fbf436639d5486aca41a04637c.pdf) (checked 2026-10-25)
- [DSDC - Official website](https://dsdentalcollege.org/) (checked 2026-10-26)
- [DSDC - Admission](https://dsdentalcollege.org/dsdc-admission.php) (checked 2026-10-25)
- [DSDC - NDC mandatory disclosure](https://dsdentalcollege.org/mandatory-disclosure.php) (checked 2026-10-26)

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