Can I get admission in Jamia Millia Islamia [JMI] in BDS if my rank is between 35000 and 40000?

For last year closing rank for Discontinued (Jan 2023)- Bachelor of Dental Surgery was 35224 which is very close to this range. This was for general category under All India quota.
Unless student belongs to some other category or domicile, one cannot afford to score less than this. With this rank the
Admission to BDS at Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is based on several variables, including your rank, reservation category, and the total number of seats available. Securing admission with a rating between 35000 and 40000 can be difficult because seats fill up quickly. However, the final choice is base
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No, you cannot get direct admission in BDes at JMI. Candidates need to qualify eligibility and appear for JMI BDes entrance test. If a candidate gets selected in merit list based on entrance test score, he/she needs to pay prescribed fee and get his/her documents verified to complete admission proce
No, you cannot get admission in BDes at JMI without entrance exam. It is mandatory to appear for the entrance test conducted by JMI for admission in BDes programme. You can get admission only if you get selected in the merit list based on entrance exam scores.
JMI has been ranked by many ranking bodies for design and allied domains. The latest ranks achieved by JMI are as follows:
Category | Rank |
|---|---|
NIRF (Architecture & Planning) 2025 | Rank 5 |
IIRF (Architecture & Applied Arts) 2025 | Rank 12 |
India Today (Architecture & Design) 2025 | Rank 5 |
The Week (Architecture & Allied Streams) 2025 | Rank 3 |
JMI reserves seats in BDes programme for students from Muslim Minority, Muslim Women, Muslim OBC/ST, Jamia Internal, PwD categories. Seat share policy of JMI is as follows:
Category | Seat share |
|---|---|
General Category | 40% |
Muslims | 30% |
Muslim Women | 10% |
Muslim OBC/ST | 10% |
PwD | 5% |
Internal-Jamia school | 5% |
JMI entrance test for BDes admission is an offline, pen and paper test. The test duration is 180 minutes. There are two main sections of the test as follows:
Section | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|
Part A: Objective Theory | 40 Marks |
Part B: Creative Aptitude & Practical Drawing | 60 Marks |
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