KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences is a constituent dental college of KLE Academy of Higher Education and Research (KAHER), a deemed-to-be university, located inside the 113-acre JN Medical College campus in Belagavi, Karnataka. It was established in August 1985 and was initially affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) before being folded into KAHER in 2006, when KAHER received deemed-university status.
The college should not be confused with the separately run "K L E Society's Institute of Dental Sciences" in Bengaluru, a different KLE entity under a different society. This college's BDS programme was first approved by the Dental Council of India in 1989 and continues under the National Medical Commission's dental regulatory framework following the 2023 National Dental Commission Act.
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Established | 1985 (folded into KAHER 2006) |
| Type | Deemed-to-be university constituent college (KAHER) |
| Location | JN Medical College campus, Belagavi, Karnataka |
| Recognition | Dental Council of India approval since 1989; NMC dental framework post-2023 |
| Accreditation (KAHER) | NAAC A+, UGC 12B |
| BDS admission | NEET-UG, MCC Deemed-University counselling |
| MDS admission | NEET-MDS, MCC counselling |
| NIRF 2025 Dental | Rank 29 (score 55.42) |
| NIRF 2024 Dental | Rank 29 (score 52.84) |
| BDS intake | 100 seats/year |
BDS (4-year undergraduate programme) admits through NEET-UG, followed by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) Deemed-University counselling, since KAHER is a deemed university rather than a state-quota institution. MDS is offered across nine specialties: Oral Medicine and Radiology, Preventive and Community Dentistry (Public Health Dentistry), Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, and Oral Pathology and Microbiology, admitting through NEET-MDS and MCC counselling. The college also offers two diploma courses, Dental Hygienist and Dental Mechanic.
| Programme | Duration | Seats | Admission route |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDS | 4 years + 1 year internship | 100/year | NEET-UG, MCC Deemed-University counselling |
| MDS (9 specialties) | 3 years | Not confirmed from an official current seat matrix | NEET-MDS, MCC counselling |
| Diploma (Dental Hygienist, Dental Mechanic) | Varies | Not confirmed from an official current seat matrix | Institution-level admission |
An official KAHER fee-schedule PDF for AY 2025-26 cites approximately Rs 3,73,000 in Year 1 and Rs 3,68,000 per year in Years 2-4 for BDS, per a search-engine snippet of that official document; the PDF itself could not be opened directly to independently confirm the figure, so it is presented here as provisionally sourced rather than fully confirmed.
KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences ranked 29th in both the NIRF 2024 Dental Rankings (score 52.84) and the NIRF 2025 Dental Rankings (score 55.42), confirmed directly against nirfindia.org, ranked as its own institution rather than rolled up under a wider KLE University score.
The college operates inside the 113-acre JN Medical College campus in Belagavi, Karnataka, sharing infrastructure with KAHER's wider medical-education campus.
Ranked 29th in both NIRF 2024 and NIRF 2025 Dental Rankings, a stable multi-year position
Constituent college of KAHER, a NAAC A+, UGC 12B deemed university, rather than a standalone affiliated college
MDS offered across all nine recognised dental specialties, plus diploma courses in Dental Hygienist and Dental Mechanic
Located inside the 113-acre JN Medical College campus in Belagavi, sharing infrastructure with a large medical-education ecosystem
| Framework | Category | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIRF | Dental | 2025 | #29 |
No independently verifiable, individually sourced notable alumni could be confirmed for this institution at the time of writing. This section is left out rather than populated with unconfirmed names.
10 courses offered. Fees in INR lakhs.
Campus size, faculty strength, hostel facilities, and academic infrastructure.
