Karnataka has the highest number of Private BDS Colleges in India. Admission to private BDS colleges in Karnataka is done through NEET UG 2026. Candidates from all states are eligible to apply for private BDS seats as per KEA counselling rules. Management quota seats are available as per norms.
| S.No. | State | BDS College | Management | Estd | BDS Seats |
| 1 | Karnataka | A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 1985 | 100 |
| 2 | Karnataka | A.J. Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 2002 | 100 |
| 3 | Karnataka | Al Ameen Dental College & Hospital, Bijapur | Private | 1992 | 40 |
| 4 | Karnataka | Al-Badar Rural Dental College & Hospital, Gulbarga | Private | 1992 | 100 |
| 5 | Karnataka | AME’s Dental College & Hospital, Raichur | Private | 1991 | 40 |
| 6 | Karnataka | Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 1991 | 50 |
| 7 | Karnataka | Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere | Private | 1979 | 100 |
| 8 | Karnataka | BGS Global Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 2025 | 50 |
| 9 | Karnataka | College of Dental Sciences, Davangere | Private | 1991 | 100 |
| 10 | Karnataka | Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpet | Private | 1999 | 40 |
| 11 | Karnataka | D.A. Pandu Memorial R.V. Dental College, Bangalore | Private | 1992 | 50 |
| 12 | Karnataka | Dayanand Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | Private | 1991 | 50 |
| 13 | Karnataka | Dr. Syamala Reddy Dental College, Bangalore | Private | 1991 | 0 |
| 14 | Karnataka | Farooqia Dental College & Hospital, Mysore | Private | 1992 | 0 |
| 15 | Karnataka | H.K.D.E.T’s Dental College, Humnabad | Private | 1992 | 40 |
| 16 | Karnataka | H.K.E. Society’s S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences | Private | 1986 | 100 |
| 17 | Karnataka | JSS Dental College & Hospital, Mysore | Private | 1986 | 100 |
| 18 | Karnataka | K.G.F. College of Dental Sciences & Hospital | Private | 1991 | 50 |
| 19 | Karnataka | K.V.G. Dental College & Hospital, Sullia | Private | 1991 | 100 |
| 20 | Karnataka | KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | Private | 1992 | 50 |
| 21 | Karnataka | KLE Vishwanath Katti Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum | Private | 1985 | 100 |
| 22 | Karnataka | Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | Private | 1992 | 50 |
| 23 | Karnataka | M.R. Ambedkar Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 1986 | 100 |
| 24 | Karnataka | M.S. Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore | Private | 1991 | 50 |
| 25 | Karnataka | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 1987 | 100 |
| 26 | Karnataka | Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal | Private | 1965 | 100 |
| 27 | Karnataka | Maratha Mandal’s Dental College, Belgaum | Private | 1992 | 50 |
| 28 | Karnataka | Navodaya Dental College, Raichur | Private | 2006 | 100 |
| 29 | Karnataka | P.M.N.M. Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot | Private | 1987 | 100 |
| 30 | Karnataka | Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 1992 | 100 |
| 31 | Karnataka | S.B. Patil Dental College & Hospital, Bidar | Private | 1991 | 40 |
| 32 | Karnataka | S.J.M. Dental College & Hospital, Chitradurga | Private | 1986 | 50 |
| 33 | Karnataka | SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad | Private | 1986 | 100 |
| 34 | Karnataka | Sharavathi Dental College & Hospital, Shimoga | Private | 1992 | 100 |
| 35 | Karnataka | Sri Hasanamba Dental College & Hospital, Hassan | Private | 1990 | 40 |
| 36 | Karnataka | Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | Private | 1992 | 100 |
| 37 | Karnataka | Sri Siddhartha Dental College, Tumkur | Private | 1992 | 40 |
| 38 | Karnataka | Sri Venkateshwara Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | Private | 1992 | 40 |
| 39 | Karnataka | Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | Private | 2012 | 100 |
| 40 | Karnataka | Subbaiah Institute of Dental Sciences, Shimoga | Private | 2014 | 100 |
| 41 | Karnataka | The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore | Private | 1992 | 100 |
| 42 | Karnataka | V.S. Dental College, Bangalore | Private | 1986 | 100 |
| 43 | Karnataka | Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bangalore | Private | 2003 | 50 |
| 44 | Karnataka | Yenepoya Dental College & Hospital, Mangalore | Private | 1992 | 100 |
| Total Private BDS Seats in Karnataka = 3170 | |||||
