Are you looking for the best dental college in India? Check out Outlook-ICARE's annual ranking of India’s top 20 dental colleges for 2024 to make an informed choice based on multiple parameters.
| RANK 2024 | TOP 20 PRIVATE INSTITUTES | ACADEMIC & RESEARCH EXCELLENCE | INDUSTRY INTERFACE & PLACEMENT | INFRASTRUCTURE & FACILITIES | GOVERNANCE & ADMISSIONS | DIVERSITY & OUTREACH | TOTAL SCORE |
| 250 | 150 | 250 | 200 | 150 | 1000 | ||
| 1 | MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, MANIPAL | 200.86 | 115.66 | 190.38 | 132.31 | 145.21 | 784.42 |
| 2 | SDM COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE & HOSPITAL, DHARWAD, KARNATAKA | 197.06 | 88.16 | 206.36 | 145.86 | 109.28 | 746.72 |
| 3 | MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES, MANGALURU | 195.3 | 96.12 | 179.55 | 114.57 | 109.8 | 695.34 |
| 4 | FACULTY OF DENTAL SCIENCES, RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES, BANGALORE | 207.41 | 64.12 | 250 | 131.37 | 41.75 | 694.65 |
| 5 | J.S.S. DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, MYSURU | 222.09 | 26.94 | 236.83 | 122.78 | 79.57 | 688.21 |
| 6 | SRM KATTANKULATHUR DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, KATTANKULATHUR | 215.96 | 68.91 | 140.8 | 161.18 | 97.76 | 684.61 |
| 7 | MANAV RACHNA DENTAL COLLEGE, FARIDABAD | 200.33 | 60.19 | 166.17 | 139.78 | 115.53 | 682 |
| 8 | GURU NANAK INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH (GNIDSR), KOLKATA | 179.34 | 75.42 | 243.34 | 109.89 | 71.5 | 679.49 |
| 9 | YENEPOYA DENTAL COLLEGE, MANGALURU | 198.15 | 66.41 | 191.04 | 124.4 | 90.18 | 670.18 |
| 10 | CHETTINAD DENTAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE | 164.52 | 54.18 | 202.24 | 144.42 | 94.29 | 659.65 |
| 11 | THE OXFORD DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, BANGALORE | 184.1 | 82.18 | 197.79 | 126.75 | 64.75 | 655.57 |
| 12 | CHRISTIAN DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, LUDHIANA | 172.47 | 75.58 | 206.8 | 156.6 | 42.07 | 653.52 |
| 13 | DAYANANDA SAGAR COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCE, BANGALORE | 206.16 | 85.39 | 152.76 | 106.01 | 99.39 | 649.71 |
| 14 | BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DENTAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL, PUNE | 195.01 | 56.62 | 231.26 | 109.31 | 57.24 | 649.44 |
| 15 | SUBHARTI DENTAL COLLEGE, MEERUT | 183.89 | 26.57 | 207.95 | 116.57 | 110.99 | 645.97 |
| 16 | SARASWATI DENTAL COLLEGE, LUCKNOW | 202.53 | 39.34 | 201.59 | 143.56 | 54.18 | 641.2 |
| 17 | SANKALCHAND PATEL UNIVERSITY, VISNAGAR | 168.21 | 50.05 | 236.09 | 106.12 | 78.35 | 638.82 |
| 18 | SCHOOL OF DENTAL SCIENCES SHARDA UNIVERSITY, GREATER NOIDA | 177.6 | 75.03 | 217.02 | 104.66 | 63.71 | 638.02 |
| 19 | MEENAKSHI AMMAL DENTAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, CHENNAI | 179.83 | 56.04 | 189.72 | 136.1 | 75.96 | 637.65 |
| 20 | MMU COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH, MMU MULLANA, AMBALA | 172.88 | 53.31 | 189.05 | 130.32 | 68.92 | 614.48 |