The institution has taken up adequate initiatives for holistic development of the students and to incorporate it in the curriculum planning and delivery from time to time. Accordingly various value added courses, skill development courses and capability enhancement courses are being conducted on regular basis. Few of the value add courses / skill development courses though not directly linked with the dentistry but focuses to sensitize the students to relevant issues of concern both nationally and internationally such as gender discrimination, sustainable development, human values, professional ethics, development of creative and divergent competencies, are conducted on the basis of students’ preferences. These courses are of minimum 16 hours duration with a certificate issuance upon successful completion of the courses.