CENTAC MBBS Admission 2024: Registration (Over), Dates, Eligibility, Merit List, Allotment List, Fee Structure

CENTAC MBBS Admission 2024: Registration (Over), Dates, Eligibility, Merit List, Allotment List, Fee Structure

CENTAC Puducherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Application (Started), Important Dates, Counselling Process, and more


CENTAC Puducherry i.e. The Centralised Admission Committee has released its schedule for inviting online applications from eligible candidates for MBBS/BDS/BAMS/B.VSc courses under Government/All India/Management Quota. Puducherry lies in southern India. This is a Union Territory governed by the central govt. There are a few one of the top medical and dental colleges in Puducherry. 


CENTAC is the sole authority to conduct NEET UG 2024 counselling for admission to various UG courses in the top colleges of Puducherry. Candidates need to reflect specific eligibility criteria to obtain an MBBS seat in a reputed medical college in Puducherry. 


In the following article, you will find important dates, eligibility criteria, application process, and more. The admission and counselling process for MBBS/BDS courses in Puducherry is online. Candidates can certainly visit https://centacpuducherry.in for the latest updates.


NEET UG 2024 Results were declared on 4 June 2024, hence CENTAC Puducherry NEET MBBS Counselling 2024 is started from July 28th, and the last date to apply is August 6th, 2024. The Centralised Admission Committee, Puducherry i.e. CENTAC, Puducherry is the sole competent authority to conduct Puducherry NEET MBBS Counselling 2024. 


However, for 100% of seats in Deemed Medical Institutes in Puducherry, the MCC i.e. Medical Counselling Committee will carry out the Counselling for All India Quota seats. Candidates can certainly visit https://mcc.nic.in for NEET MBBS Counselling 2024 updates. Candidates seeking admission to the top medical institutes in Puducherry for pursuing MBBS/BDS can visit https://centacpuducherry.in for more details and the latest updates.  


Particulars

Details

Counselling Name

CENTAC Puducherry

Conducted Body

State Counselling Authority CENTAC

Official Website

https://centacpuducherry.in 

Entrance Exam

NEET UG 2024

Offered Courses

MBBS/BDS/BAMS/B.VSc

Application Mode

Online

Govt. MBBS Seats

180

Private MBBS Seats

650

Deemed MBBS Seats

250

Total MBBS Seats

1080


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Counselling Process


Candidates seeking allotment to MBBS Medical/Dental (MBBS/BDS) Courses in Govt. colleges/Govt. Quota seats in Private Colleges/Management Quota seats and minority quota seats (Telugu & Christian) in Private colleges and NRI seats in MBBS Dental (BDS) Courses should apply online through the official website of CENTAC i.e. https://centacpuducherry.in. The following sequence of procedures needs to be followed while counselling held by CENTAC Puducherry to fill NEET-MBBS Medical/Dental courses.



  • Candidate should upload recently renewed, scanned, self-attested photocopies of certificates. Along with original certificates must be produced only at the time of admission.


  • Candidates need to produce certificates in support of Residence/Community/PwD/Linguistic Minority etc. should be valid and obtained from the respective competent authorities.


  • Residence and community certificates issued by the Revenue Department, Govt. of Puducherry will be solely considered for claiming reservation benefits under Govt./Christian/Linguistic Minority Quota.


  • Candidates should register and log in to fill in all relevant details. Only on payment of the application fee, the candidate will be allowed to enter preferences of courses.


  • Candidates should give their priorities of college preferences in each round and the last date of submission will be published on the CENTAC website. Candidates can certainly visit https://centacpuducherry.in for the latest updates.


  • Claim exercised by the candidates about Residence/Community/Special Category is subjected to verification of the submitted documents and cannot be changed, once the final merit list is published.


  • On verification of the candidates’ credentials, the draft merit list will be published. CENTAC Puducherry will give adequate time to raise objections and submit documents. If any, and subsequently, the final merit list will be published.


  • Separate merit lists will be published for Govt. quota seats, Mng. quota, Christian, and Linguistic Minority quota seats. Candidates are referred to the CENTAC website https://centacpuducherry.in for the merit list.


  • In the case of seat allotment in Round 1 and Round 2, only computer-based online allotment is done. Physical counselling or online counselling might be done in the event of a mop-up round.


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Application Fee



Reservation Quota

Residents of Pondicherry


Other States

SC/ST/PwD

Others

Government Quota

Rs. 500

Rs. 1000

N/A

Management Quota (All)

Rs. 1000

Rs. 2000


NRI/NRI Sponsored/OCI

Rs. 5000 /-


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Important Dates


All the NEET MBBS-2024 Aspirants need to keep an eye on the official website of CENTAC Puducherry i.e. https://centacpuducherry.in for regular updates regarding CENTAC NEET MBBS 2024 Counselling, to avoid any last-moment hustle. Candidates can certainly opt us for the latest updates regarding the same.


Important Events

Dates

Commencement of Online Application Round 1 

July 28th, 2024

Last date of submission of online application

August 6th, 2024

Release of Draft Merit list







Refer CENTAC Website i.e. https://centacpuducherry.in for Updates

Release of Revised Draft Merit List

Release of Final Merit List

Last date for filling up of course preferences for Round 1

Date of Release of 1st Round of Online Allotment

Last date of joining for 1st Round 

Last date for filling up of course preferences for Round 2

Date of release of 2nd Round of Online allotment

Last date of Joining for 2nd Round

Mop-Up Round Counselling 

Last date of Joining for the Mop-Up Round

Filling up of Stray Vacancies


Aspirants must be aware of the fact that the Mop-up/Final round will only be carried out by MCC for Deemed/Central Universities and ESIC Institutes. Candidates can certainly visit at https://mcc.nic.in


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates must have qualified for NEET-UG 2024.

  • Candidates must have the domicile of Puducherry for government quota seats (Differ for NRI/Management Quota)

  • Candidates must have passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as Core subjects with a minimum of 50% marks, 40% marks are required for SC/ST Category candidates.

  • The candidates should have completed 17 years of age as of Dec 31st, 2024. Candidates born on or after Jan 2nd, 2007 will not be entertained.


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Reservation Criteria


The Union Territory of Puducherry is known for having one of the top medical colleges. There are a total of 5 medical colleges including the Unaided/Private medical colleges in Puducherry. 


CENTAC i.e. The Centralised Admission Committee, Puducherry is the authority designated for conducting Puducherry NEET UG 2024 Counselling. Candidates can certainly visit at https://centacpuducherry.in. Certain reservation criteria have been defined for various quotas in the state merit quota. Details of the reservation described are being explained below.


Categories

Reservation Described

Vertical Reservation

Open General

50%

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

11%

Backward Classes Muslim (BCM)

2%

Most Backward Classes (MBC)

18%

Extreme Backward Classes (EBC)

2%

Backward Tribes (BT)

0.5%

Scheduled Caste (SC)

16%

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

0.5%

Horizontal Reservation

Children/Grand Children of Freedom fighter

4%

Persons with Disability (PwD)

5%

Wards of Ex-Servicemen (ESM)

1%

Meritorious in Sports (MSP)

1%


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024:: Total Seats in MBBS Courses 

The Union Territory of Puducherry is acknowledged for several of the best and the most advanced premier medical colleges. Many medical institutes in Puducherry have been imparting quality medical education along with world-class practical training and research to MBBS Medical Students.


Total MBBS/BDS seats are offered either by Government or Private medical institutes. There is a Deemed Medical College in UT of Puducherry that offers MBBS and BDS programs based on NEET UG 2024 Score and admission can only be confirmed by the MCC Counselling 2024. More details can be obtained from https://centacpuducherry.in




Govt. Institutions

Government Quota

AIQ (15%)

NRI

U.T. of Puducherry

Karaikal Region

Yanam Region

MAHE Region

Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMCRI) Pondicherry


75%


18%


3%


4%


27


22


         Total MBBS Seats

131

27

22

180




Private Colleges

Total Seats


Govt. Quota

Management Quota

Minority

NRI

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Pondicherry

150

Yes

Yes

(Christian Minority for U.T. of Puducherry Only)

Yes

Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College & Hospital (SVMCH) Pondicherry

250

Yes


No

Yes

Sri Venkateshwara Medical College & Research Institute Puducherry

250

Yes

Yes

(Telugu Minority for U.T. of Puducherry Only)

Yes


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Allotment Procedure

 

As per the merit list prepared by CENTAC Puducherry, shortlisted candidates will be called for CENTAC NEET MBBS Counselling 2024. However, from 2021 onwards, CENTAC NEET MBBS Counselling 2021 is conducted in an online mode. 


The following sequence of events has to be followed in the counselling process to secure MBBS/BDS seat in the medical institutes of Puducherry. 


  • Participating candidates need to register themselves on the Online Portal of CENTAC NEET MBBS Medical Admission 2024-23 at https://centacpuducherry.in.


  • Post-registration on the counselling portal of CENTAC Puducherry, candidates will be asked to fill in their college preferences.


  • Based on the choices filled and seat matrix CENTAC, Puducherry releases the provisional merit list followed by the final CENTAC Puducherry MBBS medical seat allotment list.


  • Further candidates will have to submit the part academic fee to confirm their seats.


  • Candidates, whose names are included in the seat allotment of CENTAC Puducherry NEET MBBS Medical/Dental will be required to download their allotment letter from the CENTAC Portal at https://centacpuducherry.in.  


  • Shortlisted candidates are then required to report to the allotted college for payment of the balance admission fee, document verification, and reserving the allotted medical/dental admission seat.


Pondicherry MBBS Counselling 2024: Seat Distribution


Category

Eligible Candidates

Government Quota

As per U.T. Govt. norms, Only Residents of the U.T. of Puducherry are eligible

Management Quota

No Restriction on residence filled on an All India Basis

Management Quota-Christian Minority

Students who are Christians and residents of the U.T. of Puducherry only are eligible

Management Quota-Telugu Minority

Students with Telugu as Mother tongue and residents of the U.T. of Puducherry only are eligible


NRI (MDS Only)

All NRI/NRI Wards/NRI Sponsored/PIO/OCI Candidates and Foreign Nationals




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