NEET MDS 2024 in Puducherry dental colleges, know all MDS Admission details here

On this, CENTAC has released an information brochure detailing the choice filling, vacant seat positions, merit list, counselling process and reservation details.

CHOICE FILLING / SUBMISSION OF COURSE PREFERENCES

While submitting the online application, the candidate will be allowed to enter the course preference (choice filling) after paying the application fee. Candidates are advised to give as many options as they are eligible for. If options are not given, it will be assumed that they have no interest in those particular courses/colleges.

Candidates need to submit their course preferences at each stage and the last date for submission will be published on the CENTAC official website. Candidates will not be able to change their course preferences after the last date.

Once course preferences are given, they will be considered final. However, CENTAC reserves the right to allow all candidates to change their preferences, if required. Candidates will be informed promptly about the decision taken.

Without course preference, the candidate will not be considered for allotment. Allotment of seats will be done based on the order of course preference submitted by the candidate and will be subject to the availability of seats as per merit and reservation. Candidates are advised to refer to the seat matrix for details about various courses, number of seats, reservations etc.

Candidates wishing to participate in the next round of counselling will have to enter fresh course preferences for each round.

MERIT LIST

The merit list of candidates applying by CENTAC will be prepared on the basis of All India Rank (AIR) for NEET MDS 2024 - Counselling. Cut-off marks for various categories as prescribed by MCC/MoHFW will be considered for eligibility.

After verification of the candidate's certificates, the draft merit list will be published. Sufficient time will be given to raise objections and submit documents, if any, and after that, the final merit list will be published.

Claims made in respect of residence/community/special category are subject to verification of documents submitted and cannot be changed after the final merit list is published. However, CENTAC reserves the right to update the merit list in case of genuine claims supported by documentary evidence.

A separate merit list will be prepared for Government quota seats and Management quota seats. Candidates should refer to the CENTAC official website for merit lists of all courses.

If the online application for a course is reopened, the merit list will be updated with all the newly received applications. This may also lead to changes in the existing merit list.

LOWERING OF CUT-OFF

If the cut-off marks for NEET MDS 2024 are reduced by MCC/MOHFW/DCI, fresh applications will be invited therefore a new merit list will also be prepared.

REGISTRATION AND COUNSELLING PROCESS

After the final merit list is published, counselling will be conducted as per the guidelines received from MCC. Admission to PG Dental courses will be based on NEET MDS - 2024 All India Counselling Rank respectively. Allotment will be done through online (computer-based) counselling. There will be no mock allotment unless notified separately.

Counselling will be done on the basis of the order of course preferences of the candidates in Round 1 / Round 2 / Round 3 / Stray Counselling, category of seats, reservation and NEET MDS - All India Rank for counselling. For the allocation of Government quota seats, the vertical reservation will be applied first, and subsequently, horizontal reservation, if any, will be applied as per the requirement.

COUNSELLING PROCESS FOR EACH ROUND

STEP 1- Submit willingness for the Round.

STEP 2- Choice filling / Submission of Course preferences.

STEP 3- Publication of Seat allotment list on CENTAC website.

STEP 4- Downloading of Allotment Order.

STEP 5- Downloading the Fee payment challan from the dashboard and payment of Fee into the CENTAC

Account.

STEP 6- Physical Reporting to the allotted college for certificate verification.

STEP 7- Collecting Admission Slip.

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN ROUND 1

All NEET MDS -2024 qualified candidates who have applied through CENTAC.

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN ROUND 2

1 Candidates who were not allotted a seat in Round 1.

2 Candidates who joined the allotted seat in Round 1 and want sliding in Round 2.

3 Candidates who have opted for free exit in Round 1.

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN ROUND 3

1 Candidates who were not allotted any seats in Round 1 and Round 2.

2 Candidates who joined in Round 1 or Round 2 and submitted willingness for sliding in Round 3 Candidates who did not participate in Round 1 or Round 2 were allotted seats and those who submitted their wish appeared for Round 3.

4 Candidates who were allotted seats in Round 1 and who submitted wish for sliding in Round 3 but did not participate in Round 2 of counselling.

5 Candidates who surrender the seat admitted in Round 1 or Round 2 within the time prescribed by CENTAC before the start of Round 3 will not be disqualified from further counselling. If the candidate fails to do so, he/she will be disqualified for further counselling (Central/State/UT/Central Pool Quota).

ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN STRAY VACANCY ROUND

The seats remaining vacant after Round 3 will be filled through an online stray vacancy round. However, all CENTAC applied candidates except-

1 Candidates who have already appeared in PG NEET MDS will be allotted seats in Round 1 / Round 2 / Round 3 of counselling conducted by CENTAC or All India Counselling or States/UTs.

2 Candidates were allotted a seat in Round 3.

WITHDRAWAL OF THE ALLOTTED SEAT

Candidates admitted in Round 1 and Round 2 may ‘exit’ within the time specified by CENTAC with forfeiture, if any. Thereafter, the candidate will not be allowed to vacate the seat during Round 3 or stray counselling. But, he/she can opt for sliding in Round 3.

A candidate who does not have a seat in Round 1 or Round 2 is allotted a seat in Round 3 or Stray Counselling and if he/she fails to join the allotted seat, the entire registration fee/tuition fee will be forfeited. Also, he/she will be ineligible for further counselling (Central/State/UT/Central Pool Quota). The list of such candidates will be published on the CENTAC website.

MODE OF RESERVATION AND ALLOTMENT OF SEATS

The Mode of Reservation while allotting the seats will be as follows-

1 All the candidates should be Indian Nationals and Residents of Puducherry.

2 Vertical Reservation First - General, EWS, OBC, EBC, MBC, BCM, SC, ST, BT

3 If sufficient seats are not filled after deciding on the vertical and zonal reservation, then horizontal reservation (FF/ESM/PWD/MSP) will be done, i.e., if required seats are not filled while making a vertical reservation, then the last candidates in the respective categories will be replaced as per merit.

PROVISIONAL ALLOTMENT

Once the allotment is done, the provisional allotment list will be published on the CENTAC website. However, the allotment of seats is provisional. CENTAC reserves the right to withdraw any allotment made at any time to a candidate who does not fulfil the eligibility criteria/regulations prescribed by the competent authority from time to time.

Eligibility/admissions/allotments made by the colleges will be subject to the approval of regulatory bodies like MCI/DCI/Pondicherry University/Apex bodies etc.

CENTAC and the Government of Puducherry reserve the right to carry out any verification as it may consider necessary at any time regarding the authenticity and authenticity of any certificate submitted by any candidate to prove his/her fulfilment of any qualification and eligibility criteria and to stake his/her claim thereto.

If in such verification it is found that the candidate has submitted fake, fraudulent certificates or has obtained certificates by suppression of facts, he/she will be liable for a criminal prosecution, immediate debarment of the allotted seat without any notice, forfeiture of fees paid and imposition of penalty as may be prescribed by the competent authority and may be debarred from all future examinations/counselling; the authorities may also recommend to the MCI / DCI / Pondicherry University / Apex bodies for blacklisting the candidate and cancellation of licence.

SEAT MATRIX FOR SEAT ALLOCATION

The number of seats in the colleges may vary depending on the approval of the competent authorities of the Government of Puducherry. After the seat matrix is ​​received from the concerned department of the Government of Puducherry, it will be published on the CENTAC website.

As per the seat matrix, there are a total of 37 vacant seats in P.G. Dental (M.D.S.) Courses, however, the number of seats, is subject to change depending on various affiliating conditions for the Academic Year 2024 - 2025.

CLASSIFICATION OF SEATS

Seats are broadly classified into the following Quotas:

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