CENTAC invites registrations for NEET PG stray vacancy round, check round 3 admitted list, vacancies

Puducherry: The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) has invited registrations for stray vacancy round of PG medical admissions 2025.

In addition, the CENTAC has released the Round 3 admitted list for PG Medical (MD/MS) courses for the 2025-26 academic year, giving clarity to hundreds of aspirants awaiting confirmation of their seats.

The newly published list includes candidates allotted seats under Government Quota, Management Quota, and Telugu Minority Quota in medical colleges such as Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute (IGMC&RI), Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, and Sri Venkateswara Medical College. The document provides detailed information including candidate names, NEET PG roll numbers, ranks, allotted branches, and admission status.

Alongside the admitted list, CENTAC has also shared the updated vacancy position.

Seats Under Government Quota:

Seats Under Management Quota:

These remaining seats will likely be filled in the upcoming Stray Vacancy Round, which is often the final opportunity for eligible candidates to secure admission.

To check out the admitted list for third round PG medical (2025 - 2026), Click here: https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/02/21/pg-medical-admitted-list-third-round-2025-2026-328782.pdf

Stray Round Registration to the first year PG Medical (M.D./M.S.) courses in Government and Self Financing Medical colleges in the UT of Puducherry is open. Using dashboard login credentials, candidates can register for the Stray Round after referring to the vacancy positions published on the CENTAC website.

Option for submission of willingness to participate in the Stray Round, link for payment of FULL Tuition Fees as prescribed for PG Medical (M.D./M.S.) courses and filling of Course Preferences under Government (GQ) and Management (MQ) Quota will be enabled from 20.02.2026 to 23.02.2026, 5.00 pm.

Eligibility for Registering for the Stray Vacancy Round

All candidates in the CENTAC merit list excluding

1. Candidates who are in the admitted list in Round 3 (joined in Round 1 or Round 2 also) of All India Counselling or any State Counselling.

MOST IMPORTANT

1. In the Stray Round, it is mandatory for the candidates to join the allotted seat.

Submission of Willingness, Payment, Declaration and Course Preferences

Candidates may participate after submitting willingness, payment of Full Tuition fees as applicable and filling of Course preferences before 23/02/2026, 5.00 PM. If the course preferences list is empty or if the candidate has NOT paid the Full Tuition Fee, the candidate will NOT be considered for allotment.

Step 1 : Login into candidate’s dashboard

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENT OF REGISTRATION FEES

1. Candidates opting for PG Medical (M.D./M.S.) need to pay the FULL TUITION FEE.

TUITION FEE

To participate in the STRAY ROUND counselling, candidates are required to pay the Full Tuition Fee fixed as below:

** Reduced FEE structure for some of the Non-Clinical courses in Private Self-financing Colleges is published on the CENTAC website. Therefore, the students are advised to make payments accordingly. The seat allotment will be done ONLY based on payment of FULL TUITION FEE for the respective courses in the STRAY round.

Candidates should transfer the full Tuition Fee to the CENTAC account through NET BANKING or by generating NEFT / RTGS (preferably RTGS) challan using the payment link in their dashboard login credentials and proceed for payment. Read the HELP Instructions carefully before proceeding for payment.

SUBMISSION OF COURSE PREFERENCES

1. The course preferences submitted in Round 3 are null and void and all candidates registering for the Stray Round should submit course preferences AFRESH.

CRITERIA FOR REFUND / FORFEITURE

⮚ For a candidate who is NOT allotted a seat, the Full Tuition Fee paid will be refunded.

CENTAC has advised aspirants to carefully review the admitted list and vacancy details available on the official website before participating in the next round. Candidates must also ensure that all original documents are ready for verification, as admissions remain subject to eligibility checks.

To view the official notices, click the link mentioned below-

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/02/21/pgm-pr-r4-stray-regn-20-02-2026-new-328780.pdf

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/02/21/list-of-vacancies-in-pg-medical-courses-after-round-3-admission-328781.pdf