BFUHS to hold Round 2 NEET MDS Counselling till July 29th, Know Seat Matrix, FAQs
Punjab- The Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BUFHS) has released the schedule for 2nd round of online counselling for admission to the MDS courses of Punjab State under National Eligibility-Entrance Test-Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) 2024. Additionally, a tentative vacant seat matrix has also been released.
The 2nd round of online counselling for admission to MDS courses in Punjab state under NEET MDS 2024 is starting today i.e. 27th July 2024 and will end on 12th August 2024. The detailed schedule is given below-
S.NO | EVENTS | DATE | TIME |
1 | Date for fresh online registration/application and deposition of application and security deposit for fresh applications along with a fee of Rs. 5900 (Rs. 2950 for SC candidates) including 18% GST through the university payment portal. (fresh registered candidates will have to submit willingness along with a security deposit for 2nd online counselling. Failing which their candidature will not be considered. | 27-07-2024 to 29.07.2024 | Upto 5.00 PM |
The dates for submitting willingness along with a security deposit for 2nd round of counselling by all the candidates and fresh applicants). The amount of security to be deposited for submitting willingness will be as under: For Government colleges- Rs. 25000/- (Rs. 10000/-for SC/BC) For both Govt. & Private Colleges – Rs. 2,00000/- For Private Colleges- Rs. 2,00000/- | |||
2 | Display of tentative vacancy position of seats for 2nd round of MDS Counseling. | 27.07.2024 | |
3 | Last date of correction/editing in the online filled application form. Therefore application will be locked automatically. Once information is filled and locked will not be allowed to change in any round of counselling. | 29-07-2024 | Upto 5.00 PM |
4 | Last date for submission of hard copy of admission application form at University office for NRI quota seats. Candidates seeking admission under the NRI quota are required to obtain an Eligibility Certificate from the University before applying. (The application form for obtaining an Eligibility certificate and admission application form are separately available on the University website.) | 29.07.2024 | |
5 | The candidates who will apply under the Sikh Minority/Christian Minority Quota will report to the respective minority institution (SGRD Institute of Dental Sciences, Amritsar/ Christian Dental College, Ludhiana) for verification of minority status. The candidates who have already/got verified their minority status at the time of 1st counselling, need not report to the respective institute for verification again. The candidates, who have already registered under Minority Quota during 1st counselling and did not get their minority status verified, can report to the respective institute for verification of their minority status for 2nd round of counselling. | 30.07.2024 | |
6 | Display of Provisional Merit List of candidates who will submit a willingness to participate in 2nd round of online counselling. | 31.07.2024 | |
7 | The candidates who have joined the allotted seats of Round-I in the State of Punjab are allowed to surrender the seat upto 01-08-2024 with free exit. The interested candidate will have to submit the application of surrendering the seat to the Principal of the concerned college to enable him to surrender the seat on the online portal so that the vacancy for Round 2 will get updated automatically, otherwise, the candidate will be considered as joined. | 01-08-2024 | |
8 | The candidates who will submit willingness for 2nd round including NRI candidates will fill/submit the online choices/preferences of specialty /college | 01-08-2024 to 03-08-2024 | |
9 | Processing of seat allotment. | 04-08-2024 to 05-08-2024 | |
10 | Display of provisional allotment/Result. | 06-08-2024 | |
11 | Last date/time for submission of objections to provisional allotment (if any) by the NEET MDS aspirants. | 07.08.2024 | |
12 | Display of revised provisional allotment/result after any change in provisional allotment due to objections (if any). | 08.08.2024 | |
13 | The provisionally selected candidates will pay the balance amount of the fee (A six-month fee after deducting the amount of the security deposit ) through the university payment gateway available on the University website and will report to the respective college for joining in the respective allotted college. | 09-08-2024 to 12.08.2024 |
The following categories of Candidates are eligible for seat allotment in 2nd round-
CATEGORY I- Registered candidates who did not get any seat allotted in the 1st round.
CATEGORY II- Registered candidates, whose first round of allotted seats got Cancelled during the documents verification on reporting for admission, who have secured a seat under reserved quota, due to a change of category from reserved to Unreserved or PWD status from yes to No, but are still eligible in the next round of seat allotment, with changed Category, subject to fulfilment of eligible conditions.
CATEGORY III- Candidates who have reported/joined at the allotted institute during the joining period of round-1 of allotment and submitted willingness for participating in 2nd round up-gradation as ‘yes’.
CATEGORY IV- Candidates who exited during Round 1 availing of Free Exit can log in again with their earlier registered details.
CATEGORY V- Candidates who did not register in Round 1 can do fresh registration and participate directly in Round 2.
The following candidates are not eligible for 2nd Round of allotment-
a Candidate who has become non-eligible due to having inadequate documents as per Eligible Criteria as per Punjab Govt. notification/MCC/Prospectus/DCI.
b Who have not registered in Round-1 or Round-2.
Meanwhile, as per the tentative vacant seat matrix, there are a total of 95 seats are vacant in 12 medical colleges in Punjab. Below is the detailed seat vacant-
SEAT VACANT
S.NO | INSTITUTES | VACANT SEATS |
1 | GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE. | 1 |
2 | GOVERNMENT DENTAL COLLEGE. | 1 |
3 | ADESH INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH. | 4 |
4 | BABA JASWANT SINGH DENTAL COLLEGE. | 8 |
5 | DESH BHAGAT DENTAL COLLEGE. | 16 |
6 | DASMESH INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH AND DENTAL SCIENCES. | 14 |
7 | GENESIS INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH. | 10 |
8 | GURUNANAK DEV DENTAL COLLEGE SUNAM. | 8 |
9 | LUXMI BAI DENTAL COLLEGE. | 5 |
10 | NATIONAL DENTAL COLLEGE DERA BASSI. | 16 |
11 | SRI GURU RAM DAS INSTITUTE OF DENTAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH. | 10 |
12 | CHRISTIAN DENTAL COLLEGE. | 2 |
TOTAL | 95 |
Apart from this, Frequently asked questions (FAQs) have also been released for the candidates regarding the 2nd round of online counselling for admission to MDS courses in the state of Punjab under NEET MDS 2024. Below are the FAQs-
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q1 After allotment of seat in 2nd Round of online counseling does the candidate need to join the allotted seat?
A No, it is not mandatory to join the allotted seat, however, in case the candidate does not join, the refundable security deposit will be forfeited.
Q2 After joining the Second Round of Counseling, whether one can leave/ resign the allotted seat?
A Once the applicants join the 2nd round seat, he/she will be allowed to leave/resign the seat within the stipulated time. However, in case the candidate leaves/resigns/surrenders the seat allocated in round two or the already allotted seat in round one, the refundable security deposit will be forfeited.
Q3 If a candidate does not report at the allotted college during Round 2 whether he have to register again for Round- 3?
A Yes, Candidate security amount will be forfeited and he can participate in Round 3 only with Fresh registration and security deposit
Q4 Whether the candidate can upgrade the Round 2 allotted seat during Round -3?
A Yes, the candidate can upgrade the Round 2 allotted seat during Round 3. In case, the candidate will join the upgraded/allotted seat in Round 3, he/she will not be allowed to resign/leave the seat.
Q5 If the candidate does not join the allotted/upgraded seat during Round 3, whether the security deposit be forfeited?
A Yes, the security amount will be forfeited and the candidate will not be eligible to participate in further rounds of counselling.
Q6 When will the conversion of seats to open merit be carried out?
A The conversion of seats of NRI and any reserved category after exhausting all candidates in a relevant category will be carried out during Round 3. The said conversion will be done only when the eligible Candidates belonging to the said Conversion Category have exhausted.
Q7 What are the circumstances wherein the refundable security deposit will be forfeited?
A Under the following circumstances the refundable security deposit will be forfeited-
i Where a Candidate has been allotted a seat in Round -2 or subsequent rounds and does not report at the allotted college to complete the admission process
ii The Security Deposit will be forfeited if the admission gets cancelled after allotment due to any reason. E.g., in case the candidate gives wrong information at at the time of registration on the basis of which a seat may be allotted and later cancelled by the Admission Authorities at the time of reporting or fails to produce the required documents at the time of admission.
To view the schedule, click the link below
