NEET MDS Counselling 2021: MCC notifies on change in category, subject of seats at 3 dental colleges
New Delhi: Through a recent notification, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has informed about the changes in category/ subject of some seats that were erroneously missed by the colleges while verification of Seat Matrix for Round-1 of MDS Counselling 2021.
As per the seat matrix released by the MCC earlier, there are a total of 31 MDS seats allotted to Central University institutes, 1050 are at Deemed University and 353 are the AIQ MDS seats available for NEET MDS candidates.
According to the counselling body, it recently received information from the following Dental Colleges about changes in category/ the subject of some seats that were erroneously missed by the colleges while verification of Seat Matrix for Round-1 of MDS Counselling 2021.
In view of the foregoing counselling of the MDS courses, the below mentioned changes have been made in the Seat matrix of Round-1 of MDS Counselling 2021. Hence, candidates should take note of the following corrected Seats while filling choices of Round-1.
| S/No. | Name of the College/ College Code | No. of MDS Seats/ Subject in earlier matrix | No. of MDS Seats/ Subject after correction |
|
1. |
Govt. Dental College Raipur, Chhattisgarh |
02 Seats in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (01 in UR category & 01 in OBC category) | 01 seat in UR category |
| 2. | Govt. Dental College Raipur, Chhattisgarh | No Seat in Oral Medicine and Radiology | 01 seat in Oral Medicine and Radiology in OBC category |
| 3. | Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | 03 Seats in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics in NRI category | 03 Seats in Management/ Paid Seats Quota |
Candidates who have filled choices for the above-mentioned seats are advised to note the changes and make necessary amendments in their choices if required.
| Institute Name | Program Name | Quota | Open | Open PwD | General-EWS | General-EWS PwD | OBC | OBC PwD | SC | SC PwD | ST | ST PwD | Total Seats |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | PROSTHODONTICS AND CROWN AND BRIDGE | Management/P aid Seat Quota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | PERIODONTOLOGY | Management/P aid Seat Quota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY | Management/P aid Seats Quota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS | Management/P aid Seats Quota | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS | Non-Resident Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS | Management/P aid Seats Quota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY AND ORAL MICROBIOLOGY | Management/P aid Seats Quota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY | Management/P aid Seats Quota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | PEDIATRIC AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY | Management/P aid Seats Quota | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi | PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY | Management/P aid Seats Quota | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Govt Dental College Raipur Chhattisgarh | PROSTHODONTICS AND CROWN AND BRIDGE | All India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Govt Dental College Raipur Chhattisgarh | PERIODONTOLOGY | All India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Govt Dental College Raipur Chhattisgarh | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY | All India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Govt Dental College Raipur Chhattisgarh | CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS | All India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Govt Dental College Raipur Chhattisgarh | ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS | All India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Govt Dental College Raipur Chhattisgarh | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY AND ORAL MICROBIOLOGY | All India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Govt Dental College Raipur Chhattisgarh | ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY | All India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
This came as a major relief for many BDS graduates, whose internship periods had gotten extended due to disturbances, owing to the COVID pandemic.
According to DCI Letter No. DE-NEET(MDS) Admission- 2021/1498 dated 24th August 2021, all candidates participating in the MDS Counselling 2021 were informed that it has decided by the DCI to extend the last date internship from 31st March 2021 to 31st July 2021 as a one time measure, stated the notice posted on MCC website.
The Registration and Choice Filling was thereafter extended by one day i.e upto 25th August 2021 to allow such candidates to register and exercise choices who have become eligible after extension of internship completion date.
ROUND - 1 | |||||
Sl. No. | Registration/Payment | Choice Filling/ Locking | Processing of Seat Allotment | Result | Reporting |
1. | Registration facility will be available till 12:00 Noon of 25.08.2021 as per Server Time *Payment facility will be available till till 03:00 P.M of 25.08.2021 as per Server Time | Choice Filling will be available till 11:55 P.M of 25.08.2021 as per Server Time Choice Locking facility will be available from 03:00 PM of 24.08.2021 till 11:55 P.M of 25.08.2021 | 26th August 2021 to 27th Aug, 2021 | 28th August 2021 | 29th August 2021 to 2nd September, 2021 |
The DCI announcement comes as a relief for many dental graduates who's internships had gotten disrupted due to COVID.
2ND ROUND | |||||
2. | Registration facility will be available from 06th September 2021 to 09th September, 2021 upto 12:00 NOON as per Server Time * Payment facility will be available up to 11:55 PM of 09th September 2021, as per Server Time | 07th September to 10th September 2021(till 11:55 PM) as per Server Time Choice Locking from 03:00 PM to 11:55 PM on 10th September 2021, as per Server Time | 11th September 2021 to 12th September 2021 | 13th September 2021 | 14th September 2021 to 18th September 2021 |
(4-Days) | (3-Days) | (2-Days) | (1-Day) | (05-Days) | |
3. | Transfer of Non Reporting & Non Joining /Vacant seats to State Quota (at 6:00 PM) 18th September 2021(Only 50% All India Quota) | ||||
4. | 24th September 2021 to 27th September 2021(12:00 NOON as per Server Time) * Payment facility will be up to 11:55 PM of 27th September 2021 as per Server Time | 25th September 2021, to 27th September 2021 (till 11:55 PM) as per Server Time Choice Locking from 03:00 PM to 11:55 PM on 27th September 2021, as per Server Time | 28th September 2021 to 29th September 2021 | 30th September 2021 | 01st October 2021 to 05th October 2021 |
(4-Days) | (3-Days) | (2-Day) | (1-Day) | (05-Days) | |
5. | Transfer of Non Reporting & Non Joining /Vacant seats to Deemed/Central Universities on 06th October 2021 | ||||
6. | Conduction of Stray Vacancy Round by Deemed/Central Universities from 06th October 2021 to 10th October 2021 | ||||
Note: For ensuring faithful obedience of time schedule and also keeping in view the limited time available for conducting counseling, all participating institutes/colleges are directed to treat all Saturdays/ Sundays and Gazetted Holidays as working days.
