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NEET MDS Counselling: Maha CET Cell releases extended schedule due to Lowered Cut-off Percentile
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Mumbai: Through a recent notice, the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State ( MAHACET CELL) has Extended Schedule for Online Registration for NEET MDS 2021 due to Lowered Cut-off Percentile.
Medical Dialogues had recently reported that the NEET MDS 2021 qualifying cut off has been lowered by 23.029 percentile for each category.
The qualifying percentile for the NEET MDS 2021 has been lowered from 50 to 26.971 for the general category bringing the score from 259 to 185 marks. For the SC/ST/OBC candidates, the qualifying percentile has been reduced from 40 to 16.971, hence the score goes down from 227 to 152; whereas for PwD (Persons with disabilities) category, the revised cut-off percentile is 21.971 down from 45, the score hence lowered from 243 to 170 marks.
Category | Minimum Qualifying Criteria as per Information Bulletin | Cut-off-Score as per Qualifying Criteria in Information Bulletin | Revised Minimum Qualifying Criteria (as directed by MoHFW) | Revised Cut-off-Score |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
General/ EWS | 50th Percentile | 259 | 26.971 Percentile | 185 |
Reserved Category | 40th Percentile | 227 | 16.971 Percentile | 152 |
Persons with Disability | 45th Percentile | 243 | 21.971 Percentile | 170 |
In view of the above references, the State CET Cell has decided to invite online registration from newly eligible NEET-MDS-2021 candidates as per schedule given below.
Extended Schedule for Online Registration due to Lowered Qualifying Percentile for Academic Year 2021-22
Sr.No. | Activity | Dates |
1 | Online Registration for NEET-MDS-2021 on www.mahacet.org | 13/11/2021 to 15/11/2021 upto 03.00 pm |
2 | Payment of Registration fees through Online Payment Gateway (Non- refundable) Rs.3000/- | 13/11/2021 to 15/11/2021 upto 05:00 pm |
3 | Uploading of all required Documents after Successful Payment | 13/11/2021 to 15/11/2021 upto 11:59 pm |
4 | Publication of Revised Provisional Merit List. | 16/11/2021 by noon |
Table II- Institutional Level Round
(Private Unaided / Minority Dental Colleges)
Sr.No. | Activity | Schedule |
1 | Display of Vacant seat matrix after institutional level round (as per notice no. 7 & 8) this will be transferred to Respective Institutions. The Dean/ Principal of the Institution shall carry out the admission for these vacant seat on the basis of Inter-se merit from the list of NEET MDS - 2021 eligible candidates displayed on 16/11/2021 as per the directions issued by the Competent Authority during Academic Year 2021-22. | 15/11/2021 after 06.00 pm |
2 | Display of Combine List of Eligible candidates of Private Unaided/ Minority Dental Colleges (Previously & Newly registered) | 16/11/2021 after 03.00 pm |
3 | Submission of Application to respective Institutions / College in person with photo copies of requisite documents (Application format will be available on the State CET Cell website) | 17/11/2021 to 18/11/2021 upto 04.00 pm |
4 | Publication of Merit List/ First Selection List/ Wait List on the Notice Board of respective institute and website of respective institute. | 18/11/2021 by 06.00 pm |
5 | Joining Physically by selected candidate at respective institute with all original documents and requisite fees for admission. (Including Holiday) | 19/11/2021 by 05.00 pm |
6 | Publication of list of admitted candidates and vacancy (if any) on the Notice Board of respective institute and website of respective institute. (Including Holiday) | 19/11/2021 upto 06.00 pm |
7 | Reporting of wait list candidates from list published on 18/11/2021 to college with all original documents and requisite fees. | 20/11/2021 upto 03.00 pm |
8 | Filling of Vacancy from reported wait listed candidates | 20/11/2021 03.30pm to 05.30 pm |
9 | Publication of total list of admitted candidates on the Notice Board of respective institute and website of respective institute. | 20/11/2021 upto 06.00 PM |
10 | Cut-off date for NEET MDS-2021 Admissions. | 20/11/2021 upto 06.00 PM |
11 | Online Submission of list of admitted candidates to State CET Cell/ MUHS/ DCI on their respective portal and e-mail ID. | 20/11/2021 before 12.00 midnight |
The window of Online Registration/Application will be closed on 15/11/2021 at 03.00 pm. No offline application will be accepted for the further process of admission.
Candidates are required to fill the form well in advance to avoid last minute rush. They should not wait till last date to fill the required information form. Any delay due to electricity failure or due to any other technical fault will not be considered by the STATE CET CELL. The separate Information Brochure for admissions to MDS courses in Dental Institutions was already available on the website i.e. www.mahacet.org. Candidate should see the Instructions/Notifications on the website for admission process. No separate or individual intimation is sent to any candidate at any time till the end of admission process.
All registered/eligible candidates supposed to upload all required documents as per NEET MDS-2021 information brochure between 13/11/2021 to 15/11/2021 for Postgraduate Dental admissions. The Physical Document Verification Process will be done at college level before admission.
Besides this all necessary documents like Caste Certificate, Cast Validity Certificate, Non Creamy Layer Certificate, EWS eligibility Certificate, PWD Certificate and Orphan Certificate has to be uploaded at the time of Registration Process.
No Proxy will be allowed at the time of admission. Candidate has to submit Original Documents and Requisite Fees at the time of admission.
Note : There are no vacant seats of post graduate dental courses (MDS) in Government/ Corporation dental colleges, hence there will be no further admission process for these institute.
To view the official notice click on the following link:
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