TN Health Releases Round 3 Vacancy List for MDS admissions 2025, details
Tamil Nadu- The Tamil Nadu medical education department (TN Health) has released the vacancy position for round 3 of the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) admissions for the academic year 2024-26 session.
The virtual vacancy list contains important details such as quota, speciality, college, and seats. As per the list, a total of 173 seats are vacant across 10 Dental courses in Dental colleges of Tamil Nadu. Below are the detailed seat vacancies-
VIRTUAL VACANCY FOR ROUND-3 OF MDS COURSES 2025 -2026 SESSION
S.NO | SPECIALITY | SEATS |
1 | PERIODONTOLOGY. | 27 |
2 | ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY. | 22 |
3 | ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS. | 1 |
4 | PAEDIATRICS AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY. | 20 |
5 | PUBLIC HEALTH DENTISTRY. | 5 |
6 | PROSTHODONTICS AND CROWN AND BRIDGE. | 32 |
7 | CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS. | 28 |
8 | ORTHODONTICS & DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPAEDICS. | 25 |
9 | ORAL MEDICINE AND RADIOLOGY. | 7 |
10 | ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL PATHOLOGY & ORAL MICROBIOLOGY. | 6 |
TOTAL | 173 | |
TN Health recently concluded the National Eligibility and Entrance Test - Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) Round 3 counselling Registration/Payment process for the academic year 2025. As per the tentative round 3 counselling schedule, the Registration/ Payment process began on 11 August 2025, 12:30 PM, and ended on 12 August 2025, 05:00 PM. Following this, the choice Filling & Locking process has started today, i.e. 13th August 2025. Below is the complete schedule-
TENTATIVE ROUND 3 COUNSELLING SCHEDULE
S.NO | PROCESS | DATE & TIME FROM | DATE & TIME TO |
1 | Registration/ Payment. | 11 August 2025, 12.30 P.M., | 12 August 2025, 05.00 P.M., |
2 | Choice Filling & Locking. | 13 August 2025, 10.00 A.M, | 14 August 2025, 05.00 P.M |
3 | Result. | 16 August 2025 | |
4 | Downloading the Provisional Allotment Order. | 16 August 2025 | |
5 | Last Date of Joining. | 20 August 2025 03.00 P.M., | |
VIRTUAL VACANCIES
1 Any Candidate who has been allotted a seat in Round 1 & Round 2 and has opted for up-gradation in Mop-up (Round 3), that allotted seat of Round 1 & Round 2 will be shown as virtual vacancy in Mop-Up (Round 3), any Candidates can fill the said seat (virtual seat) during the choice filling in Mop-up Round (Round 3). However, such a seat will be allotted in Mop- up Round (Round 3), only if the allotted candidate of Round 1 & Round 2 vacates that seat. Thus, that virtual vacancy becomes a real vacancy; it is open to all in the order of merit.
2 Any candidate who has opted for upgradation in Mop-up (Round 3), allotted seat in Mop-up round (Round 3) will necessarily have to vacate the seat and cannot claim to retain the seat.
3 Vacancy positions for the Course will be available on the official websites
To view the virtual vacancy list, click the link below
