BDS Admissions in Maharashtra: Counselling schedule, procedure for institutional level round released

Written by Medical Dialogues Bureau Published On 2021-02-10T09:00:59+05:30 | Updated On 10 Feb 2021 9:00 AM IST

BDS Admissions in Maharashtra: Counselling schedule, procedure for institutional level round released

Mumbai: Through a recent notice, the Maha CET Cell has released the counselling schedule and procedure for New Registration and Institutional Level Round for BDS course due to lowering the percentile mark by 10 percentile for Academic Year 2020-21.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India recently passed the judgement on 08/02/2021 and allowed the lowering of percentile mark by 10 percentile for academic year 2020- 21 to fill vacant BDS seats. The last date of admission for BDS course is extend upto 18/02/2021.

The lowering of percentile is an under: -

Sr. No.	Category	Lowered Qualifying Percentile	Marks
1.	General/EWS	40	113
2.	Candidates belonging to Constitutional reservation and Constitutional reservation with Bench Mark Disabilities specified (Except EWS)	30	87
3.	General/EWS candidates with Bench Mark Disabilities specified under the Right of persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.	35	99

However, the eligibility criteria of Qualifying exam i.e. HSC (12th) as mentioned in 4.6.1 of NEET- UG-2020 Information Brochure.

Table No. 1 Schedule of Registration & Payment of Fees for BDS course only

Sr. No.

Activity

Dates

New registration and Payment of Fees Rs.1000/- for State Quota in Government/Corporation/Private Unaided/Minority Dental Colleges and Rs.5000 for Institutional Quota (15%) in Private Unaided/Minority Dental College through Online

Payment Gateway www.mahacet.org

10/02/2021 to

11/02/2021 upto

05.00 pm

Publication of combined Merit List of registered candidates

(including newly registered)

11/02/2021 after

08.00 pm

 Candidates who have already registered NEED NOT register again.

 Candidates who have already registered by paying Rs.1000/- and now eligible can pay Rs.5000 for Institutional Quota BDS seats at Private Unaided/Minority Dental Colleges.

 Candidates who could not register earlier and were eligible as per previous eligibility criteria but failed to register with State CET Cell can register during this process along with newly eligible candidates due to lower revised qualifying percentile.

 Outside Maharashtra Candidates can register during this period. However, such OMS candidates will be ELIGIBLE only for Institutional / NRI quota seats in Private Unaided /Minority Dental Colleges only.

 Candidates registered during this period should note that they will be considered only on available seats as per merit for Institutional Level Round at Government/ Corporation/ Private Unaided/ Minority Dental Colleges.

 For admission to Government/Corporation Dental colleges state quota vacant seats and institutional/NRI quota in private/minority dental colleges candidates should contact respective colleges.

Table No. 2 Schedule for Institutional Level Round only for Government/Corporation Dental Colleges

Sr. No.	Activity	Dates
1.	Publication of Vacancy position and Publication of list of Eligible Candidates separately for State Quota Seats. Candidates who have Joined Status for MBBS course as on 15/01/2021 are NOT ELIGIBLE for BDS Course Candidates who have Joined Status for BDS course at Govt./Corporation Dental colleges as on 30/01/2021 are NOT ELIGIBLE for BDS course Institutional Level Round for Govt./Corporation Dental colleges.	11/02/2021 after 08.00 pm
	Refer Rule No 10.11 of NEET UG - 2020 Information Brochure
2.	The eligible desirous candidate must apply in person/any person to respective Government/Corporation Dental college in prescribe format separately for State Quota.	12/02/2021 to 13/02/2021 upto 05.00 pm
3.	Publication of Quota Wise Merit list, 1st Selection List and Wait List separately at notice board and the web site of respective Colleges. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.	13/02/2021 at 08.00 pm
4.	Joining period of selected candidates as per 1^st Selection List dated 13/02/2021 with all original documents and requisite fees.	14/02/2021 to 16/02/2021 upto 05.00 pm
5.	Publication of quota wise list of joined candidates and vacancy after 1^st Selection List. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.	16/02/2021 at 06.00pm
6.	Reporting of waitlisted candidates to college for Residual Vacancy. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.	17/02/2021 from 09.00 pm to 12.00 pm
7.	Filling of Residual Vacancy from reported waitlisted candidates as per merit. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.	17/02/2021 from 12.01pm to 05.00 pm
8.	Cut-off date for admission for BDS course.	18/02/2021

Table No. 3 Schedule for Institutional Level Round only for Private Unaided /Minority Dental Colleges

Sr. No.

Activity

Dates

Publication of Vacancy position and Publication of list of Eligible Candidates separately for State Quota Seats and Institutional Quota seats.

Candidates who have Joined Status for MBBS course as on

15/01/2021 are NOT ELIGIBLE for BDS Course

Candidates who have Joined Status for BDS course at Govt./Corporation/Private Unaided/Minority Dental colleges as on 30/01/2021 are NOT ELIGIBLE for BDS course Institutional Level Round for Private Unaided /Minority Dental colleges.

11/02/2021 after

08.00 pm

Refer Rule No 10.11 of NEET UG - 2020 Information Brochure

Sr. No.

Activity

Dates

The eligible desirous candidate must apply in person/any person to respective Government/Corporation Dental college in

prescribe format separately for State Quota and Institutional Quota.

12/02/2021 to

13/02/2021 upto

05.00 pm

Publication of Quota Wise Merit list, 1st Selection List and

Wait List separately at notice board and the web site of respective Colleges. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.

13/02/2021 at

08.00 pm

Joining period of selected candidates as per 1^st Selection List dated 13/02/2021 with all original documents and requisite fees.

14/02/2021 to

16/02/2021 upto

05.00 pm

Publication of quota wise list of joined candidates and vacancy

after 1^st Selection List. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.

16/02/2021 at

06.00pm

Publication of 2^nd selection list from the waitlisted candidates of respective quota wise list on notice board and website of respective Colleges. The link of college website will be

available on State CET Cell Website.

16/02/2021 at

08.00pm

Joining period of selected candidates as per 2^nd Selection List dated 16/02/2021 with all Original Documents and Requisite

Fees.

17/02/2021 to

18/02/2021 upto

03.00 pm

Publication of Quota Wise Residual Vacancy (if any) on notice

board and website of respective Colleges. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.

18/02/2021 at

03.30 pm

Reporting of waitlisted candidates to college for Residual

Vacancy. The link of college website will be available on State CET Cell Website.

18/02/2021

from 03.00 pm

to 04.00 pm.

10.

Filling of Residual Vacancy from reported waitlisted candidates. The link of college website will be available on

State CET Cell Website.

18/02/2021

from 04.00 to

05.00 pm

11.

Cut-off date for admission for BDS course.

18/02/2021

 Procedure of Institutional Round for BDS course at Government/ Corporation/ Private Unaided/Minority Dental Colleges for Academic Year 2020-21.

1. Institutional Round is for Government/ Corporation/ Private Unaided/ Minority Dental colleges and for seats remaining vacant after MOP UP-VI round for Government/ Corporation Colleges and Previous Institutional Level Round upto 30/01/2021.

2. Candidates who are admitted in Private Unaided /Minority Dental Colleges previously and now desirous of admission is permitted to apply for Government/Corporation dental Colleges.

3. It will be responsibility of the institute to verify and ascertain eligibility of the candidate as per respective Central Council rules before admitting the candidate even if name appear in ELIGIBLE list.

4. The list of ELIGIBLE candidates for the institutional round at Government/Corporation Dental Colleges will be published on the website on 11/02/2021.

5. All eligible candidates registered with State CET Cell who have paid Rs.1000/- or Rs.6000/- can apply for admission on vacant State Quota seats.

6. The list of ELIGIBLE candidates for the State Quota and Institutional Quota at Private Unaided/ Minority Dental colleges will be published separately on the website on 11/02/2021.

7. All eligible candidates registered with State CET Cell who have paid Rs.1000/- or Rs.6000/- can apply for admission on vacant State Quota seats. All eligible candidates registered with State CET Cell who have paid Rs.5000/- or Rs.6000/- can apply for admission on vacant Institutional Quota seats. (Provided their name is mentioned in the list of eligible candidates)

8. For institutional round at Government/ Corporation/ Private Unaided/ Minority Dental colleges eligible interested candidates should approach to the Dean/Principal of the respective colleges within prescribed time and submit separate application for State Quota and institutional quota in person or any person. Such type of applications should not be submitted in the State CET Cell in person or email. Such type of applications submitted in State CET Cell will not be considered valid for any institutional level admission process.

9. Vacancy created at Private Unaided/Minority Dental Colleges due to shifting of candidates to Government/Corporation Dental colleges will be added to vacancy position of private dental colleges, which will be filed from waiting list of respective dental colleges.

10. A) For Vacant State Quota (85%) Seats : Please refer rule no 10.11.1. For admission of vacant constitutional reserve seats please refer rule no 9.4.1. of information brochure NEET UG-2020.

B) For Vacant Institutional Quota (15%) Seats : Please refer rule no 10.11.2. of information brochure NEET UG-2020.

11. At the time of admission during institutional round a candidate should submit all his original documents along with requisite fees in the form of DD/Cheque during prescribed time limit.

12. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to submit all his original documents and requisite fees at the time of admission.

13. All the candidates already admitted for BAMS/ BHMS/ BUMS/ BPTH/ BOTH/ BASLP/ B P&O/ B.Sc. Nursing courses are also ELIGIBLE for institutional level round for BDS course.

14. Candidate who are admitted to courses other than Health Sciences courses will have to submit original documents and pay requisite fees for confirmation of BDS admission during this process.

15. Candidate who have joined their allotted MBBS/BDS/AYUSH courses seat of All India Quota/ Central University of Round-2 and candidates who have joined a seat in Deemed Universities in Round-2 will not be eligible to participate in Institutional round of counselling as per Notice No. U11011/04/2020-MEC Published by Directorate General Health of Services, New Delhi on 09/12/2020.

16. The admission process should be completed before Cut-off date prescribed for each course that is declared by respective Central Council and Competent Authority from time to time.

17. All the admissions are subject to approval of Admissions Regulating Authority after Cut-off date. The College should upload the information about admitted candidate in College Feedback Module of State CET Cell.

To view the official notice, click on the following link:

https://view.mahacet.org/mahacet/admin/news_document/Notice%20No%2026.pdf

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