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NEET SS 2025 counselling: Tamil Nadu invites applications for 43 seats, check details

Tamil Nadu: The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DME) invited online applications from eligible in-service candidates seeking admission to Super Speciality DM and MCh courses in Tamil Nadu Government Medical Colleges for the 2025-26 academic session, following a reduction in the qualifying percentile for the NEET SS 2025 stray round counselling.
According to the Selection Committee notification issued in this regard, the move follows the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) reduced the NEET SS 2025 qualifying percentile.
The qualifying percentile for NEET SS 2025 has been reduced to the 30th percentile for all specialities for participation in the stray round of Super Speciality counselling in Tamil Nadu. Following this, the candidates who become eligible under the revised qualifying criterion can now apply for the State counselling process.
As per the notification, eligible candidates can submit their applications online till 11:59 pm today i.e. September 24, 2026.
Applicants are required to upload all relevant documents in accordance with the applicable prospectus while submitting their online application. The Selection Committee has also clarified that candidates with a lower percentile who had already submitted an application do not need to apply again.
To view the notification, click the link below
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/09/24/notification-476834.pdf
Along with this, the DME has also released the State Quota vacancy matrix for the stray round of Super Speciality counselling for the 2025-26 academic session, showing 43 vacant DM and MCh seats across 12 government medical colleges in the state. According to the vacancy matrix, the available seats are spread across seven Super Speciality courses. The speciality-wise vacancy position is-
SUPER SPECIALITY FOR 2025-2026 SESSION - VACANCIES FOR STATE QUOTA OF STRAY ROUND COUNSELLING
S.NO | SPECIALITY | VACANT SEATS |
1 | DM Hepatology | 1 |
2 | DM Medical Oncology | 1 |
3 | DM Neurology | 10 |
4 | MCh Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery | 10 |
5 | MCh Neuro-Surgery | 7 |
6 | MCh Paediatric Surgery | 10 |
7 | MCh Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery | 4 |
TOTAL | 43 | |
To view the vacancies, click the link below
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/09/24/ss-vacancy-476835.pdf
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