TN Health invites fresh applications for NEET PG counselling round 3 after NBE reduces cutoff percentile, details
Chennai: The Selection Committee of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Tamil Nadu, has invited fresh applications for MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB courses for the 2025-26 academic year after the NEET PG qualifying cut-off was revised recently.
The decision follows a notification issued by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) on January 13, after approval from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, lowering the qualifying percentile across all categories.
Revised Criteria-
| CATEGORY | REVISED MINIMUM QUALIFYING CRITERIA (as per MoHFW letter No. U-12021/11/2025-MEC (FTS8363852) Dated :09.01.2026) | REVISED CUT-OFF SCORE SUBSEQUENT TO LOWERING OF PERCENTILE (Out of 800) |
| General/EWS | 7th Percentile | 103 |
| UR-PwD | 5th Percentile | 90 |
| SC/ST/OBC (Including PwD of SC/ST/OBC) | 0th Percentile | -40 |
Candidates seeking admission to Government Medical Colleges, Government Quota and Management Quota seats, including NRI seats, in self-financing medical colleges and district headquarters hospitals in Tamil Nadu can apply online from 10:00 AM on January 15 to 5:00 PM on January 20, 2026. Applicants must upload all required documents as per the prospectus during the registration process.
The Selection Committee has clarified that candidates who had already applied earlier despite scoring below the previous cut-off do not need to submit a fresh application, as their existing applications will be considered under the revised eligibility norms. Aspirants are advised to keep a close watch on official updates for further details related to counselling and seat allotment.
To view the full official notices, click the link mentioned below-
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/14012026200025-321485.pdf
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/14012026200209-321486.pdf
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the revised schedule for the NEET PG counselling for the academic year 2025, covering All India Quota AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities, and State Quota admissions.
The schedule outlines timelines for Round 3, and the Stray Vacancy Round, along with key dates for reporting, data sharing, and commencement of the academic session. The revised schedule has been released on the official website of MCC.
REVISED SCHEDULE FOR ALL-INDIA QUOTA/DEEMED/CENTRAL STATE QUOTA
S.NO. | SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION | ALL INDIA QUOTA/DEEMED/CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES | SHARING OF JOINED CANDIDATES' DATA BY MCC | STATE COUNSELLING | SHARING OF JOINED CANDIDATES' DATA BY STATE DMEs’ STATE COUNSELLING AUTHORITIES |
1 | Round 3 | 15th to 29th January 2026 | 6th and 7th February 2026 | 27th January 2026 to 7th February 2026 | 14th February 2026 |
2 | Last date of joining | 6th February 2026 | _ | 13th February 2026 | _ |
3 | Stray Vacancy | 10th to 18th February 2026 | The list of alloted candidates will be shared by MCC with states. On 18 February 2026 | 16th to 20th February 2026 | |
4 | Last date of joining | 28th February 2026 | 28th February 2026 | ||
Commencement of Academic Session for UG Courses | 22nd December, 2025 | ||||
