Tamil Nadu MBBS Admission 2025: Special Stray Round Counselling, Seat Allotment Result (Declared), Reporting

Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2026: Overview

Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2026 dates

To know the dates of Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 admission, candidates can check the table below.

Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 counselling round 1 date

Tamil Nadu NEET counselling round 2 schedule

Tamil Nadu round 3 NEET counselling schedule

Tamil Nadu stray vacancy round

Tamil Nadu MBBS eligibility criteria 2026

To secure Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026 admission, candidates must fulfil the eligibility criteria. Check the detailed Tamil Nadu MBBS eligibility criteria below.

Domicile:

• To apply for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2026 candidates must belong to the Tamil Nadu domicile.

• Candidates who have studied Class 6 to 12 from schools situated in Tamil Nadu or partly or completely from other states are required to submit their parents' birth certificate, ration card, and class 10 or 12 certificates as proof of domicile.

• Candidates who do not belong to Tamil Nadu domicile but have completed Class 6 to 12 from the state can apply for TN medical college admission under the open category.

• Other state candidates living in Tamil Nadu can apply for Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS admission under the open category.

Nationality:

• Indian nationals are eligible to apply for Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS admission.

• Non-residents of India (NRI) or Persons of Indian origin (PIO) are eligible for management/NRI quota seats.

Age:

• Candidates 17 years or above as of December 31, 2026 are eligible for Tamil Nadu NEET admission 2026.

Academic qualification:

• Students must pass class 12 with a minimum 50% marks for the general category for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 admission. Students from SC/ST/OBC and PH categories need 40% and 45% marks respectively in class 12 examination.

• Students must have studied Physics, Chemistry, and Biology as core subjects in class 12.

• One of the key eligibility criteria of Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026 is qualifying the NEET UG exam. Candidates who secure the NEET 2026 cutoff will be eligible to apply for MBBS/BDS seats in the state. Check the category-wise NEET cutoff below.

Tamil Nadu MBBS application form 2026

DME releases the Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026 application form in an online mode at tnmedicalselection.net. Candidates are asked to fill in their personal, parents’, academic, contact, and NEET 2026 details in the Tamil Nadu MBBS application form. Students must upload scanned images of their passport-size photograph and signature in the application form of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026. To submit the online application form for Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 admission, students have to pay an application fee of Rs 500 for government quota seats and Rs 1000 for management/NRI quota seats. Check the steps to fill out the application form of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 below.

Steps to fill Tamil Nadu NEET application form

1. Register for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2026

2. Fill personal details in the Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS application form

3. Pay the Tamil Nadu MBBS application form fee

4. Enter academic and NEET 2026 details

5. Upload scanned images of latest passport size photograph and signature

6. Submit and take printout of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 application form

Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS admission: Documents required

After submitting the online application form, students have to send the filled application form along with other required documents to the authorities in an enclosure. Candidates failing to submit the required documents are not considered for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission.

• Mark sheet of class 10, 11, and 12

• Admit card of NEET

• NEET result

• Transfer certificate from last attended school/institute

• Nativity Certificate to be submitted by candidates who have partly completed classes 6 to 12 from outside Tamil Nadu

• Parent’s certificate as a proof of domicile for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 admission for candidates who have studied class 6 to 12 from Tamil Nadu

• Community certificate

• Duly filled special category form for candidates belonging to categories such as persons with disabilities, sports persons and ex-servicemen

Tamil Nadu MBBS merit list 2026

After closing the applications, DME publishes the Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026 merit list. Candidates included in the merit list are eligible for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission and called for the counselling process. The Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS merit list is prepared based on NEET 2026 scores. The Tamil Nadu NEET merit list 2026 mentions candidates' details, state merit rank, NEET roll number, All India Rank in NEET UG 2026, marks obtained, and other details.

Tamil Nadu NEET counselling categories of seats

Check the category of seats for which Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 counselling is conducted.

Category of seats

Tamil Nadu NEET counselling procedure 2026

• Pay the counselling fee of Rs 500 for government colleges and Rs. 1000 for self financing colleges via demand draft in favour of “The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai-10”

• Download the call letter for Tamil Nadu NEET counselling from the link which will be provided here. Candidates have to enter their application number and DOB to download the counselling call letter.

• The call letter mentions the date and time for counselling of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026.

• Report to the counselling venue as per the schedule.

• Ensure to carry all the required documents for counselling of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026.

• During Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 counselling candidates will be asked to submit the choices of courses and colleges.

• Candidates can submit as many choices as they wish.

Tamil Nadu MBBS seat allotment 2026

• Based on the choices filled by candidates, reservation, state merit rank, NEET 2026 marks, and other factors authority conducts the seat allotment of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026.

• The Tamil Nadu seat allotment list is published on the Tamil Nadu NEET counselling official website - tnmedicalselection.net.

• The Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026 seat allotment list mentions the name of the medical/dental colleges allotted, rank, candidates details, total marks, and community.

• Candidates who are allotted seats are granted a provisional allotment order for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission.

• Shortlisted candidates need to report to the allotted institute for reserving Tamil Nadu NEET admission.

Documents required for Tamil Nadu NEET counselling 2026

Check the list of documents required at the time of Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026 counselling below.

• NEET exam admit card

• NEET 2026 scorecard

• Class X Mark Sheet (both sides of Certificate).

• Class XI Mark Sheet (both sides of Certificate)

• H.S.C. Mark sheet (both sides of Mark Sheet) or any other equivalent examination

• Transfer certificate obtained after the completion of H.S.C. or equivalent courses

• Certificate for proof of study from VI Std. to XII Std. for the candidates who have studied completely in Tamil Nadu

• Community Certificate

• Nativity certificate. (if applicable)

• Reservation certificate( if applicable)

• Income Certificate of parent for the candidates claiming fee exemption

• NEET result

Tamil Nadu NEET counselling rounds

• Two rounds of Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 counselling followed by a mop-up round and a stray vacancy round is conducted.

• Candidates who do not report for the first/second round of counselling are not be eligible to participate in the next round of Tamil Nadu MBBS counselling 2026.

• Candidates who don't join the allotted seat are not eligible to participate in the subsequent rounds of Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026 counselling.

• During the second round of Tamil Nadu MBBS counselling, students have to pay a processing fee of Rs 500/1000 for government/self financing colleges.

• Candidates who are wait-listed or allotted seats during round one are not required to pay any fee during round two of Tamil Nadu MBBS counselling 2026.

• All candidates who either join or are wait-listed in the first and second round of counselling can participate in the Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 counselling mop-up round.