Tamil Nadu MBBS Admission 2018 – The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Tamil Nadu started the process of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 admission on June 11, 2018. Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 counselling process will be held from August 11 to August 13, 2018. The counselling process for management quota seats was extended till August 4, but due to the exhaustion of seats, the counselling was conducted till August 3. The result for the counselling has been released. The counselling was earlier put on hold in compliance with the Madras High Court order. The counselling for admission to government medical and dental colleges was held from July 1 to July 7, 2018, and the result for the same has also been released. Admission to Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 is conducted by the DME for the 85% state quota seats. Only the candidates who have filled the application form of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 are eligible for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2018. The last date of issue of application form was June 18, 2018, and candidates were allowed to submit the application form until June 19, 2018.
LATEST: Tamil Nadu MBBS Counselling 2018 round two for government quota seats to start on August 11!
The candidates who filled the online application were required to attend the document verification session in order to be included in the merit list of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 admission. Admission to Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 is
conducted for 3,456 medical seats and 1,201 dental seats in the government as well as private colleges. The candidates included in the state merit list will have to opt for online choice filling for admission to Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018. The counselling process of Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2018 started on July 1, 2018. Candidates are granted admission to Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 on the basis of the NEET UG score and the preference of the candidates’ while online filling-up of choices. Candidates who have applied for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 can check here for all the important details related to Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2018.
Highlights of Tamil Nadu MBBS Admission 2018
Name: Tamil Nadu MBBS Admission 2018 Exam: NEET UG 2018 Exam Conducting Authority: Central Board of Secondary Examination (2018) Authority Conducting Counselling for State Quota seats: Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Tamil Nadu Counselling Authority for All India and Central Pool Quota seats: Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) |
[Candidates should note that the counselling for 85% state quota seats in Government colleges and all the seats in private colleges for MBBS admissions in India through NEET will be conducted in each state by the state’s own counselling authority]
Important Dates of Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS Admission 2018
Events | Important Dates |
Application form release date | June 11, 2018 |
Last date of application form | June 18, 2018 |
Declaration of merit list | June 28, 2018 (RELEASED) |
First Round of Counselling (Government Quota) | July 1 – July 7, 2018 |
First Round of Counselling (Management Quota) | July 30 - August 4, 2018 |
Second Round of Counselling (Government Quota) | August 11 - August 13, 2018 |
Second Round of Counselling (Management Quota) | To be notified |
Commencement of courses | August 1, 2018 |
Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS Admission 2018 – Eligibility Criteria
Candidates applying to Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 admission must be Indian citizens (including OCI)
Candidates must be at least 17 years of age as on December 31, 2018.
The age of the candidates must not exceed 25 years as on May 7, 2018.
Candidates need to pass all the subjects of the qualifying exam of the Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (Academic) with required marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology conducted by Tamil Nadu State Board/any other equivalent board.
Candidates must have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology and English as subjects. They also must have passed in the above-mentioned subjects individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST-40%, SC-PH/ST-PH/OBC-PH/GEN-PH-45%) in aggregate at the exam in order to be eligible for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2018.
Candidates applying for admission to Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 must be domicile of Tamil Nadu.
Candidates who have studied from Class 8 to 12 in schools located in Tamil Nadu do not need to submit the domicile certificate while, the candidates who have studied class 8 to 12 partly or completely outside Tamil Nadu, have to produce the same.
Candidates need to obtain the required minimum percentile in the NEET 2018 UG examination.
Required Minimum Percentile
S. No. | Categories | Minimum Percentile Required | Minimum Required Marks |
1 | General (UR) | 50th Percentile | 119 |
2 | ST/SC/OBC (Including PH of ST/SC/OBC) | 40th Percentile | 96 |
3 | UR PH | 45th Percentile | 107 |
Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS Counselling Result 2018
The second round of counselling for the government quota seats will be held from August 11 to August 13, 2018. The result for the counselling conducted for management quota seats has been made available. The counselling result for state quota seats was released on the day of the conduction of the counselling process. The result reflects the name of the candidates who are allotted medical and dental colleges in the first round of counselling. Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS counselling result 2018 has been released in the form of seat allotment list in online mode. Candidates whose names are included in the seat allotment list are required to report at the allotted college within the stipulated time.
Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS Counselling 2018
Tamil Nadu MBBS counselling for management quota seats is being conducted on July 30 and July 31. The counselling was earlier cancelled till the further notice is released by DME. The counselling for Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 was conducted from July 1 to July 7, 2018, for government quota seats. Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 admission will be taken on the merit-cum-preference basis. The mode of Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 counselling is offline. Candidates have to report at the allotted centre in order to participate in the counselling process. Candidates can download their call letters before appearing for the counselling at the designated centres. The call letters can be downloaded from the official link of the Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 admission. The candidates attending the counselling for Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 must carry the call letters to their designated counselling centres and allotted colleges for verification purposes.
Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS Merit List 2018
The merit list for Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 admission has been released on June 28, 2018. The Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS merit list 2018 has been prepared on the basis of the candidates’ NEET UG score. All the candidates who have filled the application form for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 are included in the merit list. The Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 merit list has been released in online mode only. The merit list includes details such as the candidates’ names, category, admission number, NEET marks, state rank and registration number. Candidates whose names are included in the merit list of Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 admission are eligible to participate in the online choice filling and subsequent counselling processes.
Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS Admission Form 2018
The Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS application form 2018 was released on June 11, 2018. The application forms for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 admission was released in online mode and was available in offline mode as well. The last date for submission of application forms was June 19, 2018. The candidates are then required to attend the document verification session of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 to get their eligibility verified. The session will be held offline and the documents after verification will be returned to the candidates. The application fee for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2018 is 500 INR payable by means of demand draft. The application form has to be submitted on this address with required documents-
The Secretary
Selection Committee,
No. 162, Periyar E.V.R.
High Road, Kilpauk,
Chennai
Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS Seat Reservation 2018
There is seat reservation in Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 for the state quota in all government colleges. The private colleges have their seats equally divided between the state and the management quota. Within the state quota the reservation for various categories in the following manner.
TN MBBS/BDS Seat Reservation - Category-wise
Category | Seat Reservation |
Backward Class | 30% |
Most Backward Class | 20% |
Scheduled Caste | 18% |
Arunthatiyar Community | 16% of Scheduled Caste |
Scheduled tribe | 1% |
Physically handicapped | 4% horizontal reservation across all categories |
Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 – Participating Institutes
Government Medical College
Name of College | Total Seats | State Quota |
250 | 213 | |
250 | 212 | |
150 | 127 | |
150 | 128 | |
150 | 127 | |
100 | 85 | |
150 | 127 | |
150 | 128 | |
100 | 85 | |
150 | 128 | |
150 | 127 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 85 | |
100 | 65 | |
150 | 128 |
Government Dental College
Name of College | Total Seats | State Quota |
100 | 85 |
Private Medical Colleges
Name of College | Total seats |
150 | |
150 | |
SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Chennai | 150 |
150 | |
250 | |
Vinayaka Mission’s Sankarachariyar Medical College, Salem | 100 |
Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Kancheepuram | 150 |
250 | |
150 |
Private Dental Colleges
Name of College | Total seats |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 |
Candidates can view here the official brochure for admission to government medical and dental colleges and government seats in self-financing medical and dental colleges under Government Quota or Click Here -
Candidates can view here the official brochure for admission to self financing medical and dental colleges under Management Quota or Click Here -
