Tamil Nadu MBBS Admission 2018 – The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Tamil Nadu has started the process of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 admission on June 11, 2018. The admission to Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 will be conducted by the DME for the 85% state quota seats. Only the candidates who fill up the application form of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 will be eligible for Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2018. The last date of issue of application form is June 18, 2018 and candidates can submit the application form until June 19, 2018. The candidates filling up the online application will have 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 will be 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 will from July 1, 2018 onwards. Candidates will be 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 will apply for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 can check here for all the important details related to Tamil Nadu MBBS admission 2018.
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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 |
Document verification | Third week of June 2018 |
Declaration of merit list | June 28, 2018 |
Web option choice filling | July 1, 2018 |
First Round of Counselling | July 1 – July 5, 2018 |
Second Round of Counselling | July 16 - July 21, 2018 |
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 minimum eligible marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology conducted by Tamil Nadu State Board/any other equivalent board in only one attempt.
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 Admission Form 2018
The Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS application form 2018 has been released on June 11, 201. The application forms for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 admission is released in online mode and can be obtained offline as well. The last date for submission of application forms is 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 Merit List 2018
The merit list for Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 admission will be released on June 28, 2018. The Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS merit list 2018 will be prepared on the basis of the candidates’ NEET UG score. All the candidates who have attended the document verification session post the process of filling up of application form for Tamil Nadu MBBS 2018 will be included in the merit list. The Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 merit list will be released online. The merit list will include details such as the candidates’ names, category, admission number, NEET marks, state rank and registration number. Candidates whose names will be included in the merit list of Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 admission will be able to participate in the online choice filling and subsequent counselling processes.
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 Counselling 2018
The counselling for Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 will be conducted from July 1 to July 5, 2018. Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS counselling 2018 will be on a merit-cum-preference basis. The mode of Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS 2018 counselling will be offline. Candidates will have to undergo online choice filling for Tamil Nadu MBBS BDS admission 2018 prior to the process of counselling. 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 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 -
