The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Tamil Nadu, releases the Tamil Nadu MBBS merit list in online mode at tnmedicalselection.net. The authority will release the Tamil Nadu NEET merit list 2026 separately for each round of the counselling process. Candidates can download the Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 merit list in PDF format. A link to download the Tamil Nadu NEET merit list 2026 will be provided here once available.
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The authority releases a separate Tamil Nadu rank list NEET UG 2026 for government, management, and the 7.5% government school quota. The Tamil Nadu MBBS rank list is prepared based on scores obtained in the NEET exam and mentions details such as the NEET score and the applicant's community rank. Candidates in the TN NEET rank 2026 are eligible for the counselling rounds. Check details on the Tamil Nadu NEET merit list, steps to download, counselling, and other details in the article below.
Check the dates for the Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS merit list from the table below.
Tamil Nadu MBBS merit list release date
Events | Dates |
Release of rank list | To be announced |
To download the TN management quota rank list 2026, candidates must follow the below-mentioned steps.
Check the links to download the provisional rank list for MBBS 2026 for each quota provided below.
Tamil Nadu MBBS merit lists
Quota | 2026 |
Government quota | To be released |
Management quota | To be released |
7.5% government school candidates | To be released |
Only candidates fulfilling the eligibility criteria and submitting the online application form are included in the Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 merit list. To be eligible for TN medical rank list 2026 students must qualify for the medical entrance exam by securing the NEET cutoff. Check the previous year NEET cutoff below for Tamil MBBS admission below.
Category | Qualifying percentile | Cutoff score |
UR/EWS | 50th percentile | 686 - 144 |
OBC | 40th percentile | 143 - 113 |
SC | 40th percentile | 143-113 |
ST | 40th percentile | 143-113 |
UR/ EWS - PwBD | 45th percentile | 143 - 127 |
OBC PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
SC PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
ST PwD | 40th percentile | 126 - 113 |
Candidates can secure MBBS admission through the management quota. Aspirants will have to fill the TN application form of management quota. Only domicile of Tamil Nadu candidates are eligible for the MBBS admission under management quota.
The following tie-breaking criteria will be used by DME to resolve ties and prepare the Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS merit list in case of two candidates have equal scores.
Candidates with higher marks in Biology will be given a higher position in the TN NEET rank list 2026
Aspirants obtaining higher scores in Chemistry will be awarded a higher rank in the merit list of Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS 2026
Applicants with fewer wrong answers in NEET 2026 will be allotted a better rank in the Tamil Nadu MBBS merit list
After publishing the merit list of Tamil Nadu NEET 2026, the authority conducts the counselling process. Candidates included in the Tamil Nadu MBBS/BDS merit list are called for the counselling process. Tamil Nadu MBBS counselling is conducted in an offline mode. Three rounds of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 counselling including a mop-up round is held. During counselling of Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 students are asked to fill in their preferences of courses and colleges, based on which admission is granted.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Tamil Nadu releases the merit list of Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026.
The Tamil Nadu MBBS 2026 merit list mentions the names of candidates eligible for counselling.
Candidates can check the merit list of Tamil Nadu NEET 2026 at the official website - tnmedicalselection.net.
The Tamil Nadu MBBS merit list is prepared on the basis of NEET marks 2026.
On Question asked by student community
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Hi! As per the NEET eligibility criteria , you must be 17 years of age as on December 31 of the year of admission. As you will complete the age criteria, you can definitely appear for NEET 2027. Do check the other eligibility criteria and apply for the NEET 2027
The NEET qualifying cutoff for ST category was 143-113. For ST (PWD) , the cut off marks 2025 was 126-113. As you have not mentioned the closing rank for a particular college. Here, we have provided the college wise 2025 MBBS closing rank for ST category.
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Will you be appearing in NEET 2026 under any reserved category or general category as the NEET cutoff varies according to the category of student?
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