Tamil Nadu NEET PG Counselling 2026: Dates, Registration, Choice Filling, Seat Allotment

Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling official website

The official website of Tamil Nadu state counselling for NEET PG 2026 is tnmedicalselection.net. Candidates must visit this website regularly to stay updated with the latest information.

NEET PG 2026 counselling date Tamil Nadu

The table below mentions all the important dates of Tamil Nadu's NEET PG counselling. Candidates must be aware of these dates to stay updated with the important events of Tamil Nadu medical PG counselling.

Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling 2026 schedule round 1

Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling 2026 round 2 date

Tamil Nadu NEET PG round 3 dates (Mop-up)

Tamil Nadu NEET PG stray round dates

Eligibility criteria for Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling

To participate in Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling, candidates must meet the following criteria -

• Candidates must have qualified NEET PG 2026 exam. Aspirants who have secured the NEET PG cutoff are eligible for the Tamil Nadu counselling of NEET PG 2026.

• Candidates must be domicile residents of Tamil Nadu or must have completed their MBBS degree from a medical college in Tamil Nadu. This includes those who have studied in Tamil Nadu for a specified duration under the state quota.

• Candidates should possess an M.B.B.S. Degree awarded by the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University or any other University recognised by the Medical Council of India and the candidates who have qualified from other University should produce an eligibility certificate from the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R Medical University, Chennai at the time of admission

• Candidates who are pursuing their Diploma courses are eligible to apply for Tamil Nadu State Counselling NEET PG if they complete the course before the commencement of the counselling process

Counselling procedure of Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling 2026

The Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling process generally involves the following steps:

Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling registration

Eligible candidates must register online through the official counselling portal of the Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu. This involves filling out personal details, NEET PG scores, and preferences for courses and colleges. All eligible candidates participating in the online counselling for PG Degree / Diploma Courses need to pay a non-refundable fee of Rs 1000.

NEET PG counselling 2026 Tamil Nadu: Merit list

The authority releases the rank list for all the successfully registered candidates. The merit list of Tamil Nadu NEET PG is prepared based on the marks obtained by the candidates in the NEET PG 2026 exam. Candidates who are listed in the Tamil Nadu NEET PG rank list can participate in the choice-filling and locking process.

Tamil Nadu State Counselling NEET PG: Choice filling and locking

Candidates need to fill in their preferences for courses and institutions. The choice filling process is critical as it determines the allotment of seats. Candidates must carefully select and lock their choices within the stipulated timeframe.

NEET PG Tamil Nadu counselling: Seat allotment

Based on the NEET PG merit list, preferences filled, and availability of seats, the allotment of seats is done. The seat allotment results are published on the official website, and candidates must check their status and allotted college.

Tamil Nadu NEET PG 2026 counselling: Reporting to Allotted Institution

Once allotted a seat, candidates must report to the respective institution within the specified period to complete the admission formalities. Failure to do so may result in the cancellation of the allotted seat.

Tamil Nadu state NEET PG counselling: Document verification

During reporting, candidates must attend the document verification process. This includes submission of original documents such as the NEET PG scorecard, MBBS degree, medical registration certificate, and domicile proof.

Documents required for TN NEET PG counselling 2026

Candidates appearing for the state counselling of Tamil Nadu NEET PG 2026 are required to produce the following documents

• NEET PG score card

• A valid ID card

• NEET PG admit card

• MBBS Degree Certificate and Diploma Certificate or Provisional Pass Certificate

• Permanent or Provisional Medical Registration Certificate issued by the Medical Council of India / State Medical Council

• Domicile certificate

• Same photo that has been uploaded for NEET PG 2026

NEET PG Tamil Nadu state quota counselling rounds

The counselling of Tamil Nadu NEET PG 2026 is conducted in four rounds of counselling including round 1, round 2, round 3 or mop-up round, and a stray vacancy round.

Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling: Round 1

All eligible candidates participating in the online counselling of Tamil Nadu NEET PG 2026 need to pay a non-refundable amount of Rs 1000 as registration fee and the fee should be remitted online by logging on to the web portal of our official website. The candidates allotted during Round 1 of the online counselling should download their provisional allotment order and join the course in the Medical College on or before the date and time stipulated with relevant documents.

Tamil Nadu PG medical counselling: Round 2

Round 2 of Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling is conducted for the vacancies remaining due to not joining / not allotted seats / resigned seats and/or newly sanctioned seats after the Round 1 counselling. The vacancies are filled as per rank list and reservation criteria.

• A Candidate who has not registered and did not lock choice in Round 1 of Tamil Nadu NEET PG counselling can attend round 2 online counselling.

• If any candidate who has taken a seat and not joined/resigned from the course within the stipulated time in the Round 1 online counselling, is also eligible to attend Round 2 counselling.

• Candidates who retained their seat allotted during Round 1 beyond the stipulated date, or who have taken a seallotment seat during Round 2 or candidates who got newly allotted during Round 2 can vacate the seat within the stipulated date given by Selection Committee.

• Candidates who have joined the allotted seat in Round 2 are allowed to resign within the stipulated date given by the Selection Committee.

• Any Candidate who has been allotted a seat in Round 1 and has opted for upgradation in Round 2, that allotted seat of Round 1 is shown as a virtual vacancy in Round 2. Any Candidates can choose & lock for the said seat (virtual seat) during the choice filling in Round 2. However, such a seat is allotted in Round 2 only, if the allotted candidate of Round 1 vacates that seat

NEET PG counselling 2026 Tamil Nadu: Round 3 (mop-up round)

• After completion of Round 2 of online counselling, the remaining vacancies are filled up with the candidates from the Rank list by Round 3 Tamil Nadu state PG counselling

• If the candidate is allotted any seat from his / her locked choices in Round 1 and 2 and has joined, then the candidate is eligible for the Round 3 (Mop-up) counselling.

• If the candidate is allotted but has not joined the course after downloading the allotment order in Round 3, then they need to forfeit the registration fee, Security Deposit and tuition fee paid by them.

• If a candidate is allotted a seat but has not joined the course and has not downloaded the allotment order in Round 3 of online counselling, then they have to forfeit the Registration fee, Security Deposit and Tuition fee paid by them.

• A candidate allotted a seat in Round 3 (Mop-up) in State counselling shall be ineligible to participate in any further Rounds of counselling.