Tamil Nadu State Quota MBBS Admission NEET Counselling Procedure

Find Tamil Nadu State Quota MBBS Admission NEET counselling information such as Cut off, Seat Matrix, Tuition Fees, Eligibility, Medical Counselling Procedure, etc here.

MBBS Admission Counselling for Tamil Nadu State Quota is conducted by The Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education which comes under the State Government of Tamil Nadu.

Table of Contents

1. Quick Summary
2. Tamil Nadu Medical Colleges
3. Counselling Procedure
4. Counselling Registration
5. Allotment Process
6. Eligibility
7. Nativity & Domicile Rules
8. Seat Reservations
9. Required Documents
10. NEET Cutoff

Quick Summary

Tamil Nadu Medical Colleges

Medical Colleges and Hospitals in Tamil Nadu conduct various medical courses such as MBBS, MD, MS, DNB, DM, MCH, DrNB, etc.

If you want to get the complete list of Tamil Nadu Medical Colleges/Hospitals conducting MBBS, PG or SS course, click Course Wise Medical Colleges In Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu State Medical Counselling Procedure

Tamil Nadu State Quota Counselling conducted by Directorate of Medical Education includes MBBS Seats in government and private medical colleges located in the state of Tamil Nadu.

85% of MBBS seats in all government colleges located in the state of Tamil Nadu are allotted to students who are native to the Tamil Nadu state.

Apart from government colleges, management quota seats, as well as NRI Quota seats in private medical colleges, are allotted by Tamil Nadu State Medical Counselling Authority.

MBBS Management Quota Seats in self-financing college except minority quota seats are open for students from any state of India.

Counselling Registration:

Registration for Tamil Nadu State quota counselling is conducted online. Candidate should fill the following particulars in the online application form:

1. Name
2. Permanent Address
3. Gender
4. Date of Birth
5. Nationality and Nativity
6. Community and Caste
7. Religion
8. Aadhaar Number
9. Qualifying Examination
10. Name of School Education Board
11. State, District,  Year of Passing for Class X, XI & XII
12. Statement of Marks of Class XII
13. NEET Register Number and NEET Score
14. Total annual Income
15. Parents Occupation
16. Parents Educational Qualification
17. Special Category Details

Candidate should upload scanned images of their latest photograph (10 kb to 50 kb file size) and signature (4 kb to 20 kb file size) in JPEG format only during the application form filling.  Candidate need to pay the registration fees online by using Credit Card/Debit Card/ Netbanking. Candidates are requested to download and keep the application form for future reference.

If the candidates applying under Special categories (Pwd, Ex-servicemen) , candidates should download their filled  application form and sent it to Selection Committee @ below address.

If the candidates applying  under Sports quota , candidates should download their filled  application form and sent it to Selection Committee @ below address by inperson only.

The Secretary, Selection Committee,
162, Periyar EVR High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.

The list of documents which needs to enclosed along with the application form is given in the documents section of this webpage.

Allotment Process

For all applied candidates, AR Number (Application Registration Number) will be assigned by the Selection Committee after receiving the filled-in application form.

State Rank List:

After receiving applications, the selection committee will publish the Tamil Nadu State Rank List based on the NEET score. The state merit list contains Name along with NEET score, Tamil Nadu state Rank and Community Rank. For 7.5% reservation for Govt School students, a separate merit list will be released.

As other state candidates are allowed to participate in Management Quota Seats in self-financing medical colleges, separate rank list will be generated for Management Quota Candidates.

After the publication of state rank, Selection committee will release the counselling schedule for the first phase of counselling.

MBBS College Predictor for Tamil Nadu MBBS Seats:

You can predict your chances to get a particular Tamil Nadu medical college in 1st round or 2nd round or 3rd round based on the previous year trends using MBBSCouncil app and by knowing the seat vacancy matrix of the respective round in Tamil Nadu State Counselling.

First Round of Counselling:

The candidates should enter their college choices based on their preference order. Candidates who fail to fill college choices for the first phase of counselling will not be allowed to participate in the second round of counselling.

Based on the choices filled, seats will be allotted based on the State Reservation category rank and State Rank of the candidate.

The Candidate needs to pay Rs 30000 for state quota in private colleges and Rs 1 lakh for management quota and Rs 1 lakhs for NRI Quota During the choice filling.

Then the Candidate needs to pay one year tuition fees for state quota, Management quota and NRI quota at the time of downloading the allotment order. If the candidate got a seat in Management quota in He should pay the 13.5L only  . If the candidate get or did not get any seats in first round, the choice filling amount will be refunded to the account at the end of counseling

Candidate should carry the allotment order and other original certificates and report to the allotted college to complete the joining formalities.

If the candidate does not join the allotted college on or before the date mentioned in the allotment order, he/she becomes eligible to participate in the second round of counselling.

Second Round of Counselling:

Candidates who are wait-listed in first round / looking for re-allotment can participate in 2nd round counselling. Even though all candidates are called in for second counselling, students who are satisfied with the allotment in the first round can choose not to participate in the second round of counselling. If the candidate does not participate in second round counselling, he/she becomes ineligible to participate in further rounds of counselling.

Mop-Up Round Counselling:

Candidates who have joined during the first or second round but willing for re-allotment and wait-listed students from the first and second phase of counselling are not eligible to participate in the mop-up counselling. If Candidates who are allotted seats during the mop-up counselling fails to join the respective medical college before the specified date, he/she needs to pay the penalty of up to Rs 10,00,000 as they will be considered as a discontinued student.

Allotment Upgradation Procedure:

When seats are available in Govt Medical Colleges, if the candidate chooses seats in Govt Quota Seats in Self-financing Medical Colleges, then he/she can claim the seat in Govt Medical Colleges in second phases of counselling.

Tuition Fees to be paid online:

All allotted Candidates should pay tuition fees online before receiving the allotment order. The tuition fees for various reservation categories are given below.

Govt College – OC / BC / BCM / MBC – Rs 18073

Govt College – SC / SCA / ST / PH – Rs 12073

Govt Quota in Private College – OC / BC / BCM / MBC – Rs 4.35L

Govt Quota in Private College – SC/ SCA / ST (income > Rs 2.5 Lakhs/Year) – Rs 4.35L

Govt Quota in Private College – SC/ SCA / ST (income < Rs 2.5 Lakhs/Year) – Rs 500

Mgmt/Minority Quota in Private College – All – Rs 13.5L

NRI Quota in Private College – All – Rs 24.5L

NRI Labsed Quota in Private College – Rs 21.5L

Bond Execution:

After completion, of course, the candidate should serve in rural areas as mentioned by the State Government of Tamil Nadu for the period of not less than five years. If candidates fail to comply, they have to pay a penalty of Rs 5 lakhs. The above clause will be mentioned in the bond which needs to be signed by the candidate before getting the admission.

Eligibility to Participating the Tamil Nadu State Medical Counselling

• Candidates should complete the age of 17 years on or before 31st December of that year.
• Citizens of India are eligible to apply for Management Quota as well as NRI Quota seats in Private Medical Colleges.
• Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) candidates are eligible to apply but they will be considered as Open category as they cannot claim any kind of reservation.
• Non-Resident of India (N.R.I) and Persons of Indian Origin (P.I.O) are also eligible for admission in Self-financing Medical Colleges.
• Candidate should secure 50th percentile in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test during the academic year. For OBC/SC/ST – 40% and for PH-45%
• The candidates who claim Linguistic/Religious Minority seats(Malayalam or Telugu) should produce the Study Certificate issued by the Last studied Institution or certificate issued by the revenue authority.
• Candidates currently studying MBBS course in India/Abroad are not eligible to apply for counselling once again. If the candidate is studying BDS and want to join MBBS, it is allowed.

If you want to know the how many Tamil Nadu compete for one MBBS seat for each reservation category, click here.

To Claiming the Nativity & Domicile

Candidate should be native of Tamil Nadu to be eligible for Government Quota seats in Government Colleges as well as Government quota seats in Private Colleges.

Candidates who studied Standard VI to Standard XII in schools of Tamil Nadu and belong to Tamil Nadu need not submit “Nativity Certificate” but they have to submit birth certificate of the parent, ration card, and SSLC/HSC/Degree certificate. If the parent is not literate, then-No Graduation Certificate for parents should be obtained from the Revenue Authority to prove the nativity.

Candidates who apply for a communal reservation should submit true copies of community certificate of Parent to claim the reservation. If community certificate is not submitted, he/she will be considered only for the Open Category.

Other State candidates who have studied from Standard VI to XII in Tamil Nadu will be considered under Open Category.

Candidates who belong to Tamil Nadu, but studied outside Tamil Nadu should produce the true copies of the birth certificate of the parent, Ration Card, SSLC / HSC / Degree certificate, Community Certificate. In case of illiterate parents, No Graduation Certificate for parents should be obtained from the Revenue Authority.

For management Quota and NRI Quota seats, nativity does not apply.

Category Seat Reservations

Medical Seats in Tamil Nadu Medical Colleges are divided into various quota depending on the institution type. Click here to Know various Quota and Category Reservation in Tamil Nadu Medical Colleges.

Tamil Nadu Medical College Ranking

During Medical College Selection or Online Choice Filling, parent as well as candidate need to know… how to find the quality of medical college so that he/she can get the best medical college based on their NEET score. Do you know that National Medical Commission inspects medical college to find out whether the college has sufficient infrastructure, faculties, resident doctors, patient flow, bed occupancy, etc to conduct medical courses.

It is difficult for parents to read the NMC assessment report of each and every medical college and access the quality of colleges. We have identified certain key parameters from the assessment report such as Average Patient Flow Per day, Total Outpatient Beds,  Number of PG Courses – clinical, non-clinical, etc.

You can rank medical colleges based on these parameters as well as tuition fees which will help you during choice filling. Install MBBSCouncil Android app by clicking below to use the medical college ranking tool.

Required Documents for Medical Counselling

The candidates should upload scanned copies of the following certificates during registration. You need to carry original certificates for verification during the counselling to the counselling venue.

• NEET Admit card and Score card
• SSLC Mark sheet(both sides)
• Class XI Mark Sheet (both sides)
• H.S.C / CBSE Mark sheet (both sides)
• Transfer certificate
• Certificate for proof of study from VI std. to XII std.
• Nativity certificate for the candidates who have partly studied outside Tamil Nadu
• Permanent Community Certificate Card.
• First Graduate Certificate (if applicable).
• Special Reservation Category Form ( Additional fee of Rs.100) with relevant certificates for Ex-servicemen, Eminent Sports Person or Persons with Benchmark Disabilities(if applicable).

You need to carry original certificate when you visit the counselling venue for first or second phase of counselling.

If candidate studied in CBSE or any other board other than Tamil Nadu state board, then the candidates need to get an eligibility certificate from MGR Medical University Chennai. If you need more details about the eligibility certificate, kindly check the video courses menu in MBBSCouncil app. There is a separate video available on how to get an eligibility certificate and procedure to get this certificate.

Candidates who are looking for “NRI” quota should submit additional documents listed below along with all other certificates.

• Valid Indian Passport of the NRI supporter
• NRI status of the sponsor should be issued by the Indian Embassy
• Relationship Certificate between the NRI sponsor and the candidate
• Non Resident External (NRE) Bank Account Pass Book of the sponsor

List of TFC centers for filling the on-line application

All government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu will help students to fill the online application form. You need to carry all the original documents and visit the nearest TFC center ( TNEA Facilitation Center )to apply for the Tamil Nadu state MBBS/BDS Counselling.

Last Year Cutoff for Tamil Nadu State Quota

Knowing NEET Score cut off, All India Closing Rank, State Closing Rank and Community Closing rank for Tamil Nadu state Quota MBBS Seats in  Government as well as private Medical Colleges will help you to predict your chances to get particular Quota or Medical College. Click To Know Expected Tamil Nadu State Quota NEET Cut off

If you want to know more information about NEET score cut off for any particular medical college in Tamil Nadu State Quota/Management Quota along with the Tuition Fees details,  install MBBSCouncil Android App.