CENTAC Extends deadline for NEET 2023 applications

Steps for filling up the application –

All the candidates seeking admission to the Under-graduate Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Veterinary (National – SS and NRI) courses must apply online through the website www.centacpuducherry.in.

As a first-time user, the candidate shall create the login details as per the following steps -

1. On the “New Registration” page, the candidate has to enter a valid Mobile Number and Email ID, which will be used for all future communication for admission purposes. The candidate should take utmost care in providing the Mobile Number and Email ID, as all communications from CENTAC will be sent to the same.

2. Candidate shall then create a new password (of a maximum of six characters) for online registration purposes. This password need not be the same as the candidate’s email account password, which is used to access one’s email account.

3. Candidate shall provide a valid mobile phone number (10-digit number without any prefix).

4. The candidate should ensure that all the details given in the form are correct. This information will be used during the entire admission process. No change/modification will be allowed. Please be careful in filling up the required information in all aspects.

After successful registration, the applicant shall log in by using their “registered email-id” and “password” to fill out the online application form.

Fill in all the details in the application form.

Candidates shall upload the following documents (wherever necessary) -

1. Passport size photograph of the applicant (20 to 50 KB)

2. Scanned signature of the applicant (20 to 50 KB)

3. Self-attested copy of High School/Higher Secondary Certificate/Birth Certificate for verification of date of birth (100 to 500 KB)

4. Self-attested copy of Residence / Community / EWS / Freedom Fighter / Ex-Serviceman/ Person with Disabilities/Sports certificates, if applicable (100 to 500 KB)

5. Affidavit as per Annexure I-A should be uploaded in 20 Rs. E-Stamp paper duly attested by the Notary for claiming Puducherry Residence

6. Self-attested copy of Admit Card of UG-NEET 2023 (100 to 500 KB)

7. Self-attested copy of Score card of UG-NEET 2023 (100 to 500 KB)

Once all the above-mentioned files are uploaded, the applicant can proceed with “Make Payment”. Applicants can also update the uploaded files and application form using the “Back button” before making payment. Once payment is made, no changes can be made to the application.

The application submission process shall be completed only after making payment of the online application fee by the candidate.

The candidates should ensure the following -

1. Upload recently renewed, scanned, self-attested photocopies of certificates. Original certificates must be produced only at the time of admission to the respective colleges.

2. All certificates produced in support of various claims such as Residence, Regional Claim, Community, EWS, Freedom Fighter (FF), Ex-serviceman (ESM), Persons with Disability (PwD) & Meritorious Sports Persons (MSP), Christian / Linguistic Minority, NRI, etc., should be valid and obtained from the respective competent authorities.

3. Residence and Community certificates issued by the Revenue Department, Govt. of Puducherry alone will be considered for claiming reservation benefits under Government / Christian / Linguistic Minority quota.

4. Sports certificates must be countersigned by the concerned authorities.

Details issued -

Candidates should register and log in to fill in all their details. Only on payment of the application fee, the candidate will be allowed to enter their preferences of courses. Without filling in the course preferences, the application will not be considered for allotment of seats.

The candidates can give as many choices of courses for which they are eligible in as many colleges as they wish. If a choice of course or college is not made, it will be deemed that they are not interested in the particular course or college.

The candidate should give their prioritization of course preferences in each round, and the last date for submission will be published on the CENTAC website. The candidate will not be able to edit his course preference after the last date. However, CENTAC reserves the right to permit all candidates to alter their preferences if required. The decision taken will be duly intimated from time to time.

The number of seats in the colleges may vary depending on the approval of the concerned competent authorities of the Government of Puducherry. The seat matrix and fee structure will be published on the CENTAC website after receiving the same from the concerned department of the Government of Puducherry.

Claim exercised with regard to Residence/ Community/ Special category are subject to verification of the submitted documents and cannot be changed once the FINAL merit list is published. However, CENTAC reserves the right to update the merit list in case of genuine claims supported by documentary evidence.

On verification of the candidates’ credentials, the Draft Merit List will be published. Separate Merit Lists will be published for Government Quota Seats, Management Quota, Christian and Linguistic Minority Quota Seats. The candidate should refer to the CENTAC website, www.centacpuducherry.in, for the merit list.

Only computer-based online allotment will be done in Round I and in Round II, except for NRI seats. Physical counseling or online counseling might be done in the event of a mop-up round.

For NRI seats blended mode of Counseling will be done, and the candidate may participate either directly by reporting at the counseling center (offline or physical mode) or participate through online mode (link will be sent to the candidate’s e-mail ID before counseling). Detailed guidelines will be published on the CENTAC website before counseling.

Once the Provisional allotment list is published, the candidate must download the Provisional Allotment Order and report to the allotted college within the given time. If the candidate does not report within the given time, the provisional allotment will be automatically canceled. A similar procedure will be followed for the subsequent rounds of allotment as well.

Sliding will be allowed in Round 1 and Round 2. The candidates who have joined up to round 2 of NRI / AIQ / State quota shall not be eligible to participate in the further rounds of AIQ or state quota for the 10 academic years 2023-24. Refer to NMC NEET UG 2023 Information Bulletin.

If all the students of a specified category have been admitted, and even thereafter, if any seat remains vacant for that specified category, the same will be de-reserved as per the guidelines.

The candidates are required to bring a Printout of the Application Form, Allotment letter, and Original Certificates, along with self-attested photocopies of all the required documents at the time of Admission.

Sports (MSP) candidates of Karaikal region should submit a copy of their application and self-attested copy of their sports certificates at the help desk, Perunthalaivar Kamarajar Institute Of Engineering And Technology (PKIET) directly in person on or before 18/07/2023, 5.00 pm.

Eligibility –

For claiming NRI/ NRI Ward / NRI Sponsored / OCI / PIO / Foreign Nationals, candidates should submit the following certificates, whatever is applicable -

1. Candidate's parents' resident certificate issued by the Embassy of that country complying with the Income Tax Rules / any other certificates to establish evidence that they are residents of that country/affidavit on Rs.100/- e- stamp paper to that effect

2. Candidate's passport / VISA / Resident VISA

3. Citizenship of the candidate

4. Income Tax Documents are required as per the Income Tax Act 1961. (If applicable)

5. If NRI Sponsored – with NRI Sponsor’s acceptance certificate. (If applicable)

6. Candidate’s Study certificate for having studied outside India where applicable for the qualifying examination

Conversion of seats in BAMS/BDS BAMS/BDS - if any vacancy in Govt. quota/NRI after Stray Round of Counseling that may be filled with candidates on All India basis under Self Supporting mode.

The Mode of Reservation while allotting the seats will be as follows -

1. All the candidates should be Indian nationals and Residents of Puducherry.

2. Vertical Reservation First - General, EWS, OBC, MBC, EBC, BCM, SC, ST, BT.

3. Regional Reservation (Compartmentalized Horizontal Reservation) – Refer to Volume I General Information Page 28, sl, no. 22.

4. Horizontal / Special Reservation – FF / ESM / PwD / Sports will be done if adequate seats are not filled after fixing vertical reservation, i.e., if the requisite seats are not filled while doing vertical reservation, the last candidate in the respective category will be replaced as per merit.

Seat matrix –

Seat Matrix with reservation details will be published on the CENTAC website after receiving the same from the Health Department, Puducherry.

Counseling procedure –

1. Admission to the UG MBBS/ BDS / BAMS / BVSc &AH (National SS & NRI) courses is based on the UG-NEET - 2023 Rank.

2. Round 1 and Round 2 allotment will be Online for Government Quota & Management Quota and for NRI in the blended mode, in which candidates may attend either online or offline. Mopup and Stray vacancy Counselling can be either Online or Offline. CENTAC reserves the right to do either Online or Offline counseling based on necessity.

3. Online allotment will be done based on the candidate’s course preferences, category of seats, reservation, and NEET Rank.

4. Both Round 1 and Round 2 allotment is based on the course preferences submitted by the candidates before the last date for updating the course preferences. If the course preferences are empty, then allotment will not be done.

5. For Round 2, candidates should submit their willingness and Registration Fees (only for M.B.B.S.) before submitting their course preferences.

6. After publishing the provisional allotment list, allotted candidates should download the Allotment Order from the dashboard using their Login credentials.

7. Allotted candidates will be instructed to report to the college with a copy of the Application form, Provisional Allotment Order, and all other original certificates within the scheduled date and time.

8. After verification of the originals and payment of fees, colleges will confirm the provisional admission of the candidates and issue the Admission slip to the candidate.

9. Mopup and Stray Vacancy Counselling – Detailed Guidelines will be published on the CENTAC website before the counseling as per instructions received from the competent authority of the Government of Puducherry.

Sliding in Round 2 -

1. If any seat is allotted during sliding in round 2, the seat allotted in the previous round will be automatically forfeited.

2. Sliding from one college to another college is permitted during counseling only, based on merit and the rule of reservation.

3. Individual requests for transfer of college will not be permitted under any circumstances.

4. Mutual transfers will not be permitted under any circumstances.

Details for Registration Fee for UG MBBS Courses -