centacpuducherry.in 2025: Registration, Brochure, Dates, Fees, Seat Reservation, etc.

centacpuducherry.in 2025: The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) conducts counselling sessions for Puducherry MBBS/BDS/BAMS/B.V.Sc. & AH. Admission 2025. The authority conducts counselling for 85% of quota seats in MBBS, BAMS, and B.V.Sc. & AH and BDS colleges. Students must apply for counselling to get admission in various government and private medical, AYUSH and dental colleges and universities. Students must note that if admission is solely based on the NEET scorecard, NEET is mandatory to participate in Pondicherry NEET counselling.

Throughout this article, we will provide detailed information about CENTAC Puducherry updates like the number of participating colleges, official website, counselling, structure, admission to MBBS, BDS and AYUSH courses and more. Candidates can also access the Puducherry NEET UG Counselling ebook 2024 for enhanced counselling support.

centacpuducherry.in Summary

Let’s look before discussing the complete details of the CENTAC Puducherry summary:

Counselling Conducted Authority	Centralised Admission Committee, Puducherry
Popular Name	CENTAC
Official Website	https://www.centacpuducherry.in/
Courses Offered	MBBS, BDS, B.V.Sc. & A.H. & BAMS
NEET 2025 Exam Date	4 May 2025
NEET 2025 Result	14 June 2025
Online Application Start	5 July 2025
Last date for submission of online applications	14 July 2025 16 July 2025 (Extended)
Government MBBS Seats	380
Private MBBS Seats	1450
Government BDS Seats	110
Private BDS Seats	300
Government BAMS Seats	50
B.V.Sc & A.H. Seats	80
No of Govt BAMS Seats	63
No Private BAMS Seats	00
No of Govt BHMS Seats	00
No Private BHMS Seats	00

AIQ/ Deemed/ Central State Quota Schedule (Out)

MCC has released the AIQ/ Deemed/ Central State Quota Schedule:

S. No.	Schedule for Admission	All India Quota/ Deemed & Central Universities	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by MCC	State Counselling	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by States
1	1st Round of Counselling	21st July, 2025 to 30th July, 2025	7th Aug to 8th Aug, 2025	30th July to 6th Aug, 2025	13th to 14th Aug, 2025
	Last date of Joining	6th Aug, 2025		12th Aug, 2025
2	2nd Round of Counselling	11th Aug, 2025 to 20th Aug, 2025	30th Aug, 2025 to 1st Sept, 2025	19th Aug, 2025 to 29th Aug, 2025	5th Sept, 2025 to 6th Sept, 2025
	Last date of Joining	20th Aug, 2025		4th Sept, 2025
3	Round-3	3rd Sept, 2025 to 10th Sept, 2025	19th Sept, 2025 to 21st Sept, 2025	9th Sept, 2025 to 18th Sept, 2025	24th Sept, 2025
	Last date of Joining	18th Sept, 2025		23rd Sept, 2025
4	Stray Vacancy	22nd Sept, 2025 to 26th Sept, 2025		25th Sept, 2025 to 29th Sept, 2025
	Last date of Joining	3rd Oct, 2025		3rd Oct, 2025
5	Commencement of Academic Session for UG Courses	1st September, 2025

CENTAC Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling 2025 Dates

This section will provide the CENTAC NEET UG Counselling 2025 Schedule. Let’s have a look:

S.NO	Description	Dates
1	Date of online Registration & upload of documents	1st week of July 2025
2	Date of deposition of registration & Security money	1st week of July 2025
3	Date of Merit List Declaration	2nd week of July 2025
4	Date of On-line Choice filling	2nd week of July 2025
5	Date of Allotment Result Declaration	3rd week of July 2025
6	Date for downloading the allotment letters & Admission	4th week of July 2025

Centac Puducherry NEET Counselling 2025

As per regulations framed under the Indian Medical Council Act,1956 and the Dentists Act-1948,
Admissions to 100% seats in MBBS/BDS will be made based on NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY
CUM ENTRANCE TEST – NEET in all Medical / Dental Colleges run with the approval of the
National Medical Commission/ Dental Council of India.

State Counselling Authority, CENTAC, does counselling for all the MBBS/BDS seats in the
U.T. Government Medical / Dental Colleges and unaided Private Medical / Dental Colleges.
The seats allotted under different categories are as below:

• Seats in Government Colleges, including surrendered seats from the All India Quota Pool.
• Self-Sponsored Seats in Government Colleges.
• Government Quota in Private Colleges.
• Management Quota Seats in Private Colleges.
• Minority (Management) Quota Seats in Private (Minority) Colleges.
• NRI Quota Seats in Government / Private Colleges.
• Foreign National Quota Seats in Government Colleges.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) in the Directorate General of Health Services, MoHFS, GoI does the Counselling for admission to the M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. seats under the following quotas:

• All India Quota Seats (Filled by DGHS): 15% of seats surrendered by Government Medical / Dental Colleges run as per the approval of NMC/ DCI are filled through the counselling conducted by Down as All India Quota seats.
• Central Institutions/Universities (Filled by DGHS)
• Seats in Deemed Universities (Filled by DGHS)

Classification of Seats

Seats are broadly classified into one or more of the following categories:

Government Colleges	Private Colleges	Residence Criteria
Government Quota	Government Quota	Only Residents of the U.T. of Puducherry are eligible.
—	Management Quota	No restriction on Residence. Filled on- An all-India basis.
—	Minority Quota	Minority students who are residents of the U.T. of Puducherry only are eligible.
Self-Financing / Sponsoring Quota	—	For a few seats, restrictions of residence may be there. Other Seats are filled on An- India basis.
Other State Quota	—	Only candidates from the concerned states are eligible.
All India Quota (For UG Medical / Dental Seats only)	—	DGHS filled it on an All-India basis.

centacpuducherry.in Eligibility Criteria

This section provides detailed information about Centac Puducherry NEET Counselling Eligibility Criteria; you can check the course-wise eligibility, like MBBS/BDS/BAMS/B.V.Sc. & A.H., NRI, OCI candidates, etc. Let’s have a look:

Courses	Eligibility Criteria
MBBS/BDS	Candidates seeking admission to the MBBS/BDS Degree courses must have passed the H.Sc (Academic)examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent to it, with a minimum of 50% marks (40% of marks for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT/SC/ ST candidates) in aggregate, in the prescribed subjects of Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Biotechnology, Botany and Zoology. Further, they should have studied English as one of the subjects and must have passed the above four subjects individually.
BAMS	Eligibility for appearing in NEET (UG), as per related Regulations of NMC and DCI, are as follows:- They have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before 31 December of their access to the first year of the Undergraduate Medical Course. Age Limit: Candidates of General (UR)/General-EWS & Candidates of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD category must be born on or before 31.12.2004. The upper age limit for NEET (UG) is 25 years as of the examination date, with a relaxation of 5 years for the candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC-NCL section and PwD Candidates. Indian Citizens/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) intending to pursue Undergraduate Medical Courses in a foreign Medical/ Dental Institute also need to qualify for NEET (UG).
B.V.Sc. & A.H.	Candidates seeking admission to the B.V.Sc.&A.H. Degree courses must have passed the H.Sc. (Academic)examination conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent to it, with a minimum of 50% marks (40% of marks for OBC/BCM/MBC/ EBC/BT/ SC/ST Candidates) in aggregate in Biology / Botany & Zoology, Physics and Chemistry.
Eligibility to appear in NEET	Eligibility for appearing in NEET (UG), as per related Regulations of NMC and DCI are as follows:- They have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or will complete that age on or before 31 December of their access to the first year of the Undergraduate Medical Course. Age Limit: Candidates of General (UR)/General-EWS & Candidates of SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwD category must be born on or before 31.12.2004. The upper age limit for NEET (UG) is 25 years as of the examination date, with a relaxation of 5 years for the candidates belonging to the SC/ST/OBC-NCL section and PwD Candidates. Indian Citizens/ Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) intending to pursue Undergraduate Medical Courses in a foreign Medical/ Dental Institute also need to qualify for NEET (UG).

Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling Brochure

CENTAC, Govt. of Puducherry has released the Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling 2024 Brochure:

S.no	Particular
1	Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling Brochure

centacpuducherry.in Application Form Fee

The application fee structure for various quotas and categories for UG NEET 2025 courses (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BVSc & AH) in Puducherry:

Sl. No.	Courses	Residents of Puducherry (SC/ST/PwD)	Residents of Puducherry (Others)	Other States	NRI/NRI Sponsored/OCI/OCI Sponsored/FN
1	Government Quota	Rs. 500/-	Rs. 1000/-	NA	NA
2	Management Quota	Rs. 1000/-	Rs. 2000/-	Rs. 2000/-	NA
3	Both Government & Management Quota	Rs. 1000/-	Rs. 2000/-	NA	NA
4	NRI/NRI Sponsored/OCI/FN	NA	NA	NA	Rs. 5000/-

Details for Centac Puducherry Registration Fee

This section provides detailed information on Centac Puducherry NEET Counselling online registration fee in Indian Rupees; you can check the round-wise registration fee for Exit with forfeiture of payments Ineligible for further counselling. Let’s have a look:

Counselling Round	Registration Fee	Forfeiture Criteria	Amount to be Forfeited
Round 1	NIL	No forfeiture	NIL
Round 2	Government Quota• ₹10,000 (General/OBC)• ₹5,000 (SC/ST/PwD)Management/NRI Quota• ₹2,00,000	YES, if:1. Candidate does not join the allotted seat2. Candidate resigns after joining Round 1 or 2	• ₹10,000 (General/OBC)• ₹5,000 (SC/ST/PwD)• ₹2,00,000 (MQ/NRI)
Round 3	Full Tuition Fee• SC/ST (Govt. Quota): Pay 25% of tuition fee	YES, if candidate does not join the allotted seat	MBBS/BDS/BVSc & AH:• ₹1,00,000 (General/OBC)• ₹25,000 (SC/ST/PwD)• ₹2,00,000 (MQ/NRI)BAMS (Govt. Quota):• ₹10,000 (General/OBC)• ₹5,000 (SC/ST/PwD)
Stray Round	Full Tuition Fee• SC/ST (Govt. Quota): 25% of tuition fee	Yes, if the candidate does not join, then:• Full tuition fee is forfeited• Candidate is debarred from further counselling of the current year and next year• Also debarred from NEET-UG next year

Application form

Forfeiture of Registration Fee/Tuition Fee

Here in this section, we provide detailed information about Centac Puducherry NEET Forfeiture of Registration Fee/Tuition Fee terms & conditions; you can check the information like second-round registration fee forfeiture criteria, demand draft amount, and for mop-up round also. Let’s have a look.

• After the publication of the Final allotment list in the 2nd round, if any candidate fails to join the college, the registration fee mentioned above will be forfeited.
• During mop-up counselling, seats will be allotted only after the tuition is paid, preferably through DD (Demand Draft) or RTGS/NEFT. If the student fails to join the allotted college after mop-up counselling, Rs.1,00,000/- will be forfeited. The tuition fee will be forfeited if the college cannot fill the seat from the 1:10 list sponsored by CENTAC.
• The remaining amount, where the college can fill the seat, will be refunded after six months, which is a deterrent for blocking the seat. Therefore, it is advised that the candidates make a thoughtful decision before taking a seat in mop-up counselling. CENTAC reserves the right to modify these guidelines relating to mop-up counselling, depending upon necessity.

Refund of Registration Fee/Tuition Fee

Here in this section, we provide detailed information about Centac Puducherry Refund of Registration Fee/Tuition Fee terms & conditions; you can check the information like second-round registration fee/ tuition fee criteria, bank account criteria, NRI candidates fee refund criteria etc. Let’s have a look.

• If the candidate is not allotted any seat during the 2nd Round and Mop-Up Round, the Registration Fees / Tuition Fees will be refunded to the same account of the candidate from which payment was made.
• The candidates should keep their card/bank account active till the refund process is completed. The candidates are advised not to use unrelated card/bank accounts for remitting the Registration Fee / Tuition fee amount. CENTAC will not entertain such requests.
• Per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Rules, a refund cannot be done to NRI Accounts. If the candidate wants to use the funds available in their NRI Account to register for counselling, they must first transfer funds from the NRI Account to an NRO Account and from the NRO Account to the CENTAC Account. The refund from CENTAC will be credited to the NRO Account only.

Special Note to Students who have been allotted seats in JIPMER

Here in this section, we provide detailed information about Centac Puducherry Special Note to Students who have been allotted seats in JIPMER; you can check the data for MBBS & BDS courses, NRI candidates, etc. Let’s have a look.

• It is observed that some of the students who have got seats allotted in M.B.B.S. in JIPMER do not opt-out and unnecessarily block the seat assigned in CENTAC, thereby causing unwarranted sliding. CENTAC will obtain the list of candidates who have been allotted seats in JIPMER, and these candidates will not be allocated any seats despite their eligibility. If any candidate who has been selected for JIPMER wants their name to be considered, then the candidate has to deposit Rs.1,00,000/- (Rs. One Lakh only) as Cautionary Deposit. This Cautionary Deposit will be forfeited if the candidate is allotted a seat by CENTAC and fails to join within the prescribed date.
• Special Note to NRI / NRI Sponsored / OCI Students Category for B.D.S. Course (5 seats)
• Five seats are available under the NRI / NRI Sponsored / OCI Students category for NRI candidates/wards/ of NRI parents/candidates born outside India seeking admission to the first year B.D.S. degree course offered by Mahatma Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry.

Candidates willing to apply under NRI / NRI Sponsored /OCI category can submit their application to CENTAC with the following enclosures:

• Birth Certificate / Proof of Date of Birth
• Higher Secondary (10+2) or Equivalent Examination Mark Sheet
• Transfer Certificate / Migration Certificate issued by the Head of the Institution / University last studied (whichever is applicable).
• Conduct Certificate issued by the Head of the Institution last studied.
• NEET Score sheet
• Medical Fitness Certificate from a Registered Medical Practitioner not below the rank of a Government Assistant Surgeon.
• Nativity Certificate of the candidate.
• Candidate must also submit self-attested photocopies of the following supporting documents:
• NRI status certificate of the Financial Sponsor issued by the respective country’s Embassy under their seal.
• NRI / NRE Bank Account Pass Book / Account Statement of the Financial Sponsor (First page of the passbook and transaction for the last three months).
• Copy of Valid Visa / OCI / PR status and Passport of the Financial Sponsor.
• Undertaking by the financial sponsor in the form of an affidavit signed by a Notary (Format given on the website)

The selected candidate should submit the above certificates/documents to the Institute at admission.

• All the documents are mandatory for registering NRI / NRI Sponsored / OCI candidates with Pondicherry University and for the Institute records.
• The selected candidates should pay the prescribed fee within seven days of selection.
• The candidate can follow the institute website notification later for the date of registration, orientation and commencement of classes.
• Under this category, only NRI candidates (or) wards of NRI parents (or) candidates born outside India and currently holding a foreign passport are eligible to apply. The selection of students is made based on NEET scores through CENTAC. If NRI / NRI Sponsored / OCI candidates are not available for admission or if any seat falls vacant under this category, the same will be filled up from the self-supporting quota seats strictly on a merit basis through CENTAC as per norms, and the fee fixed by the Fee Committee for UG seats may be applied to the self-supporting quota seats.

Centac Pondicherry NEET Counselling Selection Procedure

The Pondicherry NEET Counselling Selection through Counselling for MBBS, BDS & BHMS courses is made based on the NEET Score of the current year allotment to the B.V.Sc.&A.H. course under NRI Quota & Self-Supporting -National Quota is also done through the NEET score of the current year.
Admission to the “Government Quota Seats” in Private and Unaided Professional colleges and Minority Colleges will be per the Government of India’s laws/regulations/orders of the Government of Puducherry on the subject. The details regarding the Colleges and the number of seats will be published on the website.

• Admission to the MBBS, BDS & BAMS courses is based on the current year NEET Rank of the candidates.
• Merit List will be based on NEET Rank. Allotment will be based on the eligibility, reservation, category of seats and NEET Rank.

centacpuducherry.in NEET UG Seat Reservation

Category	Reservation (Government Quota)	Reservation (Management Quota)
Unreserved (UR)	50%	50%
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	11%	16%
Backward Classes Muslims (BCM)	2%	10%
Most Backward Classes (MBC)	18%	7%
Extreme Backward Classes (EBC)	2%	NIL
Backward Tribes (BT)	0.5%	0.5%
Scheduled Caste (SC)	16%	16%
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	0.5%	0.5%

centacpuducherry.in NEET Seat Matrix

Let us now discuss the number of seats available in the different state and private Medical and Dental Colleges of Pondicherry. Candidates applying for various medical, Veterinary, Ayush and dental colleges affiliated with the state medical university may find their dream college by knowing every tits and bit about it. Click the link below to learn details(Fees, Cut-off, Courses, Affiliation, Ranking etc.) about the participating colleges:

Government Colleges	Courses	Number of Seats(Allotted for the year 2021-2022)*
Govt. Quota	National (All India Basis) – SS	NRI /Foreign Candidates	AIQ
Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry	M.B.B.S.	131#	27	22**	—
Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences	B.D.S.	29		5	—

• Subject to the approval of the Health Department
• Plus, any other unfilled seats from additional quotas will be filled by U.T. of Puducherry candidates
• Only for NRI candidates
• Foreign National candidates (NEET SCORE NOT REQUIRED, filled by candidates applied through CENTAC – Non-NEET application)

NOTE: To know more information about Pondicherry NEET Seat Matrix for MBBS/BDS Colleges, Click Here

Puducherry BAMS Colleges Seat Matrix

This section provides information about the BAMS college’s Seat Matrix; you can check the total number of seats. Let’s have a look.

Name of colleges	Total Seats	Govt. Quota	NRI/ Foreign Candidates
Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College Mahe Puducherry	50	42	7

NOTE: To know more information about Pondicherry AYUSH NEET Seat Matrix for BAMS Colleges, Click Here

Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry

Here in this section, we are providing detailed information about the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry seat matrix; you can check the information like U.T. of Puducherry (Govt. Quota), Self-Supporting (UT of Puducherry) (SS-PY), Self-Supporting (National) (SS-National), NRI etc. Let’s have a look:

Quota	No. of Seats
U.T. of Puducherry (Govt. Quota)	30
Self-Supporting (UT of Puducherry) (SS-PY)	10
Self-Supporting (National) (SS-National)	17
NRI	4
Foreign Nationals	2
Total no. of admissions through CENTAC	63
Admission through other Govts./VCI	17
Total	80

Pondicherry Government MBBS/BDS Colleges Fees

Here in this section, we provide detailed information about Centac Pondicherry Government Colleges Fees Structure; you can check the information like Admission Fees (at the time of admission only), Caution Deposit, Library Fees, Tuition Fees, Hostel Fees etc. Let’s have a look.

Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry

Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry Fee Structure for Puducherry U.T. and All India Quota candidates:

Tuition Fee	Nil
Caution Deposit (Refundable on the production of original challan)	Rs. 20,000/-

Fee Distribution

SR.No.	PARTICULARS	Amount in Rs.
1	Admission Fees (at the time of admission only)	50000
2	Academic Fees	22000
3	Special Fees	11000
4	Lab Fees	11000
5	Library Fees	11000
6	Cultural Fees	4400
7	Student Welfare Fund	1100
8	College Development Fund	11000
9	Sports Fees	2200
10.	Total	87000
11.	Grand Total	143700*

Hostel Fee Per Annum

Many medical aspirants are confused about Pondicherry government MBBS college’s Hostel fee structure details, so here in this section, we provide detailed information about hostel fees.

Particular	Fees
For single occupancy	Rs. 30,000/-(with attached Bathroom, subject to availability)
For single occupancy in a double room	Rs.25,000/- (per head) (Bathroom not-attached)
For each occupant in the double room	Rs.12,500/-(per head
Utility Charges	Rs.10,000/- (per head)
Hostel Establishment Charges	Rs. 3,000/- (per head)
Hostel Students Welfare Fund	Rs. 100/- (per head)
Hostel Fees (items vii and viii at the time of Admission to the Hostel)	*
Caution Deposit (Refundable on the production of Original Challan)	Rs. 10,000/-
Mess deposit (Refundable)	Rs. 20,000/-
Mess fees (monthly)	As levied

Centac Pondicherry BAMS College Fees

Here in this section, we provide detailed information about Centac Pondicherry Government BAMS Colleges Fees Structure; you can check the information like Admission Fees (at the time of admission only), Caution Deposit, Library Fees, Tuition Fees, Hostel Fees etc. Let’s have a look.

Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College

U.T. Of Puducherry – (B.A.M.S.) (Subject to the grant of permission by the Government of India and Affiliation by Pondicherry University)

Sl.No.	PARTICULARS	Amount in Rs.
1	Caution Deposit	30,000
2	Admission Fee(at the time of admission)	5000
	Academic Fee	10000
3	Special Fee	10000
4	Lab Fee	5000
5	Library & Internet Fee	5000
6	Cultural Fee	1000
7	Students Welfare Fund	1000
9	Sports Fee	1000
12	College Development Fee	2000
13	TOTAL	70,000

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