Tamil Nadu does not have its own medical entrance exam. Students are admitted into Medical and Dental colleges in Tamil Nadu on the basis of their results in their Class 12th or equivalent examinations.
Admissions into the MBBS/BDS courses take place through an offline counseling procedure which is conducted by the ‘Selection Committee’, Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu.
The Directorate of Medical Education conducts this counseling in 2 rounds. The first round is for all students and has reservations for all categories. The second round of counseling is conducted for seats that are left vacant after the first round.
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What percentage of seats is the counseling conducted for?
The counseling is conducted for the 85% ‘State Quota’ seats in Government and Government Aided Medical and Dental Colleges in Tamil Nadu.
Admissions into the remaining 15% seats in Government and Government Aided colleges under the ‘All India Quota’ are conducted by the DGHS on the basis of the scores of students in the AIPMT through the following website: http://www.mcc.nic.in/mccres/HomePage.aspx#. These seats are open to candidates from across the country.
Additionally, the counseling is also conducted for the 65% ‘Government Quota’ seats in Self – Financing Non – Minority Medical and Dental Colleges and for the 50% ‘Government Quota’ seats in Self – Financing Minority Medical and Dental Colleges.
Admissions into the remaining seats in Self – Financing Medical and Dental Colleges (Minority or Non – Minority) are not conducted by the Selection Committee of the Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu. Details for allocation of seats under this category can be found on the websites of these institutions and private colleges.
What are the eligibility criteria to apply for the counseling?
To be eligible for the counseling, you should be an Indian citizen and a native of the state of Tamil Nadu (as per current Govt. norms).
You should not be less than 17 years of age as on the 31st of December of the year of the counseling.
You should have passed your Class 12th or equivalent examinations with Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology as your main subjects.
Alternatively, you will be eligible if you passed your Class 12th or equivalent examinations with Physics, Chemistry and Biology with any other subject.
For the MBBS course, you should have scored not less than 60% marks in Biology or Botany and Zoology taken together in the Class 12th examinations. You should have also scored not less than 60% marks in Physics and Chemistry, individually. Additionally, the weighted aggregate of your marks should not be less than 140/200 marks.
For the BDS course, you should have scored not less than 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Botany and Zoology taken together in the Class 12th examinations.
Keep in mind that the minimum marks required for the MBBS/BDS courses is lower for reserved candidates.
The marks of candidates who have not passed their Class 12th examinations from the Tamil Nadu State Board will be subject to normalization.
What is the counseling procedure?
Once your Class 12th results are announced, you will have to participate in an offline counseling procedure which is conducted by the ‘Selection Committee’, Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu.
To apply for the counseling, you will need to procure the brochure and application forms from the following websites: www.tnhealth.org and www.tn.gov.in.
The application form will contain 2 parts: An application form and an OMR form. You will need to fill and paste your photograph on both the forms. The photograph you paste on the application form will need to be attested.
You will need to submit the filled application forms along with a Demand Draft of the specified amount (towards cost of application form) to be made in favor of ‘The Secretary, Selection Committee’, payable at Chennai.
Send both the application forms along with the Demand Draft and attested copies of all your documents including Class 12th mark sheet, Birth Certificate etc. at the following address through registered/speed post:
The Secretary,
Selection Committee,
162, E.V.R. Periyar Salai,
Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010.
Once you submit the application form, the Selection Committee will include your name in the Merit List and give you a rank on the basis of your Class 12th marks (subject to normalization).
The total marks obtained by an eligible candidate in the Science subjects in his/her Class 12th examinations are reduced to the base of 200 marks during normalization.
The method of obtaining this rank is mentioned in the information brochure as well as on the following websites: www.tnhealth.org and www.tn.gov.in.
After your rank has been published, you will need to report for the counseling on the specified date after receiving the ‘Call Letter’. You will not be eligible for admission into a college if you or your authorized representative do not report for the counseling personally.
Before you report for the counseling, make sure you research in detail about the colleges you can join through this counseling procedure.
Make your choices/preferences based on two main factors:
1. The colleges you wish to join.
2. The colleges that are likely to admit you based on your rank. Go through the ranks that were admitted by a particular college last year for your course. You can obtain the ranks of last year from the counseling website.
Base your decision on these two factors and consider multiple choices to ensure that you receive an admission.
You will need to reach the counseling venue on the specified date. Reach the venue in time along with all your important documents for verification along with attested copies of each document.
You will also need to take a Demand Draft of the specified amount (towards admission fee), drawn in favor of ‘The Secretary, Selection Committee’, payable at Chennai.
Once you reach the venue and the counseling begins, you will be allowed to choose the college you wish to join from the ones that offer your course and are available for your rank at that point of time.
You will have to reach the college/institute in which you’ve been granted admission within the specified duration along with all your documents so as to confirm your admission.
To know about the institutes participating in the counseling procedure and for any further details regarding reservations, cut-off marks and reservation categories, please visit any of the following websites:
www.tn.gov.in
http://www.tnhealth.org/dme/mesc.php
Tentative Schedule for Tamil Nadu Medical Counseling:
Application downloading and filling | Second week of May |
Last date for receipt of the application | First week of June |
Publication of Merit List | Second-third week of June |
Counselling | Fourth weel of June |
Commencement of Course | First week of August |
