MBBS/BDS merit list released, counselling to begin on July 30

The Hindu

2 days ago

Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma. Subramanian on Friday released the merit list for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses.
Offline counselling for the special category candidates — sportspersons, children of ex-servicemen, persons with benchmark disabilities — and 7.5% reservation for government school students and online counselling for the general category will begin on July 30. The in-person counselling will be held at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital, Omandurar Government Estate. The Selection Committee under the Directorate of Medical Education and Research had received applications for admission to MBBS/BDS from June 6 to 29. This year, it received 72,743 applications, 29,680 more than last year, Mr. Subramanian told reporters.
During the scrutiny of the certificates, the Selection Committee first identified 20 applicants who had submitted fake certificates. Now, five more candidates were identified for submitting fake documents. These documents included community certificates, nativity certificates, birth certificates, and NRI embassy certificates. The candidature of these applicants had been cancelled, he said.
A total of 4,281 applications were received for the 7.5% reservation. There were 477 applications in the sportspersons category, 642 in the children of ex-servicemen category, and 148 in the persons with benchmark disabilities category.
A total of 6,600 MBBS seats are available at the government medical colleges and under the government quota at self-financing medical colleges, while there are 1,583 BDS seats at the government dental colleges and under the government quota at self-financing dental colleges. A total of 42,315 applications were received for the government quota seats, of which 39,853 (13,998 boys and 25,855 girls) were eligible.
Under the 7.5% reservation, 495 MBBS seats were available at government medical colleges and under the government quota at self-financing colleges. A total of 119 BDS seats were available under this category. Of the 4,281 applications received in this category, 4,062 candidates (1,136 boys and 2,926 girls) were found eligible.
A total of 1,144 MBBS seats and 515 BDS seats are available under the management quota at self-financing colleges. A total of 592 medical seats and 15 BDS seats are available under the NRI quota at self-financing colleges. Of the 33,692 applications received under the management quota, 9,737 boys and 18,542 girls were found eligible.
The Minister also released the merit list for the allied healthcare courses.
The topper
With a NEET score of 665, Soorya Narayanan S., of Tirunelveli, topped the government quota merit list. He was followed by Abhineet Nagaraj, of Salem, who secured 655 marks, while Hruthik Vijaya Raja K.S., of Tiruppur, was in the third place with a score of 653.
In the merit list for the 7.5% reservation, Thirumurthy V., of the Kallakurichi district government model school, topped the list with a NEET score of 572. Sathish Kumar M., of the Krishnagiri district government model school, came second with a score of 563. In the third rank was Madhumitha M., of the Kallakurichi district government model school, with a score of 551.
There would be 50 fewer MBBS seats this year as the intake of PSP Medical College has dropped. A total of 11,850 MBBS and BDS seats are available in the State.
The second attempt
For most of the eligible candidates across the categories this year, this was their second attempt at NEET. Of the 39,583 applicants under the government quota, 15,119 had cleared NEET in their second attempt. A total of 12,354 candidates cleared the test in their first attempt, while it was the third attempt for 8,381 candidates. Under the 7.5% reservation category, of the total 4,062 candidates, it was the second attempt for 1,524 applicants and the third attempt for 1,259 candidates. For 859 candidates, it was the first attempt.
Under the management quota, 11,182 cleared NEET in the second attempt, while 10,027 cleared the exam in the first attempt.
Health Secretary P. Senthil Kumar, Director of Medical Education (full additional charge) E. Theranirajan, and officials of the Directorate of Medical Education were present.