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CENTAC notifies commencement of admission process to NEET-UG courses

The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) has notified the commencement of the admission process for UG NEET-2025 qualified candidates for admission to the first-year M.B.B.S., B.D.S., B.A.M.S. (Ayurveda) & & A.H. (Veterinary – National-SS & NRI seats only) courses. The last date has been fixed as July 14 for the submission of online applications to various undergraduate courses to a provisional pool of 1,229 seats in Government and Self-financing Medical, Dental, Ayurveda and Veterinary colleges in the U.T. of Puducherry. According to the CENTAC coordinator, detailed guidelines on seat numbers and various quotas have been published in the NEET information brochure for admissions 2025-26. CENTAC stated that the number of seats in various NEET-UG courses may vary depending on the approval of the concerned competent authorities of the Government of Puducherry and that the seat matrices will be published on the CENTAC website after receiving the same from the departments concerned. Provisionally, the pool of MBBS seats is 830 across the sole State institution and three private medical colleges. The break-up is 180 seats at IGMCRI, 150 at PIMS and 250 each at the Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Hospital and the Sri Venkateshwaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Centre. There are 310 BDS seats in the U.T., comprising 110 in the State-run MGPGIDS and 100 each in the private SVDC, Puducherry and MINDS, Mahe. There are 26 seats for & A.H courses at RIVER, Puducherry and 63 seats for BAMS at RGAMC, Mahe. According to the admission schedule, after the window for submission of applications closes, authorities will notify the first draft merit list on a date announced on the website A second revised draft list will also be put out before the final list is published. Counselling will be undertaken in four rounds as per the guidelines received from the Medical Counselling Committee. After three rounds of counselling, the admissions will conclude with a stray round for seat allotments. CENTAC has opened helplines for candidates on the numbers 0413-2655570 & 0413-2655571.