Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling 2024: Registration (Started), Dates, Process, Documents, Fees, Result etc.

Hello Students. This article will let you know about Pondicherry NEET Counselling 2024. It is Organized by the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC). Students are advised to read this article thoroughly as the scorecard of NEET-UG will be accepted by the various government and private medical and dental institutions of Pondicherry through Centac Pondicherry MBBS and BDS counselling 2024.

Throughout this article, we are providing detailed information about Puducherry MBBS & BDS Counselling like dates, online registration form, counselling process, eligibility criteria for Participating in Pondicherry NEET counselling, Participating institutes of Medical & dental colleges, Merit List, Seat Allotment, Document required at document verification centre, category-wise seat reservation criteria, NEET 2024 release cutoff. Candidates can also download the Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling ebook 2024 for better counselling guidance.

Brief Description

Before discussing the details of the Centac Puducherry NEET 2024 Counselling Procedure, let’s briefly describe NEET 2024.

Particular	Description
Name of Examination	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) or NEET-UG
Conducted by	National Testing Agency (NTA)
NEET 2024 Exam Date	5 May 2024 (Concluded)
NEET 2024 Result	4 June 2024
MCC AIQ NEET 2024 Counselling Starting Date	2nd Week of June 2024
Puducherry NEET 2024 Counselling Starting Date	28/07/2024
Puducherry NEET Counselling Conducting Authority	Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC)
No.of Government MBBS seats in Pondicherry	380
No.of Private MBBS seats in Pondicherry	1250
No.of Government BDS seats in Pondicherry	50
No.of Private BDS seats in Pondicherry	300

Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling Notice (Out)

CENTAC Govt. of Puducherry has released the notice regarding Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling 2024 starting soon.

Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling 2024 Schedule

Here is the schedule for the Pondicherry NEET UG Counselling Schedule 2024. Take a look

Events	Dates
Round 1
Release of application form	28/07/2024
Last date for registration	06/08/2024
Publication of list of registered candidates	To be announced
Pondicherry NEET choice filling date	To be announced
Round one seat allotment result	To be announced
Downloading allotment letter	To be announced
Online registrations	To be announced
Date of deposition of registration and security money	To be announced
Date of online document verification	To be announced
Date of release of merit list	To be announced
Choice filling date	To be announced
Round one result	To be announced
Downloading of allotment better	To be announced

Pondicherry NEET Counselling Eligibility Criteria

This section provides detailed information about Puducherry NEET Counselling Eligibility Criteria 2024; you can check the course-wise eligibility like MBBS/BDS, NRI, OCI candidates, etc. Let’s have a look.

Particular	Description
MBBS/BDS Eligibility Criteria	Eligibility for appearing in NEET (UG), as per related Regulations of NMC and DCI, are as follows:- They have completed 17 years at admission or will complete that age on or before 31 December of admission to the first year of the Undergraduate Medical Course. Age Limit: Candidates of General (UR)/General-EWS & 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 must also qualify for NEET (UG).
Eligibility to appear in NEET 2024	Eligibility for appearing in NEET (UG), as per related Regulations of NMC and DCI, are as follows:- They have completed 17 years at admission or will complete that age on or before 31 December of admission to the first year of the Undergraduate Medical Course. Age Limit: Candidates of General (UR)/General-EWS & 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 must also qualify for NEET (UG).

Eligibility of Candidates for Various Quotas Available in UG NEET Courses

Quota	Nationality / Residence Criteria
Government	Residents of the U.T. of Puducherry
All India (Management) / National – SS / Self-supporting	Residents of the U.T. of Puducherry / Other State / OCI (Obtained before 04.03.2021)
Minority   (Telugu   /   Christian)   – Management	Residents of the U.T. of Puducherry
NRI Quota in M.B.B.S. / B.D.S. / B.A.M.S.	NRI / NRI Sponsored / OCI / Foreign National
NRI Quota in B.V.Sc. & A.H.	NRI

Puducherry NEET Counselling Application Fees

In this section, we provide detailed information about the Puducherry NEET Counselling online application form fee in Indian Rupees; you can check the government quota fees and Management Quota, which is not refundable. Let’s have a look.

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

Puducherry NEET UG Counselling 2024

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 DGHS as All India Quota seats.
• Central Institutions/Universities (Filled by DGHS)
• Seats in Deemed Universities (Filled by DGHS)

Pondicherry NEET Counselling 2024

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. 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 eligibility, applicable reservation, seat category, and NEET Rank.

A candidate can visit the official portal of the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), Pondicherry, to register for NEET 2024 Pondicherry State counselling.

How to Apply

• Step I: The candidate must visit https://www.centacpuducherry.in/. 
• Step 2: Forgetting admission into the MBBS course in Puducherry, the candidates must submit an online application form on the official website of CENTAC Puducherry. After opening the official website, click on Group II, which means professional courses (MBBS, BDS, etc.).
• Step 3: The dashboard page of MBBS admissions will open in a new tab, and the candidates must click ‘Sign Up. Enter the ‘Registered Mobile Number, E-Mail and other details to create a login account on the official website. An OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number. Enter the OTP to complete pre-registration and a login account will be created.
• Step 4: Log in with the credentials. The online application form will be displayed on the screen. Fill in all the personal details carefully. It is mandatory to choose college preferences. The admission committee will reject applications with incomplete information or wrong information.
• Step 5: After filling in the details, upload the passport-sized photograph’s scanned image in JPEG format. The scanned image size should not be less than 20kb or more than 50kb. Upload the self-attested copies of the following documents: –

1. Nationality/ Domicile/ Residence Certificate
2. Class 10 & Class 12 Certificates/ Mark Sheets
3. Regional Reservation Certificate (if applicable)
4. Category Certificate (if applicable)

• Step 6: Proceed to the payment of the counselling fee after the steps mentioned above. The counselling fee for the general category is Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 500 for reserved categories.
• Step 7: Take the printout of the application form after completing the steps mentioned above. Wait for the seat allotment results.

NEET AIQ Quota 2024 Counselling Procedure

Counselling of NEET 2024 for All India Quota will be conducted in two rounds in online mode. The counselling will consist of these steps.

• Candidate Registration: Register on the official website.
• Choice Filling and Locking (Round 1): You must choose the courses and colleges of your preference and finally lock in the selections in the online portal.
• Seat Allotment Result (Round 1): The seat allotment will be published online based on available vacancies and candidates’ choices.
• Reporting to college: Those who will be allotted a seat in the first round must either reject the assigned seat or report to the allotted college and complete the admission formalities.
• New Registration (Round 2): For candidates who couldn’t register in the first round of counselling.
• Fresh Choice Filling and Locking (Round 2): Similar to Round 1.
• Seat Allotment Result (Round 2): Similar to Round 1.
• Reporting to college (Round 2): Here, it is to be noted that those allotted seats in the second round of counselling (15% AIQ Quota) will not be permitted to vacate their seats as per the orders made by the Supreme Court of India.

NOTE: To check the complete eligibility criteria to appear in NEET 2024.

Details for Puducherry Counselling Registration Fees

In this section, we provide detailed information on Puducherry NEET Counseling online registration fees in Indian Rupees; you can check the round-wise registration fees for Exit with forfeiture of payments, Ineligible for further counselling etc. Let’s have a look.

Puducherry NEET Seat Reservation

Category
Vertical Reservation	% Reservation
General Category	50%
Other Backward Classes	11%
Backward Classes Muslims	2%
Most Backward Classes	18%
Extreme backward Classes	2%
Backward Tribes	1%
Scheduled Caste	16%
Vertical Reservation
Children/Grand Children of Freedom	4%
Physically Challenged	3%
Wards of Ex-Servicemen	1% and 3 % **
A candidate who is Meritorious in Sports	1%

** 1% for MBBS and 3% for all other courses.

Documents Required

• 10th Certificate.
• 12th Certificate.
• 12th Mark Sheet.
• NEET UG 2024 Admit Card.
• NEET UG 2024 Result/Scorecard.
• Category Certificate (if applicable).
• Domicile Certificate (for Pudducherry candidates only).
• Certificate of Sub Category, If Applicable.
• ID Proof (Aadhaar Card/Voter card etc.)

NEET UG Cut off 2024 (Out)

NTA has released the NEET UG 2024 Cutoff. You can check the percentile and no of students here.

Category	Cut off Percentile	Cut off Score	No. of Candidates	Category	Cut off Percentile	Cut off Score	No. of Candidates
UR/EWS	50th Percentile	720-164	1165904	UR/EWS – PwD	45th Percentile	163-146	455
OBC	40th Percentile	163-129	100769	OBC-PwD	40th Percentile	145-129	270
SC	40th Percentile	163-129	34326	S C-PwD	40th Percentile	145-129	55
ST	40th Percentile	163-129	14478	S T-PwD	40th Percentile	141-129	11

Pondicherry NEET Counselling Previous Year Infomation

Students, if you want the previous year’s Seat Matrix, Result, Merit List, Cutoff etc., we have mentioned in the table below, you can check.

List of Medical Colleges in Pondicherry	Pondicherry NEET UG Cutoff
List of Dental Colleges in Pondicherry	Puducherry NEET UG Seat Allotment List
Pondicherry Medical Colleges Fee Structure	Pondicherry NEET UG Merit List
Pondicherry NEET UG Seat Matrix	Pondicherry NEET Conducting Authority

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)