Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2024: Schedule, Eligibility, Reservation, Seat Matrix

Tamil Nadu NEET counselling 2024 will be conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME). The DME will conduct counselling for 85% state quota. MCC is responsible for Remaining 15% seats under all India quota. Make sure the seats are 100% self-finance in the state medical colleges.

Tamil Nadu is one of the preferred states for medical education. Medical colleges in Tamil Nadu are great in infrastructure and faculties.

Candidates who have appeared and qualified in NEET UG 2024 will be eligible to participate in Tamil Nadu counselling process. The process of counselling is online and candidates need to register at DME official website. The counselling will be done in four rounds, 1^st round, 2^nd round mop-up and stray vacancy round. There are few steps from registration to final allotment process in the counselling event. Candidates need to follow them accordingly one by one.

Aspirants who are looking for MBBS admission in Tamil Nadu, required to participate in Tamil Nadu MBBS counselling event conducted by the DME. Through DME’s counselling 85% seats will be filled of all the medical colleges in the state. 15% seats come under the medical council committee (MCC). Friend, here we are giving you all the information related to counselling.

You will explore complete counselling process, number permitted medical colleges, cut off, reservation policy etc. Make sure, this article contains information for both MBBS and BDS admission in Tamil Nadu.

Eligibility Criteria for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling

• Eligibility criteria is the entry barrier to participate in counselling events. Candidates who have appeared in NEET UG 2024 and qualified are eligible to participate in Tamil Nadu NEET UG counselling process.
• It is necessary to be the native of Tamil Nadu for MBBS admission in all the government medical colleges/universities/institutions/minority institutions of the state.
• Candidates who have passed high school and intermediate from outside Tamil Nadu and are native of TN. They are required to submit domicile certificate.
• It is not mandatory to be native of Tamil Nadu for admission in Pvt Medical colleges of TN.

Tamil Nadu NEET 2024 Counselling Dates – Check complete schedule

TN NEET UG First Round Counselling Schedule

Date of Online Registration	To be declared
Date of deposition of registration Fee & Security money	To be declared
Date of online Document verification	To be declared
Date of Merit List Declaration	To be declared
Date of On-line Choice filling	To be declared
Date of Allotment Result Declaration	To be declared
Date for downloading the allotment letters & Admission	To be declared

TN NEET UG Second Round Counselling Schedule

Date of Online Registration	To be declared
Date of deposition of registration Fee & Security money	To be declared
Date of online Document verification	To be declared
Date of Merit List Declaration	To be declared
Date of On-line Choice filling	To be declared
Date of Allotment Result Declaration	To be declared
Date for downloading the allotment letters & Admission	To be declared

Tamil Nadu NEET UG Mopup Round Counselling Schedule

Date of Online Registration	To be declared
Date of deposition of registration Fee & Security money	To be declared
Date of online Document verification	To be declared
Date of Merit List Declaration	To be declared
Date of On-line Choice filling	To be declared
Date of Allotment Result Declaration	To be declared
Date for downloading the allotment letters & Admission	To be declared

Tamil Nadu NEET UG Stray Vacancy Round Counselling Schedule

Date of Online Registration	To be declared
Date of deposition of registration Fee & Security money	To be declared
Date of online Document verification	To be declared
Date of Merit List Declaration	To be declared
Date of On-line Choice filling	To be declared
Date of Allotment Result Declaration	To be declared
Date for downloading the allotment letters & Admission	To be declared

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling Process

Will you have got complete information regarding date schedule of the counselling in the above table. To participate in the counselling event, follow the steps below-

Registration

Registration is the first process of counselling events. Candidates who want to participate in the counselling process 2024, have to register at TN NEET counselling official website www.tnhealth.tn.gov.in. Just to confirm you that this is one time registration for all counselling events. You can participate in other rounds of counselling with same login credential.

Registration fees

Candidates who want to participate in counselling, required to pay a prescribed registration fee of Rs.500/-. This fee can be paid online via net banking/ debit or credit cards.

Tamil Nadu Counselling Security Money

When you have completed the registration part of the counselling process, now it is time to pay security fee. Security money is a refundable.  There is separate security money for government and private medical/dental colleges  in the state.

College Types	Security Money payable (in INR)
All Medical Colleges	30,000
Private Medical Colleges	100,000

Document verification

Document verification comes after registration and deposition of security money. It is mandatory process. Candidates need to report to the respective nodal center to complete their documents verification. Make sure this is very important step to confirm your MBBS seat in Tamil Nadu. If you fail to verify the document, your seat will be given to other next in the que.

Choice filling and locking (Allotment process)

After you finish the document verification process, now it is time to do choice filling and lock it to secure the choices. You need to follow the step by step process-

Login – The candidate needs to login by entering his/her roll number and password. This is OTP based login, so an OTP will be sent to the registered mobile number.

Choice Filling and Locking – On the successful login, college list will be visible to you. All you need to add to your choice list and save. You can add the colleges as per your choices and arrange them many times before locking. After completing and reviewing your choice list, lock it. Candidates who fail to lock the choice, application will not be entertained.

Allotment list – Once the choice filling process is over. The TN DM reviews the applications and display the list of the selected candidates.

Reporting to college – Allotted candidates must repost to the college as per given date to confirm the seat.

Reservation of Seats in Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2024

Vertical Reservation

Category	Reservation (in Percentile)
Scheduled Caste	21
Scheduled Tribe	02
Other Backward Classes	27
Economically Weaker Sections	10

Horizontal Reservation

Category	Reservation (in Percentile)
Children of freedom fighters	02
Children of Armed Personnel	02
National Cadet Corps (NCC)	01
Women	20
Persons with disability	05

TN NEET UG Counselling Document Requirements

Here is the list of documents to submit in the counselling process-

• NEET admit card 2024
• NEET rank card 2024
• Class 10th mark sheet
• Class 12th mark sheet
• A valid photo Id proof (Aadhaar card/ Passport/ Driving License/ Pan Card)
• Domicile Certificate of Uttar Pradesh
• Caste Certificate
• Online registration slip
• Receipt depicting the successful deposition of security money

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling Seat Distribution

S. No.	Name of the institute	Type of MBBS institute	Number of seats available
1	Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalainagar	Govt.	150
2	Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Chennai	Trust	250
3	SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Kancheepuram	Trust	150
4	Sree Mookambika Institute of Medical Sciences, Kanyakumari	Trust	100
5	Theni Government Medical College,Theni	Govt.	100
6	Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kanchipuram	Trust	250
7	Government Dharmapuri Medical College, Dharmapuri	Govt.	100
8	Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Kancheepuram	Trust	150
9	Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai	Trust	150
10	Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore	Govt.	150
11	Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Variyar Medical College, Salem	Trust	100
12	KanyaKumari Government Medical College, Asaripallam	Govt.	150
13	Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, Kanchipuram	Trust	250
14	Melmaruvathur Adiparasakthi Instt. Medical Sciences and Research	Trust	150
15	Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, Trichy	Trust	150
16	ACS Medical College and Hospital, Chennai	Trust	150
17	IRT Perundurai Medical College, Perundurai	Govt.	100
18	Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem	Govt.	100
19	Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu	Govt.	100
20	Government Vellore Medical College, Vellore	Govt.	100
21	Karpaga Vinayaga Institute of Medical Sciences,Maduranthagam	Trust	100
22	PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore	Trust	150
23	Christian Medical College, Vellore	Trust	100
24	Madras Medical College, Chennai	Govt.	250
25	Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai	Govt.	150
26	Madurai Medical College, Madurai	Govt.	250
27	Thanjavur Medical College,Thanjavur	Govt.	150
28	Tirunelveli Medical College,Tirunelveli	Govt.	250
29	Stanley Medical College, Chennai	Govt.	250
30	Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai	Trust	250
31	K A P Viswanathan Government Medical College, Trichy	Govt.	150
32	Thoothukudi Medical College, Thoothukudi	Govt.	150
33	Meenakshi Medical College and Research Institute, Enathur	Trust	250
34	Government Medical College, Karur	Govt.	150
35	KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Coimbatore	Private	150
36	Government Medical College, Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu	Govt.	150
37	Government Medical College & ESIC Hospital, Coimbatore, TamilNadu	Govt.	100
38	Government Medical College, Omandurar	Govt.	100
39	ESI-PGIMSR,ESI Hospital,K.K Nagar,Chennai	Govt.	100
40	Velammal Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Madurai	Trust	150
41	Government Thiruvannamalai Medical College, Thiruvannamalai	Govt.	100
42	Government Sivagangai Medical College, Sivaganga	Govt.	100
43	Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore	Trust	150
44	Madha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, Chennai	Trust	150
45	Annapoorna Medical College & Hospital, Salem	Trust	150
46	Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital,Perambalur	Trust	150
47	Government Villupuram Medical College, Villupuram	Govt.	100
48	Thiruvarur Govt. Medical College, Thiruvarur	Govt.	100
49	Sri Muthukumaran Medical College,Chennai	Trust	150

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