TN MBBS / BDS Counselling 2023 – Special Categories
COUNSELLING PROCEDURE FOR SPECIAL CATEGORIES
a) Counselling for the Special Categories (Eminent Sports Person, Children of
Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Bench Mark Disabilities) will be done ahead of the
General Category. The candidates have to appear in person along with the relevant
original certificates at the venue specified in the websites.
b) There will be RE-ALLOTMENT allowed in the 2nd round of Counselling for Special
Category.
c) Any discontinued / Not Joined / un-availed vacancies in Special Category (Persons with
Benchmark Disability seats) will be added to General Category in the 2nd round and
MOP-UP of Under Graduate counselling.
d) The movement of candidate from Special category (Eminent Sports Person, Ex servicemen and Persons with Bench Mark Disabilities) to General Category in cases where they do not qualify for Special category will be based on the General rank
following the Rule of Reservation.
e) The candidates seeking admission under Special Category for both MBBS and BDS
Degree Courses (Eminent Sports Person, Persons with Benchmark Disabilities and
Children of Ex-Servicemen) are instructed to pay an additional sum of Rs.100/- through
online via bank payment portal for each Special Category separately and to enclose the
relevant certificates claiming that Special Category.
The candidates applying under Special categories viz., Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities and Children of Ex-servicemen are instructed to submit their application both
in online and offline mode and submit the downloaded filled in online application with
enclosures on or before (will be updated) 2023 either by post or by courier or in person to the following address.
The Secretary,
Selection Committee,
Directorate of Medical Education,
162, Periyar E.V.R. High Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010”.
Eminent Sports persons
Eminent Sports persons are instructed to submit their application in online mode and
submit the downloaded filled in online application along with two sets of enclosures on or
before (will be updated) 2023 in person only to the above address.
1. Seats Reserved for Special Categories in Government Colleges:-
a. Seats earmarked for the special categories will be allotted following the Horizontal
Reservation. The seats will be allotted as per rank in the concerned special category
and those seats will be deducted in the concerned compartment (OC / BC / BCM / MBC
/ DNC / SC / SCA / ST) and the remaining seats, if any, will be added to the General
Category.
b. If adequate number of eligible candidates is not available under Special Category, then
the earmarked seats will be reverted back to General Category.
c. The candidates who got selected under the Special Category and not joined /
discontinued the course at a later date will not be eligible to apply under the Special
Category in future for the next two academic years.
d. The candidates who have previously applied for the MBBS/BDS Degree Courses under
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities made ineligible by the Rajiv Gandhi Government
General Hospital, Chennai are not eligible to apply under this category. Such application
will be summarily rejected.
2. Seats Reserved for the Children of Ex-Servicemen :
(Number of seats reserved in M.B.B.S. – 10 & B.D.S. – 1)
- The candidates seeking admission to MBBS / BDS Course under Children of
Ex-Servicemen Category should apply online for Ex-serviceman certificate, in the
prescribed form available in the website www.esmwel.tn.gov.in which should issued by
the Assistant Director of the concerned Ex-Servicemen Welfare Board. - The candidates should furnish the online certificate as prescribed in the format obtained
from the competent Ex-servicemen Welfare Board. - The Special Committee from the Directorate of Ex-Servicemen Welfare, Chennai – 03
constituted will scrutinize the prescribed certificates given by the Assistant Director of the Ex-servicemen Welfare Board submitted by the candidates. The priority list given by the Special Committee will be final. Eligible candidates will be selected on priority basis by the above said Committee. The other eligibility conditions for admission to MBBS / BDS Degree Course will be applicable as in the case of General Category. - The candidates who submit their Ex-Servicemen Certificate after the last date of online
submission will not be considered for Ex-Servicemen Quota. - The Ex-Servicemen Quota priority list will be furnished by the Special Committee to the
Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education, Kilpauk, Chennai. The decision
of the Special Committee will be final. - In the Ex-servicemen Quota priority list, If same priority is obtained by more than one
candidate, then rank list will be assigned based on NEET UG – 2023 Rank
3. Seats Reserved for Eminent Sports Person :
(Number of seats reserved in M.B.B.S – 7 and B.D.S.- 1)
- The Common Committee from Tamil Nadu Sports Development Authorities, at the office
of the Secretary, Selection Committee, will scrutinize and approve the eligibility norms,
list of sports events, marks for various categories of achievements, competent authority
to issue forms / certificates, etc., for TNEA 2023 / MBBS 2023 admissions under
Eminent Sports Persons Quota. - The Rank list for this category will be done by the Common Committee constituted for
this purpose. - The Sports Quota rank list will be furnished by the Common Committee to the Selection
Committee, Directorate of Medical Education, Kilpauk, and Chennai. The decision of the
Common Committee will be final. - If the Original certificates are not produced in person to the Common Committee at the
time of scrutiny for Sports Quota at the Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical
Education, Kilpauk, Chennai, the candidates will not be considered under the Sports
Category. Subsequent production of original certificate or sending photo copy of sports
evidence by post / courier will not be accepted. - If same sports mark is obtained by two or more candidates, then sports rank will be
assigned based on NEET UG – 2023 Rank.
4. Eligibility for Bench Mark Disabilities as per the Right of Persons with Disability
Act, 2016.
a. 5% of the total number of seats available in Government Medical / Dental Institutions will be filled by candidates falling under Persons with Bench Mark disabilities as per MCI
Guidelines / Regulations in accordance with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,
2016. If the seats reserved for the persons with disabilities in a particular category
remain unfilled on account of unavailability of candidates, then earmarked seats would
be included in the general category in the 2nd round of counselling.
b. Candidates are required to visit the official websites www.tnhealth.tn.gov.in,
www.tnmedicalselection.org for latest information in this regard.
Candidates with less than 40% disabilities are NOT ELIGIBLE for reservation,
provided that the candidates are eligible to apply for MBBS / BDS Degree Courses
under general category.