Tamil Nadu MBBS / BDS – Phases of Online Counselling 2023
PHASES OF ONLINE COUNSELLING
There are four rounds of counselling
1. First Phase of counselling
2. Second Phase of counselling
3. Mop-up counselling
4. Stray Round of counselling
I. GENERAL COUNSELLING INSTRUCTIONS:
At the time of registration of counselling, the candidate must pay Security Deposit as
follows:
(i) For Government Medical Colleges – Nil
(ii) For Government Dental Colleges – Nil
(iii) For Government Quota seats in
Self-Financing Medical / Dental College – Rs.30, 000/- *(if candidate wish to choice lock government quota in self financing colleges)
“*SC/SCA/ST candidates Exempted from Security deposit if annual Income is less than 2.5 Lakhs and SC candidates converted to Christianity are Exempted from Security deposit if annual Income is less than 2.0 Lakhs.”
1) The counselling Schedule will be available in the official Websites.
2) Candidates are instructed to register and Choice lock the seats for each phase of
counselling within the stipulated date and time as mentioned in the counselling Schedule.
3) It is advisable that candidates may choice lock all Colleges (Category wise) at the
time of counselling as per their own preference. Choice Lock of all Colleges (Category wise) will AVOID OPT OUT of colleges in subsequent phase of
counselling.
4) Once the candidate locks his/her choices during the online counselling, it cannot be changed later.
5) Admission to MBBS/BDS course shall be made by online counselling on the basis of rank by applying the rules of reservation based on the preference of Choices given by the candidate.
6) The candidates should produce their ORIGINAL CERTIFICATES in person at the time of joining in their selected Colleges along with scanned copies of original certificates to the concerned Colleges.
7) Candidates are advised not to share Login ID, Password and OTP with others.
8) Joined candidates upto Round II of All India Quota or State Quota shall not be
eligible to participate in the further rounds for All India Quota or State Quota from
the academic year 2022-2023 onwards as per the directions of the Hon’ble
Supreme Court of Indiavide order dated.31.03.2022 in W.P.(c).No.174 of 2022 and
DGHS guidelines issued in Ref.No.U/12021/01/2022–MEC, dated.12.07.2022
II. FIRST PHASE OF ONLINE COUNSELLING:
a) The candidates should pay a non-refundable amount of Rs.500/– (Rupees Five
hundred only) towards Processing Fee via Bank payment portal and register for
1st Phase of Counselling.
b) A candidate who has not registered in the first phase of online counseling will not be
permitted to attend the subsequent phases of online counselling.
c) If the candidate who opts out of any Medical/ Dental college(s) in First phase of
online Counselling, he/ she cannot claim the opted out college(s) for locking their
choices in subsequent phase of counselling.
Example : If a Candidate during the First Phase of counselling lock his/her choices
in 34 Government Medical Colleges out of 36 in Category A, he/she cannot be able
to lock his/her choices in remaining Medical Colleges during subsequent phases of
counselling. This “same pattern of opt out” is applicable for all Categories (A, A1, B,
C and D) and not applicable for newly added Medical / Dental Colleges during
subsequent phases of counselling.
d) A candidate who has taken a seat and not joined/discontinued the course within the
stipulated time will be eligible to attend the subsequent phases of online counselling
for the academic year 2023-2024. This is applicable for all phases of online counselling.
e) Re-allotment is permitted only during the second phase of counseling based on rank
following the Rule of Reservation.
f) Mutual transfer/Individual request for transfer of college will NOT be permitted under
any circumstances.
g) Provisionally selected candidates will be called for original certificate verification.
Candidate should bring all the original certificates to the venue which will be intimated later in the official website. After verification of the original certificates, the candidate can download the provisional allotment order by paying the tuition fee as mentioned.
h) If a candidate fails to join the College within the stipulated time, in the 1st phase of
counselling he/she will be permitted to participate in the 2nd phases of online counselling.
i) The remaining seats of Persons with Benchmark Disability seats will be added in the
General Category in 1st phases of counselling
III. SECOND PHASE OF ONLINE COUNSELLING:
When a candidate plans to attend the scheduled second phase of online counselling, then
the candidate has to pay the processing fee of Rs.500/-(non-refundable) via online Bank
payment portal. The candidates who have already paid the processing fee during 1st phase of counselling need not pay again.
a. The candidates who wish to retain the college taken in first phase of online counseling need not participate in second phase of counseling.
b. Re-allotment / allotment for the vacancies arising due to not joining of the candidates allotted in Previous Round of Counselling and newly created seats in newly Affiliated Medical / Dental Colleges if any, will be shown to all candidates on the basis of the rank following the rule of reservation.
c. During the second phase of online counselling, candidates will be permitted to opt the course / college as per rank and by following the rule of reservation from General rank one.
d. Candidates who are waitlisted in First Phases of Online Counselling will be allowed to participate in this second phase of Online Counselling.
e. If the candidates who opts out of any Medical/ Dental colleges in 1st Phase of Counselling, he/ she cannot claim the seats in the opted out College for choice locking in the subsequent phases of counselling.
f. If the candidate is Re-allotted, then the MBBS/BDS seat allotted to him/her during 1st Phase of Counselling will be allotted to other candidates in descending order, not in ascending order.
g. If the candidate discontinues / Not-joined the course after completion of 2nd Phase of
Online counselling will not be eligible to attend the subsequent phases of online counselling for the academic year 2022-2023, he/she will have to forfeit the Processing Fee / Security Deposit & Tuition Fee paid by him/her.
h. Virtual vacancies: Any candidate who has been allotted a seat in 1st Phase and has
opted for up-gradation in 2nd Phase that allotted seat of 1st Phase will be shown as virtual vacancy in 2nd Phase and candidates can fill the said seat during the choice filling in 2nd Phase. However, such seats will be allotted in 2nd Phase, if the allottee of 1st Phase vacates/upgrades in 2nd Phase. When that virtual vacancy becomes real vacancy, it is open to all in the order of merit.
i. Other terms and conditions are as in the first phase of online counselling.
IV. MOP-UP ONLINE COUNSELLING:
When a candidate is scheduled to attend the Mop-Up online counselling, then the candidate has to pay the processing fee of Rs.500/-(non-refundable) via online Bank payment portal. The candidates who have already paid the processing fee during previous phase of counselling need not pay again
1) As per DGHS Notification a candidate allotted and joined under All India Quota or State Quota in the previous round will not be allowed to State Quota Mop-up counselling.
2) A Candidate not holding any MBBS/BDS seats under All India Quota and State Quota will be allowed to participate in State Quota Mop-up counselling.
3) If a candidate is holding/ getting a seat in State Mop-Up Round of counselling, he/she will not be eligible to participate in Management Mop- Up counselling.
4) If a candidate is getting a seat in MBBS/BDS course in State Quota MOP-UP Round, who is already holding a seat in Management/ Minority/ NRI lapsed Quota in Round – I/ II, that Management/ Minority/ NRI lapsed seat will be automatically cancelled and that seat will be shown as vacant in MOP-UP Counselling of Management Quota. So, Candidates should understand that they can not reclaim Management Seat allotted ealier and be vigilant before participating Mop-Up counseling for State quota.
5) The candidates, who have selected seats in the mop-up counselling and have received their provisional allotment order, should report in person before the respective Medical / Dental College on or before the stipulated date and time mentioned in their provisional allotment order.
6) If he / she fails to join in the specified date and time in the respective college, it will be considered as discontinued and the candidate should pay the penalty.
7) Other terms and conditions are as in the first/second phase of counselling.
V. STRAY ROUND OF COUNSELLING
a. Stray Round of Counselling will be conducted by the respective Self Financing Medical / Dental Colleges only, based on Dar-Su-Slam Judgment from Merit List in ratio 1:10 sent by Selection Committee.
b. Candidates who are not holding any seats in MBBS/BDS course will be eligible to participate in this Counselling.
c. Candidates who have joined in All India and State Quota seats for MBBS/BDS will not be eligible to participate in this Counselling.
d. If he / she fail to join in the specified date and time in the respective college, it will be
considered as discontinued and the candidate should pay the penalty.
e. Selection Committee takes no responsibility of any allotment made by Self Financing Institution in the stray vacancy round and shall not be held responsible for any wrong / incorrect allotment. If is found that any seats have been allotted in the stray vacancy round in disregard of Merit List, appropriate action will be taken by the concerned authorities.