Tamil Nadu MBBS Counselling 2023 – Eligibility Criteria
AGE LIMIT (As per NEET UG – 2023 Bulletin)
The Candidates should have completed 17 years of age at the time of admission or
should complete 17 years on or before 31st December of this year 2023.
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (As per NEET UG – 2023 Bulletin)
Candidates should be a Citizen of India.
NATIVITY
a) Candidates should be Native of Tamil Nadu.
b) The Certificates who claim their Nativity as Tamil Nadu, should submit their nativity
certificate issued by the competent authority of Government of Tamil Nadu and
supported by a photocopy of Passport / Ration Card / Birth Certificate. If the copy of
the supporting document is not produced, then the application form will be rejected.
Nativity Certificate submitted after the deadline will also be summarily rejected.
c) Candidates belonging to other States and residing in Tamil Nadu cannot claim
nativity of Tamil Nadu.
d) Candidate who has appeared for NEET UG – 2023 as a native of other State,
cannot apply as a native of Tamil Nadu.
e) Permanent Residence Certificate in lieu of Nativity Certificate will not be accepted.
f) Nativity Certificate should be submitted with application alone will be accepted and
sending the Nativity Certificate separately will not be entertained.
g) Candidates who are Native of Tamil Nadu and have studied from Standard VI to
Standard XII in schools of Tamil Nadu should also produce Nativity Certificate and
Community Certificate issued by the competent authority along with the true copies
of certificates of either one of the parents such as any one of (Aadhar Card / Driving
Licence / Ration Card / Passport) and any one of (SSLC / 10th, 12th Mark Sheet
or Transfer Certificate). In case, parents are not literate, then No Graduation
Certificate for parents or First Graduation Certificate of the candidate, from the
competent Revenue Authority should be enclosed. The Community Certificate of
either one of the parent should be enclosed to claim Communal Reservation.
If candidates do not submit the above mentioned certificates and even if he/she had
studied Standard VI to Standard XII completely in Tamil Nadu, the candidate will be
considered under Open Category only
h) Candidates who are Native of Tamil Nadu, but have studied from VI Standard to XII
Standard outside Tamil Nadu either partly or completely in one or more States
should produce the Nativity Certificate and Community Certificate issued by the
competent authority along with the true copies of either one of the parents
certificates such as any one of (Aadhar Card / Driving Licence / Ration Card /
Passport) and any one of (SSLC / 10th, 12th Mark Sheet or Transfer Certificate). In
case, parents are not literate, then No Graduation Certificate for parents or First
Graduation Certificate of the candidate, from the competent Revenue Authority
should be enclosed. The Community Certificate of either one of the parent should
be enclosed to claim Communal Reservation.
If the candidates do not submit the above mentioned certificates, then the candidate’s application will be summarily rejected.
i) Candidates who are native of other States but studied their schooling from VI Std to
XII Std, continuously in Tamil Nadu, have to produce their School Bonafide
Certificate from School in which he/she studied Std VI to XII, to be considered under
the Open Category.
j) Community Certificate obtained from other States will not be considered for
reservation.
COMMUNITY CERTIFICATE
a) Candidates should produce Community Certificate obtained from the Revenue authorities
with competent jurisdiction as detailed below:
| SI. No. | Name of the Community | Issuing Authority |
| 1 | Scheduled Tribe (ST) | Revenue Divisional Officer of their native place or Sub-Collector of their Districts (except Chennai) or P.A (General) to Collector of Chennai. The Community Certificate card issued by Tahsildars upto 11.11.89 is valid. |
| 2 | Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Caste – (Arunthathiyars) ( SCA) | Tahsildar of Native Taluk of the Candidate |
| 3 | Backward Class / Backward Class (Muslim) (BCM) / Most Backward Class /Denotified Communities (MBC & DNC) | Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar / Zonal Deputy Tahsildar / Deputy Tahsildar (Certificates) |
The candidature of ST candidate claimed after submission of application without ST
Community Certificate will be treated as Open category.
b) If a candidate of Tamil Nadu origin obtains community certificate from other state, he/she will be considered under Open Category.
c) If a candidate submits a false / fabricated Community Certificate, Nativity Certificate or any other Certificate, if it is found at a later point during the course of the study, it will result in expulsion of the candidate from the course and also legal proceedings / criminal action will be initiated against the candidate and their parents as per provision of law.
QUALIFYING CRITERIA
The National Testing Agency will prepare an All India Merit List of successful candidates
of NEET (UG) – 2023 on the basis of the eligibility criteria provided by the National Medical
Commission (erstwhile Medical Council of India) and Dental Council of India as given in
erstwhile Graduate Medical Education Regulations – 1997 issued under Indian Medical Council Act – 1956 and BDS Course Regulations, 2007 issued under the Dentists Act, 1948)
The eligibility criteria are as follows:
Admission to MBBS / BDS Degree Courses for academic session (2023-24)shall be
based solely on marks obtained in the National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET–UG
2023).
(a) In order to become eligible for admission to MBBS / BDS Courses for a particular academic year, it shall be necessary for the candidate to obtain minimum of marks at 50th percentile in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test to MBBS / BDS Courses held for the said academic year.
However, in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other
Backward Classes, the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile.
In respect of candidates with Bench Mark Disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act, 2016, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile for unreserved
category candidates and 40th percentile for SC/ST / OBC candidates.
(b) Provided when sufficient number of candidates in the respective categories fail to secure minimum marks as prescribed in National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test held for any
academic year for admission to MBBS / BDS Courses, the Government of India in
consultation with National Medical Commission (erstwhile Board of Governors in
Supersession of the Medical Council of India) and Dental Council of India may at its
discretion lower the minimum marks required for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses for
candidates belonging to respective categories and marks so lowered by the Government of
India shall be applicable for the said academic year only.
(c) To be eligible for admission to the MBBS / BDS Courses, a candidate must have passed in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Bio-technology and English individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, Botany/ Zoology / Biology / Bio-technology at the Qualifying Examination as mentioned in Graduate Medical Education Regulations-1997 as amended in 2018 and BDS Course Regulations, 2007 and in addition must have come in the merit list of National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test for admission to MBBS / BDS Courses.
In respect of the candidates belonging to the SC, ST and OBC category, the marks obtained in Physics, Chemistry, Biology / Bio-technology taken in qualifying examination and competitive examination (Physics, Chemistry, and Biology) must be 40% marks instead of 50%.
In respect of candidates with Bench Mark Disabilities specified under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, the minimum marks in qualifying examination in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Bio-Technology taken together must be 45% instead of 50% for Unreserved category candidates and 40% for SC / ST / OBC candidates.
(d) Candidates who have passed 10+2 from Open School or as private candidates shall not be eligible to appear for ‘National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test’. Furthermore, study of Biology / Biotechnology as an Additional subject at 10+2 level also shall not be permissible.
(e) The candidates of other Boards / Universities / Countries (except State Board) who wish to take up a MBBS / BDS seat in the State of Tamil Nadu should submit the Eligibility Certificate obtained from the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai, at the time of submission of filled in online application.
NON-ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
(1) The candidates, who are native of other State, studied their schooling from VI to XII in other States are not eligible to apply for MBBS/BDS course.
(2) If the candidates of other Universities / Boards (except State Board) do not submit the
Eligibility Certificate obtained from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Guindy,
Chennai, then their application will be summarily rejected.
(3) Candidates presently pursuing the MBBS course in Tamil Nadu or in other States of India or other countries are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply for the MBBS Course once again.
(4) Candidates presently pursuing the BDS course in Tamil Nadu or in other States of India or other countries are NOT ELIGIBLE to apply for the BDS Course again.