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Directorate of Medical
Education | Selection and Admission Procedures
for
MBBS/BDS/PG Degree/PG Diploma/Higher Speciality and Paramedical
Courses
General Information
Admission to Professional Courses MBBS, BDS, B.Pharmacy, B.Sc
(Nursing) B.P.T & B.O.T in the Government colleges and self-financing
colleges is done by the Selection committee functioning under the
chairmanship of the Director of Medical Education. The office of the
Selection Committee is situated in the Directorate of Medical Education,
#162, Periyar E.V.R. High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600
010.
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Eligibility
1. Nativity: Candidates who belong to Tamil Nadu only will be
considered for admission to the medical, dental and para-medical
courses.
2. Age Limit: Candidates should have completed 17 years on or
before 31st December of the year of admission. (Example-For 2001-2002
session 17 years should have been completed on or before 31st December
2001).
3. Qualification: Candidates should have passed Higher Secondary
Certificate (Academic) conducted by the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary State
Board with the following group of subjects with prescribed minimum marks
alone shall be considered
a) Physics, Chemistry, Botany and
Zoology
or)
b) Physics, Chemistry, Biology with any other
subject.
Note: Candidates who have passed any other equivalent examination
with the same group of subjects mentioned above shall also be considered
subject to the eligibility certificate from TamilNadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical
University, Chennai.
Candidates who have already undergone or undergoing any of the
Professional courses in Medical, Dental, Para Medical, Engineering, Law,
Agriculture, Veterinary etc., for six months or more are not eligible to
apply to the Medical, Dental and Para Medical
courses.
4. All eligible candidates seeking admission to Medical, Dental
& Para Medical courses in the Government and Self-financing colleges
should have appeared in the Tamil Nadu
Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE) conducted by the
Anna University every year. However, candidates who have passed Diploma in
Pharmacy seeking latent entry for B. Pharmacy are exempted from appearing
for TNPCEE.
Candidates should apply directly to Anna University in the
application form prescribed for TNPCEE. Notification regarding the same
will be published in the newspapers by Anna University. (Usually
applications will be available from beginning of March and examinations
will be conducted during the 3rd /4th week of
April).
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Minimum Eligibility Marks:
Minimum
eligibility marks in the various subjects (physics, chemistry, biology
botany and zoology) for the different categories / Communities, namely
Other communities (O.C), Backward class (B.C), Most Backward classes and
Denotified communities (M.B.C/D.C) and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
(S.C/S.T). have been prescribed. Details will be available in the
prospectus.
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Categories of Seats
CATEGORY
I : The seats in the government medical, dental and para- medical
colleges.
CATEGORY
II : 50% of the seats are known as FREE SEATS in self-financing
Medical , Dental and Para-Medical Colleges.
CATEGORY
III : 35% of the seats are known as the Payment Seats in self-financing
Medical, Dental and Para-Medical Colleges,
CATEGORY
IV : 15% of the seats are known as NRI seats/ Management quota seats
in the self-financing colleges.
All
applications for admission against seats under the first three categories
should be made in the printed application form prescribed by the Director
of Medical Education and submitted to THE SECRETARY, SELECTION
COMMITTEE. Usually the sale of applications would begin during the
last week of May, the details of which will be notified in the
newspapers.
For
Category IV seats, candidates should apply directly to the management of
the self-financing colleges/ institutions.
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Method of Selection and Admission :
Selection for admission to government / self-financing medical
institutions in Tamil Nadu for the Medical, Dental and Para-Medical
courses will be made on the basis of marks obtained by the eligible
candidates in the prescribed science subjects at the qualifying
examination reduced to the base of 200 marks and the marks obtained for
the maximum of 100 marks in the entrance examination (TNPCEE) conducted by
the Anna University.
Calculation
Weighted total marks for a maximum of
200
Percentage in biology (X)
Percentage in physics and chemistry taken together
(Y)
Percentage in botany and zoology taken together
(Z)
Weighted total marks for a maximum of 200 Either (X+Y)
or (Z+Y)
Entrance Examination marks for a maximum of
100
Merit
of the Candidate:- Science Marks (Max) + Entrance
Marks (Max) = Aggregate Marks (Max)
200
100
300
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Ranking of the candidates will be done based on the total
marks computed to a maximum of 300, as mentioned
above.
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The
MERIT/RANK LIST will be published in the notice board of the office of
Selection Committee. Arrangements will be made to make the merit list
available through internet and in all the government medical
colleges.
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Selection for admission to the seats under category I and
Category II under the respective courses will be made according to
merit, choice of the candidate, seats available and rule of reservation.
For category III the rule of reservation will not be
followed.
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Rule of Reservation:
Reservation for Rural School candidates: 15% of seats will be
allotted to students who have studied both +1 and +2 (XI and XII Stds) in
schools located in village Panchayat. This reservation will be done only
within the reservation compartments (i.e., BC/MBC/SC/ST). This will
be applicable for Medical, Dental and Para-Medical courses in government
and self-financing colleges. The list of rural schools eligible for
consideration will be published as an appendix along with the prospectus.
Any unfilled seats in this category due to non availability of
eligible candidates, would be carried over to the general pool under the
same category. (Subjected to the final verdict in the S.L.P. filed in the
Honble Supreme Court)
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Special Categories
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Code
No. |
Special
Category |
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Seats reserved in
MBBS |
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01 |
Children of freedom
fighters |
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02 |
Grand children of freedom
fighters |
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03 |
Children of parents who contributed for Tamil language
development. |
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04 |
Children of service personnel killed in
action. |
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05 |
Children of Ex-servicemen |
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06 |
Children of serving defence
personal. |
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07 |
Children of police personnel who died in heroic
action. |
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08 |
Children born of Inter caste marriage between SC/ST
& Forward Community. |
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09 |
Children born of Inter caste and between SC/ST &
Backward Community. |
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10 |
Children born of inter caste between SC/ ST & Most
Backward Community & Denotified
Community. |
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11 |
Children of medical department staff who lost their
lives due Occupational Hazards. |
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12 |
Eminent Sportsmen. |
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13 |
Physically Handicapped. |
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14 |
Recipients of Anna Award - Disabled / If not 'Not
Disabled' |
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15 |
Candidates of Tamil Nadu Origin settled in Andaman and
Nicobar Islands |
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16 |
Orphans from Orphanages and Inmates of Juvenile /Spl.
Homes approved and aided by State Govt./ Central
Government. |
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17 |
Widows. |
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18 |
Deserted Women. |
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19 |
Sri Lankan Tamil Students among Sri Lankan
Tamil Refugees. |
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20 |
National Cadet Corps. |
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Seats Reserved in
BDS |
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21 |
Children of Ex-Servicemen / Service Personnel Killed in
Action / Serving Defence Personnel of Tamil Nadu
origin. |
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Seats Reserved in B.
Pharmacy |
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22 |
Candidates of Tamil Nadu Origin settled in Andaman
and Nicobar Islands |
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23 |
Government of Pondicherry
Nominees. |
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24 |
Nominees of Central Pool. |
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Seats Reserved in BSc
(Nursing) |
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25 |
Candidates of Anglo-Indian
Community. |
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Seats Reserved in
BPT |
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26 |
Physically Handicapped
candidates. |
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Seats Reserved in Diploma in
Nursing |
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27 |
Candidates sponsored by Social Welfare
Board |
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28 |
Burma / Sri Lankan
Repatriates |
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29 |
10% of the total seats reserved for widows / Defence
Personnels |
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Number of
seats: (Alloted by the Selection Committee on State Govt.
Quota)
|
S.No. |
Name of the
College |
No. of
Seats |
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MBBS |
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1 |
Govt. Medical Colleges
(Eleven) |
1026 |
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2 |
Perundurai Medical College
(IRT) |
40 |
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3 |
Self financing
Colleges |
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Free seats |
75 |
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Payment seats |
60 |
|
BDS |
|
1 |
Govt. Dental
College |
51 |
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2 |
Self financing Dental Colleges
(Ten) |
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Free seats |
345 |
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Payment seats |
249 |
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Para Medical
Courses
B.P.T. |
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1 |
Govt. Seats |
50 |
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2 |
Free Seats |
953 |
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3 |
Payment Seats |
656 |
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B.
Pharmacy |
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1 |
Govt. Seats |
100 |
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2 |
Free Seats |
797 |
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3 |
Payment Seats |
546 |
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B.Sc (Nursing) |
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1 |
Govt. Seats |
25 |
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2 |
Free Seats |
727 |
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3 |
Payment Seats |
503 |
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B.O.T. |
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1 |
Free Seats |
112 |
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2 |
Payment Seats |
81 |
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Diploma in
Nursing |
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1 |
Government Seats
(Stipendary) |
625 |
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2 |
Government Seats
(Non-Stipendary) |
100 |
Note: The number of
seats available for allotment for the previous year (2000-2001) are shown.
The exact number of seats in each college and any other changes (due to
starting of new colleges) as approved by Government will be available
usually before the commencement of the Counselling. Allotment will be made
only for seat approved by the MCI / DCI / GOI on the date of
counseling.
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All India Quota:
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15% of
the total seats in government medical colleges and government dental
college are allotted to the AIQ and the allotment is done by the DGHS,
New Delhi, based on the Entrance Examination conducted by them on All
India basis. (158 seats in Govt. Medical Colleges are earmarked for
this)
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Seats
are reserved for various special categories in Government Colleges.
Details regarding the eligibility conditions and mode of Selection for
the various special categories will be available in the
prospectus.
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The
list of Government / Self financing Medical, Dental and Para-Medical
institutions are given in the annexure. Further details will be
available in the prospectus.
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Duration of Medical / Dental and Para - Medical
Courses
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MBBS (MEDICAL)
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5 ½ Years (Including one year CRRI)
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BDS (Dental)
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5 Years (including one year CRRI)
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B.Pharmacy
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4 Years
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B.Sc (Nursing)
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4 Years
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B.P.T. (Physiotherapy)
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4 ½ Years (Including Six Month CRRI)
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B.O.T. (Occupational Therapy) - 4 ½ Years
(Including Six Month CRRI)
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Diploma in
Nursing
3 Years
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Counselling (Single Window System):
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Selection and admission will be made on merit basis for all
categories of seats for Medical, Dental and Para-Medical courses,
through counselling, following rule of reservation, choice of
candidates and availability of seats. Eligible candidates will be called
for counselling through call letters and also by publishing schedule in
the newspapers and also in the Internet. This single window system was
introduced during 1999-2000 session.
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According to this system the candidates are called for
counselling according to the rank based on the aggregate marks (for 300)
obtained. Candidates can attend the counselling accompanied by one
parent /guardian.
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Candidates have to furnish relevant details in a proforma
and the original certificates are verified. The vacancy position and
colleges available are displayed. The candidates have four options for
MBBS and three options for BDS. (for MBBS : Govt/IRT/Free/Payment, for
BDS: Govt./Free/Payment).
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Candidates can choose any of the course and college where
seats are available at their turn. If the seat is not available in the
course of their choice they can opt to be wait listed. If the candidate
chooses the BDS course (which is only available at his/her turn) in
government dental college, then the candidate can be waitlisted for MBBS
course in all categories of seats unless he/she is opting
out.
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Option
once given at the time of counselling cannot be changed under any
circumstances. If a Candidate opts out of one category of seats and opts
for the other category, under no circumstance he can claim for opted out
category.
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For
example, if a candidate opts out MBBS/BDS Seat in any of the Government
medical /dental colleges when seats are available and takes up
free/payment seats in a particular self financing colleges / IRT, the
candidate can not come back or claim seat in any Government medical /
dental colleges at a later date and he/she will not be considered for
vacancies if any arise at a later date in Government medical/dental
colleges
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From
2000-2001 session a non-refundable amount is being collected from the
candidates selected during counselling. If the candidate does not join
the course or fails to remit the balance amount of tuition fee on the
date stipulated by the Secretary, Selection Committee, at the respective
colleges he/she, will have to forfeit the non refundable amount paid
during the counselling and the selection automatically stands
cancelled.
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Tuition Fees:
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Sl.No. |
Course |
Government
Rs. |
Free
Rs. |
Payment Rs. |
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1. |
MBBS |
4,000 |
10,000 |
95,000 |
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2. |
BDS |
2,000 |
7,500 |
70,000 |
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3. |
B.Pharmacy |
1,200 |
5,000 |
31,000 |
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4. |
BSc (Nursing) |
1,200 |
6,000 |
34,000 |
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5. |
BPT |
1,200 |
6,000 |
34,000 |
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6. |
BOT |
1,200 |
6,000 |
34,000 |
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7. |
Diploma in Nursing for Non-Stipendary
Students |
200 |
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Cut-off
Date: The cut-off dates fixed by the Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical
University for admission is as follows:
Sliding
movement will be done according to the vacancies arising after the first
phase of counselling due to non-joining of the candidates. The cut-off
date for the All India Quota students is 30th September of the year of
admission. After this date the vacant seats are surrendered back to the
State, which are added to general pool and candidates are allotted from
the waiting list following the rule of reservation. The government also
fix a cut-off date for the selection of candidates for MBBS/ BDS / PARA
MEDICAL courses Admission will be made from the waiting list till the
cut-off date prescribed by the Government.
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Tentative Time Schedule for MBBS / BDS
Courses
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Commencement of Sale of
Applications |
First Week of
June |
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Last Date for receipt of filled up applications at the
Office of the Selection Committee, Chennai -
10 |
Third Week of
June |
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Publication of Merit List |
Fourth Week of
June |
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Counselling for MBBS / BDS
Courses |
Second Week of
July |
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Commencement of the Courses |
First Week of
August |
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Cost of Application:
The Cost
of Application Form for MBBS / BDS Courses is Rs.300/- and the application
forms will be available at all Government Medical Colleges and Tamil Nadu
Government Dental College, Chennai. Candidates can obtain the application
forms by remitting a Demand Draft for Rs.300/- drawn in favour Secretary,
Selection Committee, Chennai - 10 payable at Chennai. The Demand Draft
should be purchased from any of the Nationalized Banks. The Candidates
belonging to SC / ST Community are exempted from payment of the cost of
application. All completed applications with prescribed enclosures should
reach the Office of the Secretary, Selection Committee, 162, E.V.R.
Periyar High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 10 on or before the prescribed Date
and Time.
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Colleges Which Offer M.B.B.S. Course
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Government Medical
Colleges
- Madras Medical College
- Stanley Medical College,
Chennai
- Madurai Medical College,
Madurai
- Thanjavur Medical College,
Thanjavur
- Kilpauk Medical College,
Chennai
- Chengalpattu Medical College,
Chengalpattu
- Tirunelveli Medical College,
Tirunelveli
- Coimbatore Medical College,
Coimbatore
- Government Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College,
Salem
- K.A.P. Viswanatham Govt. Medical College
Tiruchirapalli
- Thoothukudi Govt. Medical College,
Thoothukudi
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IRT
Perundurai Medical College, Perundurai
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Self-Financing Medical
Colleges
- P.S.G Institute of Medical Science & Research
Institute, Coimbatore.
- Vinayaka Mission Kirubananda Variar Medical College,
Salem.
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Colleges Which Offer BDS Course
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Para Medical Courses
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Cost of Application:
The Cost
of Application Form for Para Medical Degree Courses is Rs.250/- and the
application forms will be available at all Government Medical Colleges and
College of Physiotherapy, Trichirapalli. Candidates can obtain the
application forms by remitting a Demand Draft for Rs.250/- drawn in favour
Secretary, Selection Committee, Chennai - 10 payable at chennai. The
Demand Draft should be purchased from any of the Nationalised
Banks.
The
Candidates belonging to SC / ST Community are exempted from payment of the
cost of application. All completed applications with prescribed enclosures
should reach the Office of the Secretary, Selection Committee, 162, E.V.R.
Periyar High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai - 10 on or before the prescribed Date
and Time. Candidates can apply for all the four Courses in single common
application form. Candidates with D.Pharm Qualification should submit the
application for Lateral Entry Scheme and they are exempted from writing
the Entrance Examination.
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Tentative Time Schedule for Para Medical
Courses
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Commencement of Sale of
Applications |
First Week of
June |
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Last Date for receipt of filled up applications at the
Office of the Selection Committee, Chennai -
10 |
Third Week of
June |
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Publication of Merit List |
Third Week of
July |
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Counselling for Para Medical
Courses |
Between Fourth Week of July and Third Week of
August |
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B.Pharmacy Course
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B.Sc.(N) Course
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B.P.T. Course
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B.O.T. Course
Diploma in Nursing
Course
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Government Colleges
- Chennai District
- Govt. General
Hospital
- Govt. Stanley
Hospital
- K.M.C. Hospital,
Chennai
- Coimbatore District
- Coimbatore Medical College Hospital,
Coimbatore
- Madurai District
- Govt. Rajaji Hospital,
Madurai
- Salem District
- Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College
Hospital, Salem
- Thanjavur District
- Thanjavur Medical College Hospital,
Thanjavur
- Tirunelveli District
- Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital,
Tirunelveli
- Trichy District
- Annal Gandhi Memorial Govt. Hospital,
Trichy
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Post Graduate Degree / Diploma / MDS, M.Phar. / M.Sc. (Nursing) and
Higher Speciality Courses
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Selection and admission for the above courses are also done
by the Selection Committee. Out of the total number of Seats available
for various PG Degree / Diploma Courses 25 % of seats are allotted for
the All India Quota Candidates. Separate Entrance Examination is
conducted usually in last week of January and candidates are allotted
based on merit by the DGHS, New Delhi.
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For
the remaining 75% seats which are exclusively for Tamil Nadu State
Candidates, Entrance Examination is conducted by the Selection Committee
usually in last week of March or first week of April and a merit / rank
list will be prepared. Candidates will be called for Counselling as per
their rank in the merit list and allotted seats depending upon their
Choice, availability of seats and rule of reservation. Option once given
during counseling can not be changed under any
circumstances.
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50% of
the seats in all specialties are reserved exclusively for service
candidates of Tamil Nadu.
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Number
of Seats Available (as per 2000 - 2001 Session)
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Details regarding distribution of seats for each specialty
and the colleges will be available in the
prospectus.
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The
Cutoff date for completing the admissions for all the PG Courses is 31st
December.
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