Tamil Nadu
NEET UG counselling, college cutoffs, seat matrix, fees, and hospital infrastructure for the 2025 to 2026 cycle.
Tamil Nadu NEET UG counselling.
Tamil Nadu MBBS and BDS counselling is conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Tamil Nadu, through the Selection Committee at Kilpauk, Chennai. The process covers 85% of seats in all Government Medical and Dental Colleges, plus 100% of seats in Self Financing Private Minority and Non-Minority Medical and Dental Colleges in Tamil Nadu. The remaining 15% in Government colleges are filled through MCC All India Quota counselling. Candidates apply online at tnhealth.tn.gov.in or tnmedicalselection.net.
Conducting body
About the rounds
Tamil Nadu runs an offline counselling cycle in two main phases plus a mop-up phase if time permits. Special Category candidates and wards of I.R.T. employees attend in their dedicated round. All allotments follow strict NEET UG rank order with the Tamil Nadu rule of reservation applied. Candidates who skip a phase without justification are deemed to have opted out and cannot rejoin in subsequent phases.
Counselling categories
| category | covers |
|---|---|
| Category A | Seats in Government Medical Colleges (85% state quota of Government colleges) |
| Category B1 | Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram |
| Category B2 | I.R.T. Perundurai Medical College, Erode |
| Category B3 | ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K. Nagar, Chennai |
| Category C | Government Quota Seats in Self Financing Medical Colleges (typically 50%) |
| Category D | Seats in Government Dental College, Chennai |
| Category E | Government Quota seats in Self Financing Dental Colleges |
When seats are available in Category A, opting out and selecting Category B or C means the candidate cannot reclaim Category A in subsequent phases. The same opt-out lock applies between Category D and E.
Tamil Nadu reservation policy
| community | reservation |
|---|---|
| Open Competition (OC) | 31% |
| Backward Class (BC) | 30% (includes 3.5% for BCM, Backward Class Muslim) |
| Most Backward Class / Denotified Communities (MBC/DNC) | 20% |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 18% (within which 16% reserved for SCA, Arunthathiyars) |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 1% |
BC, BCM, MBC/DNC, SC, SCA, and ST candidates are eligible for selection under Open Competition as per rank, in addition to the reservation seats earmarked for those categories.
Special category quotas
Nativity rules
Candidates Native of Tamil Nadu who studied Class VI to Class XII entirely in Tamil Nadu schools need not submit a separate Nativity Certificate. Those who studied outside Tamil Nadu in part or whole must produce parent's certificates (Birth Certificate, Ration Card, SSLC/10th/12th/Degree/Diploma/Professional course), or if parents are not literate, a No Graduation Certificate, alongside other documents to establish Tamil Nadu nativity. OCI candidates are eligible but treated as Open Category with no access to reservation benefits.
Demand draft amounts
Processing fee: ₹500 non-refundable, paid by Demand Draft in favour of "The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai-10" payable at Chennai.
| category | amount |
|---|---|
| Govt MBBS (OC / BC / BCM / MBC) | ₹13,610 |
| Govt MBBS (SC / SCA / ST) | ₹9,610 |
| Govt BDS (OC / BC / BCM / MBC) | ₹11,610 |
| Govt BDS (SC / SCA / ST) | ₹9,610 |
| Govt MBBS/BDS for PwBD (all communities) | ₹9,610 |
| Self Financing MBBS/BDS (OC / BC / BCM / MBC) | ₹25,000 |
| Self Financing MBBS/BDS (SC/SCA/ST with parents annual income > ₹2.5L) | ₹25,000 |
| Self Financing MBBS/BDS (SC/SCA/ST with parents annual income ≤ ₹2.5L) | ₹500 (exempted from ₹25,000) |
Documents required
- NEET-UG 2025 Admit Card
- NEET-UG 2025 Scorecard / Rank Card
- HSC (Class 12) Mark Sheet and Passing Certificate
- SSLC (Class 10) Mark Sheet and Passing Certificate
- Birth Certificate or Transfer Certificate (TC) showing date of birth
- Nativity Certificate or Parent's educational certificates for Tamil Nadu nativity claim
- Community Certificate (BC/BCM/MBC/DNC/SC/SCA/ST) issued by competent authority per the rules listed in the prospectus
- PwBD Medical Certificate from Regional Medical Board, Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai (if applicable)
- Ex-Servicemen / Sports / IRT certificates (if claiming special category)
- Government-issued Photo ID (Aadhaar, PAN, Passport, or Voter ID)
- Recent passport-size photographs
- Demand Draft for processing fee and tuition fee (at the time of allotment)
- First Graduate certificate (to be submitted after admission, if claiming the benefit)
Community certificate authorities
| community | issuing authority |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | Revenue Divisional Officer of native place; or Sub-Collector (except Chennai); or P.A. (General) to Collector of Chennai. Community Certificate cards issued by Tahsildars up to 11.11.89 are valid. |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) / Scheduled Caste Arunthathiyars (SCA) | Tahsildar of Native Taluk of the Candidate |
| Backward Class / BCM / Most Backward Class / Denotified Communities (MBC & DNC) | Headquarters Deputy Tahsildar / Zonal Deputy Tahsildar / Deputy Tahsildar (Certificates) |
NEET UG qualifying cutoffs (2022 to 2025)
Percentile threshold and score range to qualify NEET UG, by category, across four years.
| category | percentile | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR / EWS | 50th | 715 to 117 | 720 to 137 | 720 to 164 | 686 to 144 |
| OBC | 40th | 116 to 93 | 136 to 107 | 163 to 129 | 143 to 113 |
| SC | 40th | 116 to 93 | 136 to 107 | 163 to 129 | 143 to 113 |
| ST | 40th | 116 to 93 | 136 to 107 | 163 to 129 | 143 to 113 |
| UR / EWS & PH | 45th | 116 to 105 | 136 to 121 | 163 to 146 | 143 to 127 |
| OBC & PH | 40th | 104 to 93 | 120 to 107 | 145 to 129 | 126 to 113 |
| SC & PH | 40th | 104 to 93 | 120 to 107 | 145 to 129 | 126 to 113 |
| ST & PH | 40th | 104 to 93 | 120 to 108 | 145 to 129 | 126 to 113 |
Important notes
- Counselling is conducted offline in person at the Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai.
- Candidates who fail to appear in person for any phase of counselling are deemed to have opted out and cannot participate in subsequent phases for that academic year.
- CMC Vellore admits under its own Christian Minority Reservation policy, which the DME respects within the broader state counselling framework.
- Rajah Muthiah Medical College (Annamalai University) and I.R.T. Perundurai Medical College fall under DME counselling as Categories B1 and B2 respectively, with their own seat-allotment mechanics.
- ESIC Medical College K.K. Nagar Chennai (Category B3) reserves a portion of seats for Insured Persons Quota (IPQ).
- Submitting original documents along with the online application is not advised. The Selection Committee is not responsible for original documents enclosed at application time.