COUNSELLING PROCEDURE

1. Admission on preferential basis (7.5 percentage) as per the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020 (Tamil Nadu Act No.34 of 2020).

– As per the relevant provisions of the Tamil Nadu Admission to Undergraduate Courses in Medicine, Dentistry, Indian Medicine and Homeopathy on preferential basis to students of Government Schools Act, 2020 (Tamil Nadu Act No.34 of 2020), seven and a half per cent (7.5%) of seats in the admission to M.B.B.S. course and other medical courses, for which the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test is prescribed as the qualifying examination have been set apart, on preferential basis to students of the State Government schools who have qualified in the said Test.

2. The Act states as follows: –

(a) “Government” means the State Government, –
(b) “Government seats” mean, –
– (i) all the seats in M.B.B.S., B.D.S., BSMS, BASMS BUMS and BHMS courses in Government Colleges, excluding the seats reserved for All India quota; and
– (ii) 65 per cent of seats in M.B.B.S., B.D.S., BSMS, BASMS BUMS and BHMS courses in non-minority educational institutions and 50 percent of seats in minority educational institutions, or the seats as arrived at in accordance with the consensus between such institutions and the Government;
(c) “Government schools” mean and includes Government schools, Corporation schools, Municipal schools, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare schools, Kallar Reclamation schools, Forest Department schools and other schools managed by Government departments;
(d) “Students studied in Government schools” mean children who have studied from Sixth Standard to Higher Secondary Course in a Government school and qualified in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.

Explanation- For the purpose of this definition, children belonging to weaker section and disadvantaged group who have studied upto eighth standard in a specified category school or an unaided school, as per clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 and studied all remaining standards up to Higher Secondary Course in a Government school and qualified in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, shall be deemed to be ‘Students studied in Government schools’;*

(e) “Minority educational institution” means an educational institution recognized or declared as such by the Government, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed;
(f) “M.B.B.S., and B.D.S., courses” means the first year of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Dental Surgery;
(g) “National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test” means the Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test conducted by the authority designated under the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, the Dentists Act, 1948, Indian Medicine Central Council (Minimum Standards of Education in Indian Medicine) Regulations, 1986 and the Homeopathy (Degree Course) Regulations, 1983 for admission to M.B.B.S., B.D.S., and all disciplines courses, respectively;
(h) “private school” means a school which is not a Government school.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force and subject to section 5, seven and a half per cent of the Government seats shall be set apart on preferential basis to students studied in Government schools.

4. Students studied in Government schools shall also be entitled to compete for the Government seats, other than those set apart on preferential basis, along with the students who studied in private schools.

5. Admission of students studied in Government schools on preferential basis under section 3 shall be made by following the reservation as per the law in force.

6. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, where adequate numbers of students studied in Government schools are not available for admission to the seats set apart on preferential basis, such unfilled seats shall be filled up with the students who studied in private schools.
– (i) The selection will be made based on NEET – UG 2023 score and by Single Window counselling following the rule of reservation by the Government of Tamil Nadu as follows: –

       Open Competition – 31 %
       Backward Class – 30 %
       Most Backward Class – 20 %
       Scheduled Caste – 18 %
       Scheduled Tribe – 01 %

– 1. Within the 30% reservation for Backward Classes, 3.5% will be provided for Muslims.
– 2. 16% of seats out of the 18% quota earmarked to Scheduled Caste shall be allocated to the Arunthathiyar Community as per Tamil Nadu Act No.4 of 2009 dated 12.03.2009.
– 3. Reservation applicable at the time of counselling will be followed.
– BC, BCM, MBC / DNC, SC, SCA, and ST candidates are eligible for selection under Open Competition as per rank in addition to the reservation made for those categories.

– a) Any remaining unfilled seats for want of adequate numbers of eligible candidates belonging to SCA community shall be filled by candidates belonging to SC community other than Arunthathiyar as per merit and vice versa. (GO (Ms) 55 P & AR Department, Dated:08.04.2010)

– b) Any remaining reserved seats in ST Quota for want of adequate numbers of eligible candidates belonging to ST community shall be allotted to candidates belonging to SC Community as per merit. (GO (Ms) No.77 Health & Family Welfare Department (MCA1) Dated 24.02.2011).

– c) Any remaining unfilled seats in BCM Community for want of adequate numbers of eligible candidates after exhausting the merit list shall be filled up on merit basis by candidates belonging to BC community without exceeding the quota for BC community as a whole (G.O.Ms.No.30/H&FW Dept(MCA1) Dated 18.01.2012)

– d) Even after filling up the required seats reserved for Arunthathiyars on preferential basis, if a more significant number of qualified Arunthathiyars are available, such excess number of candidates of Arunthathiyars shall be entitled to compete with the Scheduled Castes other than Arunthathiyars in the inter-se merit among them (As per G.O.Ms.No.65, P & AR (K) Department, Dated:27.07.2009.

7. Each UG medical seat(MBBS/BDS) is a precious resource. In order to avoid such seats becoming vacant and to give opportunities for more students from Government Schools under 7.5% Preferential category, students who have availed such reservation are not allowed to exit UG Medical (MBBS/BDS) seats. If any candidate who has availed 7.5% Preferential Reservation discontinues the course(MBBS/BDS) after the stipulated time in Round 1 or any time subsequently after (During or after the Counselling Process) they have to pay Discontinuation Fee as mentioned in the clause 20 and also have to pay the amount which the Government has incurred on their educational expenses (Tuition Fees/Hostel Fees/Mess Charges/ University Fees/ Other Fees).