18 June 2018
CENTAC Counselling will be conducted by Govt. of Puducherry for admission to engineering, medical and Pharma colleges. CENTAC Final Merit list for B. Tech has released online. CENTAC counselling application process has been started from 7 June 2018 for various programs. The application process for Lateral entry to degree courses will start from 9 June 2018. CENTAC or Centralized Admission Committee is for admission to various UG courses in the union territory of Puducherry. Earlier the admission to the institutes in Puducherry was based on the entrance exam but from 2015 onwards, the admissions are based on uniform counselling process known as CENTAC Counselling. The admission is based on the marks secured by the student in Class 12 or equivalent examination and there is no entrance test conducted for admission. From this year, the Admission to M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. will be based on NEET.
CENTAC MBBS and BDS Counselling 2018
NEET score has to be appended to the application of candidate within 5 days from the date of release of NEET 2018 marks. The candidates will have to log in to add their NEET score.
The admission is based on the marks secured by the student in Class 12 or equivalent examination and there is no entrance test conducted for admission. From this year, the Admission to M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. will be based on NEET Scores. CENTAC Counselling is done for admission into the following programs:
The Online Application for candidates who wish to apply for M.B.B.S and B.D.S. will start from the last week of May 2018, and the last date to apply is in the second week of June 2018.
Given below are the dates to keep in mind related to CENTAC Counselling 2018
Event | 2018 Dates |
CENTAC Counselling Application Begin | 7 June |
CENTAC Counselling Application Ends | 16 June |
B.Tech Lateral Entry Application Begin | 9 June |
B. Tech Lateral Entry Application Ends | 18 June |
CENTAC Counselling Brochure will release in the third week of May 2018, and the candidates have to fill the online application form to register for the online counselling. The counselling is expected to begin in the month of June 2018. CENTAC Counselling details will be sent through email and SMS to the candidates.
CENTAC is for admission into Government College as well as the self-financed colleges for admission to the nine courses given below
43 colleges (8 government and 35 private) will participate in the CENTAC Counselling for admission in the courses according to their preferences. 85% seats are reserved for students from Puducherry and 15% seats will be filled on All India Basis representing students of other states and union territories of India. CENTAC participating colleges list along with the number of seats is given towards the end of this page.
Nationality
Domicile Criteria
A candidate is considered to belong to the UT of Puducherry if he/she satisfies, at least, one of the following domicile criteria
Academic Qualification
Course |
Academic Qualification and Minimum Marks |
Age |
MBBS, BDS, BVSc. & AH, BPT Degree Courses |
|
Lower age limit: 17 years as on 31 December 2018 For BPT- Upper age limit of 25 years as on 1 July 2018 |
B.Sc. Nursing Degrees |
Passed Qualifying Exam 45% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Botany and Zoology; 40% marks for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT/SC | |
B.A.M.S. |
Passed the qualifying Exam and scored minimum aggregate of 50% (40% marks for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT/SC) in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English) |
17 years as on 1 October 2018 |
B.Sc. (MLT) |
Passed the Qualifying Exam with 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry & Biology/Botany & Zoology or Physics and 40% marks for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT/SC |
None |
B.Tech Degree |
Passed the Qualifying Exam with 45% marks in Mathematics, Physics and in any optional subject like Biotechnology, computer science, and biology; 40% marks for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT/SC |
Upper age limit of 21 years as on 1 July 2018 |
B.Pharm |
Passed the Qualifying Exam with 45% Marks in English, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Computer Science |
None |
*Relaxable up to three years for SC candidates.
** Relaxable up to three years for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT candidates and five years for SC candidates.
Permitted Number of Attempts in Qualifying Exam
Candidates (failed in the first appearance) who have passed their qualifying examination in the supplementary examination should submit their mark sheet of the qualifying examination to CENTAC, within 7 days from the date of publication of results.
CENTAC online application form is now available and the candidates can register for the UG Counselling by following the link given below. The registration can be done online only and there is no offline application process. The candidates are suggested to ensure their eligibility before registering for counselling.
Click Here to Register for UG Counselling
Candidates applying for more than one course have to submit the respective APPLICATION FORMS (namely Biology, Engineering, and Pharmacy). The candidates have to submit a separate application form for each stream.
Claiming Seats Under Sports Quota: The Candidates are instructed to fill up the Sports proforma which can be downloaded from CENTAC website and should be sent with the application form.
Payment of Application Fees: Application fee can be paid online only through NEFT or Debit or Credit card. There is no other way to pay the application fee.
Documents to be sent with the application form
CENTAC Online Application Form will be considered only if the candidates send the necessary documents on time. The candidate should not send any original document with the CENTAC application form, they have to send the photocopies only.
The candidates can apply for CONTAC counselling process only through online mode on the official website. The application form along with the other necessary documents should be sent by post/courier or can be submitted in person to
The Convenor” CENTAC office PEC Campus,
Pillaichavady, Puducherry – 605 014
Correction in Application Form
If there are any corrections in the Name, Date of Birth, Marks in the concerned subjects, Categories, Special categories, Regional Claim or the merit marks then candidates should report to the CENTAC office within two days with all original certificates.
Categories of Courses
Courses |
Unreserved Category Fee |
Reserved Category |
Application Fee for One Course |
Rs.600 | Rs.300 |
Application Fee for Two Courses |
Rs.900 | Rs.450 |
For Three Courses |
Rs. 1200 | Rs.600 |
BALLB |
Rs. 600 | Rs. 300 |
College Name |
Fee Structure fixed per year |
Fee Structure for Management Quota |
Fee Structure for NRI Quota |
Pondicherry Institute Of Medical Sciences |
Rs 3,35,000 |
Rs 12,00,000 |
Rs 20,00,000 |
Sri Manakula Vinayakar Medical College & Hospital |
Rs 3,13,000 |
Rs 12,00,000 |
Rs 20,00,000 |
Sri Venkateswara Medical College Hospital & Research Centre |
Rs 2,99,000 |
Rs 12,00,000 |
Rs 20,00,000 |
Mahe Institute Of Dental Sciences |
Rs 79,000 |
Rs 3,00,000 |
Rs 6,00,000 |
Shri Venkateswara Dental College |
Rs 79,000 |
Rs 3,00,000 |
Rs 6,00,000 |
College Name |
Fee Structure |
Sri Manakula Vinayagar Nursing College, Puducherry |
Rs 33,000 |
Indirani College Of Nursing, Puducherry |
Rs 33,000 |
College of Nursing - PIMS |
Rs 33,000 |
Sabari College Of Nursing, Puducherry |
Rs 33,000 |
East Coast Institute Of Medical Sciences, Puducherry |
Rs 37,000 |
Raak Nursing & Paramedical College, Puducherry |
Rs 37,000 |
A.G. Padmavathi College Of Nursing, Puducherry |
Rs 37,000 |
For B.Tech
Basis of evaluation
CENTAC will publish selection list after a week’s gap on the website and provisional allotment will be posted on the CENTAC website and the same may be downloaded from the CENTAC website
Provisional Allotment Order: The candidates have to download the CENTAC provisional allotment order and report to the allotted college on the specified date and failure to do so will lead to the cancellation of the admission.
Counselling Fee
General Category | Rs 850 |
SC/BT | Rs 350 |
Submission of Counselling Fee
The counselling fee should be in sent in Demand Draft drawn in favour of " The Convenor, CENTAC", payable at Puducherry,
It is to be noted that:
CENTAC Counselling for Biology based group second phase schedule for candidates of Puducherry, Other states and candidates of UTs has been released. The counselling details for the same are given below.
The selected candidates who are called for the counselling and have not received counselling letters must attend the counselling on the respective dates and time, with all the original certificates and one set of photocopies of all documents and a Demand Draft of Rs. 850(for Puducherry candidates)or Rs 750(for other state candidates) and Rs 350 for SC/BT(Puducherry) or Rs 300 (for Other State candidates). The DD must be drawn in favour of The Convenor, CENTAC, payable at Puducherry.
The Counselling schedule for Puducherry candidates are given below:
The schedule for Other States and UT's candidates are given below:
Candidates can download CENTAC Counselling letter from www.centaconline.in. The eligible candidates, who do not receive the counselling call letters but fall within the above category/merit marks are also requested to attend the counselling as per schedule.
Candidates have to carry all the original certificates and one set of Photo copies of all the documents and a Demand Draft for 750 (350 for SC/BT) drawn in favor of The Convenor, CENTAC and payable at Puducherry.
Counselling schedule for the other state candidates for the B.Tech course will commence from the last week of July 2018. The schedule for the same is given below:
The following table shows the seat details or the total number of seat in UG courses in the various colleges who come under CENTAC:
College |
Total Seats |
RAAK Nursing & Paramedical College College |
30 |
College of Nursing |
30 |
Kasturba College of Nursing |
50 |
A.G. Padmavati College of Nursing |
20 |
Sri Venkateswara College of Paramedical Science |
17 |
Sabari College of Nursing |
25 |
College of Nursing |
25 |
Indirani College of Nursing |
50 |
Government Colleges and Seat in CENTAC (Last year)
CENTAC Counselling for Other State and UTs Quota Candidates will be conducted in the last week of July 2018. Branch and category wise number of vacant seats for the counselling are given below:
Government of Puducherry
Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC)
Pondicherry Engineering College Campus Puducherry – 605 014
Phone Number: (0413) 2655281 to 2655287 (Ext.342/343), +91-8940400935
Telefax: (0413) 2655571