Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 online registration process has begun from Dec 19. Candidates planning to take admission in MBBS and BDS courses under state quota seats and under management quota seats can apply till January 7, 2022. 

  • The last date to download the online application is January 10, 2022 up to 5:00 PM. Also, if a candidate is not able to apply online then he/ she can directly visit the Government Medical College with all the original documents. Candidates who have qualified NEET Cut off 2021 criteria are eligible to participate in the counselling process. 
  • As per the reservation policy, the rank list comprises 7.5% of reservations for candidates who have completed their studies from government schools of the state Tamil Nadu. Check NEET 2021 Reservation Criteria
  • In the counselling process, candidates need to enter the name of the college and courses as per their preferences during the counselling process. Read the article to know more about NEET counselling process, registration details, seat matrix and much more.

Direct Link for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 Registration (State Seats)

Direct Link for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 Registration (Management Seats)

TN NEET Counselling Dates

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 Dates

Events Dates 
Availability of TN NEET Counselling 2021 Application Form December 19, 2021
Last date of TN NEET Counselling 2021 Application Form January 7, 2022
January 10, 2022
Releasing date of the Rank list 2nd week of January 2022
Tamil Nadu NEET counselling round  3rd week of January 2022
Commencement of Course As per NMC Norms
Closure of admission As per NMC Norms

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TN NEET Counselling Types

Types of Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling

Types of Seats Counselling Conducting Body
15% AIQ Seats MCC
Seats in central/deemed universities MCC
85% State Seats DME, Tamil Nadu
All seats in private colleges DME, Tamil Nadu
TN NEET Counselling Eligibility

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021: Eligibility Criteria

All the candidates must meet the following basic eligibility criteria for taking part in Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 process. A tabular representation regarding the eligibility criteria is given. 

  • Candidates who qualified all the final exams from class 6 to class 12 from a school of that state must present some important documents such as birth certificate, graduation certificate, etc at the time of the verification round. 
  • Candidates who have successfully completed their academics from another state other than Tamil Nadu need to present the photocopy of their parents’ certificate.
Citizenship  Age Criteria Academic Qualification
  • Candidates are required to have an status of Indian citizenship
  • Candidates should hold a domicile status of the state Tamil Nadu. 
  • Age of the candidate should be not less than 17 year as on December, 31, 2021. 
  • On the other hand, candidates belonging to general category must not be more than 25 years in age whereas candidates from reserved category such as SC/ST/OBC should be not more than 30 years in age. 
  • Candidates must qualify their higher secondary level board exam with the subject Physics, Chemistry, Biology. Biotechnology and English as the main.
  •  In this exam, candidates from the general category must secure not less than 50% of marks in aggregate. 
  • And candidates belonging to reserved category like SC/ST/OBC need to obtain not less than 40% of marks in total. PWD candidates need to secure 45% of marks. 
TN NEET Counselling Domicile

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021: Domicile Criteria

  • Nativity Certificate – Aspirants who have completed their schooling from Class 6 to 12 from the state of Tamil Nadu.
    • Permanent Residency Certificate is not acceptable at the place of Nativity Certificate. 
  • Domicile candidates – Candidates who have partially or fully completed schooling from Class 6 to 12 from outside of the state will have to submit the original certificates of their parent's documents as mentioned below:
    • Birth Certificate
    • Ration Card
    • SSLC/ 10/ 12 Certificate
    • No Graduate Certificate (In case of parents are not literate)
  • Candidates will also have to submit an understanding stating that they are not participating in any other native state for the counselling. 
  • NRI and PIO – Candidates are eligible under Management Quota. 
  • Students from other states – Candidates who are living in Tamil Nadu and have studied Classes 6 to 12 in Tamil Nadu, will only be considered for admission under the open category and not the state quota.

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Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021: Application 

The process of the counselling round is as follows. 

  • First of all, all the shortlisted candidates must complete the registration process. After that, candidates need to enter their choices through the online mode. On the basis of their preferences, seats for the verification round will be allotted. 
  • All the candidates need to fill up the online application form by entering all the important details. 
  • Following this, candidates need to send the duly filled online application form along with all the important documents to the address given below.

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 Registration Fee

The counselling fee is non-refundable. In the below table, the fee for TN NEET Counselling 2021 is given. 

Category Fees
Candidates from all category  INR 500
Candidates from special category (children of ex-serviceman, sportsperson, a person with disabilities, etc) INR 100
  • Candidates are allowed to pay the registration fee through both online and offline mode. To pay through the offline mode, candidates need to pay the fee through demand draft in favour of “The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai-10” payable at Chennai.
  • After the online registration process, candidates should check the rank list that will be available only on the official website. The list will be released based on the score obtained by the candidates.
  • After releasing the merit list, the concerned authority will set and release a counselling schedule for the first round. Based on the rank list, all the shortlisted candidates will be informed. Itb will help to know the date, time and venue for the counselling schedule. To participate in the counselling round, candidates need to download the call letter only from the official website of the institute.

Submission of Tamil Nadu NEET Application Form

After filling the online application form, candidates will have to download the form before January 10, 2022 and submit the hard copy by post or courier or in-person to the following address. 

THE SECRETARY

SELECTION COMMITTEE

DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

162, PERIYAR E.V.R. HIGH ROAD, KILPAUK, CHENNAI – 600 010.

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021: Important Documents

To participate in the counselling process, candidates need to bring all the important documents at the right place of the counselling session. All the important documents are listed below.

  1. Marksheet of class 10th, 11th and 12th in original and a photocopy with both sides
  2. Transfer certificate of last attended school
  3. Certificate from Class 6 to 12 as a proof
  4. NEET 2021 Admit Card
  5. NEET 2021 Scorecard
  6. Residential certificate for candidates who have studied from Class 6 to 12 outside the state
  7. Parent’s certificate for the candidates who are the domicile of the state
  8. Permanent community certificate (if applicable)
  9. Certificate of Graduation (if required)
  10. A form of Special category with an additional form of Rs. 100 via Bank payment portal or through Demand Draft in favour of The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600 010, payable at Chennai
TN NEET Counselling Cut off

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021: Qualifying Cut off

The qualifying NEET 2021 cut off required to become eligible for the counselling process is as follows: 

Category of NEET Candidates NEET 2021 Cut off Percentile NEET 2021 Cut off Scores
UR/ EWS 50th percentile 720-138
OBC, SC, ST 40th percentile 137-108
UR/ EWS-PWD 45th percentile 137-122
OBC-PWD, SC-PWD, ST-PWD 40th percentile 121-108

Previous Year NEET Cut off: For 85% State Quota Seats

NEET cut off of the 2020 session for the 85% state quota seats counselling is mentioned in the table below: 

State Quota Seats Closing Ranks and Marks
Name of College Open OBC SC ST
NEET Rank NEET Rank NEET Rank NEET Rank
Annapoorna Medical College and Hospital, Salem - 3772 11550 17248
Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu 871 1102 5306 11522
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore 464 672 5681 10118
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur 2505 3364 11371 21284
Dharmapuri Medical College, Dharmapuri - 1671 7368 12896
ESIC Medical College, K.K. Nagar, Chennai 1195 2248 8320 15683
Government K.A.P.V. Medical College, Trichy 938 1215 6263 7544

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Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021: Category of seats

Type of Category Type of Seats Type of Institutes
Category A All seats in government medical colleges Rajah Muthiah Medical College, Government Erode Medical College & Hospital, and ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR.
Category B Seats under government quota in self financing medical colleges Self financing medical colleges
Category C Seats in government dental colleges In government dental colleges
Category D Seats in Rajah Muthiah Dental College and government quota seats in self financing dental colleges Rajah Muthiah Dental College and government quota seats in self financing dental colleges
Category E Management/NRI quota seats  In self financing medical colleges
Category F Minority seats In self financing medical/dental colleges
Category G Management/NRI seats  In self financing dental colleges
Category H Seats in Christian Medical College, Vellore Christian Medical College, Vellore
TN NEET Counselling Seat Matrix

Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021: Seat Matrix

In the below section, total seat intake for MBBS and BDS program for each institute through TN NEET Counselling 2021 process are mentioned.

Tamil Nadu MBBS: Seat Intake

Name of the institute Total seat intake
Chennai Medical College(SRM), Trichy (Management) 150
Karpaga Vinayaka Institute Of Medical Sciences, Chinnakolambakkam, Kancheepuram (Management) 100
Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Chennai (Management) 150
Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College & Hospital, Perambalur (Management) 150
Karpaga Vinayaka Institute Of Dental Sciences, Chinnakolambakkam, Kanchipuram (Management) 100
Sri Moogambigai Institute Of Medical Science, Kulasekaram (Management) 100
Velammal Medical College Hospital, Madurai (Management) 150
Annapoorna Medical College, Salem (Management) 150
Tiruvannamalai Medical College, Tiruvannamalai (Government) 100
Mohan Kumaramangalam Medical College, Salem (Government) 100
Sivagangai Medical College, Sivagangai (Government) 100
Madras Medical College, Chennai (Government) 250
Govt. Medical College, Omandurar Estate, Chennai (Government) 100
Kanyakumari Medical College, Kanyakumari (Government) 100
Madurai Medical College, Madurai (Government) 150
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore (Government) 150
Chengalpattu Medical College, Chengalpattu (Government) 100

Tamil Nadu BDS: Seat Intake

Name of the institute Total seat intake
Karpaga Vinayaka Institute Of Medical Sciences, Kancheepuram (Management) 100
Sri Ramakrishna Dental College, Coimbatore (Management) 100
CSI College Of Dental Science & Research, Madurai (Management) 100
Sree Mookambika Institute Of Dental Sciences, Kanniyakumari (Management) 60
Best Dental College, Madurai (Management) 100
Karpaga Vinayaka Institute Of Dental Sciences, Kanchipuram (Management) 100
Rajas Dental College & Hospital, Tirunelveli (Management) 100
JKK Natarajah Dental College, Kumarapalayam (Management) 100
Sri Moogambigai Institute Of Medical Science, Kulasekaram (Management) 60
Ragas Dental College, Chennai (Management) 100
Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital (Government) 100

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Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 FAQs

Ques. Do I need to bring all the important documents at the time of Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021? 

Ans. Yes, it is necessary for all the candidates to carry the required documents at the time of Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021. Candidates are advised to carry all the required documents along with the downloaded call letter that is taken from the official website of the institute.

Ques. When will I be informed of attending Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 session?

Ans. All candidates will know the time of Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 from the call letter issued by the concerned authority on the official website. Candidates are required to download it.

Ques. Do I need to meet all the basic eligibility criteria for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021?

Ans. Yes, all the shortlisted candidates are required to meet all the basic eligibility criteria before going for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021. If any candidate fails to meet with this, he/she will be disqualified. 

Ques. How many factors are there that must be considered for admission and before taking part in Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021 process?

Ans. There are many factors like state merit rank, preferences, availability of the seats, reservation criteria, etc that must be considered for the admission and also before participating Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021. All the factors are necessary for seeking admission. 

Ques. How many seats are there in government colleges for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021?

Ans. In the government college, there is an intake of 1,200 seats for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021. The number of seats more or less remains the same in each year. 

Ques. Which website is responsible for conducting Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021?

Ans. For Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021, all the candidates need to visit tnmedicalselection.net. From registration to web option entry, all the process will be conducted through this website. 

Ques. What is the possibility for the OCI candidates to claim reservation for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021?

Ans. For Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021, OCI candidates can register but they will not be allowed to claim any reservation. All the OCI candidates will be considered as general category. 

Ques. How much fee do I need to pay for seeking admission in the MBBS program offered by the government college in Tamil Nadu after clearing Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021?

Ans. After clearing Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021, candidates need to pay around INR 13000 annually for the admission in MBBS program. This fee is only applicable for the government college in the state of Tamil Nadu. 

Ques. I am native of Tamil Nadu. I have completed my academic session from class 5 to class 12 from a school outside of the state Tamil Nadu. Can I apply for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021? 

Ans. Yes, in this case, you can still apply for Tamil Nadu NEET Counselling 2021. But you should present some important documents as follows.

  • Birth certificate
  • Ration card
  • School leaving certificate or passing certificate of 10th or 12th/degree/diploma/professional course/no graduation certificate