MBBS Admission 2018 - 150 Seats

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery [MBBS]
Course Duration: 4 1/2 years + 1 year internship

MBBS Admission 2018

The admission to MBBS course offered in all medical and dental colleges of Pondicherry to be done on the basis of NEET UG 2018 score. The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) will carry out the admission procedure to allocate seats into the medical and dental institutes of the Pondicherry. For detailed information on the schedule, eligibility criteria, CENTAC application procedure, counselling and reservation policies of the CENTAC MBBS Admission 2018 visit www.centaconline.in

CENTAC MBBS 2018 Eligibility Criteria

The candidates applying for the CENTAC MBBS Admission 2018 need to fulfill the conditions given below.

• The applicant must be an Indian national. However, Non Resident Indian (NRI) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) / Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) are also eligible for MBBS admission subject to rules and regulations framed by Government of India.
• The candidate should be at least 17 years old at the time of the admission. There is no upper age limit.
• The candidate should have passed the 10+2 from the Board of Higher Secondary Examination of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent exam.
• The applicant must have studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English in 10+2.
• The MBBS applicant must have secured a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate English, Biology, Physics and Chemistry in 10+2. In case of OBC/MBC/SC/ST category, it is 40%.
• The candidate must have qualified NEET UG 2018.

CENTAC MBBS 2018 Application Procedure

The application form of the CENTAC MBBS 2018 Admission will be available online in www.centaconline.in. Below are the steps to be followed to register for CENTAC MBBS 2018 Admission.

• The MBBS applicant will need to provide the personal, academic, personal information in the CENTAC application, and also it is mandatory to provide the mobile number.
• The CENTAC applicant will need to upload their scanned images of the coloured photograph in the application form.
• The image of the photograph should be between 20 to 25 KB in JPG format only.
• Incomplete or defective CENTAC application form will be rejected and will not be considered.

CENTAC MBBS 2018 Selection Procedure

• CENTAC will prepare the merit list based on NEET UG 2018 Score/Rank.
• Based on the merit position and options exercised by the candidate the seat will be allotted.

CENTAC MBBS 2018 Counselling

The MBBS 2018 counselling will be held in the offline mode at Office of the CENTAC, Pondicherry Engineering College (PEC), Pillaichavady, Puducherry - 605 014. Below are the steps to be followed in the counselling procedure.

• The public notification in the local newspaper/CENTAC website regarding the counselling will be made.
• One legal guardian/parent have to be compulsorily present with the candidate at the time of the CENTAC counselling.
• At the time of the CENTAC counselling, the document verification of the candidates will be done first. All the candidates will have to be present along with all the original certificates.
• The candidate will have to pay the CENTAC counselling fee.
• The CENTAC application fee can be paid via online mode only i.e Credit/Debit Card/NEFT
• If the candidate will not be present at the specified date and time for the CENTAC counselling, the claim for seat will be cancelled. However, if due to any unforseen circumstances the candidate is unable to attend the CENTAC counselling, they may inform the CENTAC committee timely and can attend the counselling.
• The candidates who fail to join the college as per the seats allotted in the first round of the CENTAC counselling will not be considered for the second round of the counselling.
• The admission into the All India Quota seats too will be based NEET UG 2018 score/rank.

CENTAC MBBS Admission 2018 Important dates (tentative)

About the course

The duration of the course is four Years and six Months, followed by Compulsory Rotatory Internship of one year.

First year M.B.B.S., Course: (12 months)
Subjects Taught

Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry and Community Medicine. Students should pass all the First M.B.,B.S., Examination subjects before entering the Second year.

Second year M.B.B.S., Course (18 months)
Subjects Taught

Pharmacology, Pathology, Microbiology, Forensic Medicine, Community Medicine, General Medicine, Paediatrics and General Surgery.

Final year M.B.B.S., Course : (24 months)
Subjects Taught

General Medicine, Paediatrics, Tuberculosis and Chest Medicine, Psychiatry, Dermatology , Venereology and Leprosy, Community Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Ear, Nose and Throat, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Anaesthesiology and Radiology.

Compulsory Rotatory Internship (12 Months)

Every candidate, on passing the Final M.B.,B.S., examination, shall undergo twelve months of Compulsory Resident Rotatory Internship training, before he / she qualifies for full registration by the Tamil Nadu State Medical Council.

University Examination

A candidate will be allowed to appear for University examinations only if he / she obtain a minimum of 50% of marks in each subject in the internal assessment.

Attendance Rules

Regular and punctual attendance of lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, practical, clinics and class examinations is compulsory. Students who do not possess 80% of attendance and those whose progress and conduct are not considered satisfactory, as per university rules, will not be allowed to appear for the University examination.