Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on behalf of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), will conduct the Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling 2024 in the first week of June. Puducherry NEET MDS 2024 counselling will be conducted online to gain admission to Dental colleges in India. To participate in Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling 2024, candidates must have secured minimum marks in the PG dental entrance test.
Throughout this article, you will get to know about the top dental colleges, fee structure, seats, important dates, application process, Counselling procedure etc.
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Quick Facts
Before we speak about Pondicherry NEET MDS 2024 Highlights, Let us first have some significant highlights.
| Particulars | Description |
| Counselling Name | Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling |
| Exam Name | NEET MDS |
| Counselling Authority | Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) |
| NEET MDS Result | April 3, 2024 |
| NEET MDS Counselling Date | To be Announced |
| Mode of Counselling | Online |
| Counselling Purpose | Admission to Postgraduate Dental Course |
| MDS Colleges in Pondicherry | Top Dental College in Pondicherry |
Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling Schedule 2024
Here in this table, we have mentioned the Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling Date. However, the NEET MDS 2024 dates for counselling will be released by the CENTAC.
| Event | Dates* |
| Round 1 | — |
| Registration for NEET MDS counselling | To be notified |
| Choice Filling and Locking | To be notified |
| Provisional seat allotment list | To be notified |
| First seat allotment list | To be notified |
| Reporting at the allocated institute | To be notified |
| Round 2 | — |
| Registrations reopen for the round 2 | To be notified |
| Choice Filling and Locking | To be notified |
| Second seat allotment list | To be notified |
| Reporting at the allocated institute | To be notified |
| Mop-up round | — |
| The seat matrix for the mop-up round released | To be notified |
| Registrations reopen for mop-up round | To be notified |
| Choice Filling and Locking | To be notified |
| Seat allotment list for the mop-up round | To be notified |
| Reporting at the allocated institute | To be notified |
| Transfer of vacant seats to Deemed/Central Universities/ESIC | To be notified |
| Stray Vacancy Round at Institute level | To be notified |
Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling Procedure
- After a few days of the declaration of the result, the university will publish the merit list for various PG courses on the website.
- Candidates will be called for counselling based on the merit list, i.e., a personal interview round.
- Candidates have to report to the prescribed counselling venue by the university on a given date and time.
- Candidates have to verify the said documents. After the document verification process, the university will return the original certificates to the candidates.
- It will be necessary for the candidates to bring their original documents for the verification process. Without verification of documents, candidates will not be able to be an admission.
- As per the preference filled by the candidate and interview & past academic records, the candidates will be allotted the seats in order of their merit.
- If the candidate does not attend the counselling on the given date and time, their admission will be considered cancelled.
- After the seat allotment, candidates must report to the allotted college and submit the counselling fee.
- The fee will be paid at the time of admission. The admission fee will be paid online mode.
NEET MDS Counselling Flow chart
NEET MDS Counselling Factors
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) conducting the counselling below given factors.
| S.No. | Particular |
| 1. | All India 50% quota seats for MDS courses (all states) |
| 2. | State quota seats for MDS courses for all States/Union territories of India. |
| 3. | MDS courses at all Private Dental Colleges, Institutions & Universities all across the country |
| 4 | MDS courses at Armed Forces Medical Services Institutions. |
| 5. | Screening exam for dental surgeons (BDS & MDS) for Short Service Commission in Army Dental Corps |
Documents Required
The applicants who are allocated a seat through the Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling 2024 must report to the allotted institute to confirm the documents. The candidate must carry the following documents for proof of the seat assigned.
- NEET PG 2024 scorecard.
- MBBS degree certificate and course completion certificate.
- Compulsory Rotatory Residential Internship certificate.
- Final MBBS Part II Mark sheets.
- Permanent or Provisional Medical Registration Certificate issued by the MCI.
- Community certificate, if applicable.
- Class X Mark Sheet.
- Class XII Mark Sheet.
- Passport Size Photographs.
- NEET PG 2024 Allotment Letter
NEET MDS Cutoff 2024 (Out)
By the minimum qualifying/eligibility criteria for admission to the MDS course as mentioned in the information Bulletin for NEET-MDS 2024, the cutoff scores for various categories are as follows:-
| Category | NEET MDS Cutoff Percentile | NEET MDS 2024 Cutoff Score |
|---|---|---|
| General/EWS | 50th Percentile | 263 |
| SC/ST/OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC) | 40th Percentile | 230 |
| General PWBD | 45th Percentile | 246 |
List of MDS Colleges in Pondicherry 2024
Frequently Asked Questions
Will NEET MDS counselling be conducted in online mode? Do I have to report to the venue for counselling?
Yes, the entire counselling of NEET MDS 2024 will be carried out online mode
If a candidate is not allotted in the second round, will their seat in the first round be cancelled?
The seats allotted in round one will not be cancelled. If a candidate is not assigned a seat in the second round of NEET MDS counselling 2024, their centre in round one will be considered.
How many seats are in NEET MDS?
The entrance test will be conducted for 6,228 seats offered in various dental colleges in the country.
How many attempts we can give for the NEET MDS exam?
According to officials, General/OBC candidates were able to attempt only three times for the NEET examination up to 25 years, while SC/ST could try the same (3 times) for up to 30 years.
Is the NEET MDS cutoff revised?
Yes, if seats are left vacant even after the mop-up round of counselling. The exam conducting authority will lower the NEET MDS cutoff in consultation with India’s government.
