GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU PROSPECTUS FOR …

1 - 1 - GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU PROSPECTUS FOR admission TO MBBS / BDS COURSES 2017-2018 SESSION (As per (D) , Health and Family Welfare Department, Dated and as amended from time to time). Last date for submission of application form upto SELECTION COMMITTEE DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION , PERIYAR HIGH ROAD, KILPAUK CHENNAI 600 010. Phone No. : 044 2836 1674 Website : Cost . 500/- AT A GLANCE - 2 - 1. Date of issue of Notification 2. Commencement for sale of application 3. Last date for issue of application 4. Last date for receipt of filled in application 5.

2 Address to which the filled in application along with enclosures to be sent THE SECRETARY, SELECTION COMMITTEE, No. 162, PERIYAR HIGH ROAD, KILPAUK, CHENNAI 600 010. 6. Expected date for declaration of Rank List 7. Tentative Dates of counseling * 1st Phase 2nd phase to Schedule will be hosted on the website after the completion of II round of All India counseling. 8. Commencement of courses 9. Closure of admission * Counselling dates are subject to change depending on the All India Counselling. IMPORTANT INFORMATION From the total number of MBBS/BDS seats available in the GOVERNMENT Medical/ Dental Colleges, 15 % of the seats are surrendered to All India Quota and the remaining 85% of seats are allotted to State Quota for academic year of 2017-2018 session.

3 Till 2016-2017 admissions to MBBS and BDS Courses were done through Tamil Nadu admission in Professional Educational Institutions Act 2006 ( Act 3 of 2007) which was enacted after obtaining the assent of His Excellency The President of India under Article 254(2) of the Constitution of India. As per Section 7 of the said Act Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law in force, any admission made in violation of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be invalid . Now due to the amendment made to Medical Council of India Act, 2016 and Dentist Act, 2016 by GOVERNMENT of India, the common eligibility test has been introduced by the GOVERNMENT of India viz. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG).

4 To protect the policy decision of Tamil Nadu for admission of students based on +2 examination marks in relevant subjects, Tamil Nadu admission to MBBS and BDS - 3 - Courses Bill, 2017 ( , Bill of 2017) was introduced and unanimously passed in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Hon ble Governor of Tamil Nadu has reserved the Bill for the Assent of His Excellency The President of India under Article 254(2) of the Constitution of India on The Assent of His Excellency The President of India is awaited. If the Assent for the said Bill is received from His Excellency The President of India, before the date of declaration of merit list then the admission for the MBBS/BDS courses for the year 2017-2018 shall be made on basis of +2/Equivalent Board of Examination marks for the 85% of State Quota seats in GOVERNMENT Medical Colleges and GOVERNMENT Quota seats in Self Financing Private Medical Colleges including the seats surrendered to GOVERNMENT by Rajah Muthiah Medical and Dental College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram.

5 The Management Quota seats in Self Financing Private Medical/ Dental Colleges including NRI Quota shall be filled up on the basis NEET score only. In case the Assent for the said Bill by His Excellency The President of India is not received before the date of declaration of rank list then the admission shall be made on the basis NEET score for the MBBS/BDS courses for the year 2017-2018 for the State Quota seats in GOVERNMENT Medical Colleges and GOVERNMENT Quota seats in Self Financing Private Medical Colleges including the seats surrendered to GOVERNMENT by Rajah Muthiah Medical and Dental College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram and also for the Management Quota seats in Self Financing Private Medical/Dental Colleges including NRI Quota.

6 As per the NEET Information Bulletin issued by the CBSE, the reservation of the seats in Medical/Dental Colleges for respective categories shall be as per applicable laws prevailing in States/Union Territories. All admissions to MBBS/BDS Courses within the respective categories shall be based solely on marks obtained in the NEET-UG. In Tamil Nadu from the State Board in 2016-2017, lakh students studied in science with Biology in 6,877 Higher Secondary Schools, while only 4,675 students studied in CBSE stream from 268 schools in Tamil Nadu. More importantly, the CBSE schools are mostly found in urban areas. Whereas majority of the GOVERNMENT schools are also situated in the rural area. Within the State of Tamil Nadu 88,431 students appeared for the NEET.

7 Out of 88,431 students not more than 4,675 students from CBSE could have appeared 96% or more have written the 12th standard examination through State Board whose syllabus, methodology and pattern of examination are entirely different - 4 - from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). To ensure equal opportunity to the students of varying boards, normalization was followed till now under the Tamil Nadu admission in Professional Educational Institutions Act 2006. Since NEET is the basis of admission , to ensure that fair opportunity is given to the candidates from different boards, out of the State Quota seats in GOVERNMENT Medical Colleges and GOVERNMENT Quota seats in Self Financing Private Medical Colleges including the seats surrendered to GOVERNMENT by Rajah Muthiah Medical and Dental College, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, 85% of the seats shall be earmarked to the students who have studied in the Tamil Nadu State Board only with the rest available for the other boards even though on a pro-rata basis 95% or more students appeared in the State Board and only 5% or less appeared in the remaining Boards.

8 This policy of the GOVERNMENT is to facilitate the students from all the parts of the State to get an opportunity to study medicine. Within the State two allocations of admission would be based on the Rule of Reservations as applicable with NEET ranking. Any change or modification and relevant information pertaining to this admission process will be made available immediately on the websites / The candidates are instructed to visit the websites at least two times a day for updates from the date of application till the end of admission process without fail. Selection committee shall not be responsible for consequences resulting due to non-diligent follow-up of notices, notifications and publications appearing on the websites regarding admission to MBBS / BDS Courses 2017-18 session.

9 Candidates are advised to read the Information Bulletin for NEET UG 2017 issued by CBSE and carefully go through the instructions regarding on NEET-UG 2017 and visit the website Merit list will be available on the websites : 1) : 2) Results will not be individually sent to the candidate. This PROSPECTUS is applicable for GOVERNMENT Medical College seats and GOVERNMENT Quota seats in Self Financing Medical College including Rajah Muthiah Medical and Dental College, Management Quota in Self Financing Medical College including NRI. - 5 - CONTENTS PARTICULARS CLAUSE No. Page Nos. 01. I GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1 6-7 02.

10 II ELIGIBILITY 2-6 7-13 03. III PROCEDURE FOR FILLING AND SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORMS 7-18 13-17 04. IV METHOD OF SELECTION AND admission 19-20 17-18 05. V MERIT LIST 21-24 19 06. VI COUNSELLING PROCEDURE 25-36 19-23 07. VII ALL INDIA QUOTA SURRENDERED SEATS 37 23 08. VIII CATEGORIES OF SEATS 38-40 23-27 09. DURATION OF COURSE 41 27 10. IX FEES 42-44 28-32 11. X BOND 45-48 32-33 12. XI COMMUNICATION 49 33 13. XII RAGGING 51-52 33-34 14. COUNSELLING FORM ( SPECIMEN COPY) 15. ANNEXURES I to XVII - 6 - I. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS : - 1 (a) Candidates seeking admission to MBBS/BDS courses should submit the filled-in application form with the necessary enclosures so as to reach the following address THE SECRETARY, SELECTION COMMITTEE, 162, PERIYAR HIGH ROAD, KILPAUK, CHENNAI 600 010.