CENTAC Puducherry UG NEET 2026 —
Applications Closed 14 August
MBBS, BDS, BAMS and BVSc & AH under the National Self-Supporting and NRI streams. The notification landed on 30 July, and the reopened window closed 14 August. For a Northeast student, this had been one of the few state processes still genuinely open — watch centacpuducherry.in for the merit list and next round.
Last verified · 19 August 2026 · against official counselling portals
The short answer — closed. CENTAC Puducherry closed on 6 August, then reopened for fresh applications from 12 August 2026, per Ref. No. CENTAC/UG-NEET/2026/04, dated 12 August 2026, issued on candidate request. The window closed again on 14 August 2026, 5:00 PM, exactly as the notice said it would — no further extension was given. This covered MBBS, BDS, BAMS and BVSc & AH under the National Self-Supporting and NRI categories, both open to candidates from any state — which had made CENTAC one of the few processes still genuinely available to a Northeast India applicant. Government quota seats remain restricted to Puducherry residents. Watch centacpuducherry.in for the merit list and next steps.
Why this one mattered to Northeast families. Most state counselling processes lock out non-domicile candidates from anything except management quota, and most of them have already closed. CENTAC's reopened notification explicitly covered the National Self-Supporting and NRI categories, open to candidates from other states — but that window is now closed. If you applied, watch centacpuducherry.in for the Draft Merit List; if you missed it, call us to check what else is still realistically open for your score.
Three Different Situations,
Three Different Rules
CENTAC reopened applications on candidate request, not as a routine extension — the notice frames it as a response to requests received. That matters because the rules differ sharply depending on where you already stand.
| Your situation | What you can do by 14 August, 5:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Never registered | Apply fresh, in full, like any new applicant |
| Registered but never completed | Edit and submit your existing application |
| Waiting on renewed certificates | Attach your old certificates now and complete the application — but you must still submit the renewed versions before the Final Merit List is published |
| Already submitted for Govt/Management Quota, now want Management/NRI too | Raise a Grievance request — select “Request to Edit Application and Apply for MQ/NRI Quota” before 3:00 PM on 14 August, then complete and resubmit before 5:00 PM the same day |
| Completed & submitted before 8 August, 5:00 PM | Your data is frozen — the Edit option is closed for you. You may still submit additional certificates through the Grievance option, but you cannot modify your application data |
Do not submit a duplicate application to work around a closed Edit option. The notice is explicit: if you submit a duplicate application to try to update or modify frozen data, both applications will be rejected. If you completed and submitted before 8 August and need a genuine change beyond a certificate upload, your only route is the Grievance option in your dashboard — not a second application.
Which CENTAC Stream
Applies to You
| Stream | Who Can Apply | Colleges | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Quota | Puducherry residents only | UT government medical and dental colleges, plus government-surrendered seats in private institutions | Residence affidavit in CENTAC's prescribed format is mandatory |
| National Self-Supporting (SS) | Candidates from any state | Private and unaided medical, dental, Ayurveda and veterinary colleges | The realistic route for a Northeast candidate |
| NRI / NRI-SP / OCI / PIO | NRI, OCI, PIO and foreign nationals | Defined NRI seats in participating colleges | Separate, higher application fee; documented sponsorship required |
| Meritorious Sports Persons | Per the guidelines notified 31 July 2026 | Government quota seats | Separate guidelines and separate certificate scrutiny |
| PwBD | Per the PwBD assessment guidelines notified 31 July 2026 | Government quota seats | Assessment by the notified medical board |
One detail that trips applicants every year: when filling the CENTAC form, enter your All India counselling rank where the form asks for it, not your NEET marks or your state rank. And OBC candidates applying for BVSc & AH national self-supporting seats must attach an All India OBC non-creamy-layer certificate, not a state OBC certificate.
CENTAC Also Runs an AYUSH Scheme —
But It Isn't Open to You
Separately from the MBBS/BDS/BAMS/BVSc stream this page is mainly about, CENTAC also administers a sponsored-seat scheme for B.S.M.S. (Siddha), B.U.M.S. (Unani) and B.H.M.S. (Homoeopathy) courses. Puducherry does not run its own government colleges for these three courses, so candidates with Puducherry UT domicile are sponsored into government Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy colleges in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka instead, under a category the notice calls “deficient states/Union Territories.”
This one is not for you unless you hold Puducherry domicile. Unlike the National Self-Supporting and NRI streams covered above, this AYUSH sponsored-seat scheme is restricted to candidates of the Union Territory of Puducherry. A Northeast India applicant without Puducherry domicile does not qualify for it, however strong the NEET score. We are including it here only so you do not mistake it for another open door.
For Puducherry-domicile readers: under Ref. No. CENTAC/AYUSH/2026/02, dated 31 July 2026, the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee (Directorate of Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy) extended its online submission deadline for these BSMS/BUMS/BHMS applications to 7 August 2026. CENTAC correspondingly extended the deadline to submit a self-attested hard copy of the application to 10 August 2026, 5:00 PM. Apply online at www.tnayushselection.org, and track your submission through www.centacpuducherry.in. Grievances go through the CENTAC login dashboard, or call the helpline on 0413-2655570 / 2655571.
Merit Lists, Allotment
and the Forfeiture Trap
Draft merit list, then objections
CENTAC publishes a draft merit list and opens a short objections window, usually days rather than weeks, and it has extended that window in other streams this year. Check your own entry carefully — category, rank, quota — the moment the draft list appears. A wrong entry corrected at draft stage is routine; the same error after the final list is not.
Final merit list and choice filling
Allotment runs online across Round 1, Round 2 and a mop-up round, with a stray round if vacancies remain. CENTAC publishes vacancy lists after each round, which is genuinely useful information — you can see exactly what is left before you decide whether to hold or move.
Registration fee forfeiture
Read this clause in the brochure before Round 2. Once the final allotment list of the second round is published, a candidate who fails to join forfeits the registration fee, and the amount varies by quota — NRI applicants pay and therefore risk the most. This is the single most common way families lose money in Puducherry.
Admission is completed in person
Final document verification and admission happen at the allotted college. Budget for the travel from the Northeast and factor in a buffer day. CENTAC's office is at Kamarajar Manimandapam, Karuvadikuppam, Puducherry, and the helpdesk answers between 10 AM and 5 PM on 0413-2655570 and 0413-2655571.
The Official Notices
Behind This Page
Checked against centacpuducherry.in on 19 August 2026. We list the source so you can verify it yourself rather than taking our word for it — and so you know exactly which notice to look for if a date moves.
How to use this page. Every date here was checked against the official counselling authority's own website on 19 August 2026. State authorities extend and revise deadlines at short notice, sometimes with only a few hours' warning, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm the current date on the official portal before you pay any fee. Orchid Education Foundation is an independent admission guidance firm. We are not an agent of any counselling authority, we cannot influence any allotment, and no seat in India can be obtained without a valid NEET UG 2026 score.
Questions Parents Ask Us
14 August 2026, 5:00 PM, with no further extension stated. The window originally closed 6 August, then reopened for fresh applications from 12 August 2026 (Ref. No. CENTAC/UG-NEET/2026/04) on candidate request. This covers MBBS, BDS, BAMS and BVSc & AH under the National Self-Supporting and NRI categories. The exact rules differ depending on whether you are a fresh applicant, an incomplete registrant, or someone who already submitted before 8 August.
Yes, and this is what makes CENTAC unusually relevant to Northeast India families. The current notification covers the National Self-Supporting and NRI categories, which are open to candidates from other states. Government quota seats remain restricted to Puducherry residents, who must furnish a residence affidavit in the format CENTAC prescribes. Read the brochure's quota definitions before paying, because the application fee differs by quota.
MBBS, BDS, BAMS (Ayurveda) and BVSc & AH under the National Self-Supporting and NRI streams, open to candidates from any state. CENTAC separately runs a BSMS, BUMS and BHMS sponsored-seat scheme in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy colleges, but that one is restricted to Puducherry UT domicile candidates only. B.Sc Nursing runs through the UG Non-NEET process, which closed earlier in June.
CENTAC verifies residence claims, publishes a Draft Merit List, invites objections, then publishes the Final Merit List. Online choice filling and allotment follow across Round 1, Round 2 and a mop-up round, with a stray round if seats remain vacant. Watch the forfeiture rules: after the final allotment list in the second round, a candidate who fails to join forfeits the registration fee, and the amounts are quota-dependent.
If your NEET UG 2026 score is a qualifying one and you are open to a self-supporting or NRI seat, yes — a live window with a firm deadline is worth more than a closed one you regret. Applications received so far this cycle are still in the hundreds rather than the tens of thousands, which is a very different competitive picture from Karnataka or Tamil Nadu. Call us on 9085064444 and we will go through the brochure conditions with you today.
No. Under Ref. No. CENTAC/AYUSH/2026/02, dated 31 July 2026, the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee extended the online submission deadline for these sponsored seats to 7 August 2026, and CENTAC extended the hard-copy submission deadline to 10 August 2026, 5:00 PM. But this scheme sponsors Puducherry UT domicile candidates into BSMS, BUMS and BHMS seats in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka government colleges — it is not open to candidates from Assam or any other state outside Puducherry. Do not confuse it with the National Self-Supporting and NRI stream on this page, which is open to any state.
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