There are 52 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu that collectively have a seat count of 8000. Interestingly, Tamil Nadu has as many govt. medical colleges as it has private medical colleges. As you have guessed, there are 26 govt. medical colleges as well as private medical colleges in Tamil Nadu each. But the seat count differs by 700 i.e. there are 700 more seats in private medical colleges (4,350 seats) in Tamil Nadu than government medical colleges seats in Tamil Nadu (3,650 seats).
For pursuing postgraduate studies, there are 44 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu offering 3,661 seats in MD/MS/Diploma programs. For pursuing super specialty studies, there are 21 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu offering nearly 600 seats in DM/MCH programs.
1.Fees, Seats - Govt Medical Colleges
2.Fees,Seats - Private Medical Colleges
3.Teaching Experience of Medical Colleges
4.NEET UG Counseling Process
5.Important Dates NEET 2022
6.Predict Your Chance for MBBS Seat
7.Medical PG or NEXT
8.Medical PG in USA (USMLE)
9.Medical PG in Germany
10.Complete details of all Govt and Pvt Medical college in Tamil Nadu
Refer to the below table for Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota and State Quota Seats for every Govt Medical College in Tamil Nadu
In the table below you can find the Total Tuition Fees, MBBS intake, Establishment Year, Cut off for All India Quota and State Quota Seats for every Govt Medical College. In Tamil Nadu, Private Medical Colleges participate solely in State Counseling procedures and not in All India Counseling. Hence, All India Quota cut off details is not available.
In Tamil Nadu, most of the colleges have more than 10 years to 25+ years of experience however, very few colleges established in last 5-10 years. It is always important to select an old medical college as there is no shortage of faculties and they are well experienced too, which is the primary requirement of a MBBS student for their learning.
| Experience of Teaching | Name of Medical College |
|---|---|
| 1. KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Coimbatore | |
| 5-10 years | 1. Karpagam Faculty of Medical Sciences & Research, Coimbatore |
| 10-25 years | 1. Sri Muthukumaran Medical College,Chennai |
| 25+ years | 1. Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai |
The Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu is responsible for conducting State counseling for allocation of 85% of MBBS Seats in Govt and Private Medical College under State Quota. However, MCC is the governing body for filling rest 15 % seats through All India Quota seats in Govt Medical College and 100% Seats in Deemed University. Those who qualified NEET are eligible to apply in both the counseling processes. Please refer the table below to find Cut off marks for each category.
Please find the table below indicating NEET UG cut off 2021.
| Category | NEET 2021 Cutoff Percentile | NEET-UG 2020 Cutoff Marks | NEET-UG 2021 Cut off Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 50th percentile | 147 | 138 |
| SC/ST/OBC | 40th percentile | 113 | 108 |
| General (PwD) | 45th percentile | 129 | 122 |
| SC/ST/OBC (PwD) | 40th percentile | 113 | 108 |
Seat allocation is being done in multiple phases both in All India counseling and State counseling of Tamil Nadu. This is because, many seats become vacant due to withdrawal of seats by the students for not getting college of their choice, not able to arrange the funds for fees, Lack of proof of their category under which they applied etc. Once the dates for reporting to the college/ Fee deposits/Submitting documents is passed all such seats made available for the next rounds. In the below table, you can find the details for counseling rounds in All India and State counseling followed for MBBS Seat Allocation-
| Counselling Round | All India Counselling | State Counselling | All India & State 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round-1 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | To be Announced |
| Round-2 | Feb 2022 | Feb 2022 | To be Announced |
| Mop Up Round | NA | Feb 2022 | To be Announced |
| Stray Round | NA | Mar 2022 | To be Announced |
The DME, Tamil Nadu, Prepares and publish the State Merit list of under each category. Students can assess their chance to get college of their choice based on previous year’s Cut offs of that college. If you want to be sure about the chances it is recommended to use MOKSH College Predictor which utilizes Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technology. Also, this college predictor will give you an idea and will predict the college possible for you based on your current NEET Ranking, Reservation category and Other Quotas applicable for you.
1. The candidates, who are up for MBBS admission in Tamil Nadu, must have qualified NEET.
2. The students, who wish for MBBS in Tamil Nadu, must be having the domicile of Tamil Nadu.
3. Your age must be no less than 17 years.
4. MBBS Tamil Nadu cut-off 2021:10+2 with a score of at least 50% in PCB (for general category), 45% (for general PH) and 40% for ST/SC/OBC.
5. Your core subjects for 10+2 have to be Biology, Chemistry, English, and Physics.
The mode of application will be online and candidates are advised to submit it before the deadline. Once you successfully fill the application form, you will be asked to pay the application fee. Just be cautious while filling your necessary details so as to avoid any unforeseen circumstances later.
The application process is same as for the NEET counseling.
1. NEET result copy
2. NEET admit card 2021
3. High School Certificate (Class 10)
4. Class 12/Intermediate/Senior Secondary School examination certificate and its mark sheet
5. Certificate of bona fide resident which is issued by the competent authority (if applicable)
6. Caste certificate which must be issued by the authority, if applicable
7. Character certificate which must be issued by the school/institute last attended
8. Resident certificate (if applicable)
9. Benchmark disability certificate which must be issued by the Medical Board of PGIMS, Rohtak
10. Income certificate (for SC/BC category candidates)
11. Certificate of dependents of freedom fighters
12. Certificate of ESM issued by the authority
13. Printout of online application form
14. One must have four passport size photographs
15. Provisional allotment letter
16. Aspirants ID proof - Aadhaar card/PAN card/Driving License/Passport/Voter ID/Ration card or any other government proof
The reservation policy for MBBS admission in Tamil Nadu 2021 goes like this:
1. Open Competition – 31 %
2. Backward Class – 30 %
3. Most Back ward Class – 20 %
4. Scheduled Caste – 18 %
5. Scheduled Tribe – 01 %
6. Within the 30% reservation for Backward Classes, 3.5% will be provided for Muslims and 16% of seats out of the 18% quota earmarked to Scheduled Caste shall be allocated to the Arunthathiyar Community.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducted the NEET (UG) 2021 examination on Sunday, 12th September, 2021 in pen & paper mode. NEET-2021 Exam was delayed due to second wave of COVID-19. CBSE announced 12th Board exams for 2022 in April and May It is expected NTA may conduct NEET-UG 2022 Exams in the month of July’22. If it happens then NEET result will be decleared in the month of Aug. In such scenario NEET UG Counseling 2022 will take place in the month of Sept. The examination will serve as a uniform entrance examination for MBBS admission and othe stream like BDS/ BAMS/ BSMS/ BUMS/ BHMS and other undergraduate medical courses.
Pl find the tentative date for NEET UG 2022 Exam
| EVENT | Expected Date NEET 2022 |
|---|---|
| NEET exam notification | April/ May |
| NEET 2022 application form date by NTA | April/ May |
| Last date to submit NEET 2022 application form | 2nd Week May |
| NEET UG 2022 Admit Card Release Date | 1st/2nd Week Jul |
| NEET 2022 Exam Date | 1st/2nd Week Jul |
| NEET 2022 Result | 1st week Aug |
| Announcement of Counseling Dates | 3rd Week Sept |
The most difficult time for any of the students is to wait after NEET till the Counseling process to know whether he/she is getting a college of his/her choice or not? Sometime this dilemma continues for couple of months due to multiple rounds of Counseling. It has become more difficult due to parallel Counseling of All India Quota and various States due to COVID-19. The Counseling process is very complex where 550+ Govt. and Private colleges offer 83000+ Seats and fee variation is also huge that ranges from less than 1 Lac to 2.5 Cr for the course.
Dreams shatter when any silly mistake in choice filling or wrong selection of college leads to getting a poor ranked college. Imagine getting paid seats or no seats at all due to lack of genuine guidance!
MOKSH AI-based MBBS college predictor predicts your chances of getting an MBBS seat in Tamil Nadu State Medical colleges in All India Counseling NEET UG 2021 and Tamil Nadu State Counseling NEET-UG 2021 under various Seat categories like Govt., Management or NRI Seat. For assessing your chances of getting a seat, the MOKSH Predictor algorithm takes categories/sub-category or various Quotas into consideration as per Govt. regulations. It also takes into account historical data published by Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) or State Dept. responsible for Counseling Directorate of Medical Education (DME).
During MBBS study, a student realizes the importance of being a specialist. They also understand the competitiveness to secure MD/MS Seat in Govt College. If we look at the success ratio to get PG in Govt Medical College which is 11% Broadly we can say that only 1 out of 10 will get PG Seat whereas chances of getting Clinical specialty is 1 out of 20 applicants. It is obvious that the PG journey is going to be very difficult or else students should have enough money to get the paid seat in Pvt Medical College which may be in Crores!
| Total Applicants NEET PG 2021 | Specialty | Govt Med College | Pvt Med College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | Success Ratio | Seats | ||
| 1.75 Lacs | ||||
| MD (Non Clinical) | 15K | 8.6% | 10K | |
| MS ( Clinical) | 8K | 4.6% | 5K | |
| Total | 23K | 11.4% | 15K | |
Do you feel early preparation and the right mentorship will pave your dream of becoming a specialist?
NMC already notified the introduction of the NEXT Exam in India from 2023. This exam will replace all Medical PG exams in India. The exam will be conducted in two parts NEXT-1 and NEXT-2. The Objective of the NEXT-1 is to assess the Student’s Knowledge of Pre, Para, and Clinical Subjects on the National Level. Only post-qualifying of NEXT-1 any Medical student will be eligible for an Internship. Post completion of internship Students needs to go thru NEXT-2 which will assess their Clinical skills, Patient Management, and Keeping of Medical history. Those who will Clear NEXT-2 awarded a license to practice and Rankers of NEXT-1 will get PG seats of their choice. You may refer to Page for detailed information on the NExT Exam.
We are well aware of the difficulty of getting PG in India. With the introduction of NEXT, maximum students in India are getting attracted to USMLE prep from 1st year of MBBS since it simulates the new NMC Competency-based curriculum much easily. US Healthcare system is considered as one of the best health care systems because of numerous reasons like High rewards, excellent infrastructure, Merit-based assessment, Open opportunities for Super specialties. Most of the countries trying to replicate the US health care assessment system for their Medical Graduates USMLE exam are divided into 3 Parts. One can appear in USMLE Step 1 after 2nd Year, USMLE Step 2 CK during internship, and Step-3 during your residency (Medical PG). The USMLE is an online exam and can be taken at the PROMETRIC centers present across India.
MOKSH Coaching focuses on a patient-centered learning approach which helps students score high on both USMLE & NEXT. MOKSH is the leading name in USMLE Coaching. Currently, 1000+ Students from Indian and Abroad medical colleges are preparing for USMLE steps via the MOKSH Platform.
PG in Germany after MBBS in India is another great option, though it requires you to learn the German language. Of the 6 levels starting from A1 to C2, you need to clear A1 and A2 that would qualify you to apply for the visa.
Once the Language formalities are done, you get into the phase where you do Observer-ship from a German hospital approved by the German Medical Council. This is followed by Residency.
This may sound simple here but the process is quite complicated. To know more about PG in Germany after your MBBS in India,
You can find complete information about any Govt and Private colleges of Tamil Nadu by clicking on the respective college in the table below
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