Puducherry: The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) has announced special stray vacancy round registrations for MBBS and BAMS seats.

The Health Department initiated discharge proceedings against candidates who allegedly submitted fake NRI certificates, and CENTAC confirmed that one candidate has been discharged from Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry (SMVMCH).

As a result, CENTAC has opened the Special Stray Round Registration for this vacancy under the Management Quota because the NRI Quota Merit List was already exhausted during the Stray Round. Candidates listed under the Management Quota Merit List can use their dashboard login credentials to submit their willingness and pay the registration fee via the payment link, which remains active until 5:00 PM on December 2, 2024.

Additionally, CENTAC has extended the last date for admissions under AYUSH-based courses to December 20, 2024. As part of this update, candidates can submit their willingness, pay the registration fee, and fill out course preferences under the Government (GQ) and Management (MQ) Quotas in Rajiv Gandhi Government Ayurveda College until 5:00 PM on December 2, 2024.

Seat Availability and NEET Cut-off Updates

• Government Quota: 3 seats are available.
• Self-Supporting Quota: 7 seats are available.
• The Ministry of AYUSH approved a 15-percentile reduction in the NEET (UG) 2024 qualifying criteria for all categories for UG-Ayurveda courses for the academic year 2024-25.

Updated NEET cut-off scores are as follows:

Important Instructions for Registration Fees

1. Candidates must pay the registration fee to participate in the special stray round.

2. Candidates who paid the fee in Round 3 or the previous straw round but did not receive a seat must pay the balance fee to participate.

3. CENTAC has set the registration fees as follows:

   • BAMS Government Quota: ?74,000 (General/OBC/MBC/EWS/EBC/BCM/BT); ?25,000 (SC/ST/PwD).
   • BAMS Self-Supporting Quota: ?2,00,000 (All Categories).
   • MBBS Management Quota: ?16,80,000 (all categories).

4. Refund Policy:

   • If candidates do not receive a seat, CENTAC will refund the registration fee to the account used for payment.
   • If candidates receive a seat but choose not to join, CENTAC will forfeit the fee and bar them from appearing in the next NEET exam.
   • If candidates join the allotted seat, CENTAC will adjust the registration fee against the tuition fee.

CENTAC advises candidates to carefully evaluate their preferences before submitting them for the Special Stray Round counseling.