NEET UG 2026 Round 3 seat matrix out for Tamil Nadu, MCC; choice filling by October 9

The Directorate of Medical Education and Research Chennai released the Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 Round 3 seat matrix for MBBS and BDS courses today, September 30, 2026. This release provides a college-wise list of vacant seats for admission across the state.

Concurrently, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) also published the clear vacancy seat matrix for NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 3, which includes MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc. Nursing courses for All India Quota, Central Universities, Deemed Universities, AIIMS, JIPMER, and B.Sc (Nursing) institutes. The MCC notification indicates a total of 6,585 clear vacancy seats across participating institutes.

Tamil Nadu NEET UG Round 3 Counselling Schedule and Vacancies

The choice-filling process for Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 Round 3 is scheduled to take place between October 1 and 9, 2026. Candidates must complete choice filling and locking by October 9, 2026, at 2 PM. The seat allotment result for this round is expected on October 12, 2026. Only successfully enrolled students are eligible for these seat allotment results.

The Tamil Nadu seat matrix for the State Quota (SQ) counselling includes 59 medical colleges, offering a tentative total of 8,093 MBBS seats in 2026. Of these, 4,048 seats are in government colleges and 4,024 are in self-financing/private medical colleges. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved the addition of 950 MBBS seats across 13 medical colleges in Tamil Nadu for 2026, alongside a new medical college with an intake of 150 MBBS seats.

MCC NEET UG Round 3 Clear Vacancy Details

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) released its Clear Vacancy Round 3 seat matrix for NEET UG Counselling 2026. This matrix provides detailed details for 6,585 clear vacancy seats across various participating institutes, courses, quotas, and categories. The official MCC PDF details include State Name, Institute Type, Institute Name, Quota, Branch, Category, Total Seats, and Seat Gender.

The MCC had previously requested participating colleges/institutes to verify the correctness of the Tentative/Provisional vacancy position displayed on www.mcc.nic.in before 4:00 P.M. on August 5, 2026. The Tamil Nadu NEET UG Counselling 2026 process is currently underway, with the merit list expected between August 13 to 22, 2026, and Round 2 counselling conducted from August 31 to September 8, 2026. Round 3 counselling for Tamil Nadu NEET UG was held from September 16 to 26, 2026.

Overview of Tamil Nadu Medical and Dental Seats

The detailed seat matrix for Tamil Nadu’s government and private medical colleges, as well as dental colleges, provides a breakdown of available seats. For government medical colleges, a total of 4,048 MBBS seats are distributed across 36 institutions. Private medical colleges contribute 4,024 MBBS seats, including both government and private quota allocations.

For dental courses, the Tamil Nadu Government Dental College & Hospital, Chennai, has 79 BDS seats, while the Government Dental College, Pudukkottai, offers 40 seats. The Government Dental College & Hospital, Cuddalore, has 78 BDS seats. Several private dental colleges also contribute to the total BDS seat pool, with institutions like Adhiparasakthi Dental College & Hospital, Melmaruvathur, and Best Dental Science College, Madurai, each having 95 BDS seats.

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