Puducherry CENTAC Admissions 2026-27: Process, Dates, Documents and Fees

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Last updated: 6 November 2026 (academic year 2026-27). This page is updated every year when the new notification is out. Dates, fees and document lists can change each year, so check the current notice on the CENTAC website before applying.

What is CENTAC?

CENTAC (Centralised Admission Committee) works under the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Puducherry. It runs one online admission process for medical, dental, engineering, agriculture, nursing, arts, science and commerce courses in Puducherry’s colleges.

Website: centacpuducherry.in
Helpline: 0413-2655570, 0413-2655571 (10 am to 5 pm)
Address: Kamarajar Manimandapam, near Sivaji Statue, Karuvadikuppam, Puducherry 605 008
UG NEET email: [email protected]

Courses admitted through CENTAC

Section	Courses
UG NEET	MBBS, BDS, BAMS, B.V.Sc. & A.H. (National SS and NRI seats), plus BSMS, BUMS and BHMS
UG Non-NEET professional	B.Tech., B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture and Horticulture, B.V.Sc. & A.H. (5 years), paramedical diploma, B.Pharm., B.P.T., B.Sc. Nursing (PNET), B.N.Y.S. and others
UG Arts, Science and Commerce	B.A., B.Sc., B.Com., B.B.A., B.C.A. in 6 government and government-aided colleges in the Puducherry region; B.Voc. at AIAT; B.A. at Rashtriya Raksha University, Puducherry campus
PG Medical	M.D., M.S.
PG Dental	M.D.S.
Others	Fine Arts, B.Arch., B.Tech. lateral entry: separate sections on the CENTAC site

For 2026-27, the notification said about 6,490 non-NEET professional seats and 4,320 arts, science and commerce seats, about 10,810 in all. Seat numbers can change.

Key 2026-27 dates so far

Date	Event
14 May 2026	UG non-NEET admission notification; applications open (from 4 pm)
29 May 2026	Last date for UG non-NEET applications (5 pm, per the notice)
30 July 2026	UG NEET notification (MBBS, BDS, BAMS, B.V.Sc.) and information brochure; applications open
6 August 2026	Last date for UG NEET applications (5 pm, per the notice)
14 August 2026	Seat matrix for government and self-financing colleges
15 October 2026	UG NEET Round 3 admitted list
20 October 2026	PG Medical admission notification and brochure
2 to 5 November 2026	Stray round admitted list (2 Nov); special stray round registration notice for MBBS/BDS (3 Nov); stray round 2 draft allotment list (5 Nov)

Deadlines for each round and for course preferences are published under “Notices / Press Releases” on the CENTAC site. Check it regularly.

How to apply for UG NEET courses

Everything is online. The steps in CENTAC’s information brochure are:

New registration: enter a valid mobile number and email and create a password of up to 6 characters. These cannot be changed later.
Login: log in with your email and password, then enter the OTP sent to your mobile each time.
Application form: fill in the details and upload documents.
Review: use “Back” to correct any detail.
Pay and submit: pay the application fee through “Make Payment”. The application is complete only after payment.
Course preferences: after payment, choose your colleges and courses. You can view and download the application form.

Only one application per candidate. More than one leads to disqualification.
You can apply under one or more of Government, Management and NRI quotas at once. No quota can be added after the last date.
Fill the form yourself, not through an agent.
Enter your NEET all-India rank exactly as on the 2026 score card.
The mobile number and email must be yours or your parent’s or guardian’s. Keep the same number until admission ends, as all messages go by SMS.

Eligibility

You must be an Indian national. French nationals living in Puducherry under the Treaty of Cession are treated as Indians.
You must have qualified in NEET UG 2026.
Government quota: residents of Puducherry. Management / National self-supporting quota: Puducherry residents, other-state candidates, and OCI holders (obtained before 4 March 2021). NRI quota: NRI, OCI and foreign nationals.
Puducherry resident means one of: continuous residence of the candidate or a parent/guardian in Puducherry for at least 5 years before the application date; study in a recognised institution in Puducherry for the 5 successive classes before the qualifying exam, with 5 years’ residence; children of natives who declare a home town in Puducherry; and certain special groups. See section 8.1.1 of the brochure for the full rules.

Documents to upload

Upload scanned, self-attested copies. Originals are produced only at the college during admission.

For everyone

Passport-size photograph and signature (20 to 50 KB each)
Proof of date of birth: birth certificate or 10th / higher secondary marksheet
10th and 12th marksheets (equivalence certificates are needed for foreign boards and for the Lycée Français)
NEET 2026 score card
Transfer certificate from the school last attended
(Other documents can be 100 to 500 KB each)

For Puducherry residents

Residence and community certificates (the central-institution format is not accepted), obtained on or after 1 January 2026
EWS and income certificates issued by the Revenue Department on or after 1 April 2026
Regional reservation (Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam), if applicable
Special reservation, if applicable: freedom fighter, ex-serviceman, UDID card for persons with benchmark disabilities, meritorious sports person, government school quota (transfer certificate showing Std 1 to 12 in Puducherry government schools)
Telugu minority quota certificate showing Telugu as mother tongue in school records, if applicable
A residence affidavit on Rs 20 e-stamp paper, notarised, for claiming Puducherry residence (brochure Annexure 2)

Fake certificates or claiming residence in more than one state lead to rejection and legal action, the notice warns.

Fees

Application fee (UG NEET)

Applied for	Fee
Government quota (Puducherry residents)	SC/ST/PwD: Rs 500; others: Rs 1,000
Management quota (all)	Rs 2,000
NRI quota (NRI, OCI, foreign nationals)	Rs 5,000

If you apply under several quotas, pay the highest applicable fee. It is non-refundable. Payment is online only (net banking, debit card, credit card or UPI). An application without payment is rejected.

Registration fee and tuition fee

Round 1 has no registration fee. For Round 2, Round 3 and the stray round, you pay that round’s registration fee (or tuition fee in the stray round). The amount depends on the round, the course and your quota category, so see clause 13 of the brochure.
These are also paid online only (NEFT/RTGS, net banking, cards or UPI).
Refunds start only after the whole admission process ends and can take about three months. The money goes back to the bank account given in your application.

How counselling works

UG NEET has four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and the stray round. This year there is also a special stray round for MBBS and BDS. The schedule follows Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) guidelines, and allotment is by NEET UG 2026 all-India rank.

Merit lists: a draft merit list first, then a revised draft list, then the final list, with time for objections in between. If the NEET cut-off is lowered, fresh applications are invited.

In each round:

Seat matrix is published
You give your willingness to take part
You pay the registration fee (from Round 2)
You enter fresh course preferences. Earlier rounds’ preferences are void, and at least one is compulsory
Eligible list, then allotment list, are published. Results are not sent individually
You download the allotment order
You pay the balance tuition fee
You report in person to the allotted college for verification and admission

One seat per candidate per round.
Sliding to a better seat is allowed only in Rounds 2 and 3. A new seat cancels the earlier one.
If you do not join in time, the allotment is cancelled and the seat returns to the next round.
Mutual or individual college transfers are not allowed.
De-reservation of vacant seats happens in Round 3 only.

At admission

Download the allotment order and report to the college in person within the time given. No one else can complete admission for you.
Take a printed copy of your application, the provisional allotment order, original certificates with self-attested photocopies, and any additional fee the college sets.
If admission was obtained with false information, it is cancelled at any stage and fees are not refunded.

UG non-NEET and arts, science courses

This year applications ran from 14 to 29 May 2026. Other-state candidates can apply for the seats open to them (Other State / All India and self-supporting quotas).
Government and aided college seats are for Puducherry residents. Both Puducherry and other-state candidates can apply for self-supporting seats in B.Tech. (PKIET, WEC and vacant JOSAA seats of PTU/PEC), agriculture, horticulture, B.V.Sc., nursing, B.P.T., paramedical and B.Pharm.
Rounds 1 to 3 run first, then mop-up rounds. Each round publishes an eligible list, a draft allotment, a provisional allotment and an admitted list.
Details: admission notification (PDF), Part I general information (PDF).

PG Medical and PG Dental

PG Medical (M.D., M.S.): notification and brochure published on 20 October 2026: notification, brochure.
PG Dental (M.D.S.): see the section’s web page. After the NEET cut-off was lowered and fresh applications were taken, a final merit list was published on 5 November 2026.

Questions?

Registered candidates can log in to their dashboard and send questions under “Grievances”. The UG NEET brochure says replies come within 24 hours on working days.
Helpline: 0413-2655570, 0413-2655571

Our CENTAC reports (2026)

Official links

The details above come from CENTAC’s 2026-27 notifications and information brochures. For fee amounts such as round registration fees, and for any change, the official brochure is final.