The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Puducherry, has issued a notice (Ref. No. CENTAC/UG-NEET/2026/39) dated 02.11.2026 for Special Stray Round registration for UG NEET MBBS and BDS courses for 2026-27. The round covers vacancies under Government Quota and Management Quota in private medical and dental colleges in the UT of Puducherry.
Schedule
- Willingness submission and payment of full tuition fee: 02.11.2026 to 08.11.2026, 5:00 PM
- Submission of course preferences: 04.11.2026 to 08.11.2026, 5:00 PM
- Last date for fresh applications: 08.11.2026, 5:00 PM
Candidates can register through their dashboard login credentials after checking the vacancies published on the CENTAC website. An SMS has also been sent to candidates.
Vacancies in MBBS and BDS
- MBBS, Management Quota: SVMCRI, Puducherry: 35 seats
- BDS, Management Quota: SVDC, Puducherry: 26 seats
- BDS, Government Quota: MINDS, Mahe: 1 seat
Unfilled Government Quota seats will be converted into Management Quota after the Government Quota candidates list is exhausted.
Fresh Applications
- Fresh online applications are invited from UG NEET qualified candidates for the unfilled MBBS and BDS seats.
- After applying, candidates must submit willingness and course preferences and make the payment for the Special Stray Round.
- Fresh candidates will be considered for allotment only after the existing merit list is exhausted.
Registration Fee and Payment
- Candidates must submit willingness, course preferences and pay the full tuition fee as the registration fee. The college-wise tuition fee is published on the CENTAC website and on Page 33 of the UG NEET Information Brochure.
- Candidates who paid the registration fee in earlier rounds need to pay only the balance fee applicable for this round.
- Payment can be made through net banking or by generating an NEFT/RTGS challan from the dashboard. For bank transfer, the exact amount shown on the challan must be paid, and an NEFT/RTGS challan can be used only once.
Eligibility
All eligible candidates who have applied to CENTAC can participate, except:
- Candidates in the Round 3 / Stray Round allotment list of CENTAC counselling (joined or not joined)
- Candidates in the Round 3 admitted list (including those who joined in Round 1 or 2) of All India Quota or State Quota
- Candidates allotted any seat in the Stray Round of MCC / Ayush counselling
Important Instructions
- Candidates in the admitted list cannot resign their seat or take part in the Special Stray Round.
- Course preferences submitted in earlier rounds are null and void. All candidates must submit preferences afresh.
- Sliding is not allowed in the Special Stray Round.
- Unfilled seats will be converted as per the Seat Conversion Algorithm (Annexure 14).
- If a candidate is allotted a seat and does not join, the full tuition fee for the allotted course will be forfeited. For Puducherry SC/ST/EBC/GSS candidates allotted under Government Quota, the stray round registration fee of Rs. 50,000 (MBBS and BDS) will be forfeited.
- Such candidates will not be allowed to take part in further counselling rounds and will be debarred from appearing in UG NEET next year. A list of ineligible candidates will be published on the CENTAC website.
Brochure References
The notice points candidates to these sections of the UG NEET Information Brochure 2026-27:
- Counselling process: Page 40, Clauses 18 and 19
- Eligibility criteria: Page 43, Clause 19.1 (D)
- Registration fee payment: Page 32, Clause 13
- Forfeiture conditions and amount: Page 35, Clause 14
- Refund of registration/tuition fee: Page 37, Clause 15
- Submission of course preferences: Page 37, Clause 16
- Conversion and de-reservation of unfilled seats: Page 27, Clause 10.2
For more details, candidates can visit www.centacpuducherry.in, use the Grievances option in the login dashboard, or call the helpline at 0413-2655570 / 2655571.
