CENTAC 2023 Aplication form will release soon in online mode. The admission is controlled by the Centralized Admission Committee to offer various Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Diploma Programmes. There will be no entrance exam organized for offering admission in the UG course. It is a state-level exam that is used to fill a professional degree in college in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Candidates who wish to apply for admission to the participating institutes of the Centralized admission committee conduct the CENTAC once a year. This is a state-level examination. For more information candidates can read the whole article.
Latest Update: CENTAC 2022 Final Merit list has been released. Check Here.
CENTAC 2023 Exam Status
Candidates can check CENTAC status from below:
Particulars
Status
Admission notification
TBA
CENTAC 2023 Important Dates
Candidates can check the important dates and events related to CENTAC 2023 in the table given below.
Events
Dates (Tentative)
Application Form releases
June 2023
Last date to submit the application form
4th week of July 2023
Hard copy of application form
4th week of July 2023
Merit list publication
August 2023
Counselling process
August/ September 2023
Counselling for other state candidates
August/ September 2023
CENTAC 2023 Application Form
CENTAC 2023 Application Form will available on the official website of CENTAC. Candidates are supposed to go through the below-mentioned guidelines for a great experience in CENTAC online application Form 2023:
All the details asked for in the Registration/Application form are Mandatory.
E-mail ID and mobile number should remain the same till the admission process is completed otherwise students might not get all the important details.
An Email ID once used for Registration online cannot be used again.
Once the application form is submitted online, a request for any change in the data entered in the application form will NOT be entertained.
Incomplete/incorrect applications are liable to be rejected at any stage without prior information to the candidate.
Multiple application forms from the same candidate will result in confusion leading to the disqualification of the candidate.
Documents required for filling the application form are listed below:
10th Mark sheet ( for age proof)
12th Mark sheet
Residence Certificate
Nationality Certificate
Permanent Integrated Certificate
Special Category Certificate (if required)
Community Certificate
Nativity Certificate
Sports Certificate
Payment receipt
NEET Rank card (Xerox copy)
CENTAC 2023 Application Fee
After filling the application form candidates are required to pay an application fee to complete the registration for CENTAC 2023. Courses wise CENTAC 2023 Application Fee is mentioned in the table given below category wise:
CENTAC 2023 Registration Fee
S. No.
Courses
SC/ST
Others
1.
For Professional Courses (UG & PG)
Rs. 500/-
Rs. 1000/-
2.
For PG Courses
Rs. 200/-
Rs. 400/-
3.
For All Other Courses
Rs. 150/-
Rs. 300/-
Mode of Payment: Payment should be made online through Debit card/Credit card/Net Banking etc.
How to Apply for CENTAC 2023 ?
Candidates can check the steps to fill the application form given below.
Visit the official website of CENTAC 2023.
Click on Sign up button and register yourslef.
Then, enter all the asked details such as name, date of birth, contact number, password, etc.
candidates will then receive an email on the registered email id and password with the login credentials.
Login into account with these credentials and enter the details such as personal, educational details, etc.
Now, upload the documents as per the specifications precribed by the authority
Pay the application fee via online mode by the following modes
Credit Card
Debit Card
Net banking, etc.
Submit the CENTAC 2023 application form and print it for future reference.
CENTAC 2023 Eligibility Criteria
Before filling up the Application form candidates must ensure that they fulfill the required eligibility criteria. Only eligible candidates will be able to fill the application form. CENTAC 2023 Eligibility criteria are mentioned below for all the courses and streams which must be checked by respective candidates to know their eligibility:
Age Criteria
S.No
Name of Courses
Lower Age Limit
Upper Age Limit
1
M.V.Sc
-
The candidate should not have completed 35 years as on 31 December 2020 (Relaxable up to five years for SC/ST candidates)
2
P.G Arts and Science
-
-
3
MBBS & BDS
17 years as on 31.12.2020
-
4
BAMS
17 years as on 01.10.2020
-
5
B.Sc Nursing
17 years as on 31.12.2020
-
6
B.V.Sc & AH
17 years as on 31.12.2020
25 years as on 31.12.2020 (Relaxable up to five years for OBC/MBC/BCM/EBC/BT/SC/ST)
candidates).
7
B.Tech
-
21 years as on 01.07.2020 (Relaxable up to three years for SC
candidates).
8
B.P.T
17 years as on 31.12.2020
25 years as on 01.07.2020 (Relaxable up to three years for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT candidates and five years for SC/ST candidates).
9
B.Pharm
-
-
10
B.Sc (M.L.T)
-
-
11
B.Sc(MRIT)
17 years as on 31.12.2020
30 years as on 31.12.2020
12
B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture
-
21 years as of 01.07.2020 (Relaxable up to 4 years for SC / ST candidates and candidates B.Sc seeking admission under NRI scheme)
13
B.Sc (Hons) Horticulture
-
21 years as of 01.07.2020 (Relaxable up to 4 years for SC / ST candidates and candidates B.Sc seeking admission under NRI scheme)
14
BA LLB
-
-
15
LLB
-
-
16
D.G.N.M
17 years as on 31.12.2020
30 years as on 31.12.2020
17
D.A.N.M
17 years as on 31.12.2020
30 years as on 31.12.2020
18
D.M.L.T
17 years as on 31.12.2020
30 years as on 31.12.2020
19
D.C.E.C
17 years as on 31.12.2020
30 years as on 31.12.2020
20
D.D.T
17 years as on 31.12.2020
30 years as on 31.12.2020
21
D.A.P.T
17 years
35 years
22
U.G. Arts and Science Courses
The candidate should not have completed 21 years of age as of 1st July 2020. However, age relaxation by three years for SC / ST candidates, five years for PWDs and five years in the case of Nuns belonging to various Religious congregations and Widows are applicable.
23
U.G. Performing & Fine Arts Courses
The candidate should not have completed 23 years of age as of 1st July 2020. However, age relaxation by three years applies to Physically Challenged and Scheduled Caste and Tribe candidates. Apart from the above-said candidates, no age relaxation will be given to any candidate under any circumstances.
24
Hotel Management Courses
B.Sc.
22 years as of 01.07.2020 for Open Category relaxable up to three years
for SC/ST candidates as on 01.07.2020
Diploma
25 years as of 01.07.2020 for Open Category relaxable up to three years
for SC/ST candidates
Nationality Criteria
A candidate seeking admission through CENTAC 2023 should be an Indian National. However, French Nationals residing in the UT of Puducherry and covered by the terms of the Treaty of Cession shall be treated on par with Indian Nationals, for admission to all the courses.
Residence Criteria(Applicable for Seats in Govt. Colleges and Govt. Quota Seats in Private Colleges)
The candidate or whose parent or Guardian has been residing continuously in this Union Territory for at least five years preceding the date of application.
Children of natives of U.T. of Puducherry who has declared any place in U.T. of Puducherry as their hometown and so certified by their respective Heads of Office. Nativity A certificate in the prescribed format has to be enclosed.
Children of Defence Personnel who were killed or disabled in action and children of Central Government Servants/ Pondicherry UT Government Servants/Defence Personnel/ Employees of Public Sector Undertaking wholly or substantially run either by the Central Government or by the Puducherry UT Administration who died while in the service in the Puducherry UT.
Those who have passed the SSLC / HSC or any other public examination and for that purpose had undergone academic studies continuously for 5 successive classes immediately preceding the qualifying examination in a recognized educational institution located in Pondicherry UT and having their residence in Pondicherry UT for 5 years continuously during that period. Mere stay in places such as residential hostel would not amount to the residence.
Number of Seats for Different Courses offered by CENTAC 2023
Candidates can check the expected details of the seats for the CENTAC 2023 below.
Government Colleges
Courses
Number of seats
Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry
M.B.B.S
Govt quota – 106 NRI/Foreign – 22
Rajiv Gandhi Ayurveda Medical College, Mahe
B.A.M.S
Govt quota – 42 NRI/Foreign – 07
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research
B.V.Sc. and A.H.
Govt quota – 42 NRI/Foreign – 07
CENTAC 2023 Merit List
CENTAC 2023 Merit List will be as it is given below:
The criteria for preparing the Merit List vary from course to course.
CENTAC MERIT LIST will be prepared based on the marks scored in the qualifying exams like NEET, JEE, or based on the marks obtained in the qualifying exam. Contact Pondicherry may publish the MERIT LIST as a Draft giving the candidates one or two days to raise objections if any. The Final Merit List will be published after considering the objections if any.
A separate CENTAC Merit List will be prepared for Government Quota Seats & Management Quota Seats. The students should refer to the CENTAC website www. centacpuducherry. for the merit list of all the courses.
In case the CENTAC ONLINE application is reopened for any Course, then the Merit List will be updated with all the new applications received in the due course. This may alter the existing Merit List as well.
Details of the CENTAC 2023 Merit List
Candidates can check the list of the details of the CENTAC 2023 merit list below.
Merit Rank of the candidate
Application Number
Name of the candidate
Date of Birth
Merit Marks
Marks scored in Biology
Marks scored in Physics
Marks scored in Chemistry
CENTAC 2023 Counselling
After the declaration of the CENTAC 2023 merit list, all the selected candidates of CENTAC 2023 are required to appear for the online counseling round.
CENTAC 2023 counseling process can be done in one or more rounds as per the necessity of the course selected by the candidates.
Counseling will be done through a computer module based on the preferences entered by the Candidates.
Generally, the CENTAC 2023 counseling consists of round 1, round 2, and mop-up round. CENTAC has the right to conduct as many counseling rounds as per the necessity or requirement of seats for any concerned course.
Mock allotments shall be done only for the courses for which the selected candidate has been notified separately.
CENTAC 2023 Seat Matrix
CENTAC 2023 Seat Matrix is given below:
Vertical Reservation:
Open General 50 %
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 11 %
Backward Classes Muslims (BCM) 2 %
Most Backward Classes (MBC) 18 %
Extreme Backward Classes (EBC) 2 %
Backward Tribes (BT) 0.5 %
Scheduled Caste (SC) 16 %
Scheduled Tribe (ST) 0.5 %
Horizontal Reservation:
Children/Grand Children of Freedom (Fighter) (FF) 4 %
A person with Disabilities (PwD) 5 %
Wards of Ex-Servicemen (ESM) 1 % and 3 % **
The candidate who are Meritorious in Sports (MSP) 1 %
** It is 1% for MBBS and 3% for all the other courses.
Number of Seats for Different Courses offered by CENTAC 2023
S.No
Course
Number of Seats
1
P.G. Professional Courses
987
2
P.G. Arts and Science Courses
813
3
U.G. Professional Courses
5604
4
U.G. Arts and Science Courses
4718
5
U.G. Performing Arts and Fine Arts Courses
90
6
Education Courses
300
7
Hotel Management Courses
90
8
Diploma Courses in Polytechnic Colleges
1342
9
Lateral Entry Admission to Various Courses
1574
10
Part-time Polytechnic Diploma Courses
135
CENTAC 2023 Highlights
Candidates can check CENTAC 2023 highlights from the table given below:
To offer admission in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes
About CENTAC
Centralized Admission Committee (CENTAC) works under the Govt. of Puducherry. It is a common admission platform for all the colleges of the Union Territory of Puducherry. It offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, and diploma courses. CENTAC provides both government and private colleges to the candidates. Candidates will get the colleges as per their rank in the merit list released by the CENTAC. It conducts various counseling rounds for the allotment of seats to the candidates.
CENTAC Important Dates
Title
Dates
CENTAC 2023 Form Date
23 May - 28 Jun 2023 (Tentative)
Centralised Admission Committee Exam Pattern
Paper 1
Exam Duration:
3 hours
Total Marks:
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Question Paper Type :
Multiple Choice Questions, Objective
Negative Marking:
No
S.No
Subjects
Questions
Marks
Total
1
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Frequently Asked Questions
Ques 1: Is there any entrance test conducted for admission in Undergraduate courses?
Ques 2: Can I change my course or specialization during my course of study?
Ques 3: How will I get to know about the exam schedule?
Comments
Form Start Date:
23 May 2023
Form End Date:
28 Jun 2023
The last date to submit the form was on 28 Jun 2023
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