GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU

PROSPECTUS FOR COMMON COUNSELING TO

POST GRADUATE DEGREE/DIPLOMA COURSES

IN DEEMED UNIVERSITIES

IN TAMIL NADU (EXCLUDING NRI QUOTA)

2017-2018 Session

as per

G.O. (D) No.707, Health and Family Welfare (MCA-1) Department,

Dated 27.03.2017 and as amended from time to time.

Last date for online registration – 04.04.2017 up to 5.45 pm

Last date for submission of print out of application 05.04.2017 up to 5.00 pm

SELECTION COMMITTEE

DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

162, PERIYAR E.V.R HIGH ROAD, KILPAUK,

CHENNAI – 600 010.

Phone No : 044-28361674

Website: www.tnhealth.org / www.tnmedicalselection.org

SMS will be sent through the official ID “TNMESC”

regarding counseling only

Cost Rs. 5000/-

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IMPORTANT DATES

1 Date of Notification. 29.03.2017

2 Commencement of online Registration 29.03.2017 10.00 A.M

3. Last date of online Registration 04.04.2017 upto 05.45P.M

4 Last date for receipt of print out of online application

05.04.2017 upto 05.00 P.M

5 Address to which the printout of online application along with enclosures are to be sent

THE SECRETARY, SELECTION COMMITTEE, 162, PERIYAR E.V.R. SALAI, KILPAUK,CHENNAI – 600 010.

6 Expected date for declaration of merit 17.04.2017

7 Tentative Dates for counseling 1st Phase 2nd phase

19.04.2017 Will be notified later

8 Commencement of courses 01.05.2017

9 Closure of admission 31.05.2017

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

As per the newly inserted Regulation viz. 9A common counseling notified in the Gazette of India dates 11.03.2017(MCI notification No. MCI-18(1)/2016-Med./176290 dated 10.03.2017) amending to Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000, the common counseling for all Post Graduate courses (Diploma/MD/MS) for the Medical Colleges including under Deemed Universities shall be conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu (i.e., Secretary, Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education, Chennai-10) on the basis of merit list of NEET-PG 2017 for the year 2017-2018 session.

The Process of registration for admission to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma Courses 2017-2018 session to Medical Colleges under Deemed Universities in Tamil Nadu is to be undertaken online at the website www.tnhealth.org/ www.tnmedicalselection.org.

Any change or modification and relevant information pertaining to this

admission process will be made available immediately on the website www.tnhealth.org/ www.tnmedicalselection.org

The candidates are instructed to visit the websites at least two times a day

for updates from the date of application till the end of admission process without fail. Selection committee shall not be responsible for consequences

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resulting due to non-diligent follow-up of notices, notification and publications appearing on the websites regarding admission to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma Courses 2017-2018 session.

Candidates are advised to read the prospectus carefully before starting

online registration and ensure that no mandatory column is left blank. In the event of rejection of the application form, no correspondence/request for re-consideration will be entertained.

Candidates are advised to read the Information Bulletin for NEET PG 2017

issued by National Board of Examination (NBE) and carefully go through the instructions regarding on NEET-PG 2017 and visit the website www.nbe.edu.in regarding detailed qualifying criteria for ADMISSION TO POST GRADUATE DEGREE / DIPLOMA 2017-2018 session.

Candidates are also advised to read the information bulletin /

advertisement / notification issued by the concerned Medical Institutions under Deemed Universities for the courses offered by them, fees structure and other conditions etc.

Candidates who are completing OR likely to complete their internship

AFTER 31st March 2017need not apply as they shall be ineligible to participate at any stage of the admission process.

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The extract from the information bulletin for NEET PG 2017 issued by National Board of Examination is reproduced below for the information of candidates.

16.3 GENERATION OF STATE/ PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGES /

UNIVERSITY MERIT LIST / ELIGIBILITY LIST (For State Quota

Seats/Private Colleges and Universities)

a) The state quota seats and the seats in private medical

colleges/universities shall also be filled by utilizing the result of NEET-

PG. No state government /private medical college/universities

including the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana & Andhra Pradesh

shall be conducting any entrance exam at their own level. b) NBE shall be providing only the data of candidates and their scores in

NEET-PG 2017 to the States/Private Universities/Institutes without

applying eligibility criteria, reservation criteria etc of the concerned

states/ UT, Private Universities or Institutes. It may be noted that for

State Quota seats/admission to Private Universities/Institutes - final

eligibility, state category, State category rank, benefit for In-service

candidates, rural posting (if applicable) etc shall be determined/

generated by the designated agency/authority/University of the

concerned States as per applicable Regulation and/or their eligibility

criteria, guidelines and applicable reservation policies. c) NBE does not verify the information provided by the candidates

during online registration and hence candidature will be purely

provisional subject to fulfillment of eligibility criteria as mentioned in

the Information Bulletin for NEET-PG 2017 & criteria of

State/Universities/Institutions concerned. d) Candidates must verify from the respective state governments /

Private Universities & Institutes if at all they will be considered for

admission to State Quota Post Graduate seats/Institute Pool based on

applicable Regulation and /or domicile criteria, State/Institute of

Graduation, reservation policy etc. Merely appearing/passing in

NEET-PG 2017 does not make a candidate qualified and/or eligible for

State Quota Seats/admission to Private Universities & Institutes.

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CONTENT

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PARTICULARS CLAUSE

No.

I GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 1

II ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 2-5

III PROCEDURE FOR FILLING & SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION

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IV MERIT LIST 11-14

V COUNSELING PROCEDURE 15-19

VI METHOD OF SELECTION & ADMISSION 20-23

VII TUITION FEE 24

IX COMMUNICATIONS 25-27

X ANNEXURE (I-II)

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I.GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1.(a) Candidates seeking admission to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma courses should submit the print out of online application form with necessary enclosures and Demand Draft for 5000/-(which is Non-refundable)towards the cost of application form drawn in favour of The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai-10 payable at Chennai which should reach on or before 05.04.2017 by 5.00 P.M. to the following address

THE SECRETARY, SELECTION COMMITTEE, 162, PERIYAR E.V.R.SALAI, KILPAUK, CHENNAI – 600 010.

(b)The candidates shall ensure that the print out of online application form with enclosures reaches the Selection Committee within the date and time specified i.e. on or before 05.04.2017 by 5.00 P.M. Applications received by Speed post / courier or any other means, after the last date & time will not be accepted.

(c) The Selection Committee shall not be responsible for any delay in the receipt or for the loss in transit of application form.

(d) No oral enquiry would be entertained.

II.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA for P.G. Degree / Diploma Courses.

2. (a) Candidates should be Citizen of India (b) Since Deemed Universities are declared as National Level Institutions Under Section 3 of University Grant Commission Act all Indian Citizen are eligible to apply without any restriction based on domicile.

3. (a) All candidates seeking admission to Post Graduate Medical Degree/Diploma courses in Medical Colleges under Deemed Universities in the State of Tamil Nadu for the academic year 2017-2018 shall have to qualify the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test, NEET-PG 2017 conducted by the National Board of Examinations. It shall be necessary for the candidate to obtain minimum of marks at 50th percentile in ‘NEET-PG 2017. However, in respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes the minimum marks shall be at 40th percentile. In respect of candidates with locomotor disability of lower limbs, the minimum marks shall be at 45th percentile

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(b) Candidates who have passed their MBBS Examination and completed / completing the CRRI period on or before 31-03-2017 are eligible to apply. However the candidates should possess the permanent Medical Council Registration Certificates of the States or of Medical Council of India at the time of counseling. The candidates who are undergoing CRRI should submit a self declaration that their CRRI will be completed on or before 31-03-2017. Applications will be summarily rejected, if the candidate has not furnished the above said self declaration form.

4. Candidates must possess M.B.B.S. Degree of any University recognized by the Medical Council of India. Candidates who have qualified from other Universities should produce ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATE from University in which candidates seeking admission.

5. (a) The duration of Post Graduate Degree Courses is three years.

(b) The duration of Post Graduate Degree Courses for the Diploma Candidates who have undergone two year courses shall be Two years in the same Speciality and three years in other speciality.

The above concession is not applicable for those who have undergone one year Diploma course either in same or other speciality. (c) The duration of all Diploma Courses is Two years. III. PROCEDURE FOR FILLING THE APPLICATION:

6. (a) The candidate should fill the online application form available in the Website with the data required-for, through internet. The on-line application form will be available on the website www.tnhealth.org/www.tnmedicalselection.org from10.00 AM on 29.03.2017 to 04.04.2017upto 05.45 P.M.

(b) Candidates seeking admission to PG Degree / Diploma courses should submit the print out of online application form with necessary enclosures and Demand Draft for 5000/-(which is Non-refundable) towards the cost of application form drawn in favour of The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk payable at Chennai which should reach on or before 05.04.2017 by 5.00 P.M. to the following address

THE SECRETARY, SELECTION COMMITTEE, 162, PERIYAR E.V.R. SALAI, KILPAUK, CHENNAI – 600 010.

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(c) Print out of online Application forms with incomplete or insufficient

particulars or without enclosures or Demand Draft for Rs.5000/- (Which is Non- Refundable) or those received after the last date mentioned will be summarily rejected (without any intimation to the candidates)

Applications without the Demand Draft will not be accepted. The name of the candidate and the name of the course (PG Degree / Diploma in Medical Colleges under Deemed Universities) should be written on the reverse of the Demand Draft.

(d) Candidates should send the printout of online application with all enclosures in an A4 size cloth lined cover. The template with requisite details available for download should be printed and pasted on the cover

(e) AR Number will be assigned by the Selection Committee

(f) Procedure of filling online application is given in detail with Annexure.(I)

7. The Government Orders issued and to be issued from time to time pertaining to any of the matters contained in the prospectus should be read as part and parcel of this prospectus and such terms and conditions in the Government Order are deemed to have been incorporated in this prospectus

8. Only recent passport size photograph should be uploaded at the time of online submission

9. Candidates must enclose only the Photocopies Self attested documents in the order as indicated below:

(a) NEET PG 2017-Score Card

(b) MBBS / Diploma course completion certificate from the college where

the candidate has undergone the course.

(c) MBBS / Diploma Degree certificate or provisional pass certificate from

the University concerned.

(d) CRRI Completion certificate from the Dean / Head of the Institution.

(e) Final MBBS Part II Mark sheets.

(f) Permanent Medical Registration certificate issued by the Medical Council

of India /State.

(g) Attempt certificates in Final MBBS Part II.

(h) HSC / Equivalent Examination Mark Sheet.

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10. a) Printout of online applications without the signature of the candidates will be rejected.

b) In case any candidate has applied for any Deemed University directly based on earlier application, even such candidate has to reapply as per this prospectus, as MCI has amended the Post Graduate Regulations and only admission based on common counseling consequent to such amendment as provided for through this prospectus will be valid. IV. MERIT LIST:

11. The Merit List will be drawn based on the marks obtained in NEET-PG 2017 conducted by National Board of Examination

12. The seats in Medical Colleges under Deemed Universities will be filled based on the rules and regulations of respective Colleges.

13. The Secretary, Selection Committee will publish the merit list on the websites

http://www.tnhealth.org. / www.tnmedicalselection.org

14. Determination of inter-se merit of candidates where more than one candidate has secured the same marks will be based on the following criteria in the order of preference given below:-

(a) Least Number of appearances in the qualifying Final MBBS Part II. (b) Seniority in age will be given preference. (c) Computerized Random Number assigned. Higher value of random number will be taken into consideration

V. COUNSELING PROCEDURE:

15. (a) Candidates will be called for counseling according to their ranks in batches.

(b) Candidates can choose any one of the branches or colleges available at the time of counseling.

(c) Option once given during the counseling cannot be changed later.

(d) Mutual transfer will not be permitted under any circumstances.

(e) Candidates selected for admission should give a declaration in the form given at the time of Counseling that he / she is liable for forfeiture of selection / admission if suppression of facts are found at any time during or after the admission to the course.

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(f) The selection / admission shall be liable for cancellation based on the

declaration at any time during or after the admission to the course. 16. (a) Strict discipline should be maintained by the candidates for smooth conduct of counseling. If the candidates are found to indulge in any untoward activities, they will be debarred from the counseling and selection for the present and subsequent sessions.

(b) The candidates appearing for allotment by personal appearance should bring the documents enclosed along with application in original. In any case candidates without original certificates / documents, shall not be allowed to participate in the counseling. Candidates who have deposited their original documents to Institutions / Universities and come for counseling with a certificate stating that “their original certificates are submitted to the institution/ University” will NOT be allowed to participate in the counseling.

17. Any change or modification and relevant information pertaining to this common counseling process will be made available immediately on the website. (www.tnhealth.org / www.tnedicalselection.org)

The candidates are instructed to visit the websites from the date of application till the end of counseling without fail. All information including the date of counseling will be put up in the website.

18. All candidates attending the counseling for PG Degree / Diploma Course will have to remit a non-refundable amount of 5,000/- as processing fee by means of Demand Draft drawn in favour of The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai-10.

19. The admissions to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma Course for 2017-2018 will close on the cutoff date of admission (i.e. on 31-05-2017) as per the Guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India and DGHS

VI. METHOD OF SELECTION AND ADMISSION:

20. The seats in Medical Colleges under Deemed Universities will be filled based on the rules and regulations of respective Colleges. Candidates are advised to go through the respective college websites and satisfy themselves regarding the fee structures, Medical Council of India approvals, infrastructure and the rules and regulations.

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21. For the available vacancies arising due to discontinued and not joined candidates allotted during the first phase of counseling and re-allotment of courses / colleges will be permitted as per merit.

22. During the second phase of counseling all can attend the counseling for the available vacancies arising due to discontinued and not joined candidates allotted during the first phase as per the merit.

23. (a) Allotment will be made only for the seats affiliated to the concerned Deemed University for the Academic Year 2017-2018 session. Seats approved by universities concerned for P.G. Diploma/ Degree courses for 2017–2018 session will be displayed before counseling

(b) Some seats may be permitted but not recognized by Medical Council of

India at the time of counseling. Therefore the candidate should well examine these

points and refer MCI website/concerned university website before opting for a

seat. The Selection Committee shall neither be responsible nor shall entertain any

case on above grounds.

VII. TUITION FEE

24. Tuition Fees for the PG Degree/Diploma seats in Medical Colleges under the Deemed Universities will be as prescribed by the Deemed Universities concerned. Candidates are requested to verify the website of the concerned University for fee structure.

The fee structure is applicable for 2017-18 admissions. The selected candidates have to pay the tuition fees and other special fees etc., at the time of admission in the respective colleges / Deemed Universities.

VIII. COMMUNICATION:

25. All notices, notification and publications regarding admission to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma / Courses 2017-2018 session will be published on the websites www.tnhealth.org and www.tnmedicalcelection.org. Selection committee shall not be responsible for consequences resulting due to non-diligent follow-up of information published on the websites

26. (a) The candidates who join Post Graduate Degree / Diploma Courses

should not indulge in any kind of agitation/ strike/ragging activity inside /outside

the college campus during the course of study. Candidates found to take part in

any such activities mentioned above will be expelled from the course/college, at

any part of the course of study besides initiation of criminal action as per the rules

of the Colleges concerned.

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(b) The extract of letter / direction from MCI as per Letter No.MCI-34(1)/2014-Med (Ragg.)/130894, dated 11.09.2014 is given in Annexure XII for information of candidates.

27. Any candidate applying for admission to Post Graduate Degree / Diploma Courses 2017-2018 session is deemed to have read the contents in this Prospectus and agrees with all the conditions and clauses and will not have the right to challenge any of the Regulations.

DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION (FAC)

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ANNEXURE I

HOW TO APPLY THROUGH

ONLINE TO

PG DEGREE/DIPLOMA/MDS

COURSES 2017-2018 SESSION

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Visit the www.tnmedicalselection.org website and click the online services tab

Candidates can apply for the relevant category by clicking the appropriate

link

This Document is only for guidance purpose. So Candidates are advised to

read the prospectus carefully before applying.

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Then redirected to this page

Click on New user registration for registration and candidate has to enter the

mandatory data. The login ID and password should be kept in privacy. Don’t share

the login id and password with others.

Applications without the Demand Draft will not be accepted. The name of the

candidate and the name of the course (PG Degree / Diploma /MDS) should be written

on the reverse of the Demand Draft for further references.

Candidates should draw a Demand draft for Rs. 3000/-by means of cost of

application in favour of “The Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai -

600010”.

Candidates have to scan their recent passport size and signature which are

to be uploaded as a soft copy.

SC/ SCA and ST candidates who are natives of Tamil Nadu are exempted from

payment of the cost (Rs.3000) of the Application Form. (For Seeking the admission

to Government Medical/Dental colleges, Government Quota seats in Self-financing

Medical/Dental Colleges & Rajah Muthiah Medical/Dental Colleges(Annamalai

University))

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After submitting the data, SMS and Email will be sent to their Mobile & Email ID

respectively about your application details and this page will be redirected to

Enter the login id and password to proceed to the next step

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1. You cannot download the application without entering data.

2. The candidate can edit the details before downloading the application (except

Community).

3. Changing of Login Id (if the candidate wants to change his/her login id, can

change (depends on availability of Login id)

4. Changing of password (if the candidate wants to change his/her password, can

change)

5. The candidate can download his/her application for taking a printout, if the

status of application “Submitted” instead of “Pending”.

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4 5

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Click on New Application/Edit Application, the page will be displayed as

Enter the all details in the every step of application process

After finishing of data entry in the every step click on save and proceed button

to save the data.

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Step 1: General Details

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Step 2 Education Details

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Step3: Service Details:

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Step4 : Contact Details

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Step 5: Upload Photo & Signature

a -----> Soft copy of recent passport size photo of the candidate should be

uploaded

b -----> Soft copy of the signature of candidate should be uploaded

a b

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Step 6 : Demand Draft Details:

Enter the Demand draft Details which drawn in favour of “The Secretary, Selection

Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai - 600010” and save and proceed to the next step.

Exemption for SC, SCA and ST candidates whose claims the Tamil Nadu as Nativity

(evidence for Nativity to be sent along with their application.)

The candidate will be redirected to login page to downloading his/her

Application. Candidate has to enter the login id and password to login, the

status of application has been changed as “Submitted” instead of “Pending”, which

is indicating in arrow.

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The candidate can download his /her application by click on the link

download application. Application will be downloaded in PDF format, and then the

candidate has to take a printout (A4 paper size) of application.

The candidates should check the data which entered by them before sending

the printout of application to the Selection Committee. The candidate should not

update/change any details after sending their application. If the candidate wants

to update/change their data, they have to inform the Selection Committee (if

already application sent).

The candidate has to send the application with demand draft, necessary

documents (UG attempt certificate, CRRI, Service proforma (for Service

Candidates) and etc.,) to Selection Committee within the stipulated time

(mentioned in front page of the registration page).

Service candidate’s application should be forwarded through the proper

channel.

//End of the Document//

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ANNEXURE II

TENTATIVE LIST OF DEEMED UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGES FOR POST GRADUATE DEGREE/ DIPLOMA COURSES

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1.

BHARATH UNIVERSITY

Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital,

Chrompet

www.bharathuniv.ac.in

2.

CHETTINAD UNIVERSITY

Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute,

Chettinad Health City

Rajiv Gandhi Salai, (OMR, Chennai),

Kelambakkam, Kanchipuram Dist.,

www.chettinadhealthcity.com

3.

MEENAKSHI UNIVERSITY

Meenakshi Medical College Hospital &

Research Institute,

Enathur,Karrapettai Post,

Kanchipuram-631 552.

www.maher.ac.in

4.

SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY

Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kanchipuram

Saveetha Nagar,

Thandalam,

Kanchipuram District.

www.Saveetha.com

5.

SRI RAMACHANDRA UNIVERSITY

Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research

No.1 Ramachandra Nagar Porur, Chennai - 600 116

www.sriramachandra.edu.in

6.

SRM UNIVERSITY

SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre,

Neelan School Street,

Arul Nagar, Urapakkam, Guduvanchery,

Tamil Nadu 603211.

www.srmuniv.ac.in

7.

VINAYAKA MISSIONS UNIVERSITY

Vinayaka Mission’s Kirupananda Variyar Medical College & Hospitals

Sankari Main Road (NH-47)

Ariyanoor Salem - 636 308

www.vinayakamission.com

8.

SRI BALAJI VIDYAPEETH UNIVERSITY

Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & Research Institute Tiruporur-Guduvancherry Main Road, Ammapettai, Nellikuppam-603 108, Chengalpet Taluk, Kancheepuram District,

www.sssmcri.ac.in

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