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TN BDS Stray Vacancy Round Counselling 2025: Tentative Schedule Released for Government & SF Colleges

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Praful Bhatnagar
College Admin | Updated on Nov 10, 2025

TN BDS Stray Vacancy Round Counselling 2025: Tentative Schedule Released for Government & SF Colleges: The Directorate of Medical Education & Research (DMER), Chennai, has announced the tentative schedule for the Stray Vacancy Round Counselling for admission to BDS courses in Tamil Nadu Government Dental Colleges and Government Quota seats in Self-Financing Dental Colleges for the 2025โ€“26 academic session.
This round also includes the 7.5% reservation exclusively for Tamil Nadu Government School students.


7.5% SEAT RESERVATION FOR TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY

Round Event Date & Time
Stray Round Registration, Choice Filling and Locking FROM 11 Nov 2025, 12:00 Noon TO 13, Nov 2025, 12:00 Noon

(For Gen Rank 001 to 4062 / NEET Mark 572 to 113)

 

Event Date & Time
Processing of Seat Allotment 13 -11-2025
Declaration of Result 14-11-2025
Download Provisional Allotment Order From 14-11-2025 20-11-2025 [12:00 Noon]
Last Date of Reporting Till 20-11-2025 [5:00 PM]

[Downloading the Allotment Order is considered as Joined]

 

Separately, the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee has issued the official timetable for the Stray Vacancy Round of MBBS and BDS admissions for 2025โ€“26. The round is open to candidates falling within the General Rank range of GR 001 to GR 4062, which corresponds to NEET scores from 572 to 113.

As per the notification, the registration, choice filling, and choice locking for the Stray Vacancy Round will be available from November 11, 2025 (12:00 PM) to November 13, 2025 (12:00 PM). Candidates must select and lock their preferred institutions within this window. Those who fail to lock their choices manually will have their selections automatically locked at the deadline.

Allotment and Result Details

The processing of seat allotment will take place on November 13, 2025, followed by the declaration of results on November 14, 2025. All allotted candidates must download their Provisional Allotment Order between November 14 and November 20, 2025 (12:00 PM). The committee has clarified that downloading the allotment order will be treated as deemed joining.

The last date for reporting to the allotted college is November 20, 2025, by 5:00 PM.

Important Instructions for Candidates

The Selection Committee has urged students to exercise caution while filling choices, recommending that they select only genuinely preferred colleges. Candidates can edit choices multiple times before locking, but no changes can be made after locking.

Notably, no processing fee, security deposit, or tuition fee applies to candidates under the 7.5% Special Reservation for Tamil Nadu Government School students.

Vacancy positions for courses will be posted on the official website, and the committee will not be responsible for connectivity issues during the online counselling process.

Candidates who were allotted seats in the Mop-Up Round are not eligible for the Stray Vacancy Round.

Instructions for Allotted Candidates

Those allotted a seat in the Stray Vacancy Round must join the allotted college. Failure to join or discontinuation after joining will result in a discontinuation fee and disqualification from participating in TN UG Medical Counselling for the next academic year.

Candidates are required to produce original certificates along with scanned copies at the time of reporting. Certificate verification will be conducted at the respective colleges.

The committee also emphasized that failure to report by the deadline will lead to automatic cancellation of admission without further notice.

Stay Updated

Candidates are advised to regularly visit the official website, www.tnmedicalselection.net, for updates on schedules, notices, results, and vacancy positions, as no individual communication will be sent.

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