CENTAC 2026 Counselling: Choice Filling (Round 3 Starts), Seat Allotment, Cutoff

Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), Government of Puducherry, conducts the counselling for admission of students to various undergraduates engineering programmes (BTech). The counselling is conducted every year based on the JEE Main ranks of candidates. CENTAC also conducts admissions for first-year MBBS, BAMS, BDS, BVSc & AH, BPT, BSc (Nursing), BSc (MLT), BPharma, BA LLB, LLB, BSc (Agriculture) and BSc (Horticulture) programmes and postgraduate programmes.

Candidates who want to participate through CENTAC counselling 2026 must check complete details below.

For Round 3, the authorities have opened CENTAC 2026 counselling choice filling facility at centacpuducherry.in. Candidates can now log in to fill course choices for allotment. It must be noted that selection of courses has to be done in order of preference. To access choice filling facility, candidates will have to log in using registered email address and password. After final date, no requests to edit or submit choices will be accepted.

How to fill choices for CENTAC counselling 2026?

Candidates can fill out choices for CENTAC 2026 counselling following steps given below.

Direct Link: centacpuducherry.in

• Go to centacpuducherry.in
• Click on the candidate login portal.
• Candidates will have to log in using registered email ID and password.
• Once logged in, they will have to choose preferred courses and submit them.

CENTAC 2026 Round 3 seat allotment will be announced soon. Candidates will be able to check their seat allotment result at centacpuducherry.in. No other mode will be used to declare allotment result. After allotment, candidates will have to confirm their admission before final date by verifying their documents and paying required fee.

How to check CENTAC 2026 seat allotment?

Candidates can follow steps given below to check CENTAC seat allotment 2026.

• Visit centacpuducherry.in
• Candidates will have to go to the login page.
• For login, the registered email ID and password have to be used.
• Once logged in, seat allotment result can be checked.

The authorities have released the draft CENTAC 2026 merit list. Candidates will have to visit the official website to download CENTAC merit list 2026. No login credentials are needed, since it is available in PDFs. Separate merit lists are released for overall, Puducherry and other state candidates. Objections against draft merit list will be accepted through candidate login. After all objections are checked, final merit list will be prepared.

CENTAC 2026 Revised Draft Merit List

CENTAC 2026 Draft Merit List (Based on 12th Marks)

CENTAC 2026 Draft Merit List (Based on JEE Main Marks)

CENTAC 2026 application form was available online. Candidates had to fill out and submit the online application form before final date to be registered for the entrance examination. No registrations were accepted before final date. During application process, candidates had to provide all required details correctly. They also had to upload their scanned photograph and signature according to their guidelines. CENTAC application fee 2026 had to be paid online, i.e., through credit card/debit card/net banking. The authorities will not accept offline payments.

How to fill CENTAC application form 2026?

Candidates had to follow the steps given below to fill out CENTAC 2026 application form.

• Go to official website.
• Candidates had to click on the application form link.
• For registration, all basic details had to be submitted.
• Scanned documents had to be uploaded.
• Candidates had to choose their preferred courses.
• The registration fee had to be paid.

Before CENTAC 2026 Counselling registration, candidates should check eligibility criteria. Detailed criteria for exam can be checked below.

• Students should have passed three years Diploma Course or four years sandwich Diploma Course in Engineering Technology with minimum 45 per cent marks (40 per cent for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT/SC/ST candidates) in aggregate in the subjects covered in 3rd to 6th Semesters OR
• Should have passed any B.Sc. Degree (with Mathematics as one subject at Degree Level) with minimum 45 per cent marks (40 per cent for OBC/BCM/MBC/EBC/BT/SC candidates) in aggregate in subjects covered from first to last semesters except language subjects. This criteria is only for residents of Union Territory of Puducherry.

NOTE: B.Sc. candidates shall be considered for admission only for unfilled seats after filling the available seats with Diploma Candidates.