CENTAC 2026 Counselling: Draft Seat Allotment (Round 1 OUT), 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.

CENTAC 2026 Round 1 draft seat allotment result has been announced. Candidates can now check draft seat allotment result online at centacpuducherry.in. No offline mode will be used to announce draft allotment. Grievances against draft seat allotment are accepted. Once all objections are checked, provisional CENTAC 2026 seat allotment result will be announced.

How to check CENTAC 2026 seat allotment?

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

Direct Link: centacpuducherry.in

• 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)

Registered candidates can check their qualifying status through CENTAC 2026 merit list. Registration for CENTAC 2026 counselling was open online. CENTAC counselling is held online. Allotment will be done according to merit and preferences. Once allotted, they will have to confirm their admission.

How to check CENTAC 2026 seat allotment?

Candidates can check their CENTAC seat allotment 2026 by following steps given below.

• Go to official website
• Click on seat allotment link.
• Candidates have to log in using required details.
• Seat allotment status can be checked online.

CENTAC application form 2026 has closed. To be registered for CENTAC counselling 2026, they could fill and submit the form until June 3. After final date, no applications will be accepted. While filling out the online application form, all required information had to be submitted. Scanned photograph and signature had to be uploaded as per official guidelines. CENTAC 2026 application fee had to be paid through net banking/credit card/debit card. No offline payment will be accepted.

Steps for CENTAC 2026 Application Process

To fill online application form of CENTAC 2026, candidates could follow steps given below.

• Visit official website
• Click on online link.
• Candidates had to register with required details.
• All required documents had to be uploaded.
• Candidates had to selected their preferred courses.
• Registration fee had to be paid online.

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.