NEET Counselling

Yes, it is possible for medical aspirants to participate in the CENTAC NEET counselling process, in case they belong to any other state or Union Territory apart from Puducherry. In that case, they should apply through the Management Quota. They must also ensure that they do not participate in the CENTAC MBBS admission in case they are already allotted a seat at the national level or any other state level counselling. 

According to the seat matrix released for the CENTAC NEET UG counselling last year, the total number of MBBS seats offered were 1,830. On the other hand, the total number of BDS seats offered was 200. The course-wise intake may change this year. The actual number of seats for CENTAC NEET 2024 counselling will be updated here as and when it will be announced by the counselling authorities through the seat matrix. 

The CENTAC NEET counselling process will be conducted in online mode. The official website of CENTAC is centacpuducherry.in. This is a common website for the admission or counselling process conducted across streams or courses such as Medical, Engineering, Architecture, among others. Candidates willing to participate in the CENTAC MBBS admission or other courses through NEET, will have to visit the official website CENTAC Puducherry and follow the due course of action. 

In general, the institute reporting process for Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling is conducted for three to four days for each round. Candidates will have to check the important dates carefully and report to the institutes within the deadline. In certain cases, the last date of reporting to the institutes is extended. 

Yes, after the declaration of the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling seat allotment result, candidates will be given the option to upgrade the seat choice. Based on that, the counselling authorities will upgrade the seats depending on the choices entered by candidates, in case the desired seat is vacant after the institute reporting process is concluded. However, candidates must note that in case they accept a seat by reporting to the allotted institute, they will not be eligible to participate in the next round of Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling. 

NTA released the NEET 2025 cutoff along with the result on June 14, 2025. This year, the NEET cutoff has substantially reduced compared to last year. The table below brings the category-wise NEET 2025 cutoff percentile and scores. 

Qualifying for NEET is the primary eligibility criterion for participating in the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling. In case a candidate does not secure the qualifying marks for NEET, as stated by NTA, then he or she will not be eligible to participate in the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling process. NTA will send the list of qualifying candidates to the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling authorities, based on which the merit list will be released. Candidates should also note that apart from NEET, no other entrance exam scores will be accepted for the Andhra Pradesh NEET counselling process.  

As per the Andhra Pradesh NEET 2025 counselling reservation criteria, the reservation percentage is 15 per cent and six per cent for the SC and ST categories respectively. The Backward Classes are segragated into five sub-categories and the reservation percentage ranges from one per cent to seven per cent. Apart from these categories, there are reservations for Army, NCC, PWD, Police Martyr's Children, female candidates and EWS. The category-wise reservation structure is given in the table below.

*33% horizontal reservation for women candidates across all categories.

Eligible candidates willing to participate in the Andhra Pradesh NEET UG counselling process have to fill and lock the choice of seats based on the seat matrix. If a candidate fulfills the cutoff or admission criteria of the institute of their choice, they will be allotted the seats. The factors which are considered for the seat allotment are cutoff and availability of seats.