CENTAC begins application process for MBBS and BDS special stray round
Candidates can apply for 62 vacant medical and dental seats in Puducherry private colleges from 02 to 08 November.
The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), Puducherry, has opened applications for the Special Stray Round counselling for MBBS and BDS courses in private medical and dental colleges. According to a report by Medical Dialogues, UG-NEET-qualified candidates can submit fresh applications from 02 to 08 November 2026, until 5.00 pm.
A total of 62 seats are vacant across three institutions. These include 35 MBBS Management Quota seats at SVMCRI, Puducherry, 26 BDS Management Quota seats at SVDC, Puducherry, and one BDS Government Quota seat at MINDS, Mahe.
Unfilled Government Quota seats will be converted into Management Quota seats after the existing merit list is exhausted. Candidates can submit their course preferences between 04 and 08 November 2026, until 5.00 pm.
To participate, candidates must submit their willingness, course preferences, and pay the full tuition fee as a registration fee. Those who paid registration fees in previous rounds must pay the balance applicable for this round.
CENTAC stated that if a candidate is allotted a seat and fails to join, the full tuition fee for the allotted course will be forfeited. For SC, ST, EBC, and GSS candidates allotted under the Government Quota, the registration fee of Rs 50,000 for MBBS and BDS will be forfeited.
Candidates on the Round 3 or Stray Round allotment list, or those admitted through All India Quota or State Quota, are ineligible to participate in this round.