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The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), functioning under the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Government of Puducherry, released the Round 1 Draft Allotment List for PG Dental (MDS) courses on September 6, 2026, on its official portal, centacpuducherry.in. The list is CENTAC's first tentative seat assignment for candidates seeking MDS admission at the Mahatma Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences (MGPGIDS), Puducherry, and other participating dental institutions in the Union Territory for the 2026-27 academic session. Within a day of publishing the draft, CENTAC has already moved to the next stage, releasing the Round 1 Provisional Allotment List for PG Dental courses on September 7, 2026.

Puducherry NEET MDS Round 1: Latest Update

CENTAC's counselling process for PG Dental follows the same broad pattern it uses for other courses: a draft allotment is published first, giving candidates a short window to log into their dashboard and flag any discrepancy in rank, category or seat assignment through the Grievances option, after which a Provisional Allotment List is issued once objections are examined. Because CENTAC has already published provisional list so soon after the September 6 draft, candidates who wish to verify that any error they raised has been corrected should check their dashboard against both documents rather than relying on the draft list alone.

Background: How Puducherry's NEET MDS Counselling Has Progressed

NEET MDS 2026 counselling in Puducherry follows several stages leading up to this allotment. Registration for CENTAC's PG Dental counselling closed on July 10, 2026, at 5:00 PM, for candidates seeking government quota, self-supporting and NRI category MDS seats. The seat matrix for PG Dental courses was published on July 23, 2026, followed by a draft merit list based on NEET MDS 2026 scores on August 18, and a revised draft merit list on August 24, incorporating corrections raised during the objection window. The final merit list for PG Dental courses, along with the opening for submission of course preferences for Round 1, was published on September 4, 2026.

Category-Wise Merit Lists

The final merit list is broken down by quota and category. Under the Government Quota, separate lists have been published for the overall list, EWS, OBC, MBC, BCM, EBC and SC candidates, along with lists for Freedom Fighter and Ex-Servicemen special categories. CENTAC has recorded no eligible candidates this cycle under the ST, BT, PWD and MSP categories, for which the merit list shows 'NIL.' Under the Management Quota, an overall list has been published, while the Management Quota (Telugu Minority) and NRI Quota categories also show 'NIL' for PG Dental this year, indicating no candidates qualified or applied under these specific categories for MDS admission.

Puducherry NEET MDS Counselling 2026: Key Dates

EventDate
Registration closedJuly 10, 2026 (5:00 PM)
PG Dental (MDS) seat matrix publishedJuly 23, 2026
Draft merit listAugust 18, 2026
Revised draft merit listAugust 24, 2026
Final merit list & course preference submission for Round 1September 4, 2026
Round 1 Draft Allotment ListSeptember 6, 2026
Round 1 Provisional Allotment ListSeptember 7, 2026
MGPGIDS MDS fee structure notifiedSeptember 5, 2026
Candidates should check their dashboard against both the draft and the provisional allotment lists, since any objection raised on the draft list would only be reflected once the provisional list is examined and confirmed.— Editorial Advisory

How to Check the CENTAC PG Dental Round 1 Allotment

  1. Visit the official website, centacpuducherry.in
  2. Click on 'PG-DENTAL' from the menu on the homepage, or open the PG-Dental Dashboard link directly
  3. Look for the notice marked 'Round 1 Draft Allotment List' or 'Round 1 Provisional Allotment List for PG Dental (MDS) Courses'
  4. Log in to your candidate dashboard using your registered credentials
  5. Check your allotted institute, course and category under the Round 1 allotment section
  6. Download the allotment order for your records and note the reporting deadline mentioned in the accompanying notice

Fee Payment and Reporting

Once seats are confirmed through the Provisional Allotment List, allotted candidates are required to pay the applicable tuition fee and report physically to their assigned institute with original documents for verification. CENTAC published the general fee structure covering medical, dental and nursing programmes in un-aided private institutions on August 28, 2026, and followed this with the specific MDS fee structure for MGPGIDS on September 5, 2026, along with a separate notice on reduced BDS and MDS fees issued on September 3. Candidates are advised to confirm the exact fee applicable to their allotted course and category before travelling to the institute, since fee structures differ across quotas.

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