Tamil Nadu NEET UG Counselling 2026: Over 4,000 MBBS, BDS seats vacant for round 2
Vishnukumar V | September 9, 2026 | 07:00 PM IST | 2 mins read
TN NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 2 vacancy data shows 2,960 MBBS and 1,902 BDS seats across government, self-financing and private colleges.
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Check NowThe Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee has announced the TN National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG seat vacancy for round 2 on the official website. The TN NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 2 has 4,862 MBBS and BDS seats vacant across government, self-financing (SF), ESIC and private medical and dental colleges.
According to the vacancy data, 2,960 MBBS seats and 1,902 BDS seats are available for the second round of counselling.
The vacancy figures include seats under the 92.5% and 7.5% reservation categories, covering government quota, management quota and seats in government, self-financing and private institutions.
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TN NEET UG Round 2 Vacancy 2026: MBBS seats
A total of 2,960 MBBS seats are vacant for Round 2 based on the figures provided.
Among the 92.5% category, government medical colleges have 153 vacant seats, while ESIC has 4 seats. Self-financing colleges account for 2,185 seats, including 658 government quota seats and 1,527 management quota seats.
Private colleges under the 92.5% category have 593 vacant MBBS seats, with 185 seats under government quota and 408 under management quota.
Under the 7.5% category, SF colleges have 21 vacant MBBS seats, while private colleges have 2 seats. In addition, 2 seats are available in government colleges for SC and ST candidates, which do not come under any quota.
Tamil Nadu NEET UG Round 2 vacancy 2026: BDS seats
The vacancy data shows 1,902 BDS seats available for Round 2.
Government dental colleges under the 92.5% category have 82 vacant seats. SF colleges account for 1,101 seats, including 685 government quota seats and 1,101 management quota seats as listed in the provided vacancy data.
Under the 7.5% category, government dental colleges have 2 vacant seats, while SF dental colleges have 32 seats.
TN NEET UG Round 2 vacancy 2026: Key figures
Check the Tamil Nadu NEET UG counselling seat vacancy details below.
|
Category |
MBBS govt quota |
MBBS management quota |
BDS govt quota |
BDS management quota |
|
Government colleges – 92.5% |
153 |
– |
82 |
– |
|
ESIC – 92.5% |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
|
SF colleges – 92.5% |
658 |
1,527 |
685 |
1,101 |
|
Private colleges – 92.5% |
185 |
408 |
– |
– |
|
SF colleges – 7.5% |
21 |
– |
32 |
– |
|
Private colleges – 7.5% |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
|
Government colleges – 7.5% |
2* |
– |
2 |
– |
|
Total |
1,025 |
1,935 |
801 |
1,101 |
*The two MBBS seats are for SC and ST candidates and do not come under any quota.
TN NEET UG round 2 key dates
As per the schedule, the Tamil Nadu NEET UG round 2 choice filling and locking can be done from September 9 to September 13, 2026, up to 2 pm. The TN NEET UG seat allotment processing will be held on September 14, while the round 2 provisional allotment result will be published on September 15, 2026.
Candidates can download their provisional allotment orders from September 15 to September 18, up to 3 pm, and the last date to join the allotted college is September 18, 2026, by 5 pm.
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