Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 Eligibility Addendum Out — Minority, NRI, PwBD & GQ Candidates Added
Tamil Nadu Selection Committee has issued Notification No.019 dated 19 August adding candidates to Christian Minority, NRI, PwBD, Telugu Linguistic Minority and Government Quota eligibility lists under High Court orders. Affected candidates should review Round 1 choices before the 20 August, 5 PM deadline.
Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 — Eligibility Addendum Issued Under High Court Orders
🚨 IMPORTANT TAMIL NADU ROUND 1 ELIGIBILITY UPDATE
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Tamil Nadu Selection Committee has issued:
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Notification No.019/SCS1(1)/2026
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Dated: 19 August 2026
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The notification adds specifically named candidates to multiple MBBS/BDS quota/category eligibility lists pursuant to High Court orders.
Who Has Been Added?
Christian Minority — Management Quota
Under orders of the Madurai Bench of the High Court:
- Application 26UG901355 — Merlin Rafina
- Application 26UG920146 — Bradley Fletcher
These candidates are included under:
Management Quota — Christian Minority Category
NRI — Management Quota
The following candidate has been included under:
Management Quota — NRI Category
- Application 26UG933012 — Angella Sharon
PwBD — Government Quota
The following candidate has been included under:
Government Quota — PwBD Category
- Application 26UG807533 — Sachina
Telugu Linguistic Minority — Management Quota
Under orders of the Madras High Court:
- Application 26UG912413 — Raaj Mihir P.V
- Application 26UG917040 — Anjana Shree R
These candidates are included under:
Management Quota — Telugu Linguistic Minority Category
Government Quota
The following candidate is included under:
Government Quota
- Application 26UG809204 — Mirsha
Why This Matters Now
Tamil Nadu's Round 1 online counselling timeline has already been extended.
The current deadline for:
- Registration
- Choice Filling
- Choice Locking
is:
20 August 2026 — 5:00 PM
Therefore candidates newly included through this addendum should immediately review the counselling options now available under their corrected eligibility route.
Important for HGE Data
Do not overwrite the entire Tamil Nadu eligibility dataset.
This is an addendum affecting specifically named candidates.
HGE should:
- Add/update these candidate eligibility records.
- Preserve the original general eligibility lists.
- Map each candidate to the exact quota/category in Notification No.019.
- Avoid converting unrelated candidates into these categories.
- Retain the court-order/addendum source against each affected record.
Separate Quota Mapping
Management Quota
- Christian Minority — 2 candidates
- NRI — 1 candidate
- Telugu Linguistic Minority — 2 candidates
Government Quota
- PwBD — 1 candidate
- General Government Quota inclusion — 1 candidate
Candidate Action
If your application number appears in this notification:
- Login to Tamil Nadu UG counselling.
- Confirm updated eligibility.
- Check available quota/category choices.
- Review current vacancy position.
- Recheck fees.
- Modify your preference order if necessary.
- Complete Choice Filling and locking before 20 August, 5 PM.
Official Links
Tamil Nadu Selection Committee
https://tnmedicalselection.net/Notification.aspx
Official Notification No.019
https://tnmedicalselection.net/news/19082026053358.pdf
Hire Guide Education Advice
This is a targeted eligibility correction, not a general change for every Tamil Nadu candidate.
Only the candidates specifically listed in Notification No.019 should have their HGE eligibility mapping updated.
For the affected candidates, the immediate action is:
Updated Eligibility → Check Newly Available Choices → Review Fees → Finalise Round 1 Before 20 Aug, 5 PM