CENTAC 2019: Application form, important dates, Eligibility criteria, Exam Pattern

CENTAC 2019: Central Admission Committee is going to organize CENTAC 2019 admission process soon. It is held for offering admission into various UG programmes in the field of pharmacy, engineering etc. Through CENTAC 2019, candidates can get admission into different government institutions of Puducherry & other states/UTs. No entrance examination will be organized by the authority. Selection/ Admission of candidates will be strictly based on candidate’s performance in the 10+2 or equivalent examination.

Interested and eligible candidates must submit their application form as per prescribed schedule. Through this post, candidates can check complete details on CENTAC 2019 application form, admission dates, and eligibility criteria etc.

CENTAC 2019 Important dates

Here, we have mentioned the tentative schedule of CENTAC 2019. All the dates mentioned in the table below are not official. It is an expected schedule and based on last year data. After the release of official CENTAC admission dates 2019, we will update it on this page.

Events	Dates (expected)
Online Application form will be available  from	May 2019
Closing dates for the submission of application form	May 2019
Deadline for the receiving of online printout	June 2019
Merit List will be published on	June 2019
Counselling will commence from	July 2019

CENTAC 2019 Eligibility criteria

It is must for all applicants to ensure their eligibility before starting the application filling process. Candidates can check below the CENTAC eligibility criteria 2019 for all courses in general.

Nationality: Indian nationals can apply for admission process.

Age Criteria:

For BAMS- 17 Years (Minimum age limit)

For B.Tech- 21 Years (maximum age limit)

Educational qualification

Courses	Qualification requirement
B.Tech	Pass 10+2 or equivalent examination in relevant subjects from a recognized board with no less than 45% marks
B.Pharma	Pass 10+2 or equivalent examination in relevant subjects from a recognized board with no less than 45% marks
BAMS	Must have done 10+2 examination from a recognized board in related subjects with minimum 50% marks (for general)

CENTAC 2019 Application form: How to apply?

It is expected that, the CENTAC application form 2019 will release in the month of May 2019. The authority will issue the application form through online mode only. No other mode will be entertained by the authority. Fill all the required details in the application form carefully and correctly. Candidates also have to upload the scanned images of their photograph and signature in prescribed format. Take the print out of duly filled application form and send the same by post/courier or in person in the following address along with all the necessary documents:

“The Convenor”

CENTAC office PEC Campus, Pillaichavady,

Puducherry – 605 014

Application Fee

The details about CENTAC 2019 application fee per course for different categories is tabled below

Courses	Application fee for general category	Fee for Reserved Category
One Course	Rs 500/-	Rs 250/-
Two Courses	Rs 750/-	Rs 350/-
Three courses	Rs 1000/-	Rs 500/-

Payment mode: Candidates can pay the application fee only through online mode using credit card/debit card/net banking payment gateway.

Merit list

Once the application process is completed successfully, the authority will release the merit list. The CENTAC merit list 2019 will be determined through candidate’s marks secured in the qualifying examination. Most likely, the merit list will be published on June 2019 through online mode.

CENTAC 2019 Counselling

Most likely, the process of counselling will be commenced in the month of June 2019 through offline mode. The authority will call the candidates for counselling according to their merit rank in each course. Shortlisted candidates will be invited for the document verification before the starting of counseling process. Candidates will be informed about counselling schedule & process through the official website or local newspapers. In addition, the authority will also send the call letters to the selected candidates. To participate in the counselling, candidates have to pay the admission fee through the online mode.

Admission Process

Admission of candidates to their preferred courses will be based on merit list. Once the counselling process will be completed successfully, a seat allotment list will be issued by the authority. It is mandatory for candidates to download their provisional allotment letter from the official website. Candidates should report at the allotted center as per the given date and time along with all the required documents. Failing in which, their seat will be cancelled.