Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling 2021 State Quota Schedule Eligibility Procedure

Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling 2021: The Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling 2021, will start tentatively in September 2021 for admission to MBBS/BDS course. The online registration form for Convenor Quota, Management Quota, and NRI Quota medical counselling is available on the official website of Dr NTR University of Health Sciences which has the official authority to conduct MBBS/BDS State Quota Counselling for session 2021-22.

The counselling will be for the state quota seats of the states. The marks of NEET 2021 will be taken into consideration. In this article, we will discuss everything about the counselling process for the state of Andhra Pradesh. Counselling Schedule, Eligibility for counselling and the complete process will be explained in the sections below. Readers are advised to read the article till the end for some exclusive information.

Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling 2021

All candidates who have qualified in the NEET Examination 2021 can fill the Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling Registration form. All colleges of the Andhra Pradesh state will participate in this counselling. The students who are willing to secure admission can do so by registering themselves on the official portal of the University.

There will be various rounds of counselling to allot seats to the candidates in various medical colleges. The counselling registration form will be available on the NRUTHS website as per the schedule of the University. The complete counselling schedule is released by the authority for the counselling of every year.

According to the notification, 50% of the seats of Convenor Quota (A Category) will be under Dr NTRUHS, which will give seats in private, government, minority and non-minority colleges of the state. In addition to this 85% of MBBS seats will also be there under the Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS). Other 50% Management Quota Seats of Category B and Category C will be under Andhra Pradesh Private Medical & Dental Colleges Management’s Association (APMDCMA).

Counselling Schedule- Andhra Pradesh NEET 2021

As the official schedule for 2021 is not out yet, we are providing a tentative schedule for the counselling. As soon as the official dates are out we will update the same here.

Events	Dates
NEET UG 2021 Result	Aug 2021
Date of issue of Notification to apply for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses for the academic year 2021-22	–
Availability of online Application form	Sep 2021
End of Registration	–
Date of release of provisional merit position of all the candidates applied for	Sep 2021
Dates of verification of original certificates	–
Date of release of final merit position after verification of original certificates	–
Round 1
Dates of exercising web options for admission into MBBS/BDS courses	Sep 2021
Seat allotment	–
1st Round Result	–
Reporting	–
Round 2
Filling of choices	to be announced
2nd round result	–
Reporting	–
Mop-up (Convener Quota)	–
Publishing of Final Merit	–
Filling of Choices	–

Management Quota Counselling

Release of Provisional Merit List	to be announced
Release of Final Merit List	–
Filling of Choices (1st Round)	–
1st Round Result	–
2nd Round Result	–
Class start on	–

According to the notification, Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling Application forms online are invited from the candidates who have secured the cutoff scores in NEET-UG 2021. Plus, he/ she should also fulfil the eligibility criteria for admission into MBBS/BDS Courses available under the counselling authority. Seats will be available in various Government, Private Un-aided Non-Minority and Minority Medical and Dental Colleges.

Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling Eligibility 2021

There are some criteria set up to be eligible to sit for counselling. The criteria are as follows:

• Candidates from all over the country who qualify for NEET 2021 are eligible.
• He/ She should score the minimum cut off marks.
• Candidate must have scored 50th percentile in NEET 2021 Examination.
• The candidates also shall secure not less than 50% of marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/ Biotechnology in the qualifying examination (40% in case of BC, SC and ST) are eligible for admission to MBBS/ BDS courses and they fulfil other relevant conditions laid down in these regulations as per Medical Council of India/ Dental Council of India guidelines.

Age Criteria

• The candidate should have completed the age of 17 years by 31st December 2021.
• There is no age relaxation in age for any category candidate.
• All candidates born on or after 2^nd January 2003 are not eligible for admission.

Other criteria

• Quota seats will be for the students who are the domicile of the state.
• The state quota seats will be exclusively for the students of the state.
• The All India Quota seats under the state will not be available for the students of Andhra Pradesh.

Check the complete Eligibility Criteria for AP NEET 2021- Click Here

Cut Off Marks

Category	Qualifying Criteria	Cut off score (out of 720)
General category	50th  Percentile	134
SC/ST/BC	40th  Percentile	107
Persons with Disability (PH)	45th  Percentile	120

Check – Andhra Pradesh Cut off 2021

Process of Admission

Admission procedure under the state is completed into different stages. These are detailed below:

A) Registration

The foremost process in securing admission in any of the institutions under the state is to register for counselling. The students seeking admission must fill in the registration form provided by the authority. The application will be made available online mode, on the official website of the authority. With the payment of a fee, students can submit their form.

Application Fee

The application fee is non-refundable and payable through the payment portal specified by the authority. This fee mentioned below will also include some additional bank charges different for each bank. The fee will be payable online by Debit card / Credit card or Net Banking.

Category	Fee
For Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe	INR 2500 + 450 (Bank Charges)
For others	INR 3000 + 540 (Bank Charges)

B) Release of Merit List

The next step after the student’s register is releasing the state level merit. This list will be published by the University only on its official website. This will be the state merit list. Students can check for their name and proceed accordingly.

C) Verification of Documents

All the candidates, whose name is on the list have to then, appear for the verification process. This process will take place in the available centres specified by the University. With all the required documents students can visit the Centre. It is important to be present for the process of verification to secure your candidature.

D) Publishing of Final Merit

After finishing up with the verification, the University will then release the merit-based on the verified candidates. Students can check for their names and proceed with further steps of filling the choices.

E) Filling of Choices

The choice filling is a web-based counselling process where the students select their colleges and seats they prefer. For filling the choices, candidates have to pay a fee in the form of a Demand Draft in the name of the University. The DD will be INR 5,000.

This process of choice filling will be complete in two sittings/ rounds. So, students who will secure admission in the first round only can proceed for admission. While the other who did not get admission can sit for the 2nd round of counselling.

F) Seat Allotment

As per the choices filled up by the candidates, a seat will be allotted to each one. A list of candidates will be out with the name of the candidates and their probable seats. The college seats secured by the candidate will solely be dependent upon the rank of the candidate and his preference for college.

G) Reporting

Reporting to the allotted college is the final stage of the complete counselling process. The students will report to their allotted college and secure their admission with the tuition fee payment. There will be a specific time to report for the college, failing at which, one’s candidature may get cancelled.

Important Document For Verification during the Registration

(a)	Admit card of  NEET UG – 2021
(b)	Rank card of NEET UG-2021
(c)	SSC or equivalent examination containing the Date of Birth
(d)	Memorandum of marks of qualifying examination i.e., Intermediate or Equivalent examination.
(e)	Transfer certificate (T.C)
(f)	Study Certificate(s) from 6th class to Intermediate.
(g)	Category certificate,  if applicable.
(h)	Aadhar Card
(i)	Charachter Certificate

Check Out: List of MBBD & BDS Colleges In Andhra Pradesh

Criteria for Reservation

The state has extensive criteria to offer reservation. These criteria are given in the table below:

General Candidates/ UR	50%
Female Quota	33%
Scheduled Caste	15%
EWS	10%
Backward Classes – B	10%
Backward Classes – A	7%
Backward Classes – D	7%
Scheduled Tribe	6%
PwD	5%
Backward Classes – E	4%
Backward Classes – C	1%
NCC	1%
CAP	1%
Sports Quota	0.5%
Children of Martyreed Police (PMC)	0.25%

In case  of any difficulty while submitting the Online application form the following numbers  may be contacted:

• For technical difficulties Nos. 9490332169, 9030732880, 9502001583 and 8466924522.         
• for clarifications on Regulations 8978780501 and 7093924743,
  (10.00 AM to 6.00 PM only)