Tamil Nadu posts MDS tentative vacancy position as on 24 September for Round 2 choices

CHENNAI: Dental postgraduate aspirants in Tamil Nadu now have an updated seat picture for Round 2. The Selection Committee has uploaded a tentative vacancy position for MDS courses 2026-2027 as on 24 September 2026 on tnmedicalselection.net, refreshing the specialty-wise tables that were earlier shown as on 23 September.

The Government dental college section lists open seats by specialty across Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, and Government Dental College and Hospital, Cuddalore, with separate open and service columns for community categories. Specialties shown include Public Health Dentistry, Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge, Periodontology, Paediatrics and Preventive Dentistry, Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Oral Medicine and Radiology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology, and Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics.

Why the 24 September refresh matters

Round 2 choice filling is already live after resigned Round 1 seats were folded into the matrix. A vacancy sheet dated a day later can move a single open or service seat between colleges or categories. Candidates who filled preferences on the morning of 24 September should reopen the portal, download the new PDF, and compare every specialty they still want before they lock.

Management quota pages in the same pack show self-financing dental college rows, including NRI and minority pools where applicable. Treat those numbers as tentative. The Selection Committee regularly warns that seats can change with resignations, court orders or college reporting. The PDF title itself uses the word tentative.

How to use the list before locking

Print or save the 24 September vacancy PDF, highlight colleges that match your NEET-MDS rank band, and then enter the Round 2 counselling login to rearrange choices. Do not rely on messaging-app summaries of yesterday's sheet. Government quota service seats and open seats are tabulated separately; mixing those columns is a common mistake when candidates rush.

Keep community certificates, internship completion proof and dental registration ready for reporting once Round 2 allotment is published. The vacancy file does not itself allot a seat; it only informs choice strategy. Candidates who already resigned a Round 1 Government seat without forfeiture under the earlier window should confirm that the vacated specialty now appears in the 24 September list before assuming it is available in their login.

For the latest counselling link and any same-day corrigendum, stay on tnmedicalselection.net rather than unofficial portals. Lock choices only after the 24 September vacancy rows for your preferred specialties have been checked once in full.

Candidates comparing Government Chennai and Cuddalore rows should read every specialty table, not only the headline totals, because a single open MBC or service seat can decide whether a preference stays viable. After locking, wait for the Round 2 allotment notice on the same site before travelling to a dental college with originals. If a specialty shows zero in both open and service columns on 24 September, move that preference down rather than hoping a verbal assurance from a college will create a seat. Keep checking the Selection Committee site on the morning of allotment day so that reporting travel is planned against the official order, not against an outdated vacancy screenshot.