Tamil Nadu opens M.Sc Molecular Virology applications for King Institute seats

The Selection Committee has published the prospectus for admission to the M.Sc Molecular Virology course at the King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy, Chennai-600 032, for the 2026-27 session. The course is affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Dr M.G.R. Medical University. The prospectus cites G.O.(D) No.968, Health and Family Welfare (PME1) Department, dated 18 August 2026.

Date of notification and commencement of online application are both listed as 18 September 2026, with applications opening at 10 am. The last date for online submission is 22 September 2026 up to 5:00 pm. Tentative rank declaration, counselling, commencement of courses and closure of admission will be notified later.

Single-institute PG science seat

Unlike multi-college allied health prospectuses issued the same week, this prospectus is limited to King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research, Guindy. Candidates should read the eligibility, fee and document chapters in this PDF rather than borrowing rules from a nursing or physiotherapy notice.

The Selection Committee address on the cover is No.162, Periyar E.V.R. High Road, Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010, phone 044-28364884, website www.tnmedicalselection.net. The prospectus fee line shows Rs 1,200.

Application window and follow-up

Interested candidates must submit the online application between 10 am on 18 September and 5:00 pm on 22 September 2026. The committee advises frequent website checks for rank and counselling updates and warns that it will not be responsible for consequences of missing published notices.

Molecular virology at King Institute is a specialised public-health laboratory training path. Applicants with the feeder degrees named in the prospectus should complete the form early inside the five-day window and retain payment confirmation. Later stages will appear only through official Selection Committee notices.

King Institute of Preventive Medicine and Research is a specialised public health institution. Laboratory biosafety, coursework load and bonding conditions, if any, will be described in the prospectus body. Applicants should read those sections before paying the application fee.

Because counselling dates are not yet fixed, shortlisted candidates must keep mobile numbers and email IDs on the application active. The Selection Committee's standing instruction is that website publication replaces personal reminders. Missing a counselling call while the portal notice was live is treated as the candidate's lapse.

Compare this course carefully with other M.Sc allied options published the same week, such as critical care technology or neuro surgical care at other campuses. Seat location, entrance pattern and career outcome differ. Submit only for Molecular Virology at Guindy if that is the intended path, using the correct PDF link on tnmedicalselection.net.

Candidates should archive a local copy of the official primary PDF named in the reporting basis for this article and verify every date against that file before acting. Dalimss News is summarising the notice for readers; the PDF remains the authority if any paraphrase is disputed. Check the portal again on the morning of each deadline for any same-day corrigendum the issuing body may post.

This story is separate from the MPT prospectus already reported earlier in the week and from the broader allied PG set for optometry, radiology technology and critical care technology. Candidates must open the Molecular Virology PDF on tnmedicalselection.net to confirm seat details for Guindy.