CENTAC Merit List for Lateral Entry 2022 – Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) releases the CENTAC Merit List for Lateral Entry 2022. The merit list will be released for various lateral entry schemes and can be downloaded from the official website (centacpuducherry.in) as per the schedule. For different courses, the merit list is prepared with different methods while some accepting entrance exam as the criteria while other courses take a percentage in previous degree or class as the criteria. For more information on the CENTAC Merit List for Lateral Entry 2022, you can refer to the page below.
CENTAC Merit List for Lateral Entry 2022
Merit List: CENTAC Merit List for Lateral Entry 2022 will be available at centacpuducherry.in.
Separate merit list will be prepared for the government quota seats and the management quota seats. If the score is the same for two or more candidates tie-breaking criteria are used to obtain the merit list. The total seats are 1574 in all the courses that allow lateral entry schemes. If the total seats are not filled merit list will get updates according to the new additions. The complete schedule for lateral entry is as follows.
Courses Offered | Publication of Final Merit List |
UG Courses | To be announced |
Diploma Courses in Polytechnic Colleges | To be announced |
How to check CENTAC 2022 Merit list?
The merit list will be released on the official website as per the schedule and candidate can download the merit list. The merit list will only be released online and no offline copy will be provided. The procedure to download the merit list is given below.
- First you have to visit the official website of CENTAC and look for the CENTAC 2022 merit list.
- If the merit list has been released the link will be active and you can click on the link.
- The pdf file containing the merit list will open.
- Candidates will have to look for their name and roll number in the pdf.
- For easy access they can use the shortcut keys that is “Ctrl+F” and type their roll number or name.
- The candidates can take the print out of the merit list for future reference.
How merit list for CENTAC Lateral Entry 2022 is obtained?
The merit list for CENTAC Lateral Entry 2022 will be obtained by different methods for different courses for which the candidates has applied. The method to obtain merit list for different courses are given below.
For diploma courses in Government Polytechnic Courses
The total marks or percentage in the qualifying exam will be the basis to determine the merit list. The qualifying exam acceptable is HSC (Academic Stream) or equivalent examination or HSC (Vocational Stream) or the ITI in the respective specialization. If grades are awarded in place of marks the lowest marks awarded to that grade will be taken into consideration. The final merit list will be obtained after applying the tie-breaking criteria (if applicable).
For UG Arts and Science
The marks obtained in the second and third year examination of the diploma courses will be the basis to obtain the merit list. The final merit list will be obtained after applying the tie-breaking criteria.
For B.Tech, B.Pharma, and P.B.B.Sc. (Nursing)
- For B.Tech the percentage or marks obtained by the candidate in pre final and final semester will be taken into account for making the merit list.
- In B.Pharma the aggregate marks obtained in the qualifying exam that is the diploma in Pharmacy will be taken into consideration.
- For P.B.B.Sc (Nursing) the aggregate marks obtained in the DGNM will be taken into consideration.
Tie Breaking Criteria for CENTAC Lateral Entry 2022
If two or more candidates have the same score in the qualifying exam the tie breaking criteria comes into play to determine the final merit list. The tie breaking criteria depends on the type of course to be applied and on the nature of the qualifying exam. The tie breaking criteria for different courses is as follows.
For diploma courses in Government Polytechnic Courses
In this if the tie happens between two or more candidates the tie breaking will be done on the basis of date of birth. The older candidate will be preferred over the younger candidate. If the date of birth is also same for the candidate a random number will be assigned to the candidate and the tie breaking will be on the basis of lucky draw.
For UG Arts and Science
The tie breaking is done on the basis of three factors but on the order of priority as follows.
- The aggregate percentage in the diploma.
- If the percentage is also same then the total percentage or marks obtained in the HSC or SSC or equivalent examination will be preferred.
- If this is also same then the older candidate will be given the priority.
For B.Tech, B.Pharma, and P.B.B.Sc. (Nursing)
For B.Tech the tie breaking criteria is on the order of priority as follows.
- The aggregate percentage in the diploma or degree examination
- If this is same the total marks in 10th or 12th class or equivalent examination will be given weightage.
- If all the above criteria are same then the older candidate will be preferred.
About CENTAC 2022
The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) is the common counseling for admission into various PG, UG,and Diploma courses of the government colleges as well the government quota seats in private and unaided colleges in the Union Territory of Puducherry. The application form is released first for different courses as per the schedule on the official website of CENTAC. The application form is provided in online mode only. After successful payment of fees the candidature will be submitted. The merit list will be released on the basis of marks in qualifying examination. A window is given to challenge the merit list. The final merit list will be obtained after taking into consideration the challenges and the tie breaking criteria.
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my mark is 384.is it possible to get a seat in puducherry?no spcl category