BDS Admissions 2019 Stray Vacancy round: MCC releases list of eligible candidates
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the list of candidates eligible to appear for stray vacancy round for BDS admissions 2019.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and the Dental Council of India (DCI) has lowered the cut off percentile or qualifying marks for NEET 2019 candidates who intend to take admission to BDS Course for the academic session 2019-20.
The information to this effect came via a recent notice uploaded by the Dental Education section of the MoHFW informing all the Health/Medical Education Secretary and Director of Medical Education of all the States/UT, Registrar of the University having dental colleges affiliated to them and all the Dental Colleges running BDS Course in the Country.
The Qualifying percentiles for NEET-UG 2019 for admissions to BDS courses for the academic session 2019-20 stands lowered as under:
| S.No. | Category | Qualifying Percentile |
| 1 | General | 40 |
| 2 | SC/ST/OBC | 30 |
| 3 | General candidates with BenchMark Disabilities specified under the Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 | 35 |
In view of the above, the candidates who have become eligible after lowered cut off can register on MCC website as per the following schedule. The candidates who are already registered need to report to the colleges/ Institutes directly for participation in Stray Vacancy Round for BDS seats.
| Sl.No. | Fresh Registration/Payment | CONDUCTION OF STRAY VACANCY ROUND |
| 12th Sept. to 13th Sept. 2019Fresh Registration for candidates who have become eligible after lowered cut off as above up to 10:00 AM of 13th Sept. 2019 Payment Facility will be available till 12:00 Noon of 13th Sept. 2019 as per server time. | 13th to 15th September 2019 Reporting in person at the College/ Institute for participation in Stray Vacancy Round. | |
| (1-Day) | (3-Days) |
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