The Minister of Health, Arunraj, today (Aug. 10) released the merit list for student admissions to medical-related courses.
At an event held today (Aug. 10) at the Directorate of Medical Education and Research in Kilpauk, Chennai, Minister Arunraj participated and released the merit list of students for the 2026–2027 undergraduate medical, dental, and other medical-related degree courses.
41,723 people had applied for government quota seats, and 30,904 people had applied for management seats. 61,306 people passed the NEET entrance examination.
In the merit list for medical courses, a student named Venkatapathy Velayudham from Villupuram district has secured the top rank.
Sreenika from Pudukkottai district has secured second place, Sudar from Virudhunagar district third place, Vaanisha Satish from Chennai fourth place, and Sabari from Erode fifth place.
Five male students and five female students have secured places in the top 10 of the ranking list. Two people from Erode district have been included in this list.
The number of applications submitted so far stands at 72,633. Of these, 4,860 applications were received for the 7.5% internal reservation for government school students. There were also 468 applications for the sports quota and 524 applications for the ex-servicemen quota. In addition, 212 applications were received under the quota for persons with disabilities.
For the 2026–2027 academic year, 41,726 applications were received from students for government quota seats for admission to medical and dental courses. Of these, 35,926 applications were accepted. Among them, 12,551 were male students and 23,375 were female students.
For the 7.5% internal reservation for government school students, 4,860 applications were received from students for government quota seats for admission to medical and dental courses. Of these, a total of 3,625 applications were accepted. The report states that among them, 981 were male students and 2,644 were female students.
