Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

Latest Admission Updates (2026)

As of June 2026, admission to Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai is being driven by the rescheduled NEET UG 2026 cycle for its medical and dental seats, while engineering, management, law and allied-health programmes run on their own Saveetha-conducted timelines. SIMATS is a NAAC A++ deemed-to-be-university whose Saveetha Dental College was ranked No. 1 in India in NIRF 2024 and No. 2 in NIRF 2025 (behind AIIMS Delhi), with the university placed 13th overall in NIRF 2025, so its MBBS and BDS seats fill entirely through national counselling. Track these dated updates closely - the medical timeline shifted by roughly two months this year.

• 21 June 2026: NEET UG 2026 re-examination conducted by NTA (2:00 PM to 5:15 PM), after the original 3 May 2026 exam was cancelled. This score governs MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing admission at SIMATS.
• 11 March 2026 (closed): NEET UG 2026 application window shut at 9:00 PM (fee payment till 11:50 PM) after an extension. Fresh NEET applications are no longer open as of June 2026.
• Expected 21 July 2026 (tentative, MCC): NEET UG 2026 counselling Round 1 registration is expected to begin, delayed because of the re-exam; SIMATS being a deemed university, 100% of its MBBS/BDS seats are allotted through MCC.
• 31 May 2026: MAT PBT (one of the SIMATS-accepted MBA exams) was held; MBA registration ran until 25 May 2026.
• Currently open (as of June 2026): SIMATS institutional applications for engineering (SCAT), B.Arch, law (SET), allied-health and management programmes, with a tentative last enrolment date of 25 June 2026.

The single most important deadline for medical aspirants is the MCC NEET UG counselling registration, expected around 21 July 2026. For non-NEET programmes, the active SIMATS application window closing on 25 June 2026 is the one to act on now.

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Admission 2026: Eligibility Criteria

This table answers the most common pre-application question for SIMATS: "Am I eligible for the programme I want?" Eligibility at SIMATS varies sharply by faculty - the medical and dental schools demand NEET plus a 50% PCB aggregate, nursing demands 60% in PCB, while engineering and management run on Saveetha's own tests. Read each row as a checklist: you must clear the qualifying marks AND hold a valid score in the accepted entrance exam before SIMATS will consider your application for 2026. The figures below are drawn from the SIMATS 2026 programme criteria and remain unchanged from 2025 for most courses.

The key takeaway: for MBBS and BDS the 50% PCB cut is non-negotiable and reduces to 40% only for reserved categories under NMC/DCI norms, while nursing's 60% bar is stricter than many peers. If you are an engineering or management aspirant, prioritise registering for SCAT or a CAT/MAT/TANCET/XAT score immediately, since the SIMATS institutional window is tentatively closing on 25 June 2026. Confirm your category and percentage against these rows before paying any fee, because SIMATS rejects ineligible applications without refund.

Course-Wise Admission Status

Aspirants frequently ask "Is the application for my course still open at SIMATS?" - the answer differs by faculty in June 2026. NEET-linked seats (MBBS, BDS, B.Sc Nursing) are no longer accepting fresh NEET registrations because the NTA window closed on 11 March 2026; these now move forward only through MCC counselling. In contrast, the Saveetha-conducted streams remain open. The table also lists indicative sanctioned intake and the mode of admission so you know whether a programme is filled centrally (MCC) or directly by SIMATS.

Bottom line: if you targeted MBBS or BDS at SIMATS but missed the 11 March 2026 NEET deadline, there is no institutional back-door - all seats route through MCC, so your only path is a valid NEET UG 2026 score and the upcoming counselling. For SCAT, MBA, law and allied-health courses, apply through the SIMATS portal before the tentative 25 June 2026 cut-off. Seat numbers shown are indicative; always verify current sanctioned intake on the official SIMATS site before counselling.

Application Fees

A crucial distinction at SIMATS is between the exam/application fee paid to the conducting body and the institute's tuition fee paid after seat allotment - applicants routinely confuse the two. For MBBS/BDS/B.Sc Nursing the only "application fee" is the NEET UG 2026 fee paid to NTA, which is set strictly by category, plus a separate MCC counselling registration fee for deemed universities. The table below lists each category on its own row exactly as NTA notified for 2026, so SC/ST/PwBD candidates can see their lower fee rather than a lumped figure. Note that the large tuition figures (for example, MBBS) are NOT application fees and are discussed in the cutoff and notes, not here.

The headline takeaway: the NEET UG 2026 application fee is identical at SIMATS as for any college (Rs. 1,700 General, Rs. 1,600 EWS/OBC-NCL, Rs. 1,000 SC/ST/PwBD), is non-refundable, and was payable only until 11 March 2026. On top of it, deemed-university counselling through MCC carries a Rs. 5,000 registration deposit in 2026. SIMATS does not publish a separate category-wise fee for its in-house SCAT/SET application, so those rows read "not separately listed" - confirm the exact amount on admission.saveetha.com before paying. Remember, the year-on-year NEET fee has held steady from 2025 to 2026.

Entrance Exam Requirements

SIMATS does not run a single common test - each faculty maps to a specific exam, and knowing which one your course needs is the first step to a valid application. This table pairs every accepted exam with the SIMATS programme it feeds, the confirmed or expected 2026 exam date, and the rough score band that has historically been competitive for a SIMATS seat. Because SIMATS is a high-demand deemed university, the "competitive" band is tighter than the bare qualifying line, especially for MBBS and BDS. Use this to plan which exam to sit and what score to target in 2026.

The practical lesson: a single NEET UG 2026 score (from the 21 June re-exam) is your only key to MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing at SIMATS, so monitor NTA for the result and MCC for counselling. Engineering aspirants ride the SIMATS-run SCAT, which has a low qualifying bar but merit-based seat allotment, while management and law applicants can use any one of several accepted national tests. Match your strongest exam to your target programme now and keep the scorecard ready for counselling and verification.

Cutoff Analysis (2024-2026)

Cutoffs at SIMATS are expressed as NEET UG All-India closing ranks at which the last candidate secured an MBBS or BDS seat through MCC deemed-university counselling. This is the figure aspirants most want - "what rank do I need for Saveetha?" The table compiles General-category MBBS and BDS closing ranks for 2023, 2024 and 2025, plus the available 2024 reserved-category MBBS ranks, so you can read both the level and the year-on-year movement. Because SIMATS fills 100% of seats via national counselling, these closing ranks reflect genuine demand across all rounds. A higher (larger) closing rank number means the seat was reachable by a wider pool of candidates.

The clear trend: the General MBBS closing rank tightened from 609404 in 2023 to a Round-1 figure of 432358 in 2025, meaning you needed a stronger (lower) rank to enter in 2025 than two years earlier, though later rounds still extended to about 525685. BDS shows the same hardening - from 655596 in 2024 to 310094 in 2025 - reflecting rising demand after SIMATS's NIRF dental No. 1 (2024) and No. 2 (2025) recognition. Reserved-category MBBS ranks in 2024 ran far wider (OBC 750000, SC 850000, ST 950000), so category candidates have meaningfully more room. Expect 2026 General cutoffs to stay competitive; aim well inside these bands and have backup choices ready during counselling.

Counselling Process

For MBBS and BDS, SIMATS admits exclusively through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) deemed/central universities counselling - there is no direct medical admission. The step-by-step flow for 2026, with dates where known, is:

1. Qualify NEET UG 2026: Clear the 21 June 2026 re-exam at or above the category qualifying percentile.
2. MCC registration (expected from 21 July 2026): Register on mcc.nic.in for the deemed/central universities quota and pay the Rs. 5,000 non-refundable registration fee plus the refundable security deposit.
3. Choice filling and locking: Add Saveetha Medical College / Saveetha Dental College among your preferences and lock your choices within the MCC window.
4. Seat allotment (Round 1, then later rounds): MCC runs four rounds expected to conclude by October 2026; check your allotted seat on the result date.
5. Reporting and document verification at SIMATS: Report to the SIMATS campus in Thandalam/Chennai with original documents (NEET scorecard, admit card, Class 10 and 12 mark sheets, ID proof, category certificate if any) for verification.
6. Fee payment and provisional admission: Pay the applicable tuition (for example, MBBS total of Rs. 1.13 Cr / BDS Rs. 45.5 Lakh) to confirm the seat.

For non-medical programmes (engineering, law, management, allied health), counselling is conducted directly by SIMATS based on the relevant SCAT/SET/national-exam rank, the candidate's programme wishlist and seat availability, followed by document verification and fee payment at the campus.

Important Dates (2026)

This master calendar consolidates every canonical milestone of the SIMATS medical admission cycle, anchored to the NEET UG 2026 schedule that controls its MBBS and BDS seats. Use it to answer "what happens when?" at a glance and to avoid missing a window. Each event carries a status flag - completed, expected, or to be announced - reflecting the position as of June 2026 after the NEET exam was rescheduled. Where the NTA or MCC has not yet released an exact 2026 date, the event is still listed so nothing is silently dropped.

Key actions from this calendar: the NEET-linked deadlines (application, correction, exam) have already passed, so medical aspirants should now focus entirely on the MCC counselling registration expected around 21 July 2026 and keep documents ready for verification. The answer key and result dates are not yet officially fixed because of the re-exam, so monitor neet.nta.nic.in and mcc.nic.in. Non-medical applicants must act before the tentative 25 June 2026 SIMATS window closes.