Thanjavur Medical College: Cutoff 2026, Fees, Seats

Thanjavur Medical College is a Tamil Nadu government college with 150 MBBS seats and a yearly fee of Rs. 18,073. In 2026, the last Open seat in the All India Quota went to NEET rank 13,604 after Round 2. In the state quota, the lowest Open Competition (OC) score admitted was 595 out of 720.

Key Takeaways

• Seats: Thanjavur Medical College has 150 MBBS seats. 23 go to the All India Quota through MCC and 127 to the Tamil Nadu state quota.

• Recognition: The National Medical Commission (NMC), India's medical regulator, lists the college as recognised, with annual renewal for 150 seats for 2025-26.

• 2026 cutoff so far: In MCC Round 2, the last Open seat went to rank 13,604. In the state quota after Round 2, the lowest OC score admitted was 595 and the lowest BC score was 583.

• Fees: Government quota students pay Rs. 18,073 a year, or Rs. 12,073 for SC, SCA and ST students. Fees are charged for 4.5 years only.

• History: The NMC and the college record 1959 as the year the college started. It is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.

• Status on 30 September 2026: The MCC Round 3 result is due today. Tamil Nadu Round 3 registration closes at 5 PM today, with results on 12 October 2026.

Thanjavur Medical College at a glance

The table brings together the official facts a family needs first. Our MBBS in India hub covers medical study across the country, and our list of government medical colleges in India sets Thanjavur Medical College beside the others.

Is Thanjavur Medical College recognised by NMC?

Yes. The NMC list of colleges teaching MBBS records Thanjavur Medical College as a government college under The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, started in 1959. Its NMC code is TN/069/G/1. The NMC entry shows the college as recognised for 150 MBBS seats. Annual renewal for 150 seats is recorded for 2024-25 and 2025-26.

Recognition decides what the degree is worth. An MBBS from an NMC-recognised college lets a graduate register with a State Medical Council and practise in India. It also allows entry to NEET PG, the exam for postgraduate seats. Families can check any college on the NMC college and course search page.

How many MBBS seats does Thanjavur Medical College have?

Thanjavur Medical College admits 150 MBBS students a year. Annexure III of the Tamil Nadu MBBS and BDS prospectus 2026-27 splits them into two pools. The All India Quota (AIQ) is the 15% share of seats open to students from every state. The state quota is the 85% share kept for Tamil Nadu students.

Within the 127 state seats, Annexure IV of the prospectus earmarks 6 seats at Thanjavur Medical College for persons with benchmark disabilities. A further 7.5% of state government seats go to students who studied from Class 6 to Class 12 in Tamil Nadu government schools. In 2026, 9 Thanjavur Medical College seats were held under this 7.5% quota after Round 2. Our web story on All India Quota vs state quota seats explains the split in one minute.

Thanjavur Medical College NEET cutoff 2026: state quota

The Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee publishes the full list of students allotted to each college. We read the Round 1 allotment list of 27 August 2026 and the Round 2 allotment list of 15 September 2026. From them we picked out every general category student placed at Thanjavur Medical College. The table shows the lowest NEET score and the highest state merit rank admitted, by community.

The state rank is the rank in the Tamil Nadu government quota merit list, not the NEET All India Rank. Scores are out of 720. In plain terms, an OC student needed about 595 or more, and a BC student about 583 or more, to be placed at Thanjavur Medical College after two rounds. Only one ST student was placed in each round, so that row can move a lot.

For comparison, the OC figure after Round 2 was 639 at Madras Medical College Chennai and 625 at Stanley Medical College Chennai. Thanjavur Medical College is within reach of students scoring roughly 40 to 45 marks lower.

The 7.5% government school quota works on its own merit list. In the Round 2 list for this quota, the 9 students at Thanjavur Medical College scored from 560 down to 506.

Thanjavur Medical College NEET cutoff: All India Quota 2025 and 2026

For the 23 AIQ seats, the NEET All India Rank decides everything. The table shows the highest rank that received a Thanjavur Medical College seat in each MCC round. The figures come from the official MCC results for 2025 Round 1, 2025 Round 2, 2025 Round 3 (revised), 2026 Round 1 (revised) and 2026 Round 2.

Two patterns repeat each year. First, the closing rank roughly triples between Round 1 and Round 2. Many students placed here in Round 1 upgrade to Chennai colleges in Round 2, which frees seats for higher ranks. Second, 2026 is tracking close to 2025. Round 2 closed at 13,604 for Open, against 12,232 a year earlier.

The MCC clear vacancy list for Round 3 shows 7 AIQ seats open at Thanjavur Medical College: 3 Open, 1 Open for persons with disabilities, 1 OBC and 2 SC. In 2025, Round 3 closed at 13,876 for Open. Our NEET cutoffs page and the futureMBBS College Predictor help you test your own rank against these figures.

Who is eligible for MBBS at Thanjavur Medical College?

Every student needs a NEET UG 2026 qualifying score. After that, the rules differ by seat pool.

Eligibility for Thanjavur Medical College All India Quota seats

• NEET UG 2026: You must qualify NEET UG 2026. Any Indian citizen from any state can compete for the 23 AIQ seats.

• Registration with MCC: You register on the MCC UG medical counselling portal and list Thanjavur Medical College among your choices.

• No domicile rule: Tamil Nadu nativity is not needed for AIQ seats.

Eligibility for Thanjavur Medical College state quota seats

The Tamil Nadu prospectus 2026-27 sets these conditions for government quota seats:

• Nativity: You must be a native of Tamil Nadu and upload a nativity certificate issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu. A permanent residence certificate is not accepted instead.

• Students of other states: A native of another state who studied Class 6 to Class 12 continuously in Tamil Nadu can apply, but only under the Open Competition category.

• Age: You must be 17 years old on or before 31 December 2026.

• Class 12 marks: You need passes in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, with at least 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology together. The minimum is 40% for SC, ST and OBC students, and 45% for general category students with benchmark disabilities.

• NEET percentile: The minimum is the 50th percentile, or the 40th percentile for SC, ST and OBC students.

• Other boards: Students from boards other than the Tamil Nadu State Board, CBSE and ISCE must upload an eligibility certificate from The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.

How does Tamil Nadu reservation work at Thanjavur Medical College?

Tamil Nadu follows its own 69% reservation rule for state quota seats. The prospectus sets the shares below. Students from reserved communities can also win Open Competition seats on merit.

A community certificate must be issued by Tamil Nadu revenue authorities. A certificate from another state is not counted for reservation, and the student is treated as OC.

How to get admission to Thanjavur Medical College

Thanjavur Medical College All India Quota admission through MCC

1. Qualify NEET UG 2026 and note your All India Rank.

2. Register and pay the fee on the MCC UG counselling portal during the round window.

3. Fill and lock your choices, placing Thanjavur Medical College where it belongs in your order of preference.

4. Check the round result. If you are allotted Thanjavur Medical College, download the allotment letter.

5. Report to the college with original documents within the MCC reporting dates.

Our NEET counselling guide explains MCC rounds, the Freeze and Float options, and the security deposit in full.

Thanjavur Medical College state quota admission through the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee

1. Apply online on the Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee website and pay the Rs. 500 application fee. SC, SCA and ST students of Tamil Nadu are exempt.

2. Check your name on the provisional merit list for the government quota.

3. Register for counselling and pay the Rs. 500 registration fee. There is no security deposit for government medical colleges.

4. Fill and lock your choices online. Choices cannot be changed after locking.

5. If allotted Thanjavur Medical College, pay the tuition fee online and download the provisional allotment order.

6. Report to the college with all original documents by the joining date.

Thanjavur Medical College counselling dates 2026

Both counselling processes are in Round 3 on 30 September 2026. The dates come from the MCC UG schedule for Rounds 2, 3 and 4 and the Tamil Nadu Round 3 schedule for the 92.5% quota.

The tentative state vacancy list of 29 September 2026 shows 3 government quota seats at Thanjavur Medical College before Round 3. Students who joined in MCC Round 3 will be removed from Tamil Nadu Round 3 processing. For the AIQ side, our MCC Round 3 schedule web story and our MCC Round 3 registration guide cover each step.

What if you do not join or you leave Thanjavur Medical College after allotment?

Tamil Nadu has strict rules once Round 2 is over. These come from the prospectus and apply to state quota seats.

• Round 1 and Round 2: Not joining, or resigning before the set date, counts as a free exit. You lose nothing.

• Round 3 and the stray round: Paying the fee and downloading the allotment order counts as joining. If you are allotted and do not download the order, you are barred from later rounds and from next year's Tamil Nadu counselling.

• Leaving after the Round 2 deadline: You forfeit the tuition fee and must pay a discontinuation fee of Rs. 10 lakh to the Secretary, Selection Committee, Kilpauk, Chennai.

• False documents: A forged certificate cancels the seat at any stage and bars the student from Tamil Nadu counselling for three years.

For AIQ seats, MCC rules apply instead, and they also get stricter from Round 3. Our MCC Round 3 guide sets out what a Round 3 allotment commits you to.

Thanjavur Medical College fees 2026

The Tamil Nadu prospectus 2026-27 fixes the same yearly fee for every government medical college in the state. Thanjavur Medical College students pay it online before downloading the allotment order.

Fees are charged only for the 4.5 academic years, not the internship year. This follows the NMC public notice of 7 April 2026 on MBBS fee duration. At Rs. 18,073 a year, tuition and college fees come to about Rs. 81,000 for the whole course. Hostel, mess and books are extra and are not part of this fee.

For comparison, the same prospectus lists government quota fees of Rs. 4.35 lakh to Rs. 5.4 lakh a year at most self-financing medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. Our web story on MBBS fees in India compares government, private and deemed colleges.

Documents required for Thanjavur Medical College admission

The Selection Committee notification of 27 April 2026 and the prospectus list the documents to upload with the state quota application:

• NEET UG 2026 admit card: Needed to link your application to your NEET record.

• Class 10, 11 and 12 mark sheets: Both sides of each certificate.

• Transfer certificate: Issued after completing Class 12.

• Proof of study from Class 6 to Class 12: Needed for students who studied fully in Tamil Nadu.

• Nativity certificate: Issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

• Community certificate: Yours, plus the community certificate of either parent from Tamil Nadu revenue authorities, to claim reservation.

• Parent's income certificate: Only if you claim a fee exemption.

• Eligibility certificate: From The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, for boards other than State Board, CBSE and ISCE.

• Government school bonafide certificate: For the 7.5% quota. Students who finished Class 12 in 2022-23 or later are verified through the EMIS portal instead.

• Special category forms: For disability, sports and ex-servicemen claims, with the certificates each one needs.

At reporting, you must show every original. The prospectus also requires Hepatitis B vaccination before admission.

Hospital, history and campus life at Thanjavur Medical College

How Thanjavur Medical College was founded

The history page of the college website traces medical teaching in Thanjavur back to Raja Serfoji and the Raja Mirasudhar Hospital. That hospital trained licensed medical practitioners in the British period. The medical college itself was planned when K. Kamaraj was Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The foundation stone was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, then President of India.

The college first planned to build next to the Raja Mirasudhar Hospital, but a larger site was chosen later. The Rotary Club of Thanjavur had acquired about 156 acres, mostly gifted by P. A. Yaggappa Nadar. The land was handed to the government, and about 85 acres became the medical college campus in Lakshathope village.

Postgraduate and super-speciality courses at Thanjavur Medical College

Postgraduate depth matters to an MBBS student, because resident doctors do much of the bedside teaching. The college website lists these approved yearly intakes on its MD and MS courses page and DM and MCh courses page.

Library and hostels at Thanjavur Medical College

• Central library: The library page lists 38,920 books and 7,551 bound journals in 12,298 sq. feet. It seats 250 students, has 40 computers and opens from 9 AM to 9 PM.

• Fleming hostel (men): The hostels page describes around 150 rooms with dining, for MBBS students and interns, in Anna Nagar near the college and hospital.

• Paragon hostel (first year): This hostel holds 78 students and is kept only for first-year MBBS students.

• Cauvery girls hostel: This hostel holds 104 students, with a dining hall, study room, Wi-Fi and a TV hall.

• Skylark girls hostel: This hostel has 93 rooms for 186 students, with its own library, a gym for girls and a TV hall.

When does the 2026 MBBS batch start at Thanjavur Medical College?

The college's official website gives the calendar for the first-year MBBS batch of 2026-27. Classes began on 15 September 2026 with an introductory day for new students. The foundation course ran from 16 to 29 September 2026, and the core curriculum starts on 30 September 2026. Students who join in Round 3 start after these dates. The Tamil Nadu prospectus also names Thanjavur Medical College as one of the state's designated disability certification centres for NEET applicants.

If a Thanjavur Medical College seat does not come through

With a state quota OC cutoff of 595 out of 720 after Round 2, many families keep a wider list ready.

• Other Tamil Nadu government colleges: Compare our guides to Madurai Medical College, Stanley Medical College Chennai and Madras Medical College Chennai. Our list of government medical colleges in India covers the rest.

• Self-financing government quota seats: These use the same state merit list but cost Rs. 4.35 lakh to Rs. 5.4 lakh a year, as listed in the prospectus.

• MBBS abroad: futureMBBS works with 23 partner universities in 9 European countries. Our MBBS abroad guide sets out costs and rules.

A student who studies abroad must follow the NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021. The course must last at least 54 months, be taught in English, and include a 12-month internship at the same foreign institution. The graduate must then pass FMGE, the screening exam for foreign medical graduates conducted by NBEMS, and complete 12 months of supervised internship in India. In the December 2025 FMGE exam, 10,264 of 42,868 candidates passed, a pass rate of 23.94%, or roughly one in four.

Conclusion

Thanjavur Medical College offers 150 MBBS seats at Rs. 18,073 a year, in a college that has trained doctors since 1959. After Round 2 of 2026, the state quota needed about 595 for OC and 583 for BC students. The AIQ Open seat closed at rank 13,604. With 7 AIQ seats and 3 state seats open for Round 3, keep other options on your list alongside it.

Frequently asked questions

What NEET score is needed for Thanjavur Medical College in 2026?

After Round 2 of 2026, the lowest state quota NEET scores admitted to Thanjavur Medical College were 595 for OC and 583 for BC. MBC closed at 576, SC at 523 and SCA at 502. These figures come from the Selection Committee allotment list of 15 September 2026, and Round 3 may lower them slightly.

What is the All India Quota closing rank for Thanjavur Medical College?

In MCC Round 2 of 2026, the last Open seat at Thanjavur Medical College went to NEET rank 13,604 and the last OBC seat to rank 15,233. In 2025, Round 2 closed at 12,232 for Open and Round 3 at 13,876. MCC lists 7 AIQ seats vacant at the college for Round 3 of 2026.

What are the MBBS fees at Thanjavur Medical College?

Government quota students pay Rs. 18,073 a year, including Rs. 6,000 tuition and Rs. 7,473 university fee. SC, SCA and ST students pay Rs. 12,073. Fees are charged for 4.5 years only, following an NMC notice of April 2026. The course fee therefore totals about Rs. 81,000 before hostel and mess.

Can students from other states get admission to Thanjavur Medical College?

Yes, but mainly through the All India Quota, which has 23 of the 150 seats. The 127 state quota seats need Tamil Nadu nativity. A native of another state who studied Class 6 to Class 12 continuously in Tamil Nadu can apply for state seats, but only under Open Competition.

How many MBBS seats does Thanjavur Medical College have?

Thanjavur Medical College has 150 MBBS seats, confirmed in the NMC college list with annual renewal for 2025-26. The Tamil Nadu prospectus 2026-27 gives 23 seats to the All India Quota through MCC and 127 to the state quota. The state share includes 6 disability seats and the 7.5% government school quota.

Is Thanjavur Medical College recognised by NMC?

Yes. The National Medical Commission lists Thanjavur Medical College (code TN/069/G/1) as recognised for 150 MBBS seats, with annual renewal for 2024-25 and 2025-26. Graduates can register with a State Medical Council, practise in India and sit NEET PG. The college is affiliated to The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University.

When was Thanjavur Medical College established?

Thanjavur Medical College started in 1959, as recorded by the National Medical Commission and the college website. Its foundation stone was laid by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, then President of India. The campus stands on land given by the Rotary Club of Thanjavur, most of it gifted by P. A. Yaggappa Nadar.

What happens if I leave a Thanjavur Medical College seat after Round 2?

In the Tamil Nadu state quota, leaving after the Round 2 resignation date means you forfeit the tuition fee. You must also pay a discontinuation fee of Rs. 10 lakh. In Round 3, downloading the allotment order counts as joining. Not downloading it bars you from later rounds and next year's state counselling.

Sources

• NMC list of colleges teaching MBBS, entry for Thanjavur Medical College, Thanjavur (TN/069/G/1)

• Thanjavur Medical College official website, including the history page, MD and MS courses, DM and MCh courses, library and hostels

• Tamil Nadu Selection Committee prospectus for MBBS and BDS 2026-27 (government quota), 30 June 2026

• Tamil Nadu MBBS and BDS government quota Round 1 allotment list, 27 August 2026

• Tamil Nadu MBBS and BDS government quota Round 2 allotment list, 15 September 2026

• Tamil Nadu 7.5% government school quota Round 2 allotment list, 15 September 2026

• Tamil Nadu Round 3 counselling schedule (92.5% quota), 27 September 2026

• Tamil Nadu tentative MBBS and BDS vacancy position (92.5% quota), 29 September 2026

• Tamil Nadu Selection Committee notification on documents required, 27 April 2026

• NMC public notice on fee chargeable for MBBS course duration, 7 April 2026

• MCC UG medical counselling portal and MCC UG schedule for Rounds 2, 3 and 4

• MCC revised result, UG Round 1 2026, MCC result, UG Round 2 2026 and MCC clear vacancy list, Round 3 2026

• MCC UG Round 1 allotment 2025, Round 2 allotment 2025 and revised Round 3 allotment 2025

• NMC Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations 2021

• NBEMS FMGE information page and FMGE Performance Report 2025