The Centralised Admission Committee, which is popular as CENTAC in Puducherry state, have officially started the Round 1 choice filling portal for BTech engineering admissions today on August 11, 2026. All student who have qualified and registered for undergraduate engineering courses can now log in to the official website centacpuducherry.in to fill their preferred options. The admission authority have given a very short and strict window for this process. Candidates gets time only until August 12, 2026, up to 11:00 AM morning to submit and lock their college preferences. Many engineering aspirants was waiting for this option portal to open so that they can select their dream colleges. Since the time window is very limited, officials have requested candidates to complete their choices quickly without waiting for last hour.
Government and Self Financing Engineering Colleges Total Seat Breakdown -
Along with activating the choice preference link, CENTAC Puducherry have also released the official seat matrix for BTech admissions 2026. According to the seat matrix data uploaded on the portal, thousands of engineering seats is available across various government and private institutions in Puducherry. Government engineering colleges in the state is offering total 795 seats for engineering branches like Computer Science, Electronics, Civil, and Mechanical. On the other hand, self financing private engineering colleges are offering 2865 seats in total for Round 1 allotment. Students can download the complete college-wise and branch-wise seat matrix PDF from the homepage to check seat availability for their respective category before arranging their choices.
Important Instructions for Filling Preferences Before August 12 Deadline -
The admission committee have released strict guidelines that every student must follow while submitting their choice choices. Candidates needs to select their course and college options in proper order of preference because the computer system will allot seats based on merit rank and submitted choices. If any candidate keep their choice preference list completely empty or fails to save their form before 11:00 AM tomorrow, they will not be considered for Round 1 seat allotment. CENTAC have also clarified that once the choices is locked or the deadline passes, no student can change their option list under any circumstances. Therefore, candidates must double check their preference order before clicking the final submit button on the dashboard.
Step by Step Guide to Submit and Lock Your Choices Online -
To complete the BTech choice filling process smoothly, candidates must follow a few simple online steps on centacpuducherry.in website. First, go to the official home page and click on the login link for engineering admissions. Log in into your student dashboard using registered email ID and password. Second, click on the BTech Choice Filling tab to see the complete list of available colleges and branches. Add your preferred colleges one by one and move them up or down to set your correct preference order. Third, verify every selected choice carefully and save your changes. Finally, click on the lock choices option and take a clear printout of submitted preferences for future record.
What Happens After Choice Filling Window Closes and Next Round Updates -
After the choice filling window closes sharp at 11:00 AM on August 12, the admission team will process all submitted options for Round 1 seat allotment. The official Round 1 seat allotment result date will be announced soon on the website by CENTAC officials. Students who gets allotted seats in Round 1 will have to download their provisional allotment letter and report to assigned colleges with original documents for admission verification. If any candidate does not get any seat in Round 1, they does not need to worry because they can participate in upcoming Round 2 counselling. For any technical issue while locking choices, candidates can reach out to CENTAC help desk numbers immediately.
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