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The Centralised Admission Committee which is known as CENTAC in Puducherry have released an important news for all students. This new update is for candidates who is completing the final stage of undergraduate admissions for academic session 2026-2027. The admission authority have updated their helpdesk systems and notification channels today so that applicants does not face any trouble during late-stage seat verification. Many students who applied for engineering degree courses and non-engineering courses like Arts, Science, and Commerce was asking for fast help. To solve these problems, CENTAC office have added extra phone lines and active online support channels from today morning. Now students who is checking document status or seat allotment can get quick answer directly from officials without waiting for long hours.
Reason Why Immediate Support Was Required for Candidates :
In the last few days, many parents and students was visiting the CENTAC office directly or making continuous phone calls. Main reason for this crowd was that late-stage seat verification for UG engineering and non-engineering courses are going on right now. During this admission phase, candidate needs to verify their original certificates like marksheets, residence certificate, and category proof. But because online portal was working slow and phone lines was remaining busy, candidates was getting very tense about losing their seats. Many candidate faced problem where uploaded documents was showing pending status for many days. Looking at these difficulties, the admission committee conducted a meeting and decided that helpdesk facilities must be upgraded today itself. Now specialized staff members has been posted at helpdesk counter to answer queries in English and local language.
Launch of New WhatsApp and SMS Alert Channels :
Along with offline helpdesk support, CENTAC have also improved their online notification system. Earlier, candidate only used to get notices on the main website portal which many student missed to check daily. Now the committee have connected automated SMS and WhatsApp alert systems directly with candidate registered mobile numbers. Whenever any new update comes about seat matrix, merit list, or document status, an instant alert will go on candidate phone. The authority have also shared two helpline numbers 0413-2655570 and 0413-2655571 which will stay open from 10 AM to 5 PM on working days. Candidates can also send document related doubts directly on official email IDs given on portal. This facility will give big relief to students living in far areas who cannot travel to office again.
Simple Process for Verification of Late Stage Seats :
For candidates who is completing their document verification in this final round, CENTAC have explained a simple step process. First, candidates must login into their candidate dashboard and check if any document objection is uploaded by verification team. If any certificate is showing rejected or unclear, the student have to upload a clean copy again before the given time limit. After re-uploading file, student can call the new helpline number to confirm if team have received the document. Once document team verify and approve the uploaded files, seat confirmation letter will get generated automatically inside candidate profile. The committee have strictly instructed that students should not pay money to any middleman or fake portal because all seat allotment work is done purely on merit list and official rules.
Important Rules and Guidelines for All Applicants :
The admission committee have released some clear instructions that every candidate must follow during this verification phase. First of all, students should keep all original documents ready in hand along with two sets of self-attested photocopies for reporting at college. If any student submit wrong details or fake caste certificate, their seat allotment will get cancelled directly and legal action will also be taken. Candidates is advised to open official portal centacpuducherry.in daily to see fresh press notes and seat matrix updates. Since final date for taking admission in allotted college are near, students should not wait for last minute to finish verification. If any applicant face technical problem or login error, they should approach the updated helpdesk immediately to solve their issue today.
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