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No. 54 Poudouchéry Lundi 9 Juin 2025 (19 Jyaistha 1947) No. Puducherry Monday 9th June 2025
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT
(HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION)
(G.O. Ms. No. 09, Puducherry, dated 29th May 2025)
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is pleased to constitute the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) as indicated below for the admission of candidates to various Higher Education Courses and related works in Government of Puducherry for the Academic Year 2025-26 :
(1) Secretary to Government (Education) . . Chairman
(2) Secretary to Government (Health)
. . Vice-
Chairman
(3) Director of Health and Family Welfare Services . . Member
(4) Director of Higher and Technical Education . . Member
(5) Director of School Education . . Member
(6) Joint/Deputy/Under Secretary to Government (Health) . . Member
(7) Joint/Deputy/Under Secretary to Government . . Member
(Higher and Technical Education)
(8) Coordinator (Admission), CENTAC . . Member
(9) Convenor, CENTAC . . Member-
Secretary.
LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [ PART-I 340 3402. The Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry is also pleased to designate the following Officers as Coordinator (Admission) and Convenor of Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) for the Academic Year 2025-26 as mentioned below:
(1) The Director,
. . Coordinator (Admission),
Directorate of Higher and Technical CENTAC, Puducherry. Education, Puducherry.
(2) Dr. Cheryl Ann Gerardine Shivan, . . Convenor, CENTAC,
Puducherry.
Principal, Kasthurba College for Women, Puducherry.
3. The CENTAC shall notify the Information Brochure 2025-26 prescribing the eligibility criteria and procedures for admission of candidates to Lateral Entry, Full -time/P ar t-ti me, P ost graduat e, Under G r aduate and Dip loma Cour ses. The CENTAC will also carry out counseling for the seats earmarked to Puducherry Union Territory by Government of India in various Government Institutions all over India and also for seats earmarked in Institutions within Puducherry Union Territory. For the remaining courses, the concerned Admission Authorities/Committee as mentioned in the Order No. 0004/DHTE/Tech/T3/2019-20, dated 11-03-2020 of Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, Puducherry and subsequent amendments issued to the order from time to time shall admit students as per the Guidelines specified therein.
4. The Chairman, CENTAC, shall call the Head of any college or subject experts to the CENTAC meetings as special invitees, on need basis.
5. The term of the Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC) shall ordinarily be up to the completion of admission process for the Year 2025-26. Notwithstanding this, the CENTAC shall continue till such time a new Committee is constituted.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
V. SOUMYA, Under Secretary to Government (Higher and Technical Education).