Tamil Nadu Upgrade Intelligence
Most students who freeze their Round 1 seat never find out what floating could have won them. These are real round-by-round outcomes for Tamil Nadu state counselling — who upgraded, how often, and where they landed.
Upgrade patterns — Tamil Nadu state counselling, 2025, General category (ranks 8–26,913). 164 of 411 multi-round students upgraded (39.9% upgrade rate). 13 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Chennai, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, SRINIVASAN MEDICAL COLLEGE & HOSPITAL.
Upgrade patterns — Tamil Nadu state counselling, 2025, OBC category (ranks 1–38,860). 3,968 of 7,293 multi-round students upgraded (54.4% upgrade rate). 222 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai.
Upgrade patterns — Tamil Nadu state counselling, 2025, Other category (ranks 4–39,503). 121 of 252 multi-round students upgraded (48.0% upgrade rate). 19 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Adhiparasakthi Dental College & Hospital, Melmaruvathur, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
Upgrade patterns — Tamil Nadu state counselling, 2025, SC category (ranks 1–38,914). 784 of 1,362 multi-round students upgraded (57.6% upgrade rate). 79 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: GOVT. MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL, PSG Institute of Medical Sciences, Coimbatore, ST Peters Medical College, Hospital & Research Institute.
Upgrade patterns — Tamil Nadu state counselling, 2025, ST category (ranks 141–33,720). 51 of 81 multi-round students upgraded (63.0% upgrade rate). 6 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital, Perambalur, Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.
Upgrade rate = share of multi-round students whose final allotment beat their Round 1 seat. Every figure above is a direct count from tracked student journeys — not a projection.
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