Mumbai: After an overall admission rate of 98.79% in MBBS and BDS courses, Maharashtra has a total of 138 seats lying vacant after completing all rounds of NEET UG Counselling 2026. This includes 84 MBBS seats and 54 BDS seats that remained unfilled for the academic year 2026-27.

According to the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, a total of 11,293 out of 11,431 available MBBS and BDS seats were filled during this year's counselling process.

While 8,730 of the 8,814 available MBBS seats were filled across 70 medical colleges, recording an admission rate of 99.04%, BDS admissions stood at 2,563 out of 2,617 seats across 29 dental colleges, with an admission rate of 97.93%.

Maharashtra had achieved 100% MBBS seat occupancy in each of the previous three academic years. However, the 2026-27 admission cycle witnessed 84 MBBS seats remaining vacant after the completion of counselling.

Previously, the State CET Cell conducted three rounds of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) and one stray vacancy round. After this, the remaining vacant seats were filled at the institutional level. During the process, several complaints were made by students to the CET Cell.

However, following complaints from students regarding institution-level admissions, the State Medical Education Ministry decided to bring all rounds of MBBS and BDS admissions under the CET Cell.

State Cell conducted the admissions for MBBS and BDS courses this year through six rounds of admission: three CAP and three stray vacancy rounds. As per Careers 360 report, the press release stated that no student complaints were made during the MBBS and BDS admissions

Bombay HC decision

Medical Dialogues had reported that the Bombay High Court declined to allow a private medical college to conduct institution-level counselling to fill vacant MBBS seats during the ongoing NEET UG 2026 admission process in Maharashtra, observing that the plea was premature as the state counselling process is still underway.

The court, however, recognised the legal position that medical colleges may be permitted to fill vacant seats through manual counselling after centralised admissions. It said the college could approach the Supreme Court to seek an extension of the admission deadline and permission to fill any seats left vacant after the state completes its admission process.

According to the figures placed in the matter, 145 of the 3,299 MBBS seats in private medical colleges and 100 of the 450 seats in two private universities in the state remain vacant. Vedanta Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Palghar, one of the petitioners, accounts for 67 vacant seats.

This came after two private medical colleges approached the court, challenging the state government's decision to discontinue institute-level admissions, seeking permission to fill vacant MBBS and postgraduate medical seats through college-level counselling after centralised admission rounds end.

The colleges are Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Palghar, and Parbhani Medical College (PMC), Parbhani. They had filed separate petitions before the Bombay High Court's principal bench in Mumbai and its Aurangabad bench, respectively.

As per the rules, institute-level counselling allows private medical colleges to fill seats that remain vacant after the regular rounds of NEET UG and NEET PG counselling. This is different from the Centralised Admission Process (CAP), which is conducted by the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell.

However, the Maharashtra government scrapped the institutional round for private medical college MBBS admissions in July this year.

MBBS admissions over the last four years

BDS admissions in last four years

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the official counselling schedule for NEET PG 2026 covering the 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats and 100% seats in Deemed Universities, Central Universities, and AFMS institutions. The schedule outlines four main counselling rounds plus a stray vacancy round, with detailed timelines for registration, choice filling, seat processing, allotment, and joining. Round 1 registration opens on 12 October 2026 and the entire counselling process will conclude by 31 December 2026. This is the definitive timeline every NEET PG aspirant must follow to secure their postgraduate medical seat.

What This Schedule Covers

This is the official MCC counselling timetable for NEET PG 2026 (academic year 2026–27). It applies to all candidates who have qualified NEET PG and are eligible for the 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats or the 100% seats in Deemed Universities, Central Universities, and Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) institutions. The schedule does NOT cover state-specific counselling (which states run separately) or super-speciality courses (DM, M.Ch, DrNB), which have their own separate counselling process.

The counselling process is entirely online. All registration, payment, choice filling, and result checking happen through the MCC portal. The schedule is divided into four main rounds of counselling, followed by a stray vacancy round to fill any remaining unfilled seats. Each round follows the same sequence: registration and payment, choice filling and locking, seat processing, result declaration, and joining.

Round 1: Complete Timeline (12 Oct – 3 Nov 2026)

Round 1 is the first and largest counselling round. Participating medical colleges will verify their tentative seat matrix (the number of seats they are offering) from 10–12 October. Candidates can then register and pay the counselling fee from 12 October to 21 October 2026, up to 12:00 noon (server time). Payment can be made until 3:00 PM on 21 October.

After registration, you will fill and lock your choice of colleges and specialities from 13 October to 22 October 2026. Choice filling closes at 10:00 AM on 22 October. Choice locking (the final confirmation of your preferences) begins at 4:00 PM on 21 October and continues until 10:00 AM on 22 October. Once you lock your choices, you cannot change them. The MCC will process all allotments on 22–23 October, declare results on 24 October, and the joining period runs from 26 October to 2 November 2026. Colleges will verify joined candidates' data and share it with MCC by 3 November.

• Seat matrix verification: 10–12 Oct
• Registration & payment: 12–21 Oct (noon deadline; payment until 3 PM)
• Choice filling: 13–22 Oct (until 10 AM on 22 Oct)
• Choice locking: 4 PM on 21 Oct to 10 AM on 22 Oct
• Allotment processing: 22–23 Oct
• Result declaration: 24 Oct
• Joining period: 26 Oct–2 Nov
• Data verification by colleges: 3 Nov

Round 2: Complete Timeline (4 Nov – 24 Nov 2026)

Round 2 is held for candidates who did not join in Round 1 or who wish to upgrade their seat. Colleges verify their updated seat matrix on 4–5 November. Registration and payment open from 6 November to 11 November 2026, with a noon deadline on 11 November; payment is available until 3:00 PM on 11 November. Choice filling runs from 7 November to 12 November (until 10:00 AM on 12 November). Choice locking begins at 4:00 PM on 11 November and ends at 10:00 AM on 12 November.

Allotment processing occurs on 12–13 November, results are declared on 14 November, and the joining window is 16–23 November 2026. Colleges verify and share joined candidates' data by 24 November.

• Seat matrix verification: 4–5 Nov
• Registration & payment: 6–11 Nov (noon deadline; payment until 3 PM)
• Choice filling: 7–12 Nov (until 10 AM on 12 Nov)
• Choice locking: 4 PM on 11 Nov to 10 AM on 12 Nov
• Allotment processing: 12–13 Nov
• Result declaration: 14 Nov
• Joining period: 16–23 Nov
• Data verification by colleges: 24 Nov

Round 3: Complete Timeline (25 Nov – 14 Dec 2026)

Round 3 is the final main counselling round. Colleges verify their seat matrix on 25–26 November. Registration and payment are open from 26 November to 1 December 2026, with a noon deadline on 1 December; payment is available until 3:00 PM on 1 December. Choice filling runs from 27 November to 2 December (until 10:00 AM on 2 December). Choice locking begins at 4:00 PM on 1 December and ends at 10:00 AM on 2 December.

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Candidates can refer to the NEET 2026 Question Paper to review the questions asked in the exam, understand the exam pattern, and analyse the difficulty level. Practising the question paper can also help aspirants identify important topics and improve their preparation for upcoming NEET exams.

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New Delhi- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the list of candidates eligible under the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) category for Round 1 of postgraduate medical counselling for the academic session 2026-27.

The list, titled “NRI List of Eligible Candidates for PG (Round 1) 2026,” contains the roll numbers and names of candidates whose nationality category has been provisionally changed from Indian to NRI for the purpose of participating in the counselling process.

Also Read: NEET PG counselling 2026: MCC revises NRI document requirements, directs PwD candidates to NMC for eligibility grievances

The list has been prepared following scrutiny of the documents submitted by candidates to the MCC under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

However, the committee has clarified that the change in category is provisional and that candidates must produce their original documents during reporting if they are allotted an NRI seat.

According to the notice, the candidates included in the list have been provisionally converted from the Indian category to the NRI category based on the examination of documents submitted to the counselling authority.

The MCC has made it clear that inclusion in the list does not exempt candidates from the requirement of producing original documents at the time of admission.

This means that candidates whose names appear on the list must ensure that the documents supporting their NRI status are available in original form when they report to their allotted institution.

Failure to produce the required documents could result in cancellation of admission, even if a candidate has been allotted a seat under the NRI category.

The eligibility list has been published in a tabular format, with separate columns for candidates' roll numbers and names.

Spread across seven pages, the document enables applicants to check whether their requests for conversion to the NRI category have been provisionally accepted for Round 1 of NEET PG counselling.

Candidates can verify their status by locating their names and corresponding roll numbers in the published list.

New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has officially released the final allotment results for the Stray Vacancy Round of NEET UG Counselling 2026.

The allotment list reveals that candidates have secured seats across All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), government medical colleges, and various private and deemed universities for MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc Nursing courses.

According to the released data, the Stray Round has offered valuable opportunities to a wide spectrum of aspirants. Top ranking candidates have successfully grabbed seats in highly sought-after institutions such as AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Gorakhpur, King George's Medical University (KGMU) Lucknow, and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai.

The allotments have been distributed across diverse quotas including All India, Open Seat, IP University, Delhi University, and Self-Financed Merit seats while adhering to categories like Open, OBC, EWS, SC, ST, and PwD.

With the results now declared, provisionally selected candidates are required to download their allotment letters from the official MCC website and complete the reporting and joining formalities at their respective allotted institutes within the stipulated timeframe to secure their admission.

To view the results, click the link mentioned below:

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/10/21/mcc-neet-ug-final-allotment-result-for-the-ug-counselling-stray-vacancy-round-480304.pdf

REVISED SCHEDULE

The Supreme Court has agreed to urgently hear a plea challenging an OMR answer sheet in the NEET-UG 2026 examination after the petitioner's counsel warned that the National Testing Agency (NTA) could destroy the original records upon completion of 90 days. A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India and comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi agreed to list the matter the following day. The case will be heard by a bench led by Justice P.S. Narasimha. The counsel submitted that the examination result was declared on July 16 and that the 90-day period for preserving records was due to expire, potentially jeopardising the petitioner's case.

The bench initially proposed listing the matter on Friday but agreed to an earlier hearing after the urgency was explained. It also questioned whether the petitioner had approached the Court belatedly. The counsel responded that the petitioner had pursued legal remedies through the appropriate channels, first approaching the High Court before moving the Supreme Court. The Gujarat High Court's Division Bench had dismissed the petitioner's intra-court appeal on October 12. The Court agreed to list the plea urgently, but the dispute over the OMR sheet remains to be adjudicated, the Live Law reported.

New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released a list of candidates who failed to physically report to their allotted medical and dental colleges during Round 3 of the NEET UG counselling for the academic year 2026.

The committee has clarified that these candidates can no longer claim their allotted seats, as the reporting deadline expired on October 9, 2026.

The announcement was made through a notice issued by the MCC under Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The notice applies to candidates who retained seats from earlier counselling rounds through the float option, as well as those who received fresh allotments in Round 3 but did not complete the mandatory physical reporting process.

According to MCC, candidates who retained seats from Round 1 or Round 2 while exercising the float option had to join their allotted colleges during Round 3 physically.

The same requirement applied to candidates who were allotted seats in the third round.

However, MCC observed that some candidates did not report to their respective institutions within the prescribed schedule. 

"After completion of Round 3 reporting, the candidates who were retained from previous round 1 or 2 availing float option, also candidates who were allotted seat in round 3. As per the counselling bulletin procedure it was mandatory for all such candidates to join the allotted college physically, but did not report to the allotted college physically, the list of such candidates is available as follows. The candidates cannot claim the seats now as the reporting time as per schedule completed on 09/10/2026."

Additionally, the MCC has released the list of candidates admitted or joined up to Round 3 of NEET UG Counselling 2026. The list provides details of candidates who have secured admission to undergraduate medical courses at participating institutions through the counselling process.

The document, titled “Admitted/Joined Candidates Upto Round 3 UG Counselling 2026,” has been published and contains candidate-wise admission details across medical institutions participating in MCC counselling.

The list covers admissions recorded in Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3, allowing candidates to verify their admission status, allotted institution, course and counselling round. 

According to the information bulletin released by the MCC for NEET-PG Counselling 2026, Registrations can only be submitted online through Medical Counselling Committee website. Registration submitted through any other mode shall be summarily rejected.

A candidate can submit NEET-PG Counselling application/registration form only once. Any candidate found to have submitted more than one application/registration form for NEET-PG Counselling shall be debarred from NEET-PG Counselling allotment process, his/her candidature shall be cancelled and further action as deemed appropriate by the MCC of DGHS, MoHFW shall be taken.

The Security Deposit of candidates who have been allotted a seat in the Second Round or subsequent rounds but do not join the respective institution or surrender the seat due to any unforeseen reason, will be forfeited. Also, the Security Deposit will be forfeited if the admission gets cancelled due to any reason. E.g. in case the candidate gives wrong information at the time of registration on the basis of which a seat may be allotted and later cancelled by the Admission Authorities or fails to produce the required documents at the time of admission (within stipulated time).

Candidate may kindly note that registering for NEET-PG Counselling does not confer any automatic rights to secure a Post Graduate seat. The selection and admission to Post Graduate seats in any medical Institution recognized for running Post Graduate courses as per Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 is subject to fulfilling the merit, admission criteria, eligibility, and such criteria as may be prescribed by the respective universities, medical institutions, National Medical Commission of India (NMC), State/Central Government.

Candidates are informed that they will be shown only the Clear-cut Vacancies in Round 1. Also, the vacancy position of the seats will be shown in two categories during Round 2, which are as follows:

Clear-cut vacancies- The seats which have not been allotted in Round 1.

Virtual Vacancies- Any Candidate who has been allotted a seat in Round 1 and has opted for up-gradation in Round 2, the allotted seats of Round 1 will be shown as virtual vacancy in Round 2 and Candidates can fill the said seat during the choice filling in Round 2. However, such seats will be allotted in Round 2 if the allottee of Round 1 vacates/upgrades in Round 2.

Each round of counselling is a separate round and the rules of each round are different. Once any round commences, the rules of that round will apply to all the candidates even if they were allotted/admitted in the previous round(s) of counselling. Once round 2 commences the rules of Round 2 shall apply and the rules of round 1 will not apply. Similarly, the rules of third round will apply only in third round and the rules of Stray Vacancy round will apply only on stray vacancy round.

No Offline admissions and no offline resignations- all admissions and resignation (if provided) will be made through online mode. Any admission or resignation taken in offline mode will not be accepted. Colleges taking offline admission or resignation may face the legal action or any other consequences at their own level. The seat wi8ll be considered as vacant for the next round of counselling where offline admission is taken. The vacated seat due to offline resignation will not be taken in the next round of counselling.

Candidates should make sure that while taking admission/resignation in the allotted college their admission/resignation is generated through online mode i.e. through intra-mcc portal by the college authorities. Any other letter of admission/resignation will not be accepted.

“Changes” Allotment, Reporting, Upgradation & Withdrawal (Resignation) of Allotted Seat

As per the counselling scheme followed till last year 2025, all the steps of counselling like reporting, upgradation and resignation required all the candidates to physically report at the allotted institute and complete the admission/ upgradation/ resignation formalities on the portal provided to institutes by MCC. Candidates willing to upgrade from Round 1 to Round 2 or Round 2 to Round 3 had to report at the allotted institute/college with original documents and complete the admission formalities. The candidate’s willingness for upgradation from one round to another was submitted by the allotted institute on the portal.

However, this year, the following changes have been made in the counselling scheme in the larger interest of candidates and to make the counselling process convenient and hassle-free.

Depending on Willingness for Upgradation, candidates will be divided in two categories:

• Freeze Candidates – No Upgradation. (Candidates who are satisfied with their allotted seats and do not want to upgrade in next round (i.e. Round 1 to Round-2 or Round-2 to Round-3) will fall under this category. Candidates who want to join the allotted seat, will have to visit the allotted institute physically for joining.

• Float Candidates – Want to Upgrade

Candidates who have been allotted seat but want to upgrade in next round (i.e. Round 1 to Round-2 or Round-2 to Round-3) will fall under this category. They will give willingness for upgradation and have to upload required documents for online document verification by allotted Institute. (No need to visit the allotted institute physically).

The stepwise process of counselling will be as follows:

1. Registration & Fee Payment

Candidates will complete online registration and pay requisite counselling fee online through secure payment gateway. Only candidates who have paid full fee will become eligible for further process.

2. Choice Filling

Candidates will select course and institute preferences. They will save and lock choices within schedule.

3. Seat Allotment

Based on merit and preferences, seat will be allotted to candidates by MCC.

a. If Seat NOT Allotted:

If no seat is allotted, candidate will become eligible to participate in next round (as per criteria).

b. If Seat Allotted:

• Freeze Candidates – No Upgradation Candidates who are satisfied with their allotted seats and do not want to upgrade in next round (i.e Round 1 to Round-2 or Round-2 to Round-3) will fall under this category. Candidates who want to join the allotted seat, will have to visit the allotted institute physically for joining.

• Float Candidates – Wants to Upgrade (online joining procedure). Candidates will Submit Willingness for upgradation through online mode on MCC portal.

4. Submission / Uploading of Mandatory Documents (one-time upload for all rounds):

It is mandatory for both category of candidates i.e Freeze & Float to upload the clear scanned copies of documents on the portal provided by MCC in stipulated time of reporting as per schedule. It is mandatory that candidates should upload necessary documents on MCC portal within 2-3 days after declaration of final allotment to have adequate time for candidates to resolve queries/ discrepancy raised by institute.

• Freeze - Proceeds for Physical joining /reporting and Document Verification at the Allotted Institute:

i) Submission of Physical documents at the institute

ii) Physical Document verification at the institute

iii) Admission Fee deposit at the institute

iv) Institute Decision regarding finalization of admission TWO conditions as follows if:

• Documents Valid- Admission Confirmed and Seat Finalized

• Discrepancy Found in documents- Admission Cancelled

• Float – Candidates will NOT Proceed for Physical Document Verification at the Allotted Institute.

i) Verification of uploaded documents by the Allotted Institute in online mode only by the allotted institute nodal officer.

ii) Detection of Anomalies by institute nodal officer like:

• Blurred copies

• Incorrect certificates

• Mismatch in claims in category etc.

• Missing documents

iii) Query Resolution Mechanism in case of Detection of Anomalies: Document Verification Committee (DVC) of Allotted Institute may raise query regarding anomalies in documents to the candidate.

iv) Candidate must re-upload corrected documents within stipulated time as early as possible in reporting schedule time to avoid cancellation of seat.

v) Re-verification of correct uploaded documents conducted by institute nodal officer/DVC.

vi) Document Verification Committee (DVC) Outcome:

• Provisional Seat Confirmation if documents are found in order and Candidate becomes eligible for next round.

• Seat is Cancelled due to discrepancy between claims and documents. As documents not in order.

Eligible for next round (as per criteria).

vii) Candidate will exercise choices for next round.

5. After Round-3 provisional allotment result declaration → Mandatory reporting for all allotted candidates of Round 3 and Float Candidates of Round 1 / Round 2 who did not get upgradation.

Seat Resignation (Withdrawal) / Surrender Process

Candidates with provisional admission may submit seat surrender request with supporting documents online to the Nodal Officer of allotted institute.

The process of resignation/ seat surrender based on willingness of candidate will be as follows for Freeze/ Float Candidates:

• FREEZE CANDIDATE- will have to visit physically to the allotted institute for resignation

a) Candidate will physically report at the allotted institute and submit Resignation within stipulated time period prescribed by MCC as per schedule.

b) Candidate can resign/exit the seat and become eligible for next round as per the resignation rules for round 1 and round 2. Candidates cannot resign/ exit Round 3 allotted seats. Refund will be processed as per counselling Scheme once all the rounds are completed.

c) Once a seat is surrendered/resigned, candidate will have NO claim on that particular seat.

• FLOAT CANDIDATE

Candidates with provisional admission may submit an online seat surrender request with supporting documents.

1. Candidate goes to ‘Candidate Login’ on the MCC portal

2. Select “Resignation/ Surrender”

3. Candidate will submit Resignation online.

4. Seat resigned/ surrendered provided resignation is tendered within stipulated time period prescribed by MCC.

a) Candidate can resign/exit the seat and become eligible for next round as per the resignation rules for round 1 and round 2. Candidates cannot resign/ exit Round 3 allotted seats. Refund will be processed as per counselling Scheme once all the rounds are completed.

5. Once a seat is surrendered, candidate will have no claim on that particular seat.

NRI

Category I: NRI Candidate/ Parents/ Real Brother/ Real Sister

1. Date of Birth Certificate.

2. 10th mark sheets and passing certificate/Equivalence Certificate for Class X from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

2. 12th mark sheets and passing certificates/ Equivalence Certificate for Class XII from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

3. MBBS 1st, 2nd, 3rd Professional Examination marksheets.

4. If MBBS from out of India then FMGE scorecard is required.

5. NEET- PG Score Card issued by NBE.

6. Valid Passport of candidate.

7. NRI Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Embassy / Indian Consulate).

8. Affidavit (on Rs 100 stamp paper Notarized) by the NRI parent/ Real Brother/ Real Sister stating that they will sponsor the entire course fee and living expenses of the candidate (son/daughter) during the period of study supported by NRE/NRO Bank Account Passbook.

9. Relationship to be verified by competent revenue authority officer (Tehsildar/ Patwari/ Government Officer in Revenue Department).

10. In cases of first degree relative as per point 1 and 2 laid in the principles laid in Anshul Tomar vs. State of M.P W.P No. 13393 of 2007. 19

Category II: OCI CANDIDATES

1. Date of Birth Certificate.

2. 10th mark sheets and passing certificate/Equivalence Certificate for Class X from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

3. 12th mark sheets and passing certificates/ Equivalence Certificate for Class XII from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

4. MBBS 1st, 2nd, 3rd Professional Examination marksheets.

5. If MBBS from out of India then FMGE scorecard is required.

6. NEET- PG Score Card issued by NBE.

7. Valid Passport of candidate.

8. Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) Card.

Category III: FOREIGN NATIONAL

1. Date of Birth Certificate.

2. 10th mark sheets and passing certificate/Equivalence Certificate for Class X from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

3. 12th mark sheets and passing certificates/ Equivalence Certificate for Class XII from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

4. MBBS 1st, 2nd, 3rd Professional Examination marksheets.

5. If MBBS from out of India then FMGE scorecard is required.

6. NEET- PG Score Card issued by NBE.

7. Valid Foreign Passport of candidate.

8. Citizenship certificate.

Category IV: Indian to NRI

(Candidates who filled their category as Indian in NEET PG form and now want to change to NRI category for counselling)

1. Date of Birth Certificate.

2. 10 th mark sheets and passing certificate/Equivalence Certificate for Class X from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

2. 12 th mark sheets and passing certificates/ Equivalence Certificate for Class XII from Association of Indian Universities (AIU)/ Certified Transcript.

3. MBBS 1st, 2nd, 3rd Professional Examination marksheets.

4. If MBBS from out of India then FMGE scorecard is required.

5. NEET- PG Score Card issued by NBE.

6. Valid Passport of candidate.

7. NRI Certificate issued by the Competent Authority (Embassy / Indian Consulate).

8. In case of sponsorship by a legal guardian (in the past) Evidence of relationship between the NRI and the candidate.

Candidates shall be required to submit an Affidavit (on Rs 100 stamp paper duly notarized)from the person claiming to be their guardian, affirming that:

i. The guardian has been a bona fide guardian of a candidate and has been taking care of the candidate for the past few years.

ii. The guardian has been providing the necessary financial, educational and other support to the candidate.

iii. The NRI that he/she will sponsor the entire course fee and living expenses of the candidate during the period of study duly supported by NRE (Non Resident External) Bank Account Pass Book.

iv. The particulars furnished in the affidavit are true and correct and the guardian shall be responsible for the authenticity of the claim.

v. The candidate/guardian shall also be required to submit documentary evidence in support of the claim of guardianship, such as, but not limited to:

i. School/college fee receipts showing payment by the claimed guardian;

ii. Educational records or other documents reflecting the guardian’s involvement in the candidate’s education;

iii. Bank/payment records evidencing financial support;

iv. Any other relevant documentary evidence establishing that the person has been genuinely taking care of and supporting the candidate for the requisite period.

The Affidavit and supporting documents shall be subject to verification by the Competent Authority/MCC. Mere submission of the Affidavit shall not, by itself, confer eligibility or establish the claim of guardianship if the supporting documents are found inadequate, inconsistent or otherwise not genuine.

As the candidates are majors, they will not be required to submit court order as per the Guardian and Wards, Act 1890 to convert from Indian to NRI category. This clarification is issued in the larger interest of candidates and in compliance with the observations/directions of the Hon’ble High courts.

PROCESS FOR THE NRI DOCUMENT SUBMISSION, VERIFICATION AND CONVERSION OF CATEGORY IS AS FOLLOWS:

STEP:1 Selection of the NRI Quota: Candidate will select NRI Quota at the time of Registration for 2026 counselling. Candidate who selected NRI option during NEET exam conducted by NBE will also have to select the NRI Category at the time registration on MCC portal.

STEP:2 Selection of subcategory: Candidate will select subcategory (I to IV), as mentioned in previous paragraphs.

STEP:3 Uploading of Supporting documents as per updated list mentioned above: Candidate who wants to get category converted from Indian to NRI will upload supporting documents as mentioned in the above list at the time of Registration on MCC portal.

STEP:4 Online Document Verification: The NRI Document Verification Committee (DVC) of MCC will scrutinize the uploaded documents online. (It is mentioned that the online verification will convert the category to NRI provisionally, however the candidates are expected to produce physical copy in original of all the documents at the time of admission at the allotted institute.)

STEP:5 Discrepancy Found: If discrepancy is found in online verification, the scrutiny committee raises document discrepancy query.

STEP:6 Notification to Candidate: Candidate will be notified through SMS and Email regarding the discrepancy/ deficiency found in the documents.

STEP:7 Correction Window: A correction window will be provided to candidates to resolve the query with in stipulated time as per schedule. During this period, candidates will be allowed to edit/ modify their uploaded documents w.r.t discrepancy found by the scrutiny committee and submit correct documents online, if any within stipulated time as per schedule.

STEP:8 Category Converted Online: If all documents are found to be in order, category of candidate will be converted from Indian to NRI.

STEP:9 Eligible for NRI Choices: Once category of candidate is converted from Indian to NRI, candidate will become eligible to access NRI category seats list and select choices of NRI quota seats.

STEP:10 A candidate can also participate in round 2 if not able to produce the document in round 1 as mentioned in step 7 in stipulated time as per schedule.

ALL INDIA QUOTA

There will be four rounds of AIQ counseling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and Stray Vacancy Round (SLA(C) No. 10487 of 2021 before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India). All candidates who have qualified for All India Quota seats on the basis of their rank in NEET PG conducted by the National Board of Examination (NBE) will be eligible for participation in the counselling process.Eligible candidates may download the Rank letter/ Result from NBE website. Cut-off rank of eligible candidates will also be available on the MCC website

Open seats-domicile free includes:

i. 50% All India Quota seats contributed by states

ii. 50%Seats of BHU

iii. 50%Seats of AMU

iv. 50% All India Quota seats of DU/Central Institutes (VMMC & SJH, ABVIMS & RML, ESIC-Basaidarapur)

v. 100% DNB

vi. 100% Deemed Universities seats

1. Reservation Policy

♦ Reservation Policy of the Central Government for the NEET-PG Counsellingin All India Quota is as follows:

• S.C.- 15%

• S.T.- 7.5%

• O.B.C.- (Non-Creamy Layer) as per the Central OBC list- 27%

• EWS- as per Central Government norms- 10%

• PwD- Horizontal Reservation as per NMC norms- 5%

♦ Reservation of seats under PwD Category is 5% in AIQ and the 21 Benchmark Disabilities as envisaged under the regulations of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and as per the NMC norms. For range of disabilities included, please see Annexure 1.

♦ Candidates who want to avail 5% PwD reservation in PG seats of Govt. /Central medical institutions should obtain Eligibility certificate as per NMC norms, from the designated medical assessment board as per the list enclosed as Annexure- 2. The certificate issued by any other hospital/ board will not be accepted.

♦ Candidates declared Qualified/Eligible for All India Quota Postgraduate Seats only will be eligible for online allotment process for All India Quota Seats, which is conducted by the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, & Government of India. For State Quota, Private medical college seats the candidates are required to contact the appropriate State Government/Admission Authority & Directorate of Medical Education. Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) will not be able to guide candidates in this matter.

2. Roster:

♦ The 3200- point roster on the 50% AIQ seats shall be applied by the MCCof DGHS, MoHFW as per the reservation policy.

3. Eligibility Condition:

♦ The Candidate should have qualified NEET PG.

♦ Domicile free.

DIPLOMATE OF NATIONAL BOARD (DNB)

• Medical Counseling Committee conducts counseling for the DNB courses which are domicile free and All India in character in compliance of the Judgment dated 26/05/2020 of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in W.P. of 2020 (Diary No. 11011 of 2020) in the matter of Alapati Jyotsana & Ors. v/sUoI & Ors.

• The Counselling for In-service seats of DNB is not conducted by MCC of DGHS, MoHFW.

• There will be four rounds of counseling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 & Stray Vacancy Round which will be conducted by MCC.

• All the candidates who have qualified NEET PG conducted by NBE will be eligible.

• After allotment of seats by MCC of DGHS, the admission fee is collected by NBE Authorities. Hence for any query refer to NBE, MCC has no role in the same, hence MCC will not entertain any requests for refund.

• Stipend /fee structure/ course duration / bond amount / rendering of service in rural / tribal area/other conditions etc. may vary from State to State and Institute to Institute.

Reservation Policy

• There will be no reservation in Private DNB Colleges/Institutes.

• The reservation policy for the Govt. institutes /Colleges seats contributed by DNB of the CentralGovernment is as follows:

♦ S.C.- 15%

♦ S.T.- 7.5%

♦ O.B.C.- (Non-Creamy Layer) as per the Central OBC list- 27%

♦ EWS- as per Central Government norms- 10%

♦ PwD- Horizontal Reservation as per NMC norms- 5%

♦ Reservation of seats under PWD Category is 5% in AIQ and the 21 Benchmark Disabilities as envisaged under the regulations of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 and as per NMC norms. For range of disabilities included, please see Annexure- ‘1’.

♦ Candidates who want to avail 5% PwD reservation in PG seats of Govt. / Central medical institutions should obtain Eligibility certificate as per 21 Benchmark Disabilities given under RPWD Act 2016, from the designated Medical assessment boards as per the list enclosed as Annexure- 2. The certificate issued by any other hospital/ board will not be accepted.

Eligibility Conditions

• Candidate must have qualified NEET-PG.

Roster

• The roster for Govt. DNB Institutes/colleges shall be applied bythe MCC of DGHS, MoHFW.

New Delhi- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is soon going to close the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) round 3 counselling registration window and choice-filling process for the academic year 2026.

According to the official schedule released by the MCC in this regard, the eligible candidates can apply for counselling before October 7, 2026. The last date for MCC NEET MDS choice filling is October 8, 2026.

Registration for NEET MDS Counselling 2026 Round 3 began on October 3, 2026.

Therefore, candidates willing to participate in the Round 3 counselling should apply for NEET MDS counselling online at the official website of MCC before the deadline ends. NEET UG 2026 qualifying candidates can apply for the counselling process.

The schedule states that choice locking will begin at 4:00 PM on October 7 and continue until 10:00 AM on October 8. The Round 3 seat allotment will be processed on October 8 and 9, while the result will be declared between October 10 and October 11, 2026, as specified in the schedule.

Candidates allotted seats will then be required to report between October 12 and October 19, 2026. Verification of joined candidates' data by institutes and sharing of the data by MCC is scheduled for October 20.

After Round 3, MCC will proceed with the Stray Vacancy Round. Verification of the tentative seat matrix by participating institutes is scheduled for October 21, 2026. Registration for the Stray Vacancy Round will be available from October 22 to October 26, with registration closing at 3:00 PM on October 26. The payment facility will remain available until 6:00 PM on October 26.

NEET MDS ROUND 3 COUNSELLING 2026 SCHEDULE FOR ONLINE COUNSELING (ALLOTMENT PROCESS) FOR NEET 50% AIQ AND 100% DEEMED/CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES/AFMS- FOR MDS COURSE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR – 2026

New Delhi- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has declared the final result of the NEET UG Round 3 counselling for the academic year 2026-27.

The candidates who participated in the NEET UG Round 3 counselling 2026 can check the final result as declared on the MCC's official website. With this, candidates may now proceed to report to their allotted college.

As per the result, a total of 1194890 candidates have been allotted in the NEET UG Round 3 Counselling 2026. These results are for seat allotment for MBBS and BDS admissions under 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats.

The result includes important details such as Rank, Allotted Quota, Allotted Institute, Course, Alloted Category, Candidate Category and Remarks.

Meanwhile, according to the official schedule released by the MCC in this regard, Successful candidates will then have a nine-day reporting window, from October 1 to October 9. Data of joined candidates will be verified and shared with MCC on October 10.

The consolidated schedule similarly places the AIQ Round 3 counselling period between September 22 and September 30, with October 9 as the last date for joining. State Round 3 counselling is scheduled from September 28 to October 9, while state candidates can join their allotted colleges until October 14. Below is the detailed schedule-

NEET-UG SCHEDULE- 2026 AIQ/ DEEMED/ CENTRAL STATE QUOTA

SCHEDULE FOR ONLINE COUNSELING (ALLOTMENT PROCESS) FOR NEET 15% AIQ AND 100% DEEMED/CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES/AFMC/ AIIMS INSTITUTIONS/ JIPMER (PUDUCHERRY & KARAIKAL)- FOR MBBS, BDS AND B.Sc NURSING COURSE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR – 2026