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How MCC NEET-PG counselling works, round by round

Seats filled by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC): 50% All India Quota MD/MS seats, Deemed Universities, Central Universities/Institutes and DNB seats — state quota seats follow the state's own counselling rules.

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These are the rules for MCC's NEET-PG 2026 counselling, which is running now, taken from MCC's NEET-PG Counselling 2026 Information Bulletin (the copy we hold is marked "Draft V10").

  1. 1

    Round 1

    Who can take part

    Candidates who have qualified NEET-PG (conducted by NBE) and register on the MCC website. All India Quota seats are domicile free. MCC does not give seats by nomination, manually or offline.

    Official sources

    What you do

    1. 1
      Register online and pay a non-refundable registration fee plus a refundable security deposit. The deposit is refunded only to the account you paid it from.
      Official source
    2. 2
      How much you pay: for All India Quota it is ₹1,000 + ₹25,000 deposit (Unreserved: UR/EWS) or ₹500 + ₹10,000 deposit (Reserved: SC/ST/OBC/PwD). For Deemed Universities it is ₹5,000 + ₹2,00,000 deposit. If you apply for both, you pay only the higher (Deemed University) amount.
      Official sources
    3. 3
      Round 1 shows only clear-cut vacancies (seats that are actually empty). Fill your choices of subject and college in order of preference and lock them; MCC suggests around 30-40 choices. Choices you don't lock are locked automatically, and locked choices cannot be changed or unlocked.
      Official sources
    4. 4
      MCC first publishes a provisional result, which can still change, and then the final result. Don't book travel on the provisional result — wait for the final allotment letter, and download it from the MCC website.
      Official sources
    5. 5
      Every candidate who gets a seat — Freeze or Float — must upload clear scanned copies of their documents on the MCC portal. It is a one-time upload for all rounds and must be done within 2-3 days of the final allotment, so there is time to sort out any query from the college.
      Official sources
    6. 6
      If you get a seat, decide whether you are a Freeze candidate (keep the seat, no upgrade) or a Float candidate (keep the seat but try for a better one in the next round). For DNB seats, the admission fee is collected by NBE, not MCC.
      Official sources

    After an allotment: your choices

  2. 2

    Round 2

    Who can take part

    Registered candidates who got no seat in Round 1; candidates whose Round 1 reserved-category or PwD seat was cancelled at document verification but who are still eligible under their changed category; candidates who joined in Round 1 and opted for upgradation (Float); candidates who took the free exit in Round 1; and new candidates who didn't register in Round 1. Freeze candidates of Round 1 are not eligible.

    Official sources

    What you do

    1. 1
      If you registered for Round 1, you don't register again — this includes candidates who resigned or didn't report in Round 1. If you didn't register in Round 1, register now and pay the full fees.
      Official sources
    2. 2
      Round 2 shows two kinds of seats: clear-cut vacancies (seats not allotted in Round 1) and virtual vacancies (Round 1 seats of candidates who opted for upgradation). A virtual vacancy is allotted to you only if its Round 1 holder upgrades or vacates it.
      Official sources
    3. 3
      Fill fresh choices and lock them. Each round has its own rules: once Round 2 starts, Round 2 rules apply to everyone, even if you were allotted or admitted in Round 1.
      Official sources
    4. 4
      MCC publishes the Round 2 result on its website. Candidates allotted a seat report with their original documents at the allotted college.
      Official sources

    After an allotment: your choices

  3. 3

    Round 3

    Who can take part

    Candidates registering for the first time; registered candidates who got no seat in Round 1 or Round 2; candidates who exited with forfeiture in Round 2 (with fresh payment of fees); and seat-holders who opted for upgradation to Round 3. Candidates holding a Round 1 or Round 2 seat who did not opt for upgradation are not eligible.

    Official sources

    What you do

    1. 1
      Registration: if you registered before and got no seat in Round 1 or 2, you don't need to register again. New candidates register with full payment of fees; candidates who resigned from, or didn't join, a Round 2 seat pay the fees again.
      Official sources
    2. 2
      Seats left over from Round 2 (not allotted, not joined or not reported) are published in the seat matrix. Fill fresh choices and lock them.
      Official sources
    3. 3
      In Round 3, reserved seats that no eligible candidate of that category is left to fill are converted — for example PwD seats to the same category, ST to SC, SC to UR, EWS to UR, and NRI/Jain Minority/Muslim Minority seats to UR.
      Official sources
    4. 4
      MCC publishes the Round 3 result. After it, physical reporting with original documents is compulsory for everyone allotted a seat in Round 3, and for Float candidates of Round 1 or 2 who were not upgraded.
      Official sources

    After an allotment: your choices

  4. 4

    Stray Vacancy Round

    Who can take part

    Candidates who are not holding any seat: new candidates who did not register in Rounds 1, 2 or 3, and registered candidates who were not allotted any seat in the earlier rounds. Candidates freshly allotted a seat in Round 3 who did not join cannot take part. After the states' Round 3, anyone on a state's list of allotted candidates is removed before the All India stray round is processed.

    Official sources

    What you do

    1. 1
      Register afresh (with payment of fees) and fill fresh choices. Your Round 3 choices are not used in this round.
      Official sources
    2. 2
      MCC allots the seats online by software, including the Stray Vacancy Round for Deemed University seats.
      Official sources

    After an allotment: your choices

This guide repeats the official rules for this counselling only. State quota seats follow the state’s own rules. Round dates

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