NEET PG Counselling 2026: MCC Dates, Fees & Registration

NEET PG Counselling 2026: MCC Schedule, Registration and Seat Allotment 

The NEET PG 2026 results were declared on 24 September 2026. Cleared the cut-off? Then counselling is what comes next, and there are two separate processes to keep track of. National-level seats that are eligible for central counselling are handled by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). State quota seats go through your state's own counselling authority.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Overview

The biggest change this year is MCC's new Freeze/Float system. Choose Float if you want to hold your seat while trying for an upgrade. During Rounds 1 and 2, Float candidates can complete provisional joining online. You will still have to report in person later, as MCC's rules require.

Which Seats Does MCC Counselling Cover?

• 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats: Participating states contribute these seats, and you usually don't need to be domiciled in that state to apply for them.
• Central Universities and Institutes: Think DU, AMU, BHU, and specified IP University institutions. MCC fills their applicable AIQ and institutional quota seats. Internal quotas have their own eligibility conditions.
• Deemed Universities: Postgraduate medical seats, including applicable NRI and minority-category seats.
• DNB seats: The DNB seats included in MCC counselling. In-service DNB admissions aren't part of it; they have a process of their own.
• Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS): Armed Forces seats come with their own eligibility and priority rules. There's also a commitment to think about: civilians admitted under an applicable AFMS category may owe five years of service, depending on commissioning eligibility and other conditions. Go through the official AFMS service and surety-bond terms before you add these seats to your list.

What Is Outside MCC's Counselling Process?

MCC runs the counselling and allots the seats, but two things that affect your admission are decided elsewhere:

• State quota counselling: Your state authority runs it, not MCC. You register there separately and follow that state's rules.
• College fees and bonds: Tuition fees, stipends, service bonds and discontinuation penalties are set by each institution, within the rules that govern it. Get the current figures from the institution's latest notice or from its admission authority.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Latest Updates

• Round 1 choice filling has resumed: Review your choices and lock them within MCC's notified window.
• Final seat matrices released on 15 October: MCC has published seat matrices for AIQ, Deemed Universities, DNB and Central Internal Quota. Look up seat availability by course, quota and category in the official matrices.
• NRI document corrigendum (14 October): If you're applying under Category I or IV, the passport requirements for the relevant parent, sibling or sponsor have been revised.
• PwBD assessments: The Primary Board deadline was 15 October, and the Appellate Board deadline was 18 October 2026. MCC may still revise these, so keep an eye on its notices.

New notices go up on the MCC PG Medical Counselling website throughout counselling, so check it regularly. For registration, fee payment, choice filling, and other deadlines, the official counselling schedule is your reference.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Schedule

MCC has planned four rounds for 2026, tentatively. Every round follows the same pattern of registration, choice filling, allotment, and reporting, and the tables below give the dates for each.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Important Dates at a Glance

Round 1 Counselling Schedule

NEET PG Round 2 Counselling Schedule

NEET PG Round 3 Counselling Schedule

NEET PG Online Stray Vacancy Round Schedule

Note that, according to MCC, the academic session starts on 20 November 2026, while later rounds are still going on. Institutes taking part in counselling also have to stay open on weekends and gazetted holidays until it's over.

State Counselling Schedule 2026

States run their own counselling. MCC's coordinated 2026 schedule gives these tentative windows for them:

• Round 1: 21 October–2 November, with joining closing on 10 November
• Round 2: 14–23 November, with joining closing on 30 November
• Round 3: 4–12 December, with joining closing on 18 December
• Stray Vacancy Round: 22–25 December, with joining closing on 31 December

For exact registration, allotment, and reporting dates, refer to your state authority's notifications.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Eligibility Criteria

First, you need a qualifying NEET PG 2026 result and a recognised MBBS degree or provisional pass certificate. You must also have completed the applicable internship and meet the NMC or State Medical Council registration requirements.

Qualifying gets you into counselling. Whether you get a seat is a separate question. That depends on your rank and choices, your category and quota, and how many seats are left. Qualifying scores and percentiles are in the NEET PG Result 2026 guide.

Internship Completion Deadline

The general deadline for completing the internship is 30 September 2026. A few institutional quotas set a different date. One example is DU's internal quota, which requires the internship to be completed by 31 July 2026. AMU and BHU stay with 30 September. If you're applying under one of these quotas, confirm the date in the MCC bulletin.

Quota-Specific Eligibility Requirements

General AIQ, Deemed University and DNB counselling generally don't ask for state domicile. That changes for institutional/internal quotas and for NRI, OCI, and minority-category seats. Here, MCC and the institutions set specific eligibility conditions. OCI candidates should read the seat-category conditions in the 2026 MCC bulletin before filling choices.

At Deemed Universities, you can't claim NRI reservation and a Jain, Muslim, or other minority reservation for the same seat.

PwBD Eligibility and Assessment

Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) is horizontal. A PwBD candidate is considered within their own category, whether that's General, OBC, SC, or ST. The NMC's 2026 guidelines govern how eligibility is assessed.

To claim PwBD reservation, get an online eligibility certificate from an MCC-designated Medical Assessment Board. You'll also need to submit the required documents, including the applicable UDID card and affidavits. You can use the certificate only for the 2026 admission session. Not happy with the board's assessment? File an appeal before the notified deadline.

MCC NEET PG Counselling Registration 2026

Registration happens online on the MCC PG Medical Counselling portal. MCC doesn't accept offline forms or registrations through agents.

1. Go to the MCC PG Medical Counselling portal. You'll find the 2026 registration link under the Candidate Activity Board.
2. Type in your NEET PG details, matching them exactly to your NBEMS records, then add the email and mobile number you registered with.
3. Choose a login ID and password and clear the security check.
4. Next, add your personal, academic, and category details. Special-quota applicants also need to complete that quota's verification steps.
5. Pay online. The registration fee is non-refundable, while the security deposit may be refunded or forfeited, depending on MCC's counselling rules.
6. Save your registration confirmation. The portal will then take you through choice filling.

Important: Register only once. A second form can get your candidature cancelled or get you debarred. Already registered in Round 1 but unallotted, resigned, or didn't report? You usually won't need to register again for Round 2. First-time candidates must register. Everyone has to fill fresh choices for Round 2.

MCC NEET PG Counselling 2026 Fees and Security Deposit

You'll pay MCC two amounts when you register. The registration fee is non-refundable. The security deposit is different: you can get it back, subject to the counselling rules.

Applying for both AIQ and Deemed University seats? You pay ₹2,05,000, the Deemed University amount, and nothing more. The AIQ amount isn't charged separately.

When Is the Security Deposit Forfeited?

The security deposit will be forfeited if:

• A candidate is allotted a seat in Round 2 or a later round but does not join or surrenders the seat.
• Admission is cancelled because the candidate provided incorrect information during registration.
• Admission is cancelled because the candidate fails to submit the required documents within the stipulated time.

Round 1 free exit: Candidates who do not join their Round 1 allotted seat under the free-exit provision do not lose their security deposit. However, the registration fee remains non-refundable.

How Is the Security Deposit Refunded?

Once counselling is over, MCC publishes a list of candidates eligible for a refund. According to the 2026 bulletin, processing starts within 15 working days of that list going up and finishes within 30 days. The money goes back to the account or card you paid from, and your bank may take a little longer to credit it. Don't close that account until the refund arrives.

NRI payments: MCC won't accept counselling fees or security deposits straight from an NRI account. Move the funds to an NRO account first. Your refund will also go to that NRO account.

Refund questions can go to financemcc@lifecarehll.com. Write from the email address you registered with MCC.

NEET PG Choice Filling and Locking 2026

In choice filling, you rank the colleges and courses you want. At allotment, MCC looks at your NEET PG rank, eligibility, reservation category, submitted choices, and the seats available.

• Check the seat matrix: Look at the latest matrix every round. Clear-cut vacancies are open seats. Virtual vacancies are held by candidates seeking upgrades and only open up if those candidates move.
• Rank acceptable choices: Put colleges and courses in the order you prefer them. MCC sets no fixed limit. It suggests around 30–40 choices, but that's guidance, not a cap. Leave out seats you aren't eligible for or wouldn't join.
• Check quota eligibility: Some candidates qualify for AIQ seats and for Central University/Institute institutional-quota seats too. If that's you, put both kinds in a single preference list.
• Review and lock: Until you lock, the list stays editable. If the deadline passes and you haven't locked, MCC does it for you, but don't count on that. Lock the list yourself and keep the confirmation.

You need fresh choices for every round, because earlier choices don't carry forward.

Important: Before filling choices, check each institution's tuition fees, stipend, service bond and discontinuation penalties. These conditions vary by institution and should be confirmed through its official admission information.

NEET PG Seat Allotment Result 2026

MCC may put out a provisional result before the final allotment. Go by the final result for admission and reporting.

How to Check NEET PG Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment Results

1. Go to the MCC PG Medical Counselling website.
2. Open the seat allotment result for your counselling round.
3. Sign in to the candidate portal. Your allotment shows there, and you can download the letter.
4. Choose Freeze or Float, finish document verification, and report, all before the prescribed deadline.

Got a seat? Read the joining requirements before doing anything else. Reporting works differently depending on the round, and on your Freeze or Float choice where that option is open to you.

NEET PG Counselling Rounds 2026: Rules

Who can take part, who can exit, and who loses the deposit: none of this stays fixed across rounds. So before submitting choices, check two things. Are you eligible for the next round? And what happens if you don't join the seat you're allotted?

NEET PG Round 1: Free Exit and Upgradation

Round 1 allottees pick between Freeze and Float.

Candidates choosing Float can retain their Round 1 seat while seeking an upgrade in Round 2, subject to MCC's joining and eligibility rules.

Free exit: Skip joining your Round 1 seat, and you lose that allotment. Your security deposit, though, is untouched. If you're eligible, you can go straight into Round 2 with no fresh registration.

NEET PG Round 2: Participation and Forfeiture Rules

Several groups can enter Round 2, provided they're eligible: those left unallotted in Round 1, those who took free exit, those seeking an upgrade, and first-time registrants. If your earlier allotment was cancelled after category or PwBD verification, you may qualify too.

Fill fresh choices. If you're upgraded, your previous seat is cancelled, and you'll need to complete the prescribed relieving and joining formalities.

Not joining a Round 2 seat costs you the security deposit. Round 3 is still open to you if you're eligible, but you'll have to register and pay afresh.

NEET PG Round 3: Eligibility, Reporting and Seat Conversion

Round 3 brings in eligible first-time registrants and candidates still unallotted from earlier rounds. Float candidates seeking an upgrade can take part, and so can those allowed back after a Round 2 resignation or forfeiture.

Re-entering after resignation or forfeiture means paying the prescribed amount again. If you registered earlier but weren't allotted a seat in Rounds 1 and 2, you generally don't need to register again.

After the Round 3 result, you must report physically if you are:

• Newly allotted or upgraded to a Round 3 seat.
• A Float candidate keeping an earlier seat without an upgrade.

Once you join a Round 3 seat, you can't resign or seek another upgrade. If you're newly allotted a Round 3 seat and don't join, you lose the security deposit and are excluded from further MCC counselling.

Seat Conversion in Round 3

If a reserved category runs out of eligible candidates, MCC converts its seats as follows:

Online Stray Vacancy Round

This round needs fresh registration and fresh choices. Nothing from earlier rounds carries forward.

First-time MCC registrants can take part, as can those who registered earlier and weren't allotted a seat, subject to MCC's rules.

You can't take part if you hold an MCC or state counselling seat, or if you were freshly allotted a Round 3 seat and didn't join. MCC and the state authorities share joined-candidate data to enforce this.

If you get a stray vacancy seat, join within the notified deadline. Otherwise, your security deposit is forfeited.

Freeze vs Float in NEET PG Counselling 2026

Freeze means accepting your allotted seat. Float means keeping it while you try for an upgrade. Here's how the two compare:

You can resign only within MCC's notified period, and round-wise restrictions apply.

How Does Online Document Verification Work?

Both Freeze and Float candidates must upload clear scans of their required documents on the MCC portal. MCC instructs candidates to do this within 2–3 days after the final allotment result, within the reporting window.

For Float candidates, the allotted institute verifies the documents remotely. Resolve any queries within the reporting period and save the provisional joining confirmation.

What Happens If a Float Candidate Gets an Upgrade?

An upgrade cancels your earlier seat for good. You then complete the joining formalities for the new allotment. If you don't join it, you lose both seats and forfeit the security deposit under the applicable round rules.

No upgrade? You keep your earlier seat. To stop seeking upgrades, don't submit fresh choices, subject to MCC's rules.

Important: If you're a Float candidate keeping a Round 1 or Round 2 seat, you must report in person to your institute after the Round 3 result. Joining online earlier doesn't replace this.

Documents Required for NEET PG Counselling 2026

You'll need clear scans for MCC's online verification, and the originals whenever you report in person. Here is the list:

• MCC allotment letter issued for your allotted seat.
• NEET PG 2026 admit card issued by NBEMS.
• NEET PG 2026 result or rank letter issued by NBEMS.
• Class 10 certificate or birth certificate as proof of date of birth.
• MBBS mark sheets for the first, second and third professional examinations.
• MBBS degree or provisional degree certificate.
• Internship completion certificate, or a certificate from the head of the institution confirming completion by the applicable deadline, generally 30 September 2026.
• Medical registration certificate issued by the State Medical Council. A provisional registration certificate is accepted under the conditions specified in the MCC bulletin.
• Valid photo identification: driving licence, voter ID, passport or Aadhaar card.
• Category certificate, if applicable: SC/ST certificate, Central OBC-NCL certificate or EWS certificate in the prescribed format.
• PwBD eligibility certificate, if applicable: issued through an MCC-designated Medical Assessment Board under the applicable NMC guidelines.
• NRI/OCI documents, if applicable: original supporting documents matching those submitted during the MCC verification process.

Important Instructions for Document Verification

• Category certificates: SC/ST, OBC-NCL and EWS certificates have to follow the prescribed format and meet the eligibility requirements. OBC-NCL and EWS status is assessed on the financial year ending 31 March 2026.
• Language requirements: Certificates should be in English or Hindi, as applicable. If one is in another language, bring the original along with a certified English translation. For applicable category certificates, a Gazetted Officer must certify the translation.
• Name discrepancies: If your name or its spelling differs across documents, bring an affidavit or undertaking confirming they all belong to you.
• Original certificates: You can't complete physical admission without the required originals. A letter saying they're held at another institution won't be accepted instead.
• College-specific requirements: Ask your allotted institute whether it needs anything extra before you report.

Institutes may keep your original certificates after admission. If you're upgraded or allowed to resign, follow the prescribed procedure to get them back.

Additional Documents for NRI Candidates

MCC's 2026 bulletin sorts NRI, OCI and foreign-national applicants into four document categories. Pick your category during registration and upload the supporting documents for verification.

Every category also needs the academic and NEET PG records listed in Chapter 4 of the bulletin. Category I and IV applicants should follow MCC's 14 October 2026 passport corrigendum. A guardian affidavit on its own won't establish eligibility, and MCC may ask for evidence of earlier financial, educational, or other support.

For the full requirements, see the MCC 2026 Information Bulletin and the official NRI corrigendum.

NEET PG Counselling Reservation Policy 2026

For the 50% All India Quota (AIQ) postgraduate medical seats, these Central Government reservation percentages apply:

Other seats follow different rules:

• Central Universities and Institutes: Institution- and quota-specific policies apply. AMU's internal quota seats, for example, have no reservation.
• Deemed Universities: Applicable MCC and institutional rules apply, including minority-category provisions.
• DNB seats: Government DNB seats follow the applicable reservation rules. Private DNB institutions have no reservation.
• State quota seats: Each state's reservation policy applies.

Before filling choices, check the quota and reservation category shown in MCC's seat matrix.

What Happens After NEET PG Seat Allotment?

Once the final allotment is out, complete these steps before the reporting deadline:

1. Download the allotment letter: Check the college, course, quota, and category.
2. Verify documents: Upload scans as instructed, and bring originals if you have to report in person.
3. Join on time: Follow the reporting procedure for Freeze or Float.
4. Confirm admission: Make sure the institute records your joining, and save the confirmation.
5. Check college conditions: Confirm the fees, service bonds, and penalties.
6. If you're upgraded: Obtain the prescribed relieving documents and complete joining formalities at the new institute

Each round has its own reporting deadlines and instructions, so follow the ones for your round.

MCC Counselling vs State NEET PG Counselling 2026

MCC and state authorities run separate counselling processes. To take part in both, you have to register for each one.

Each state also sets its own eligibility conditions, fees, security deposits, and refund rules. If you take part in both processes, follow the seat-retention, resignation, and later-round eligibility conditions for each. Holding a state counselling seat may also rule you out of MCC's Online Stray Vacancy Round under the prescribed data-sharing rules.

Conclusion

To get through NEET PG counselling, fill your choices carefully, know the rules for each round and join on time. MCC and state authorities post updates throughout, so keep checking until the process ends.

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