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NEET UG counselling: Round 1 seat allotment reporting begins today
Candidates allotted MBBS and BDS seats in NEET UG counselling’s Round 1 must report to their colleges between August 22 and 31 to confirm admission.
The reporting and admission period for candidates allotted seats in Round 1 of NEET UG counselling 2026 begins today, running through August 31.
The Medical Counselling Committee had declared the Round 1 seat allotment result on August 20, with a total of 29,945 candidates allotted MBBS and BDS seats across participating institutions.
Candidates who have been allotted a seat are required to report to their respective colleges within this window, submitting original documents and confirming their admission to secure their place.
The counselling process, conducted by the MCC for all-India quota seats and by respective states for state quota seats, follows the NEET UG entrance examination that determines eligibility for medical and dental admissions nationwide.
Candidates who do not report within the specified window risk forfeiting their allotted seat, which would then be released back into the pool for subsequent counselling rounds.
The MCC has said further rounds of counselling will follow after Round 1 reporting concludes, allowing candidates who did not receive a seat in the first round, or who wish to upgrade their allotment, another opportunity.
Medical education experts have noted that NEET UG remains one of India’s most competitive entrance examinations, with the number of applicants continuing to significantly outstrip the available seats each year.
Candidates have been advised to carry all required original documents, including their NEET scorecard, identity proof and category certificates where applicable, when reporting to their allotted institution.
NEET UG remains India’s single largest entrance examination by number of candidates, with lakhs of aspirants competing annually for a comparatively limited number of MBBS and BDS seats across the country.
The MCC conducts centralised counselling for all-India quota seats, deemed universities, central institutions and central pool quota seats, while individual states run separate counselling processes for their own state quota seats.
Seat allotment in NEET counselling is based on a combination of a candidate’s rank, category, and the choices they fill during the counselling process, with higher-ranked candidates given priority in each round.
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