The Medical Counselling Committee is conducting the NEET counselling 2025. The MCC has declared the seat allotment result of the special stray round it conducted for filling the vacant MBBS, BDS & BSc nursing seats. The provisional special stray round seat allotment result of NEET UG 2025 counselling is declared on December 22, 2025. NEET Counselling 2025 - Special Stray Round Seat Allotment Result
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NEET counselling 2025
NEET counselling 2025 date
MCC counselling 2025 NEET: How to register
Documents required for NEET counselling 2025
NEET counselling process
NEET Counselling Process & Cutoff Ranks for All Colleges: Previous year's
NEET 2025 Round 1 & Round 2 counselling
NEET 2025 Counselling Seat Matrix
State Counselling for NEET UG 2025: For State Quota Seats
NEET UG counselling 2025: Rules & Guidelines
NEET 2025 Counselling Result
NEET Counselling
MCC counselling 2025 is conducted for 15% All India quota seats in top government colleges in India, and 100% seats of AMU, BHU, JMI, and ESIC. There are three rounds of MCC NEET UG counselling conducted, followed by the stray vacancy round. The state counselling for NEET UG 2025 is conducted separately for 85% of seats in government colleges and 100% of seats in top private medical colleges in India. NEET counselling 2025 is conducted based on the ranks obtained in the NEET exam. Read the full article to know comprehensive details about NEET UG counselling 2025.
NEET counselling 2025
Factors
Particulars
Conducting bodies
All India counselling NEET UG 2025- By DGHS for National Medical Council
State quota - Respective state medical councils
Counselling website
All India counselling NEET UG 2025- mcc.nic.in
State quota - Given in the table below on this page
Seat Intake
All India counselling NEET UG 2025 - 15% of government seats, 100% of Deemed and Central University seats, ESIC, AFMC, AIIMS and JIPMER seats
State quota - 85% of Govt seats, 100% of private seats of the state
NEET counselling 2025 date
The MCC NEET counselling schedule for 2025 have been released at mcc.nic.in. Candidates can check the NEET counselling date below.
NEET 2025 counselling date
Events
Dates
NEET UG counselling 2025 round 1
NEET counselling 2025 registration date and fee payment
July 21 to August 6, 2025
NEET choice filling/ locking
July 22 to August 11, 2025
Processing of seat allotment
August 12, 2025
Round 1 provisional result
August 13, 2025
Reporting
Till August 22, 2025
NEET counselling round 2
seat matrix
September 3, 2025
Registration/ payment for counselling Round 2
September 4 to 14, 2025
Round 2 Choice filling/ locking
September 5 to 15, 2025
Processing of seat allotment
September 15 and 16, 2025
Round 2 result
September 17, 2025 (Provisional) September 18, 2025 (Final)
Reporting
September 18 to 26, 2025
NEET UG 2025 counselling round 3
Round 3 counselling registration/fee payment
September 29 to October 5, 2025
Round 3 Choice filling/ locking
September 30 to October 18, 2025
Processing of seat allotment
October 21 to 22, 2025
Round 3 result (Provisional)
October 22, 2025
Revised Round 3 result (Provisional)
October 23, 2025
Round 3 result (Final)
October 23, 2025
Reporting to the allotted institute
October 24 to November 1, 2025
Stray vacancy round (Round 4)
Registrations
November 4 to 9, 2025
Choice filling
November 5 to 13, 2025
Stray round result (Final)
November 15, 2025
Reporting and joining
November 16, 2025 onwards
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There are four rounds in NEET UG 2025 counselling - NEET round 1 counselling, round 2, round 3, and a stray vacancy round. Candidates may note that no seats are reverted to the participating States after completion of Round 2. The process for NEET counselling is -
Step 1: NEET registration process and payment of fees including security deposit.
Step 2: Choice filling and locking
Step 3: NEET seat allotment
Step 4: Reporting to the allotted Medical/Dental College
Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
ID proof (Aadhar/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport)
Eight passport-size photographs
Provisional Allotment Letter
Caste Certificate (if applicable)
PwD Certificate (if applicable)
All India medical counselling 2025: Document Required for Deemed Universities
NRI/ OCI candidates appearing for Deemed Universities must submit the following documents
Passport copy of sponsored, embassy certificate
Sponsorship affidavit (stating that the sponsorer is ready to bear the expenses for the whole duration of study)
Relationship Affidavit (Relation of Candidate with the sponsored)
MCC counselling 2025 NEET UG: Who is eligible
Eligible Jammu and Kashmir candidates can also apply for All India NEET counselling.
Candidates who fulfil the state-wise eligibility and domicile criteria can participate in NEET counselling 2025 of their state. Other state candidates can apply for management quota and NRI seats.
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The complete counselling process of NEET UG 2025 for All India Quota is provided below.
Step 1: NEET counselling 2025 registration
To participate in NEET counselling, candidates must register at mcc.nic.in NEET UG 2025. Applicants must fill out their NEET roll number, registration number, name, mother's name, and date of birth. Next, pay the NEET counselling 2025 fee and security fee online with a credit card or debit card. The NEET counselling fees payable are.
Institution Type
Category
Counselling Fee
(Non-Refundable)
Security Fee
(Refundable)
15% AIQ/ Central Universities
UR
Rs. 1,000
Rs. 10,000
SC/ST/OBC/PWD
Rs. 500
Rs. 5,000
Deemed Universities
All Categories
Rs. 5000
Rs. 2,00,000
Step 2: Choices filling for NEET counselling
Applicants must make a dummy sheet and enter their college and course (MBBS/BDS) choices. The NEET college predictor 2025 tool can help with chances based on past data. They should enter the choices NEET counselling 2025 process, they will be able to choose from this list of choices.
Step 3: NEET UG seat allotment
Candidates must log in and download NEET seat allotment letters as soon as they are released. A free exit is available in the first round, while a forfeiture exit is available in the second round.
Upon receiving an allotment of seats, a candidate must report to the designated college to complete the admissions processes. Reporting or joining during the first round is not mandatory. Those wishing to take a seat or upgrade must join and report. Seat allocation must be followed by reporting and joining in the second round unless candidates are willing to forfeit their security deposit by opting out. When reporting to the assigned college, candidates must present the originals of the specified documents.
NEET counselling 2025 - What is free exit? What is the exit with forfeiture?
Free Exit (only for round 1) - A candidate assigned a seat in round 1 who does not join/report to the college to which they have been assigned would not be penalised (the security deposit would not be forfeited). Candidates will be eligible for further rounds.
Exit with forfeiture - This means that candidates will not be eligible for a refund of the security deposit and fees paid. The conditions for forfeiture are:
If a candidate is offered a seat in round 2 and subsequent rounds but does not intend to take the seat, they can still exit with forfeiture (losing the security amount deposited) within the period given.
Candidates joining the allotted seat in the third round will not be eligible to resign/surrender their seats and will not be permitted to participate in further rounds.
Candidates who do not report for an allotted seat lose claim to the seat with forfeiture of fees and will not be allowed to participate in further rounds.
NEET Counselling Process & Cutoff Ranks for All Colleges: Previous year's
NEET 2025 Round 1 & Round 2 counselling
Round 1 and round 2 are a part of NEET UG 2025 counselling conducted by MCC for All India Quota seats and by state counselling authorities for state quota seats. In both rounds of NEET counselling, eligible candidates must register, fill in the choice of course and colleges and pay the fee. The seat allotment of round 1 and round 2 is also released separately. Aspirants who did not participate in round one NEET counselling 2025 or who did participate, however, do not wish to join the allotted college will be eligible to take part in round two.
NEET Counselling Round 1
Registration, payment of fee, choice filling followed by seat allotment. Candidates allotted seats in the round 1 NEET counselling can opt to take the seat, upgrade or exercise free exit to participate in NEET round 1 counselling 2025. Candidates who opt to take the seat/upgrade must upload their certificates and physically report to the allotted college.
Note: Candidates not allotted a seat can participate in NEET counselling round 2 directly without fresh registration.
NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2
Fresh registration must be done by candidates for the NEET 2nd round counselling who did not participate in round 1. Also, candidates who did not report in round 1 of NEET counselling 2025 need not register again. It is mandatory to exercise fresh choice filling in round 2 for all candidates who are participating in the same. After allotment, the following rules apply:
Candidates allotted a seat in round 2 can opt for willingness to upgrade from round 2 to round 3 of NEET counselling. In such a case they need to physically report at the allotted college.
Candidates who have got the upgraded seat will have to take relieving from round 1 and join round 2 seat. Such candidates will not have a claim on round 1 seats anymore.
In case a candidate has been allotted a seat in round 2 but does not report or join, will forfeit the security deposit
Candidates who are not allotted a seat in the round can participate in round 3 without fresh registration.
Candidates who don't want their round 2 seat can exit with forfeiture of security deposit
NEET Counselling Round 3
Candidates who are participating for the first time must fill fresh registration for NEET 2025 counselling. Registered candidates not allotted a seat in round 1 or 2 need not register again. Choice filling is to be done afresh. Candidates who have resigned or no reported in round 1 or 2 must register afresh with full fee payment. After allotment, rules that apply are
Candidates who are allotted a seat cannot resign from the seat or upgrade.
Candidates who have upgraded from round 2 must take the relieving from round 2 and complete joining formalities in round 3 NEET counselling. They cannot upgrade or resign from this seat. They also lose claim to the round 2 seat.
Candidates who do not join Round 3 seats can exit with forfeiture of fees and elimination. such candidates cannot participate in further rounds
Candidates who registered for the first time in the round and were not allotted a seat in round 3 can participate in the stray round.
Final Stray Round of NEET counselling 2025
Fresh registrations are done for this NEET counselling round. Data is shared between centres and states after round 3. Candidates mentioned in the allotted list of candidates in central or state NEET counselling are eliminated from the round. Candidates allotted seats in stray rounds have to join the allotted seat/college. Candidates who do not join the allotted seat shall be debarred from the NEET examination for one year along with forfeiture of fees.
NEET 2025 Counselling Seat Matrix
15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,
BHU OPEN seats - 100 % (MBBS and BDS)
AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC
100% seats in Deemed Universities
BSc Nursing programs in selected participating institutes
These seats are domicile-free. Deemed Universities have no reservations and have management and NRI quota seats only. Four rounds are held under the MCC NEET Counselling 2025.
Colleges under NEET AIQ counselling 2025
1) Delhi University (LHMC, UCMS, MAMC): - 85% institutional quota seats for Delhi candidates (who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi). 15% of seats are open to students from all over India.
2) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU):- 50% Institutional reservation for candidates who have studied for the past 3 years in AMU schools. The remaining 50% of seats are open for All India candidates.
3) BHU:- Open to All India candidates
4) Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi: 47 seats are open to All India candidates. The rest 3 seats fall under the JMI internal quota and are open to students who have passed their 10+ 2 from Jamia Schools.
5) IPU University (VMMC & SJH): 15% seats for All India and 85% of seats for students who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi.
State Counselling for NEET UG 2025: For State Quota Seats
State authorities will fill 85% of the remaining seats in government medical colleges and 100% of the seats in private medical colleges. The NEET counselling varies from state to state. NEET counselling for the states leads to admission in MBBS in government colleges and admission to private medical colleges. To check the respective state's NEET counselling process and apply through direct links for state wise NEET counselling 2025, please select the links provided below.
The following are the general rules applicable as per the participating institute type
Institute Type
Rules for NEET Counselling
100% Deemed University
There will be four rounds of counselling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 & Stray Vacancy Round.
All the 4 rounds shall be conducted online by MCC
There will be no reservation for OBC/ SC/ ST/ PWD/EWS candidates in Deemed Universities. However, some deemed universities have reservations for the Jain Minority or Muslim Minority.
Resignation from 3rd round is not permitted. Candidates will also not be allowed to participate in any counselling (stray vacancy or state) after joining in round 3.
AIIMS
There will be four rounds of counselling (round 1, 2, 3 and stray round) for 20 AIIMS. NRI candidates can also apply for the AIIMS seats as there is an NRI quota.
The list of AIIMS are AIIMS Bathinda, AIIMS Bilaspur, AIIMS Guahawti, AIIMS Jammu, AIIMS Mangalagiri, AIIMS Rajkot, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Bibi Nagar, AIIMS, Deogarh, AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Kalyani, AIIMS Madurai, AIIMS Nagpur, AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Patna, AIIMS Rai Bareli, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Rishikesh, AIIMS Bhopal)
NEET Counselling is conducted by MCC for AIIMS seat allotment.
JIPMER
There will be four rounds of counselling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and online Stray Vacancy Round.
NEET 2025 counselling will be conducted by MCC only.
JIPMER has open All India seats and state quota for Puducherry candidates
ESIC
NEET-qualified candidates should have a Ward of Insured Persons certificate with a distinct number of available seats under this quota.
The NEET 2025 counselling process is the same and has four rounds.
15% of seats come under All India counselling while the rest come under Delhi counselling and IPU counselling.
JMI - has a quota for Internal students who have passed their qualifying examination from Jamia Schools as regular students
There will be four rounds of NEET 2025 counselling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and Stray Vacancy Round.
All rounds will be conducted by MCC.
Army College of Medical Science is exclusive for defence-related students and comes under the IP Counselling.
AMU
There will be four rounds of counselling
AMU has open All India quota + NRI seats
In addition, internal students of AMU can apply for the internal quota seat in the MCC process.
BHU
All seats are open seats and NEET counselling is held in four rounds
AFMC, Pune
Only registration is through MCC portal. NEET counselling 2025 will be held by AFMC and not by MCC.
NEET 2025 Counselling Result
To check the NEET counselling result, also known as seat allotment PDF, candidates have to check the official website, mcc.nic.in. The NEET counselling result cum allotment is published in the PDF format. MCC first releases the provisional NEET counselling result, based on which students have to submit their grievances (if any). After the submissions, the final NEET counselling result is published. Those who are allotted colleges in the NEET counselling result 2025 have to report to the allotted colleges before the last date mentioned by the authority.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q: When counselling starts for NEET UG 2025?
A:
The All India NEET Counselling 2025 started on July 21, 2025.
Q: Can I change my category in NEET counselling?
A:
Category change during NEET UG Counselling is generally not allowed once the registration is completed. Candidates must provide accurate category details during the registration process. It is crucial to provide the correct category certificate for verification purposes.
Q: Which rank is considered in NEET UG 2025 counselling?
A:
In NEET counselling, the rank considered is usually the All India Rank (AIR) obtained by the candidate in the NEET UG entrance examination. This rank determines the candidate's eligibility and priority for seat allocation in the counselling process.
Q: How NEET UG counselling is done?
A:
The NEET counselling is generally conducted in online mode. Candidates need to register, fill choices, and participate in the seat allotment process. The counselling authorities consider the candidates' NEET scores, ranks, and choices to allocate seats in the desired medical or dental colleges.
Q: How many rounds are in NEET counselling?
A:
NEET UG 2025 counselling will be conducted in three rounds; one, two and three followed by a stary vacancy round.
Q: What happens in NEET counselling?
A:
During NEET Counselling, candidates are allotted seats based on their NEET scores, ranks, and the choices they have filled. The NEET UG counselling process involves registration, choice filling, seat allotment, document verification, and reporting to the allotted college.
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