NEET 2025 Counselling Chaos: Repeated Delays Disrupt Medical Admissions

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NEET 2025 counselling delay: How It’s disrupting academic sessions?

One of the biggest drawbacks of the NEET 2025 counselling delay is the disruption it causes to the academic calendar. As per the usual schedule, MBBS and BDS classes for the new batch are expected to begin around September 5. However, with repeated extensions in the counselling, that timeline is now at risk. If the NEET process continues to extend, the academic year will start much later than the schedule. This is not the first time that the delay has happened. In 2022, the MCC started the NEET counselling in October, whereas the NEET counselling for 2021 session was started in January 2022.

NEET Counselling Delay: Growing frustration among students

@dpradhanbjp Sir, deeply disappointed with MCC. NEET UG counselling has been rescheduled 6 times, one today, in under 4 weeks—is this acceptable? Are competent officials in charge? There’s also growing confusion and concern over a possible scam in NRI seats. @PMOIndia @republic

— Mohan Khyadi (@Mohan_N_K) August 8, 2025

@NMC_IND Will the MCC Counselling ROUND 1 for Neet ug 2025 REALLY COME TO AN END?? this is the 7th time u guys are extending the dates which results in the delay of state counselling too? Are these 22lakh students a joke to you they have been waiting for 3months

— soumyajit das (@sonalidas1109) August 10, 2025

@MoHFW_INDIA
Dear Sir,

Already MCC has postponed NEET UG counselling 7 times . How many times they will postpone and trouble students and parents . It appears that they dont care for students . It will delay academics and mentally trouble students and parents

— Shrinivas Kulkarni (@Shriniv75288768) August 10, 2025

Poor planning NEET UGcounselling 2025 causing immense stress. No timely updates from @mccindiaorg or @upneet2025. Students keep checking endlessly with no official word on delays. Request @EduMinOfIndia to ensure accountability.#NEETCounselling #upneetcounseling #YogiAdityanath

— Dr Shikha- Net Zero Living (@DrShikhaJindal1) August 5, 2025

Frequent changes in the NEET UG 2025 MCC counselling schedule, which has been revised seven times so far. Such repeated changes raise important questions about the planning, coordination, and governance of the counselling process.

This is very serious matters

— Rakesh Shukla (@RakeshS09764808) August 10, 2025

MCC NEET counselling delay: Impact on droppers and repeaters

The constant extension in the NEET 2025 counselling is proving to be difficult for droppers, students who took a gap year to prepare for the exam. Many droppers enter the year with an intensive preparation plan, appearing for NEET and then utilising the gap between results and the start of classes. However, the delay in the counselling process has disrupted these timelines. With no confirmed college allotment or joining date, such plans remain indefinitely on hold.

For repeaters, the situation is equally frustrating. Many remember the counselling delays of the previous year, when the academic session began much later than expected.

Delay in NEET UG state counselling

With the extension of the All India Quota counselling, the NEET UG 2025 state counselling has also been extended. States such as Gujarat, MP, UP, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Kerala and Chhattisgarh have also extended the last date of choice filling. On the other hand, the NEET Bihar counselling has been put on hold for the time being. Both AIQ and state counselling are taking much longer than expected, and students from all categories are stuck waiting.

NEET UG counselling delay: How could it affect future batches?

If this year’s academic session is delayed, it could push the schedule for the NEET 2026 batch as well. Medical colleges follow a fixed schedule, from first year classes to final exams, followed by the mandatory internship. Each stage is connected to the next, so if a batch starts late, it often means that the entire process will be affected.