NEET Counselling 2018 – The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has started the All India Quota counselling as well as the counselling for Deemed Universities from June 13, 2018, onwards in accordance with the notice released on June 8, 2018. As per the latest notification, the option to give and lock preferences has been extended till June 19 up to 11.00 PM. It read, "Choice filling and locking timing extended till 11:00 PM (19.06.2018)." Earlier the registration process was extended up to 10.00 AM on June 19. The MCC has also released a new detailed FAQs document along with the various seat matrix for seats available through All India Quota and Deemed/Central University counselling which candidates can check from this page. Candidates will be able to register for the first round of NEET AIQ and Deemed counselling till June 18. Check all the important dates and documents for the NEET 2018 counselling rounds on this page.

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The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), on behalf of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), will conduct the NEET 2018 counselling first round for admissions to 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats in Government medical and dental colleges across all states (except J&K), 85% state quota seats in colleges affiliated to Delhi University (Maulana Azad Medical College, Lady Hardinge Medical College, University College of Medical Sciences and Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences), 100% seats in Deemed and Central universities (including BDS seats at Jamia Millia Islamia) seats reserved for Wards of Insured Persons (IP quota) in Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) medical colleges and seats at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune, between June 13 and June 23.

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Candidates will be able to register on the official MCC website till 10.00 AM on June 19, and complete payment till 12 noon on June 19. The final choice filling and locking will be allowed till 11.00 PM on June 19. The process of seat allotment will take place on the MCC server on June 20 and June 21 while the result of NEET first round seat allotment will be declared on June 22. Candidates will be then required to report to their allotted colleges between June 23 and July 3, 2018. The second round of AIQ and Deemed and Central Universities' counselling will similarly take place between July 6 and July 22, while a mop up round exclusively for Deemed and Central Universities will be conducted between August 12 and August 26, 2018.

NEET counselling 2018 for the remaining 85% state quota seats (100% in case of J&K) in Government medical and dental colleges and seats in other private and self-financing institutions in all states will be conducted by the respective state counselling authorities. Candidates will need to register separately with different counselling authorities for participating in the NEET 2018 counselling process. Candidates can check the NEET counselling registration links for NEET 2018 on this page.

NEET was conducted on May 6, 2018. The result of NEET 2018 was earlier declared on June 4, 2018.  Only those candidates who qualify NEET 2018 by scoring the minimum qualifying percentile will be called for counselling of NEET. Candidates will need to score a minimum of 50^th percentile (40^th percentile for SC/ST/OBC and 45^th percentile for General - PH) in order to qualify NEET and become eligible for NEET 2018 counselling and admission.

NEET 2018 Counselling Schedule

For All India Quota Seats

For Deemed and Central Universities

Check the official schedule for NEET 2018 All India Quota Counselling and for counselling for Deemed and Central University seats in the image below -

A total of 7,14,562 candidates qualified for NEET counselling 2018. The counselling of NEET 2018 will be conducted by the DGHS for AIQ seats in two rounds and for Deemed and Central universities in three rounds (plus an additional round for BDS seats). The first round of NEET 2018 counselling for AIQ and Deemed/Central universities will be conducted from June 13 onwards and the second round will be conducted from July 6 onwards. The seats which will remain vacant after two rounds of NEET counselling 2018 for AIQ seats will be transferred to the respective state counselling authorities by July 23, 2018.

The DGHS will conduct a NEET 2018 mop up counselling round for Deemed and Central universities from August 12 to August 26, 2018 followed by another mop up round for BDS seats between September 1 and September 11, 2018. Counselling for state quota seats will be conducted by the different state counselling authorities during this same period. Candidates planning to appear in NEET 2018 can check the article below for complete details about the counselling of NEET 2018 including the important dates, types of NEET counselling, procedure of counselling, seat matrix and more.

NEET Counselling 2018 Registration

To register for counselling to AIQ seats, Deemed/Central University seats, AFMC Pune seats and ESIC seats through NEET 2018, Click Here

To login after registration and to proceed with counselling for above seats, Click Here

NEET 2018 Counselling for 15% AIQ Seats

The DGHS, on behalf of the MCC, is conducting the counselling for admission to 15% AIQ seats in Government medical and dental colleges of India. All Government medical/dental colleges in India (except those in the state of Jammu & Kashmir) have surrendered 15% of their total MBBS/BDS seats for AIQ on which all candidates who qualify NEET 2018 are eligible to participate. AIQ counselling of NEET 2018 will be conducted in two rounds in online mode.

From this year on, the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have joined other states in the provision of 15% of their MBBS/BDS seats of government medical/dental colleges through AIQ counselling conducted by MCC. All candidates (except those belonging to J&K, unless they filled the declaration form which appears at the time of filling NEET application form) who will qualify NEET 2018 by scoring minimum required percentile, will be eligible for AIQ admissions.

NEET Counselling 2018 – AIQ Seat Matrix

Along with starting the NEET 15% AIQ Counselling 2018, MCC has release ed college-wise seat matrix detailing seats available for admission under 15% AIQ in every Government medical/dental colleges across the country. The details of AIQ seat matrix have been published below. This year, 4064 MBBS seats in 193 medical colleges and 329 BDS seats in 35 dental colleges have been made available for the first round counselling of 15% All India Quota. Last year, approximately 3,521 MBBS seats in 159 medical colleges and 299 BDS seats in 24 dental colleges were available under 15% All India Quota. The rise in seats has been primarily attributed to the joining of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the AIQ admission process.

To check AIQ seat matrix for medical colleges, Click Here

To check AIQ seat matrix for dental colleges, Click Here

NEET AIQ Counselling Procedure

Counselling of NEET 2018 for AIQ seats will be conducted in two rounds in online mode. Given below is the AIQ counselling procedure:

1. Candidate Registration: Candidates can now register for AIQ first round from June 13, 2018, in online mode. The link to register for AIQ counselling of NEET 2018 has been given above.

2. Choice Filling and Locking (Round 1): After registration, candidates will have to choose the courses and colleges of their preference and finally lock-in their preferences in the online portal.

3.  Seat Allotment Result (Round 1): The result of first round of AIQ seat allotment will be published online on the basis of available vacancies and candidate’s choices. Seat allotment result of AIQ first counselling round will also be made available here.

4. Reporting to college against round one allotment: Candidates who will be allotted a seat in NEET AIQ first counselling round, they will be required to either reject the allotted seat or report to the allotted college and complete the admission formalities, before the last date of reporting to college. Candidates who choose to accept the allotted college in round one will also be eligible to participate in NEET 2018 AIQ counselling second round, provided they express their willingness for the same in the online portal.

5. New Registration (Round 2): Before the second round of AIQ counselling of NEET 2018 begins, AIQ registration facility will be open for the candidates who couldn’t register in first round of AIQ counselling.

6. Fresh Choice Filling and Locking (Round 2): Similar to AIQ counselling round one, candidates will be given a chance to enter new choices and prioritize their course and college preference in the portal. Finally, candidates will be required to lock their preferences before the last day of locking preferences.

7. Seat Allotment Result (Round 2): MCC will then publish the result of seat allotment of second round of AIQ counselling detailing the ranks admitted on AIQ seats and the colleges in which they got admission.

8. Reporting to college against round two allotment: Candidates who will be allotted and join a seat in second round of 15% AIQ counselling will not be permitted to vacate their seats as per the orders of the Supreme Court of India. Those wishing to leave the seats without joining will forfeit their registration fee of Rs. 10,000.

NEET 2018 Counselling for Deemed and Central Universities

MCC, on behalf of DGHS is conducting the counselling for 100% MBBS seats in Deemed and Central universities across India. NEET counselling for Deemed and Central universities for 2018 has begun from June 13, 2018, in online mode. The counselling of NEET 2018 for Deemed and Central universities will be conducted in a total of three rounds, with first, second and mop up counselling rounds. However, there will be an additional mop up round only for Dental seats. The seats which will remain vacant after all of these rounds will be sent to respective colleges for final institute-level mop up rounds. To participate in NEET 2018 counselling for Deemed and Central universities, interested candidates who are declared qualified in NEET 2018 will be required to register themselves for counselling through the link given above on this page.

Seat Matrix of Deemed and Central Universities

MCC has released college-wise seat matrix of Deemed and Central universities with the start of NEET counselling 2018. The detailed seat matrix of Deemed and Central universities can be seen below -

To check seat matrix of medical seats offered by Deemed Universities through NEET 2018, Click Here

To check seat matrix of dental seats offered by Deemed Universities through NEET 2018, Click Here

To check seat matrix of medical seats offered by Central Universities through NEET 2018, Click Here

To check seat matrix of dental seats offered by Central Universities through NEET 2018, Click Here

Deemed and Central Universities Counselling Procedure

The counselling procedure of Deemed and Central universities will proceed same as NEET AIQ counselling mentioned above. The only change in the counselling procedure of Deemed and Central universities is that, instead of two rounds, three rounds are conducted by MCC for NEET counselling of Deemed and Central universities, with first, second and mop up counselling rounds. An additional mop up round for BDS seats will also be held from this year onwards. Some important points about mop up counselling round are given below:

• In mop up round, all candidates who are registering for the first time, or registered in first or second round of NEET counselling for Deemed and Central universities but were not allotted any seat will be allowed to participate.

• Candidates who will be allotted a seat in second round, will not be eligible to vacate their seat and participate in the mop up round.

NEET 2018 Counselling for ESI Colleges

MCC, on behalf of DGHS conducts the counselling for MBBS seats reserved for wards (son/daughter) of Insured Persons (IP) in ESI (Employees' State Insurance) colleges. NEET ESIC counselling will also be conducted in two rounds, after which the vacant seats will be transferred to respective colleges. Candidates will need to register for ESI counselling of NEET 2018 to participate in the counselling process through the link given above on this page. In 2017, 332 MBBS and 22 BDS seats were available for wards of insured persons in ESI colleges run under ESI Scheme. The seat matrix or IP quota in ESI colleges has been released for this year and can be seen below -

To check seat matrix of ESIC Colleges through NEET 2018, Click Here

NEET Counselling 2018 - Documents Required

Candidates will need to bring following original documents at the time of reporting to the college after AIQ/Deemed/Central counselling of NEET 2018.

• NEET 2018 Admit Card

• NEET 2018 Rank Letter or NEET Result

• Class 10 Certificate and Marksheet (for date of birth proof)

• Class 12 Certificate and Marksheet

• ID Proof (Aadhaar/PAN/Driving License/Passport)

• Eight passport size photographs

• Provisional allotment letter generated online after allotment.

• Community Certificate (if applicable).

NEET 2018 Counselling Scheme for 15% All India Quota seats

NEET 2018 Counselling Scheme for Deemed/Central Universities

About NEET 2018 Counselling Registration Fee and Forfeiture

All candidates will be required to pay two kinds of fee at the time of registering for either All India Quota, Central University Quota and Deemed University Quota. A non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 1000 will be charged from all Unreserved candidates and of Rs. 500 from all SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates intending to participate in All India Quota counselling and Central University counselling. For Deemed Universities, a non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 5,000 will be charged from all candidates. Candidates wishing to participate in both All India Quota and Deemed University counselling will be required to pay the higher non-refundable registration fee of Rs. 5,000. Apart from this, a refundable registration fee will be charged. For All India Quota seats and Central University seats, the same will be Rs. 10,000, while for Deemed Universities, it will be Rs. 2,00,000 as introduced through a Gazette of India notification published by the Medical Council of India (MCI) on May 18, 2018 as per which certain amendments were made to the Regulations on Graduate Medical Education, 1997 (to be now referred as 'Regulations on Graduate Medical Education (Amendment), 2018'). If candidates wish to leave either of these seats without joining, then their refundable registration fees will be forfeited. If they join these seats, their fees will be adjusted against the tuition fee but they will not be able to exit or participate in any other counselling process.

Check the Gazette of India notification excerpt from May 19, 2018, below for complete details -

NEET 2018 Counselling – Overview

NEET 2018 Counselling - FAQs

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NEET Cutoff 2018

Candidates who had appeared in NEET 2018 will need to score equal to the minimum required percentile in their respective categories to qualify the exam and become eligible for counselling of NEET conducted by the DGHS and state counselling authorities. NEET 2018 result will also reveal the cutoff score equivalent to NEET qualifying percentile and will also mention category-wise cutoff scores of AIQ. Given below is the minimum qualifying percentile required in NEET 2018.

NEET 2018 Cutoff

NEET Last Year Cutoff