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NEET Counselling 2025 Round 1: Tamil Nadu shows lowest retention at 1.33% for MBBS Government Seats
In the 2025 NEET counselling process (round 1), the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) allocated 824 MBBS seats out of the 835 available seats across 38 government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu including AIIMS Madurai. Around 718 out of the 824 allotted students took the “Free exit” option, while 95 students chose for an upgrade option. This means that only 11 (1.33% students) retained their round 1 allocated seats.
Live | Jul 22, 2026 | 5:50 AM IST
This is surprising as it indicates students filing choices that they have no desire to take up if allotted. This is not just with Tamil Nadu but an overall scenario. Take a look. A total of 10887 students were allotted government MBBS seats in the NEET 2025 round 1 counselling. Out of these, 7140 students chose the “Free exit” option, while 2260 students chose the upgrade option.
The overall retention rate for government MBBS seats in round 1 NEET counselling stands at 13.65%. Tamil Nadu has the least seat retention rate at 1.33% in comparison with the other states. The details are below.
NEET UG 2025 round 1 govt MBBS seat allotment: Tamil Nadu vs All India stats
Location | Total Allotted Seats | Clear Vacancy (Free Exit) | Virtual Vacancy (Upgrade Option) | Total Seats Retained | Allotted Seat Retention Rate |
Tamil Nadu | 824 | 718 | 95 | 11 | 1.33% |
All India | 10,887 | 7,140 | 2,260 | 1487 | 13.65% |
Key points from the NEET counselling round 1 seat allotment result
Tamil Nadu had a notably low retention rate of only 1.33% of seats allotted in NEET Round 1, significantly below the All India average retention of 13.65%. This indicates a very high preference among candidates to either exit or upgrade their seats after Round 1.
The high number of free exits (718 out of 824) in Tamil Nadu suggests that most candidates prefer not to join their allotted seats immediately and plan to participate in further rounds for better and more preferred seats.
The 95 students opting for the upgrade option chosen by candidates who accept their seats but wish to try for a better seat in later NEET counselling rounds shows an active participation in seat upgradation to secure more competitive or desired medical colleges.
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Try NowThis low retention is not a good sign on account of the following reasons:
It means, students are not planning their choice filling processes and entering all probable colleges that they are likely to get. This can be to avoid losing a precious government seat.
It also disallows Tamil Nadu students from obtaining these seats that students from other parts of the country are reluctant to take up. These MBBS seats are offered in round 2 and will not be available to students who are in favour but have opted for other seats on account of non availability.
NEET counselling: Comparison of free exit and upgrade option
Feature | Free Exit | Upgrade Option |
Eligibility | Only in Round 1 counselling | Available from Round 1 to Round 3 |
Meaning | Candidate declines allotted seat without penalty | Candidate accepts seat but opts to try for a better seat in next rounds |
Security Deposit Impact | No deduction or loss of security deposit | No deduction, seat is held till upgrade happens |
Seat Status | Seat becomes clear vacancy available for allotment | Seat is "virtual vacancy" held for upgrading |
Reporting | Candidate does not report/join the allotted college | Candidate reports and joins allotted college |
Participation in Next Rounds | Candidate remains eligible for subsequent rounds | Candidate remains eligible to upgrade seats |
Option Availability | Only after Round 1 seat allotment | Available until Round 3 |
Students must be given clear instructions and equipped with the knowhow of how choice filling works and how they should shortlist the colleges. This exercise if done properly with a good understanding of the system will help avoid such situations and vacant seats after the allotments will be much less.
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