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    NEET PG 2025 Special Stray Vacancy Round: Dates (Soon), Eligibility, Documents

    NEET PG 2025 Special Stray Vacancy Round: Dates (Soon), Eligibility, Documents

    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 17 Mar 2026, 09:32 AM IST

    The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will soon release the special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 schedule at mcc.nic.in. Candidates wishing to participate in the NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round will have to register and fill their preferences within the specified dates. A link for special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 registration will be provided below, after availability.

    This Story also Contains

    1. NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round counselling dates
    2. NEET PG counselling 2025 special stray round eligibility
    3. Special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025: Complete process
    4. Documents required for special stray round NEET PG 2025 reporting
    5. MCC NEET PG 2025 counselling special stray round: Important points
    NEET PG 2025 Special Stray Vacancy Round: Dates (Soon), Eligibility, Documents
    NEET PG 2025 Special Stray Vacancy Round: Dates, Eligibility, Documents

    The NEET PG 2025 special stray round counselling is conducted to fill the vacant seats due to non-reporting of the stray round allotted candidates. It must be noted that candidates who are allotted seats in the NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round and fail to join will have their security deposit forfeited and will not be allowed to appear for the NEET PG 2026 examination. Read the full article on ‘NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round’ to know who are eligible, counselling dates, security amount to be paid and other information.

    NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round counselling dates

    The special stray vacancy round counselling schedule of All India NEET PG 2025 is provided below. Candidates must be updated with the MCC NEET PG counselling 2025 special stray round dates to not miss any important event.

    Special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 dates

    Event

    Date

    Online registrations

    To be announced

    Seat Matrix

    To be announced

    Choice filling

    To be announced

    Choice locking

    To be announced

    Processing of seat allotment

    To be announced

    Seat allotment result

    To be announced

    Reporting and joining

    To be announced

    NEET PG counselling 2025 special stray round eligibility

    Not all candidates are eligible to participate in the special stray vacancy round of NEET PG 2025 counselling. Therefore, candidates must check their eligibility before registering for special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 from the points mentioned below.

    NEET PG 2025 special stray round counselling: Who are eligible?

    Only those candidates who are not holding and have not joined any seat in the previous rounds of NEET PG counselling 2025 (All India Quota, State Quota, or Deemed University) are eligible to participate.

    NEET PG counselling 2025 special stray vacancy round: Who are not eligible?

    • Candidates who have already been allotted and have joined a seat through AIQ, State Counselling, or Deemed University are not eligible.

    • Candidates who were previously allotted a seat by MCC in NEET PG 2025 round 3 or the stray vacancy round but failed to join the allotted seat are also not eligible.

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    Special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025: Complete process

    The NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round counselling is conducted in online mode. Candidates can check the complete process of NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round counselling below.

    Step 1: Publication of NEET PG 2025 special stray round seat matrix

    MCC releases the special stray round NEET PG 2025 counselling seat matrix at the official website. The NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round seat matrix helps candidates in the choice filling process.

    Step 2: Registration and fee payment

    Eligible candidates have to register for the special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 counselling in online mode. To complete the registration process, candidates have to pay the registration fee along with the security deposit. The NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round fees can be checked from the table below.

    MCC NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round fee

    Category

    Registration fee (Non-refundable)

    Security deposit (Refundable)

    All AIQ registered candidates

    Rs 1,000 (General/EWS)

    Rs 500 (SC/ST/OBC/PwD)

    Rs 50,000

    Deemed Universities (all categories)

    Rs 5,000

    Rs 3,00,000

    Step 3: Choice filling and locking

    After the registration process is done, candidates have to fill their preferences for special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 counselling. Candidates should check the seat matrix and then fill their choices. It must be noted that choices must be locked within the specified time period otherwise, they are automatically locked by the system once the portal closes.

    Step 4: Seat allotment processing and announcement of result

    Once the choice filling process is over, the authority processes the NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round result. The special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 result is processed based on the merit rank, choices filled, availability of seats and reservation policies. The NEET PG 2025 special stray vacancy round result is announced in PDF format at mcc.nic.in.

    Step 5: Downloading the allotment letter and reporting

    Candidates who are allotted seats in special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2025 counselling, have to download their allotment letters by logging into their accounts. Candidates have to report at the allotted institutes with original documents to secure their seats within the specified dates.

    Documents required for special stray round NEET PG 2025 reporting

    • Allotment letter issued by the MCC

    • NEET PG admit card

    • NEET PG result

    • Mark sheets of MBBS 1st, 2nd & 3rd Professional Examinations

    • MBBS degree provisional certificate

    • Permanent/provisional registration certificate issued by MCI/NMC or DCI/State Medical or Dental Council

    • Internship Completion Certificate

    • Date of birth proof

    • Valid ID proof

    • Caste certificate (if applicable)

    • Disability Certificate (if applicable)

    • Relevant documents in original as required by the NRI/OCI candidates

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    MCC NEET PG 2025 counselling special stray round: Important points

    • The refundable security deposit of candidates who fail to join the seat allotted to them in the Special Stray Vacancy Round will be forfeited.

    • Such candidates will not be eligible to appear for the NEET PG examination in the following year (NEET PG 2026).

    • Candidates allotted seats in the AIQ special stray vacancy round will be reported to the state counselling authorities and will be barred from participating in the state special stray vacancy round.

    • Candidates participating in the special stray vacancy round must submit an undertaking regarding seat allotment at the time of choice filling on the MCC portal.

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    Hello Student,

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    Hi Sharmila, the NEET PG 2026 will be conducted for admission to the courses like MD, MS and PG diploma courses. Please check NEET PG 2026 , to know in detail about the eligibility and the counselling process.

    Hello Student,

    You can find the Neet pg 2025 questions paper by clicking on the link given below

    Link - NEET PG 2025 Question Paper

    Hope this was helpful!