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    NEET UG Choice Filling 2025 (Started): Special Stray Round Choice Filling For MBBS, BDS & BSc Nursing Courses

    NEET UG Choice Filling 2025 (Started): Special Stray Round Choice Filling For MBBS, BDS & BSc Nursing Courses

    Shamshad Ali DarUpdated on 18 Dec 2025, 04:28 PM IST

    The NEET counselling choice filling 2025 is done after the registration process. As per the latest update, the authority has started the choice filling for the special stray round of NEET UG counselling 2025 on December 18, 2025. The last date to fill the choices for special stray round is December 21, 2025. Candidates can fill their choices for vacant MBBS, BDS, and BSc nursing seats.

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    1. NEET choice filling and locking dates 2025
    2. NEET UG 2025 choice filling process
    3. How to fill choices for NEET counselling 2025?
    4. NEET choice filling 2025: How to modify choices
    NEET UG Choice Filling 2025 (Started): Special Stray Round Choice Filling For MBBS, BDS & BSc Nursing Courses
    NEET UG Choice Filling 2025

    The NEET counselling 2025 is conducted online. During the NEET UG counselling choice filling process, candidates have to select and fill their preferred colleges and courses. Once the choices are locked, they cannot be modified. Hence, candidates must fill and lock their choices carefully. Candidates who participate in the NEET UG 2025 counselling can read this article to know the choice filling and locking process of NEET 2025 in detail.

    NEET choice filling and locking dates 2025

    Candidates can check the important dates related to the NEET 2025 choice filling and locking in the table below.

    NEET choice filling date 2025

    ParticularsDates

    Registrations for NEET 2025 counselling round 1

    July 21 to August 7, 2025

    Choice filling NEET UG 2025 date round 1

    July 22 to August 11, 2025

    Round 2 registrations

    September 4 to 14, 2025

    round 2 choice filling

    September 5 to 15, 2025

    Round 3 NEET 2025 registrations

    September 29 to October 9, 2025

    NEET counselling choice filling round 3

    September 30 to October 18, 2025

    Stray round registrations

    November 4 to 9, 2025

    Stray round choice filling

    November 5 to 13, 2025 (extended)

    Special stray roundDecember 18 to 21, 2025
    Round 5 (BDS and BSc nursing only)January 1 to 2, 2026
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    NEET UG 2025 choice filling process

    The NEET choice filling 2025 is held online. The process can be done after successful registrations. During the MCC counselling 2025, only registered candidates are allowed to submit their preferred choices of colleges and courses. Candidates can check the NEET 2025 choice filling to get a seat allotted in the top medical colleges in India.

    How to fill choices for NEET counselling 2025?

    To fill the choices of courses and colleges, students need to follow the below-mentioned steps.

    • Go to the MCC website, mcc.nic.in.

    • Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab

    • Enter NEET roll number, password and security pin and click on ‘Sign in’.

    • Click on the ‘Available choices’.

    • On the choice filling dashboard, the list of colleges as per the course will be displayed on the screen

    • Candidates need to select the institutions that match their preferences

    • Arrange the choices in the order. The choices filled can be rearranged or removed before the locking period.

    • To confirm the choices, click on the ‘Save’ tab.

    • Once the choices are filled, candidates need to lock them to complete the process. Choices once locked cannot be unlocked.

    • Candidates need to submit and lock the choices carefully before the last date.

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    NEET choice filling 2025: How to modify choices

    Once the choices are filled, candidates can make modifications within the stipulated time and date. NEET qualified candidates have to follow the below given steps to make modifications in the NEET 2025 choice filling.

    • Visit the official website, mcc.nic.in.

    • Login by entering the credentials such as NEET roll number, password and security pin.

    • Click on the ‘Modify Selected Options’ tab to view the submitted choice filling list.

    • Carefully review the choices to ensure selected preferences can be useful for seat allotment.

    • Rearrange the order of filled preferences by clicking and select appropriate choices by swapping and reorder them.

    • Add preferences as many as they can from the available list to increase chances of securing a seat .

    • Review and check all changes carefully without fail.

    • Once changes are done, click the submit button to save the list in the NEET UG choice filling 2025 process.

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