UP NEET Counselling 2026: Schedule, Registration, Merit List, Result

UP NEET Counselling 2026: Schedule, Registration, Merit List, Result

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Deep PathakUpdated on 20 Jan 2026, 05:59 PM IST
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The Directorate of Medical Education and Training, Uttar Pradesh conducts the UP state counselling for NEET UG at dgme.up.gov.in. NEET 2026 qualified candidates wishing to apply for the state quota seats will have to register and fill application form for UP MBBS BDS counselling 2026. A link to register for UP NEET counselling 2026 will be provided below, after availability.

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  1. UP NEET UG counselling 2026 schedule
  2. UP state counselling for NEET UG 2026: Reservation criteria
  3. UP NEET 2026 counselling Seat Matrix
UP NEET Counselling 2026: Schedule, Registration, Merit List, Result
UP NEET MBBS BDS

Candidates qualified for the NEET 2026 are eligible to participate in the counselling for admission under 85% of state quota seats. To participate in the UP counselling of NEET 2026, aspirants have to register for the counselling. The seats under UP NEET UG counselling 2026 are allotted based on the merit list, followed by the document verification process. The UP MBBS counselling is done based on scores obtained by the candidates in the NEET exam.

UP NEET admissions 2026 is conducted in a total of four rounds, including a stray vacancy round. During the NEET UP counselling, candidates are required to fill in their preference of colleges in which they wish to get. In that choice-filling session, aspirants can select as many colleges as they want for the UP MBBS/BDS allotment process. On the grounds of the choices filled by the candidate, availability of seats, All India Rank, reservation criteria, and various other factors, admission will be granted by the DGME UP. Candidates can read the article on NEET counselling 2026 for UP state, counselling date, procedures, and other details. Below provided are the previous event's counselling notices and other information.

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UP NEET UG counselling 2026 schedule

To avoid missing any major event related to UP NEET UG counselling 2026, aspirants are advised to keep track of the important dates mentioned in the table below.

UP counselling NEET UG 2026 round 1 date

Events

Dates

UP NEET counselling 2026 round 1 registration and document upload

To be announced
Deposition of registration fee and security moneyTo be announced

Round 1 UP NEET merit list declaration

To be announced
Merit listTo be announced
Choice filling and lockingTo be announced
Seat allotment resultTo be announced
Downloading the allotment letter and reportingTo be announced

UP NEET UG counselling 2026 round 2 schedule

Event
Date

UP MBBS counselling 2026 round 2 registration and uploading of documents

To be announced

Release of merit list

To be announced

Round 2 choice filling and locking

To be announced

Second round counselling seat allotment result

To be announced

Reporting to the allotted institute

To be announced

UP NEET counselling schedule for round 3

Event
Date

UP NEET round 3 registration

To be announced
Release of merit list
To be announced

Round 3 choice filling and locking

To be announced

UP NEET counselling 2026 seat allotment result

To be announced

Downloading the allotment letter and reporting

To be announced

UP MBBS counselling schedule for Stray round

Event
Date

UP stray vacancy 2026 registration

To be announced
Merit list
To be announced

Choice filling and locking

To be announced

Stray vacancy seat allotment result

To be announced

Reporting and joining

To be announced

Process of UP counselling NEET UG 2026

As UP MBBS 2026 counselling is held online, aspirants are required to submit their options online. Aspirants will be required to log in to the same portal where they have filled UP NEET application form 2026. Steps on how to participate in UP NEET counselling 2026 are mentioned below.

Registrations for UP state NEET UG counselling 2026

Aspirants need to log in with their credentials, such as roll number and password of NEET 2026 that they created while registering. A list of colleges will then be displayed on the screen after the successful login. Candidates will have to pay Rs 2000 as registration fee.

UP choice filling

From the list of colleges, aspirants must choose the colleges they wish to get into. Candidates can choose any number of colleges. The institutes which are already selected can be deleted and interchanged. Aspirants must save the choices after the selection.

Choice locking UP state NEET counselling

After the choice filling, aspirants are required to lock their choice for the final submission before the UP MBBS 2026 counselling. Candidates should know that the choices locked cannot be changed again, therefore, they are advised to mark their options carefully.

UP seat allotment NEET 2026

Based on the choices made by the aspirants during UPDGME UG counselling 2026, rank, seats available, reservation, and other factors, the authority will conduct the seat allotment. Candidates who will be allotted seats will be required to report to the allotted college before the stipulated period along with the required documents.

Security deposit for UP counselling NEET UG 2026

Each candidate will have to pay security money in online mode. It is to be noted that the security money will be returned to the aspirants after the completion of the UP NEET 2026 admission procedure. Any candidate who wishes to appear for counselling meant only for government colleges will be required to pay a sum of Rs. 30,000.

On the other hand, an aspirant who wishes to appear for counselling for admission to private medical colleges will be required to pay a sum of Rs 2,00,000. In case an aspirant wants to participate in the counselling for both government and private colleges, they have to pay a sum of Rs 2,00,000. If the candidate fails to report to the college where the candidate has been allotted a seat or withdraws from admission after the conclusion of the UP MBBS 2026 admission procedure, the security money submitted by the candidate will be seized.

UP NEET document verification

Applicants included in the NEET merit list of UP state must appear at the specified location to authenticate their documents. The schedule for document verification is issued shortly after the UP MBBS admission merit lists are published. If a candidate fails to present any of the stipulated documents, they will be ineligible for the subsequent admission procedures. The list of documents required for the verification during UP state NEET counselling are mentioned below.

  • Domicile certificate (to fulfil the eligibility criteria)
  • NEET hall ticket
  • Caste certificate, if applicable
  • NEET 2026 result
  • Two passport-size photographs
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UP state counselling for NEET UG 2026: Reservation criteria

Type of Reservation

Categories

Seat Reservation

Vertical Reservation

Scheduled Caste (SC)

21%

Scheduled Tribe (ST)

2%

Other Backward Classes (OBC)

27%

Horizontal Reservation

Freedom Fighters

2%

Ex-servicemen

2%

Physically Disabled

5%

Women Candidates

20%

NCC

1%

UP NEET 2026 counselling Seat Matrix

The seat matrix of UP NEET 2026 counselling for both the government and private medical colleges in UP is provided below.

Government Medical Colleges UP MBBS seat matrix

S.No

Name of medical college

Seats

1

King George Medical University, Lucknow

210

2

G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur

159

3

MLN Medical College, Prayagraj

124

4

S.N. Medical College, Agra

124

5

M.L.B Medical College, Jhansi

82

6

L.L.R.M. Medical College, Meerut

124

7

B.R.D Medical College, Gorakhpur

82

8

Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Itawa

128

9

State Allopathic Medical College, Ambedkar Nagar

85

10

State Medical College, Jalaun

85

11

State Medical College, Kannauj

85

12

Government Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) Greater Noida (NEW)

85

13

State Medical College, Ayodhya (NEW)

85

14

State Medical College, Basti (NEW)

85

15

State Medical College, Bahraich (NEW)

85

16

State Medical College, Shahjahanpur (NEW)

85

17

State Medical College, Firozabad (NEW)

85

18

State Medical College, Budaun (NEW)

85

19

State Medical College, Azamgarh

85

20

State Medical College, Saharanpur

85

21

State Medical College, Banda

85

22

Dr, RML Medical Science Institute, Lucknow

127


Total Seats

2265

Private and Minority Medical Institute

Important: The five medical colleges listed below are no longer affiliated to MCI:

S.No

Name of private medical colleges

1

Varun Arjun Medical College, Shahjahanpur

2

MSY Medical College and Hospital, Meerut

3

GCRG Institute of medical sciences, Lucknow

4

Glocal Medical College Super Specialty Hospital and Research Centre, Saharanpur

5

Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Amroha

Uttar Pradesh NEET counselling 2026 - Dental Colleges

Government University

Seats

Faculty of Dental Science, King George Medical University

51

Total Seats

51

Private and Minority Medical Institute

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Who conducts the UP MBBS counselling 2026?
A:

Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Lucknow conducts the counselling for admission in UP MBBS/BDS courses. 

Q: How many seats are offered by the authorities in UP MBBS 2026 admission?
A:

There are a total of 6428 MBBS and 2251 BDS seats offered by the authorities in admission to 32 medical and 23 dental colleges.

Q: Who will be eligible for document verification?
A:

Candidates included in the merit list of UP MBBS will be eligible for document verification.

Q: How many rounds will be conducted in UP MBBS counseling 2026?
A:

UP MBBS counselling is conducted in three rounds followed by a stray vacancy round.

Q: On what basis seat allotment will be conducted?
A:

Seat allotment for UP MBBS Counselling 2026 is conducted on the basis of choices filled by the candidates in the choice filling session, availability of seats, NEET 2026 All India Rank, reservation criteria and various other factors.

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