What is Exit Forfeiture in NEET PG Counselling?

NEET PG forfeiture of fees

During NEET PG counselling, candidates have to pay a certain amount in the form of a non-refundable registration fee and a refundable security deposit. Both the registration fee and security deposit that need to be paid during counselling of the NEET PG exam are mentioned in the table below.

NEET PG forfeiture fee structure 2025

Free exit in NEET PG counselling

Free exit in NEET PG counselling is only given in the round 1 counselling. This option of free exit in NEET PG counselling 2025 is only given to the candidates who are allotted seats in the round 1 counselling but do not report to the allotted institute. If a candidate chooses the free exit option, their seat is automatically cancelled and they are eligible to participate in round 2 of NEET PG counselling.

Process of Exit Forfeiture in NEET PG Counselling

During NEET PG counselling, after successful registration, they have to go through the following stages.

• Choice filling - Candidates who are listed in the NEET PG merit list have to fill in their choices for the courses and colleges

• Seat allotment - Candidates are then allotted seats as per their filled choices and merit list

• Reporting at the allotted colleges - Once a seat is allotted, candidates have to report at the designated college for document verification and confirm their admission.

However, some candidates may choose to exit or withdraw from the process after receiving an allotment. If a candidate decides to leave the allotted seat, they are subjected to exit forfeiture, a penalty which they have to pay in the form of a registration fee and security deposit. This exit forfeiture in NEET PG counselling is designed to ensure that the seats are not wasted.

Round wise scenarios of NEET PG exit forfeiture

The NEET PG counselling is completed in four rounds - Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and Stray round. The roundwise scenarios for the exit forfeiture are discussed below.

NEET PG round 1 counselling

• Candidates who are allotted seats have to report at the allotted college and confirm their admission if they are satisfied with their seat

• If any candidate has been allotted a seat but does not report, then the candidate is given a free exit without any fee forfeiture

• If any candidate has been allotted a seat in round 1 and wants to upgrade, they can opt for free exit without any forfeiture of fee and directly participate in round 2 counselling.

Round 2 NEET PG counselling

• Candidates who registered for Round 1 and did not get any seat allotted are not required to register again. New/fresh registration for Round 2 is to be done by those candidates who have not registered in Round 1 (with full payment of fees)

• Candidates who have Resigned / Not reported in Round 1 need not register again

• Allotted candidates can either complete the admission or opt to upgrade the seat in round 3 counselling

• Candidates who are allotted seats in round 2 but do not report, in such a case the fee is forfeited. Such candidates need to pay the fee again to appear for round 3 counselling

Round 3 counselling NEET PG

• Candidates who are allotted seats and do not join, such candidates have to exit with forfeiture and they cannot participate in the further rounds

• If a candidate freshly registers in round 3 and is not allotted any seat, he/she is eligible to participate in stray rounds

NEET PG stray round

• If a candidate is allotted a seat in the Stray round, he/she has to report & join the allotted seat at the college, else he/she is debarred from the NEET PG examination for the subsequent 1 year along with forfeiture of security deposit.

Reasons for exit forfeiture in NEET PG counselling 2025

The main reasons why exit forfeiture can be implemented in NEET PG counselling 2025 are as follows -

Non-acceptance of the allotted seat

The Security Deposit of such candidates can be forfeited who have been allotted a seat in the Second round or subsequent rounds but do not join the respective institution or surrender the seat.

Wrong information shared

If any Candidate at any stage of the counselling process is found to have furnished any incorrect/wrong information about his/her eligibility condition, his/her candidature is cancelled for the further rounds of counselling and the security deposit is forfeited

Penalty Imposed under NEET PG Exit Forfeiture

• Forfeiture of the Security Deposit - Candidates are required to pay a security deposit at the time of registration for NEET PG counselling. If they decide to exit the counselling process after a seat has been allotted, this security deposit is forfeited.

• Impact on future NEET PG exam - Candidates who are allotted seats in the stray round but do not report at the allotted college, have their security deposit and registration fee forfeited. Also, such candidates are debarred from appearing in the NEET PG exam for one year.