The wait is about to end for thousands of medical PG candidates across the country, as the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has finally released the revised schedule of NEET PG 2025 counselling. Due to delay in approval of seat matrix, the date of commencement of counseling was postponed. Now MCC has reset the entire timeline, in which the biggest update is that the choice filling and choice locking of Round 1 will start from tomorrow i.e. 17th November.

This counseling will be applicable on 50 percent All India Quota (AIQ) seats, and 100 percent seats of deemed universities and central universities. Candidates will have to complete all the steps from registration to seat reporting online only through mcc.nic.in.

Process of Round 1 Counseling Choice Filling

The biggest change in the counseling of NEET PG 2025 is that the choice filling of Round 1 will now start from November 17, which will continue till the night of November 18. During this time, candidates will be able to choose their favorite college and course according to priority. The choice locking process will take place on November 18 from 4 pm to 11:55 pm. The verification of seat matrix across institutions before Round 1 will take place on October 23, while registration and fee payment will be completed by November 5. After this, MCC will do the seat allotment on 19th November and the result will be released on 20th November. Candidates who get seats will have to report between November 21 and 27, and the institutes will complete document verification between November 28 and 30.

Round 2 Counseling Choice Filling Process

The Round 2 process is shorter and faster. There will be seat matrix verification on 1st December and the facility of registration and option filling will be available from 2nd to 7th December. Choice locking will take place on the evening of 7th December. After this, seat allotment will take place on 8th and 9th December and the result will be declared on 10th December. Selected candidates will have to report from December 11 to 18, while document verification will take place from December 19 to 21. Round 2 is usually beneficial for those candidates who did not get a seat in Round 1 or want to upgrade.

Round 3 Choice Filling Process

The third and final regular round will begin with seat matrix verification on December 22. In this phase, registration will take place from 23rd to 28th December and the process of choice filling will continue from 24th to 28th December. Choice locking will take place on 28th December. Seat allotment will be completed on 29th and 30th December and the result will be released on 31st December 2025. Candidates will have to report between January 1 to January 8, 2026, while the institutes will conduct document verification from January 9 to 11. After this comes the Stray Vacancy round, which is the last chance for counselling. In this phase, if any seats remain vacant, they are filled.

In this round, seat matrix verification will be done on January 12, while registration and option filling will take place from January 13 to 18. Choice locking will take place on January 18, and the seat allotment process will be completed on January 19 to 20. Its result will be released on January 21 and candidates will be able to report till January 31, 2026.

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The wait for millions of medical students across the country is now over. NEET UG is good news for candidates who have passed 2025. NEET UG counseling registration has started from 21 July 2025. The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has started counseling process from 21 July 2025 today. If you have passed the NEET UG exam and want to take admission in MBBS, BDS or B.Sc Nursing, then now you can register by visiting MCC’s official website mxc.nic.in. Let us tell you everything in details from NEET UG Counseling Registration to the necessary documents.

NEET UG 2025 Counseling required Date

1. Start of registration – The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has started registration for counseling of round-1 from July 21, 2025.

2. Last date of registration – Candidates can register online by going to mxnic.in by 28 July 2025.

3. Start of filling college choice – Candidates can start filling the medical/dental colleges and courses of your choice from July 22, 2025 as an online option.

4. Last date to lock choice – On 28 July 2025, there will be an option to lock the choice from 4 pm to 11:55 pm.

5. seat allotment process – The MCC will complete the process of allotting the seat based on the option filled through the candidate on 29 and 30 July.

6. seat allotment result – On 31 July 2025, the seat allotment result of Round-1 will be released on mcc.nic.in.

7. Reporting in college – Those who have been allotted to college, they can complete the process of document verification and admission from 1 August to 6 August 2025.

For whom is counseling?
This counseling is for all students who have qualified NEET UG 2025 and want to take admission in MBBS, BDS or B.Sc Nursing course in government or central medical colleges of the country. This includes 100 percent seats of institutions like AIIMS, JIPMER, BHU, AMU, ESIC, JMI and all central and deemed university seats, 15 percent of All India Kota (AIQ) government medical seats, AIIMS, JIPMER, BHU, AMU, ESIC, JMI seats.

How many rounds will be there?
This time NEET UG counseling will be done in four rounds, in which round 1 will be the first chance and the most options are available in it. Round 2 students who did not join or want to upgrade can join it. Round 3 i.e. MOP-up round gives a chance to fill the remaining seats in it. Stray vacancy round comes in the last. The seats left in this are available to those candidates who could not get the seat in any round first. At the same time, every round has the same process, registration, fees, filling the choice of college and course, locking choice, seat allotment, college reporting and document verification.

Essential documents
During counseling and college reporting, the candidate will have to show and upload these documents-

• NEET UG 2025 Admit Card
• NEET Score Card
• 10th and 12th marksheet and certificate
• Birth certificate
• 8 photos of passport size (what was in NEET form)
• Aadhar card, PAN card, driving license or passport
• Provisional seat allotment letter
• Cast certificate
• Medical fitness certificate

How to register?

1. first visit the website moc.nic.in.

2. Open UG Medical Counseling section.

3. Click on the New Registration button there.

4. Now fill your NEET UG 2025 roll number, application number, mobile number etc.

5. Then pay registration fees and security fees online, you can make this with debit card, net banking etc.

6. After the registration is completed, fill the choice of college and course.

7. Lock the choice on the fixed date and submit it.

8. Registration fee is Rs 1,000 thousand for general / EWS (AIQ), and the refundable security fee is Rs 10,000 thousand. Along with this, SC, ST, OBC and PWD registration fees are Rs 500 and the refundable security fee is 5000 thousand rupees. At the same time, the registration fee for Deemed University is 5000 thousand rupees and the refundable security fee is 2,00,000.

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