Updated By Vandana Thakur on 17 Nov, 2025 14:55
NEET counselling 2025 is conducted in around three to five rounds. The MCC conducts the NEET 2025 counselling process on behalf of the NTA for 15% AIQ seats. The remaining 85% State Quota seats are filled through the respective state-wise NEET counselling.
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Predict My CollegeThe NEET Counselling 2025 special stray vacancy round seat allotment list was released online on the official website on November 15, 2025. Students can report to their allocated institutes till November 20, 2025. The NEET 2025 counselling special stray vacancy round registration concluded on November 3, 2025. The special stray vacancy round for NEET UG 2025 commenced on October 30, 2025. Students could fill & lock their choices for the special stray vacancy round from November 1, 2025, to November 5, 2025, online.
The NEET 2025 Counselling is conducted in online mode, in about three to five rounds initially, followed by an extended round of counselling if seats remain vacant. The NTA declared the NEET 2025 Result on June 14, 2025, along with the category-wise NEET cutoff. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will conduct the NEET 2025 AIQ Counselling on behalf of the NTA for 15% seats. The remaining 85% State Quota seats will be filled through the state-wise counselling process, conducted by the respective counselling authorities.
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Attempt nowSome of the notable highlights of the NEET 2025 Counselling are provided in the table below for reference to all interested students:
Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Event Title | NEET UG 2025 Counselling |
Conducting Body | Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) |
Exam Authority | National Testing Agency (NTA) |
Mode of Conduct | Online |
Number of Rounds | 3 to 5 approximately |
Courses Offered | MBBS, BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, AYUSH, etc. |
Types of Participating Colleges | Government and Private |
Eligibility Criteria | NEET Entrance Exam Qualification + NEET Merit List |
Seat Intake |
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Official Website | mcc.nic.in |
NEET Counselling 2025 dates are out and have been mentioned below:
Events | Dates (Postponed) |
|---|---|
NEET UG Counselling 2025 Round 1 | |
NEET Counselling Registration 2025 for Round 1 | July 21 to August 6, 2025 (Revised) |
NEET Choice Locking and Filling 2025 | July 22 to August 9, 2025 (Revised) |
NEET Seat Allotment 2025 Process | August 7 to 11, 2025 (Revised) |
Provisional NEET Seat Allotment 2025 Result | August 12, 2025 |
Final NEET Seat Allotment 2025 Result | August 13, 2025 |
Reporting to Assigned Colleges | August 14, 2025 to August 22, 2025 |
| Verification of Documents of the Admitted Students | August 23, 2025 |
NEET UG Counselling 2025 Round 2 | |
| Round 2 Verification of the Tentative Seat Matrix | September 3, 2025 |
Round 2 Registration Dates | September 4, 2025, to September 9, 2025 (Registration window open till 12 noon, and the registration payment window opens at 3 pm) |
Round 2 Choice filling/ locking Date | September 5, 2025, to September 9, 2025 ( till 11:55 pm) |
Round 2 Provisional Seat Allotment Processing | September 11, 2025, to September 12, 2025 |
Round 2 Final Allotment Result | September 18, 2025 |
Reporting to Assigned Colleges | Till September 25, 2025 |
NEET UG Counselling 2025 Round 3 | |
| Round 3 Verification of the Tentative Seat Matrix | September 23, 2025 |
Round 3/ Mop-up Round Registration Dates | September 24, 2025 to September 29, 2025 |
Round 3/ Mop-up Round Choice filling/ locking Date | September 24, 2025 to September 29, 2025 |
Round 3/ Mop-up Round Seat allotment processing | September 30, 2025, to October 2, 2025 |
Round 3/ Mop-up Round Allotment Result | October 3, 2025 |
Reporting to Assigned Colleges | October 4, 2025 to October 10, 2025 |
| Verification of the documents of the joint students | October 11, 2025 to October 13, 2025 |
NEET UG Counselling 2025 Stray Vacancy Round | |
| Stray Vacancy Verification of the Tentative Seat Matrix | October 13, 2025 |
Counselling Registration | October 14, 2025, to October 16, 2025 |
Choice Filling and locking | October 14, 2025 to October 17, 2025 |
Processing of Seat Allotment | October 17, 2025 |
Allotment Result Releases | October 18, 2025 |
College Reporting | October 19, 2025, to October 25, 2025 |
| Verification of the documents of the joint students | October 2025 (Tentative) |
NEET UG Counselling 2025 Special Stray Vacancy Round | |
Counselling Registration | October 30, 2025, to November 3, 2025 |
Choice Filling and locking | November 1, 2025, to November 5, 2025 |
Processing of Seat Allotment | November 8, 2025 |
Allotment Result Releases | November 15, 2025 |
College Reporting | November 16, 2025, to November 20, 2025 |
To understand the NEET UG 2025 Counselling process in detail, follow the step-by-step guidelines provided below for an in-depth idea:
It is important to note that the counselling fee can be paid through the following modes of payment only: Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI. The detailed NEET 2025 counselling fees structure has been mentioned below for your reference:
Category | NEET Counselling 2025 Registration Fees (Non-Refundable)NEET Counselling 2025 | NEET Counselling 2025 Security Deposit (Refundable) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Institutes | 15% AIQ/Central Universities | Deemed University | 15% AIQ/Central Universities | Deemed University |
UR | INR 1,000 | INR 5,000 | INR 10,000 | INR 2,00,000 |
SC/ST/OBC/PWD | INR 500 | INR 5,000 | ||
The list of documents required for the NEET 2025 Counselling process is as follows:
The MBBS seats available in India are distributed based on the All India Quota (AIQ) and State Quota. The same has been captured below:

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The NEET 2025 seat matrix for counselling will be released on the official webpage, i.e mcc.nic.in after the results are announced. Before each counselling round of 15% All India Quota, the NEET Seat Matrix vacancy list is released. Here’s the previous years’ NEET seat matrix for reference:
Type of List | Number of Seats |
|---|---|
Deemed Universities MBBS | 8787 |
AIQ BHU MBBS | 2329 |
AIQ MBBS | 6167 |
AMU MBBS | 150 |
Deemed BDS | 3100 |
ESIC MBBS (ESIC Insured Person Quota) | 437 |
DU, IP and JIPMER Internal Puducherry UT MBBS | 829 |
AIQ BDS | 476 |
BSc Nursing | 487 |
DU, IP, & BHU BDS | 158 |
AMU BDS | 40 |
Jamia Millia BDS | 50 |
Given table below offers a detailed idea of seat availability in India via NEET UG Counselling 2025:
Course | Seats available |
|---|---|
MBBS | 1,04,083 |
Ayush | 52,720 |
BDS | 27,868 |
BSc Nursing | 1,000 |
BVSc and AH seats | 603 |
Students who obtain these cutoff scores will be able to partake in NEET counselling 2025 and secure their seats. Given below are the cutoff scores and percentiles of different states.
State-wise NEET 2025 Cutoff | |
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Apart from the NEET-UG AIQ counselling process 2025, students can also participate in the state-level counselling process and compete for 85% state quota seats. Here are the state-wise details:
State-wise NEET Counselling 2025 | |
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The detailed state-wise NEET-UG 2025 admission has been provided below for easy reference:
Name of the State | Admission Process |
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Karnataka MBBS Admissions | |
Andhra Pradesh MBBS Admissions | |
Puducherry MBBS Admissions | |
Jharkhand MBBS Admissions | |
Bihar MBBS Admissions | |
Sikkim MBBS Admissions | |
Manipur MBBS Admissions | |
Tripura MBBS Admissions | |
Chhattisgarh MBBS Admissions | |
Meghalaya MBBS Admissions | |
Uttarakhand MBBS Admissions | |
Goa MBBS Admissions | |
Gujarat MBBS Admissions | |
Haryana MBBS Admissions | |
Himachal Pradesh MBBS Admissions | |
Maharashtra MBBS Admissions | |
Odisha MBBS Admissions | |
Madhya Pradesh MBBS Admissions | |
Punjab MBBS Admissions | |
Delhi MBBS Admissions | |
West Bengal MBBS Admissions | |
Tamil Nadu MBBS Admissions | |
Uttar Pradesh MBBS Admissions | |
Telangana MBBS Admissions | |
Rajasthan MBBS Admissions | |
Arunachal Pradesh MBBS Admissions | |
Assam MBBS Admissions | |
Jammu & Kashmir MBBS Admissions |
Mop-up round is the final round of counselling for NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to fill the remaining vacant seats in MBBS/BDS courses in government, deemed, and private medical colleges across India. Check out the NEET Counselling Process 2025 mop-up round details:
The mop-up round is conducted after the first two main rounds of counselling are completed. It is conducted to fill the remaining vacant seats in the participating colleges.
During the mop-up round, the seats are allotted to the candidates based on their NEET scores, preferences, and the availability of seats.
Students who have not registered earlier or those who have registered but have not been allotted any seat in the earlier rounds of counselling can participate in the mop-up round.
After the mop-up round of NEET Counselling 2025, if any seats remain vacant, then the colleges can conduct a stray vacancy round to fill the remaining vacant seats. In the stray vacancy round, the seats are allotted to the candidates on a first-come-first-serve basis.
The NEET Stray Vacancy Round 2025 is conducted after the Mop-Up or 3rd round of counselling, to fill the remaining vacant seats at the participating colleges. The NEET 2025 Stray Vacancy Round of counselling is conducted only if some of the seats remain unfilled even after the first three rounds of counselling sessions. Students need not register for this round separately but they will be shortlisted based on the merit list, and only those who are yet to be assigned a seat will be eligible for participation in it. In case some of the seats remain unfilled even after the NEET 2025 Stray Vacancy Round of counselling, a Special Stray Vacancy Counselling round will be conducted to fill the rest of the seats.
The reservation criteria for the NEET UG 2025 exam are set by official authorities. As per the NEET UG Reservation Criteria 2025, seats are reserved for GEN-EWS, SC, OBC-NCL, ST, and PwD candidates. The percentage of seats reserved for different categories is given as follows.
Categories | Caste Reservation |
|---|---|
Other Backward Caste (OBC-NCL) | 27% |
Scheduled Caste (SC) | 15% |
General Economically Weaker Section (GEN – EWS) | 10% |
Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 7.5% |
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) | 5% |
In case candidates have any doubts during the NEET 2025 counselling rounds, they need to reach out to the concerned authority at the earliest. One can refer to the NEET UG counselling 2025 contact details.
Phone No: 0120-4073500
Toll-Free Number: 1800 102 7637
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To change nationality from Indian to NRI, candidates need to inform the authorities conducting the counselling, submit the required documents to prove NRI status, and once approved, they will be eligible for the NRI quota in the participating colleges.
If the caste certificate is not available during NEET counselling, candidates can apply for a provisional caste certificate and submit it at the time of counselling, and the original certificate can be submitted later.
The NEET 2025 counselling will begin after the results are released. Based on the choices filled, aspirants will be granted admission to different colleges via seat allotment rounds. Students must stay abreast of all the timelines associated with NEET counselling 2025 to avoid missing out on any crucial information or event.
MCC will conduct 4 rounds for NEET 2025 Counselling including mop-up and stray vacancy rounds as well.
The fee for NEET 2025 counselling is usually INR 1,000 for unreserved category candidates and INR 500 for reserved category aspirants.
The NEET seat allotment letter 2025 is an important document that marks the end of your admission process. It is provided to a candidate who has been allotted seat in an institute. Aspirants can download the seat allotment letter of NEET 2025 if they find the college satisfactory. They need to further report to the institute and confirm their admission.
Aspirants who secure the minimum qualifying percentile in the NEET 2025 cutoff and make it to the merit list are considered eligible for the counselling rounds. Candidates who take part in NEET counselling 2025 can secure admission into their dream colleges via the AIQ and state-level rounds. Respective authorities will run the counselling rounds on their official websites.
The NEET counselling 2025 mop-up round is the 3rd round. It is conducted for those aspirants who weren’t allocated any seats in the 1st and the 2nd round respectively.
No, that is not possible. The scores of NEET are valid only for the same academic session. Aspirants cannot use the NEET 2024 marks in 2025-2026 academic year.
As per data available from the previous years’ NEET counselling, candidates need to secure 138-720 for GN and 108-137 for SC/ ST/ OBC category. Respective state take these scores into consideration and release their own provisional merit lists on their respective official websites. MCC and states conduct the NEET 2025 counselling rounds based on the same general merit list.
The official authorities will release the shortlisted candidates list eligible for NEET 2025 counselling on the official website.
If a candidate doesn't lock their choices in the NEET counselling form, the last saved choices will be automatically locked, and they may lose the opportunity to participate in the counselling process if they are not satisfied with the choices.
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