NEET UG Counselling 2024: Dates, Seat Matrix, and Counselling Rounds

NEET UG Counselling 2024: The National Testing Agency will soon begin the counselling process for NEET UG candidates. There are two types of NEET UG merit lists for students. While the first one is 15% AIQ merit list, the second is for state wise medical counselling. NEET UG counselling consists of primary 4 rounds including - Round 1, Round 2, Mop up Round, and Stray Vacancy Round. NTA has postponed the NEET UG counselling process till further notice. Once announced, the same will be updated here.

The first two rounds of the counselling process are for 15% All India Quota (AIQ) and deemed & central universities, AIIMS, JIPMER, ESIC, and AFMC. Round 3, also known as NEET UG Mop-Up Round, is conducted for the rest of 85% of state quota seats. The final round of the counselling process is the NEET UG stray vacancy round which is for those students who have not been selected in Round 1, Round 2, and Mop-Up Round.

If the seats are still left vacant, then these seats are given for the stray vacancy round to respective institutes or colleges. Once all four rounds of the NEET UG counselling process are completed, additional rounds of counselling will be conducted to fill the seats which have remained vacant. 

MCC releases the NEET UG Cutoff in the form of opening and closing ranks. NEET UG opening rank is the highest rank, which corresponds to the maximum marks, and the closing rank is the lowest rank. 

NEET UG Counselling Dates 2024

MCC will release the notification for NEET UG counselling soon at the official website. For NEET UG counselling, there will be four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and Stray Vacancy Round. Except for the institute reporting process, which must be completed in person at the institutes, NEET UG counselling will be done entirely online.

Further, candidates can take a look at the round wise NEET UG counselling Dates 2024 below: 

NEET UG Counselling 2024 Round 1 

NEET UG Counselling 2024 Round 2

NEET UG Counselling 2024 Round 3 (Mop up round)

NEET Counselling 2024 Stray Vacancy Round

NEET UG 2024 State-Wise Counselling Dates

NEET state-wise counselling schedule will be released at the official website of MCC. The state-wise NEET UG counselling is done for 85% of seats which is conducted by the respective state governments. The state wise counselling schedule will be updated below as soon as it is released: 

NEET UG Seat Matrix for Last Year

Check the list of round wise seat matrix for NEET UG counselling process held last year: 

NEET UG Counselling 2024: Reservation Policy for All India Quota seats

As per the NEET UG counselling PDF, candidates can take a look at the reservation policy of the Central Government for NEET UG Counselling in AIQ seats as follows:

NEET Counselling 2024: Domicile free AIQ Open Seats

Candidates can take a look at the following different types of NEET UG domicile free open seats below: 

1. 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,
2. 100% MBBS/ BDS Seats of BHU OPEN
3. AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
4. JIPMER Open (Puducherry/ Karaikal)
5. AMU Open
6. 15% All India Quota seats of DU/ I.P University (VMMC/ ABVIMS/ESIC Dental)
7. Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
8. 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC 

NEET UG Counselling 2024: How to Register?

Another important aspect of MCC NEET UG counselling is the registration process. Here are the steps through which candidates can register for the NEET UG counselling. 

Step 1: Candidates need to go to the official website of NTA 

Step 2: On the homepage, candidates will find the link that reads the 'New Registration Round' tab 

Step 3: Now, the candidate needs to select the 'New candidate registration' tab 

Step 4: Now, the candidate needs to read the given instruction and click on the 'I agree' check the tab 

Step 5: Candidates have to enter mandatory details such as NEET UG roll number, NEET UG application number, mother’s name, date of birth, and security pin

Step 6: Click on 'submit' 

Step 7: Once clicked on submit,  credentials will be generated and sent to the registered email address

Step 8: Candidates have to complete the registration form by entering personal, educational, NEET 2023 results and other details and uploading of scanned photograph and signature

Step 9: Pay the registration fee and take a printout of the registration confirmation page

NEET UG Counselling 2024 Eligibility Criteria

In order to participate in the NEET counselling process, candidates are required to fultill the following eligibility criteria: 

• The candidate must have cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)
• Candidates must have registered themselves on the official website of MCC 
• All applicants may take part in the counselling for AIQ seats and designated universities, including those who are from the UT of J&K.

NEET UG Counselling 2024: Documents Required

Candidates who will report to the institutes which have been assigned to them for confirmation of the seat must carry the following documents with them:

• NEET UG admit card 2024
• NEET UG result 2024 or rank letter
• Class 10 mark sheet and certificate
• Class 12 mark sheet and certificate
• Valid, non-expired and government-issued photo ID proof
• Six to eight passport-sized photographs (preferably the same as the one submitted with the NEET 2024 application form)
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Disability Certificate (if applicable)
• Provisional allotment letter

NOTE: Candidates are required to carry both original and photocopies of the above-mentioned documents.

The first round's empty seats will be carried over to the second round. The seats that remain open after the second round of NEET counselling will be moved to the respective state quota. Through a mop-up round of NEET 2023 counselling, the vacant seats in the AIQ quota of Deemed Universities, Central Universities, and ESIC colleges would be filled. The institutional round or stray round of NEET Counseling will fill any open seats.

NEET UG Counselling Registration Fee 2024

The table below contains information about the registration cost for NEET UG 2024 counselling.

NEET UG 2024 Counselling Stages

The counselling process for NEET UG exam consists of various stages. Here are the important stages included in the NEET UG counselling process:

Choice Filling 

Once the registration process is completed, candidates need to fill in the choices by logging into the registered account on the MCC portal

• Candidates need to select the course/college in the desired order of preference 
• Candidates are allowed to fill in any number of choices from the list provided
• Candidates also have the option of adding/deleting a choice 
• Further, candidates  can also move up/ move down a choice as per their preference
• Once done with choice filling, candidates must save a copy of the choices filled for future reference 

Seat Allotment 

On the basis of AIR obtained by the candidate in NEET 2024 and the choices filled in the registration form, a seat allocation list will be prepared

The seat allocation results will be uploaded on the MCC's official website. 

Reporting to the college allotted 

Candidates who receive seats in NEET UG counselling must show up at the designated institutes for document verification and seat confirmation. A candidate's candidature will be revoked if they accept the seat that has been offered to them but fail to report to the offered institute by the deadline.

NEET UG AYUSH Counselling 2024

Apart from counselling in MBBS, MSC, and MDS programs, NEET UG qualified candidates can also apply for AYUSH counselling. The AYUSH counselling is conducted by the Ayush Admissions Central Counselling Committee (AACCC). The Ayush counselling is for the following programs: 

BAMS- Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery

BUMS-Bachelor of Unani Medicine & Surgery

BSMS-Bachelor of Siddha Medicine & Surgery

BHMS-Bachelor of Homoeopathic Medicine & Surgery

Eligibility criteria for NEET UG AYUSH Counselling

The following candidates are eligible for AYUSH counselling:

• NEET qualified candidates who have not registered in the 1st Round
• Candidates registered for the 1st Round and were not allotted a seat
• Candidates who have opted for free exit in the 1st Round
• Candidates joined the allotted seat in the 1st Round and submitted willingness for upgradation in the 2nd Round