NEET UG 2025 Counseling: NEET UG counseling rules have changed, leaving the seat after the third round will be costly..

NEET UG 2025 Counselling: NEET UG 2025 counselling for admission in medical courses has started. Registration for the first round of NEET UG counselling has started from July 21. Its last date is July 28, till noon. The choice filling/locking process will also run till 11:55 pm on July 28. The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has made some changes in the counselling process this time. It is important for the students who pass the NEET UG exam to know about it, so that there is no difficulty in getting counselling.

The registration fee for NEET UG 2025 counselling is Rs 1000 for unreserved category candidates and Rs 500 for reserved category candidates. Registration has to be done by visiting the MCC website. NEET UG roll number will be required for this. NEET UG 2025 Counselling:

Counselling Process Step-by-Step
Step 1: Registration
Visit the MCC website: www.mcc.nic.in
Go to the NEET UG counselling section and select “New Registration”.

Register with mobile number, email, and NEET roll number.
Step 2: Document upload and verification
Upload Aadhaar, mark sheet, NEET score card, photo, signature, etc.
Verification will be completely online.
Step 3: Choice filling and locking
Fill in the list of colleges and courses of your choice.
After filling, make sure to “Choice Lock”, otherwise it will be auto-locked by the system.
Step 4: Seat allotment result
The seat allotment result will be released on the scheduled date.
Check the website and download the provisional allotment letter.
Step 4: Seat allotment result
The seat allotment result will be released on the scheduled date.
Check the website and download the provisional allotment letter.
Step 5: Reporting and document verification

Report to the allotted college (online or physical, as instructed).

The final verification of the document will be done there.

NEET UG 2025 Counselling: What has changed in counselling this time?

1. Verification first, seat later

In NEET UG counselling, first, the online verification of the documents of the candidate will be done; only after that, the process of choice filling and seat allotment will take place.

2. Strict penalty for leaving the seat

If you take a seat in Round 1 or 2 and later leave it without reporting, then there can be a ban for a year and security forfeit.

3. Same process for AIIMS / JIPMER too

Earlier, these institutes had a separate process, but now they are also included on the MCC portal.

4. Registration only once

Now you have to register only once for the entire counselling round, not repeatedly.

5. You cannot leave the seat after the third round

You will not be allowed to leave the seat after the third round. If you are allotted a seat in the third round, you will not get a chance to participate in the stray vacancy round.

6. The previous allotment will be cancelled if you upgrade

If an upgraded seat is allotted, the previous seat will be automatically cancelled.

NEET UG 2025 Counselling: List of required documents
NEET UG Score Card
Admit Card
10th, 12th Marksheet and Certificate
Cast Certificate (if applicable)
Domicile (for state quota)
Passport size photo
Aadhaar card or identity card
PwD certificate (if applicable)

NEET UG 2025 Counselling: Counselling Schedule
Round 1
Process Dates
Registration and Fee Payment July 21 – July 28 (till noon)
Choice Filling July 22 – July 28 (till 11:55 PM)
Choice Locking July 28 (4 PM – 11:55 PM)
Seat Allotment Process July 29–30
Result Declaration July 31
Reporting and Document Verification August 1–6
Institutional Data Verification August 7–8
Round 2
Process Dates
Seat Matrix Verification 9–11 August
Registration & Fee Payment 12–18 August (up to noon)
Choice Filling 13–18 August (up to 11:55 PM)
Choice Locking 18 August (4 PM–11:55 PM)
Seat Allotment Process 19–20 August
Result Declaration 21 August
Reporting & Verification 22–29 August
Data Verification 30 August – 1 September
Round 3 / Mop-Up Round
Process Dates
Seat Matrix Verification 2 September
Registration & Fee Payment 3–8 September (up to noon)
Choice Filling 3–8 September (up to 11:55 PM)
Choice Locking 8 September (4 PM–11:55 PM)
Seat Allotment 9–10 September
Result Declaration 11 September
Reporting 12–18 September
Data Verification 19–21 September
Round 4 / Stray Vacancy Round
Process Dates
Seat Matrix Verification 22 September
Registration & Fees 22–24 September (Up to 6 PM)
Choice Filling 22–25 September (Upto 8 AM)
Choice Locking 24 September 8 PM – 25 September 8 AM
Seat Allotment 25–26 September
Result Declaration 27 September
Reporting 27 September – 3 October

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