NEET UG 2026 counselling begins August 4; academic session to start Sept 8 | Check schedule here
The first round of counselling for deemed and central universities will be conducted from August 4 to August 17.
The NEET UG 2026 counselling process officially commenced on August 4, with the first round of admissions for AIQ seats in MBBS and other undergraduate medical courses set to begin. The academic session for the 2026-27 batch is scheduled to start on September 8. The MCC has outlined a series of counselling rounds, including the second round from August 24 to September 2, third round from September 10 to September 18, stray vacancy round from September 28 to October 3, and the last date for joining by October 10.
State quota seats have separate rounds, with the first round from August 13 to August 22 and joining required by August 28. The MCC has introduced several changes to streamline the process, including online resignation and no mandatory physical reporting for seat upgrades.
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