NEET SS Counselling 2025: MCC Announces Special Stray Vacancy Round After Cut-Off Reduction To 30th Percentile

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has introduced a Special Stray Vacancy Round for NEET SS Counselling 2025 in response to the qualifying percentile reduction from 50th to 30th percentile. The MCC issued the announcement on September 25, 2026, in accordance with the Supreme Court's September 17 order related to NEET SS counselling.

This special round will focus on vacant DM, MCh, and DrNB SS seats remaining after Round 2 of the counselling process. MCC has clarified that this round will not involve any seat upgrades. Candidates who did not receive a seat in previous counselling rounds and those who have become eligible due to the revised percentile threshold are eligible to participate in the Special Stray round.

However, those who got seats through earlier rounds will not be able to use this round to upgrade their existing seats. The MCC has also provided an update on Tamil Nadu's in-service vacant seats. Any such seats left vacant following the state's stray round are expected to be returned to MCC by September 28, 2026, and subsequently added to the seat matrix for All India SS Counselling 2025.

Candidates should frequently visit the MCC website for further updates on the seat matrix and counselling-related information. The MCC's official website hosts a dedicated section for Super Speciality counselling notices and updates, which should be considered the authoritative source for the stated qualifying percentile of 30th percentile.