{
  "id": 1247415,
  "title": "NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 1 Choice Filling Closes Tomorrow At 6 PM; Choice Locking Begins At 10 AM On August 17",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/neet-ug-counselling-2026-round-1-choice-filling-closes-tomorrow-at-6",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T09:51:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/neet-ug-counselling-2026-round-1-choice-filling-closes-tomorrow-at-6-pm-choice-locking-begins-at-10-am-on-august-17"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "NEET UG Counselling 2026: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will close the choice-filling facility for Round 1 of NEET UG Counselling 2026 tomorrow, August 17. Candidates who have registered for the counselling process must submit their preferred colleges and courses by 6 PM on August 17, 2026. The choice-locking window will open tomorrow, August 17, from 10 AM to 6 PM. Candidates are…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}