{
  "id": 46967,
  "title": "NEET UG 2026 counselling begins August 4; academic session to start Sept 8 | Check schedule here",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/neet-ug-2026-counselling-begins-august-4-academic-session-to-start",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T13:13:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/neet-ug-2026-counselling-begins-august-4-academic-session-to-start-sept-8-check-schedule-here-mcc-nic-in-101785664364305.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "NEET UG 2026 counselling starts August 4, ends August 17",
    "AIQ seats allotted from August 13, result declared August 17",
    "Academic session begins September 8"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}