HP NEET UG counselling 2026 dates out; application open till August 17 for 634 MBBS, 174 BDS seats
Vishnukumar V | August 14, 2026 | 03:06 PM IST | 3 mins read
HP NEET UG Counselling 2026: AMRU conducts four rounds for MBBS and BDS admissions. Round 1 seat allotment on August 26
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Try NowThe Atal Medical and Research University (AMRU), Himachal Pradesh, has released the final prospectus for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate (UG) 2026 counselling for admission to Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) courses. Eligible candidates can submit the online HP NEET 2026 counselling application form till August 17 through the official AMRU website, amruhp.ac.in.
The centralised HP NEET UG counselling 2026 is conducted by AMRU on behalf of the Himachal Pradesh government for admission to MBBS and BDS seats in government and private medical and dental colleges in the state. Admissions will be based on the merit of candidates who have qualified NEET UG 2026.
Candidates belonging to the general, NRI, OBC and other categories will have to pay an application fee of Rs 2,500. The fee for SC, ST and EWS candidates is Rs 1,500, while PwD candidates are exempted from paying the application fee.
Himachal Pradesh NEET UG counselling 2026 dates
AMRU has announced the counselling schedule for three rounds and the stray round days will be announced separately. As per the schedule, the online application for round 1 can be done by August 17.
|
Counselling event |
Date |
|
Round 1 |
|
|
Online application |
August 13 to 17, 2026 |
|
Provisional merit list |
August 18, 2026 |
|
Final merit list |
August 19, 2026 |
|
Filling of course, college and quota preferences |
August 21 to 23, 2026 |
|
Provisional seat allocation |
August 25, 2026 |
|
Final seat allocation |
August 26, 2026 |
|
Joining allotted college |
August 28 and 29, 2026 |
|
Round 2 |
|
|
Fresh online counselling application – Round 2 |
August 31 to September 2, 2026 |
|
Provisional merit list |
September 3, 2026 |
|
Final merit list |
September 5, 2026 |
|
Vacancy position |
September 5, 2026 |
|
Choice filling |
September 6 to 8, 2026 |
|
Provisional seat allocation |
September 10, 2026 |
|
Final seat allocation |
September 11, 2026 |
|
Joining dates |
September 13 and 14, 2026 |
|
Round 3 |
|
|
Fresh online counselling application – Round 3 |
September 16 to 18, 2026 |
|
Provisional merit list |
September 19, 2026 |
|
Final merit list |
September 21, 2026 |
|
Vacancy position |
September 22, 2026 |
|
Choice filling |
September 22 to 24, 2026 |
|
Provisional seat allocation |
September 26, 2026 |
|
Final seat allocation |
September 28, 2026 |
|
Joining dates |
September 30 and October 1, 2026 |
Himachal Pradesh NEET UG Counselling 2026: Colleges
AMRU conducts the HP NEET counselling 2026 for six government medical colleges, one government dental college, three private dental colleges and one private medical college.
Government medical colleges
- Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla
- Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra at Tanda
- Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar Government Medical College, Nahan
- Sh Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College, Ner-Chowk, Mandi
- Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba
- Dr Radhakrishnan Government Medical College, Hamirpur
Government dental college
- H.P. Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla
Private dental colleges
- Himachal Dental College and Hospital, Sunder Nagar
- Bhojia Dental College and Hospital, Budh (Nalagarh)
- Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib
Private medical college
- Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College, Kumarhatti, Solan
HP NEET Counselling 2026: MBBS seat matrix
Each of the six government medical colleges has 120 MBBS seats. The seat distribution provided in the counselling information includes 15% All-India Quota seats and 85% State Quota seats. SLBS Government Medical College, Ner-Chowk, also has 36 seats under the ESI quota.
|
College |
Total seats |
All India Quota |
ESI quota |
State quota |
|
IGMC, Shimla |
120 |
18 |
— |
102 |
|
Dr RPGMC, Tanda |
120 |
18 |
— |
102 |
|
Dr YSGMC, Nahan |
120 |
18 |
— |
102 |
|
SLBSGMC, Ner-Chowk, Mandi |
120 |
18 |
36 |
66 |
|
PJLNGMC, Chamba |
120 |
18 |
— |
102 |
|
Dr RKGMC, Hamirpur |
120 |
18 |
— |
102 |
HP NEET 2026 Counselling: BDS seat matrix
The H.P. Government Dental College and Hospital, Shimla, has 75 seats, while Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar, and Bhojia Dental College, Nalagarh, have 60 seats each. Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib, has 100 seats.
|
College |
Total seats |
All India quota |
State quota |
|
H.P. Government Dental College, Shimla |
75 |
11 |
64 |
|
Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar |
60 |
— |
30 |
|
Bhojia Dental College, Nalagarh |
60 |
— |
30 |
|
Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib |
100 |
— |
50 |
The private dental colleges will also have seats under the management quota.
|
College |
Management quota seats |
|
Himachal Dental College, Sunder Nagar |
30 |
|
Bhojia Dental College, Nalagarh |
30 |
|
Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Paonta Sahib |
50 |
Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College seat distribution
The total intake is stated as 150 seats, with 25% or 38 seats under the state quota and 75% or 112 seats under the management quota.
|
Category |
State quota |
Management quota |
|
Total seats |
38 |
112 |
|
Group-A reserved |
17 |
33 |
|
Scheduled caste |
6 |
16 |
|
Scheduled tribe |
3 |
8 |
|
Other backward classes |
2 |
5 |
|
IRDP/BPL candidates |
2 |
— |
|
Backward area candidates |
1 |
— |
|
PwD |
2 |
4 |
|
Single girl child |
1 |
— |
|
Group-B unreserved |
21 |
56 |
|
NRI quota |
23 |
|
Candidates are advised to regularly check the AMRU website for any changes to the HP NEET 2026 counselling schedule.
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