Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling 2026: Stray vacancy round 1 schedule out; choice filling from Oct 15

The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has announced the schedule for round 1 of the online stray vacancy National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) counselling for MBBS and BDS admissions for the academic year 2026-27. Candidates will be able to fill in their college preferences from October 15 to October 16, 2026, until 11:59 pm. The Maharashtra NEET UG seat allotment result will be declared on October 17.

According to the Maharashtra NEET UG counselling 2026 notice, candidates allotted seats must report to their respective colleges with original documents and the required fee by October 20, 2026, at 5:30 pm to confirm admission.

Candidates must fill in fresh choices for the Maharashtra NEET UG stray vacancy round. Preferences submitted during round 3 will be cancelled and will not be considered for stray vacancy seat allotment.

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Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 1 stray vacancy dates

Candidates can check the schedule for the first Maharashtra NEET UG stray vacancy round below.

How to fill choices for Maharashtra NEET UG stray vacancy round 1

Eligible candidates can follow these steps to complete the choice filling process for Maharastra NEET counselling.

• Visit the official Maharashtra CET Cell website, mahacet.org.
• Open the MBBS and BDS admission counselling section.
• Log in using the existing registration credentials.
• Check the available vacant seats once the seat details are published.
• Fill in fresh college and course preferences.
• Review the selected preferences and submit them before the deadline.

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Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling 2026: Admissions in previous rounds

The CET Cell stated that 17,266 students secured admission to MBBS and BDS courses in the first two rounds of centralised Maharashtra NEET counselling.

Of these, 8,001 students took admission in round 1, while 9,265 students joined colleges in round 2. In round 3, 11,340 candidates were given an opportunity for admission. The Round 3 admission process was scheduled to continue until October 14, 2026, according to the notice.

The stray vacancy rounds will be conducted to fill vacant MBBS and BDS seats in government, municipal corporation, government-aided, private unaided and minority colleges after the regular counselling rounds. The CET Cell has announced that three online stray vacancy rounds will be conducted.