NEET MDS 2025 Counselling: 1,574 seats available in government, deemed, central universities
Anu Parthiban | June 26, 2025 | 06:20 PM IST | 2 mins read
The NEET MDS counselling registration and choice filling facilities for round 1 will be open till June 30 on the official website, mcc.nic.in.
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Try NowThe Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced the final seat matrix for the NEET MDS counselling 2025. There are a total of 1,574 seats available for postgraduate dental courses in India. The NEET MDS 2025 counselling registration link is live on the official website, mcc.nic.in.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has declared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - Master of Dental Surgery ( NEET MDS 2025 ) results on May 15. This year, a total of 30,435 candidates registered for the exam.
The NEET MDS cut-off 2025 has been reduced slightly for all categories. As per the minimum qualifying marks, general and EWS category candidates with 261 marks under the 50th percentile, General-PwD candidates with 244 marks under the 45th percentile, and SC, ST, and OBC-NCL candidates with 227 marks under the 40th percentile will be eligible.
NEET MDS counselling 2025 process
The NEET MDS counselling registration for round 1 will be open till June 30. Candidates are required to fill their choice of courses and colleges before the deadline and pay the application fee. The MCC will conduct four rounds of NEET MDS counselling — round 1, round 2, round 3, and stray vacancy round for the following seats.
- 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats in government dental colleges, excluding some states like Jammu and Kashmir unless they opt in.
- 100% seats in deemed universities.
- 50% AIQ seats in central universities, DU-MAIDS, AMU, BHU, and remaining 50% are institutional seats.
- Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) institutions.
- Remaining 50% state quota seats in government and all private colleges will be filled by state counselling committees.
Delhi University – Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (DU-MAIDS), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), and Banaras Hindu University are the central universities participating in the MCC counselling.
Number of seats in NEET MDS counselling
The NEET MDS seat matrix for this year’s counselling is given below.
|
PG dental colleges |
NEET MDS seat matrix |
|
All India quota (AIQ) seats in government colleges |
396 |
|
Deemed universities |
1,142 |
|
Central universities |
36 |
|
Total |
1,574 |
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