MCC resumes NEET PG Counselling after brief pause: 540 candidates resign, 117 duplicate seats removed

Anu Parthiban | December 13, 2025 | 09:02 AM IST | 1 min read

NEET PG Counselling 2025: Round 2 choice filling facility will be closed at 1 pm today. Candidates are required to submit their preference on mcc.nic.in.

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NEET PG 2025 round 2 seat allotment results soon. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)
NEET PG 2025 round 2 seat allotment results soon. (Representational image: Wikimedia Commons)

As many as 540 candidates opted for resignation or withdrawal from the NEET PG round 2 counselling, as per the latest official update. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) clarified that the counselling was halted due to three reasons – addition of seats, withdrawal of duplicate seats, and quota changes. NEET PG 2025 Counselling LIVE

After pausing for a brief period, the MCC resumed the NEET PG round 2 choice filling at 4 pm on December 12, and announced that it will close the facility at 1 pm today, December 13. The decision was taken after the addition of 135 new postgraduate medical seats, taking the total available seats to 32,215.

Candidates who wish to edit or change the order of preference are required to complete the selection process by 1 pm and lock their choices.

The revised schedule for NEET PG round 2 counselling, along with the seat allotment result date, will be announced shortly on the official website, mcc.nic.in. Earlier, the MCC NEET PG round 2 seat allotment was scheduled for December 12.

The MCC has instructed all medical colleges that have contributed seats in round 2 to verify the seat matrix before processing the results.

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“Any information regarding seat discrepancy/duplicate contribution after seat processing of Round-2, will not be entertained by MCC. Therefore, please check the seat matrix carefully before 01:00 PM of 13.12.2025,” it said.

Based on the details provided by the medical colleges, the MCC has made the following changes - Additions of seats after resignation, withdrawals of seats due to duplication by institutes, and quota changes for AFMS seats.

NEET PG round 2 counselling

Details

Additions of seats after resignation

540

Duplicate seats removed

117

Quota change for AFMS seats

18

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