MCC NEET Counselling 2026 Explained: Registration steps, MBBS seats, reservation norms

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will conduct the MCC NEET UG 2026 counselling for 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats in government colleges in India, and 100% seats of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), and Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI). MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 is conducted in three rounds followed by a stray vacancy round. MCC NEET UG counselling Live Updates

The state counselling for NEET UG 2026 will be conducted separately for 85% of seats in government colleges and 100% of seats in top private medical colleges in India.

NEET qualified candidates are required to register on MCC website, mcc.nic.in, to participate in the counselling process for allotment of a seat. MCC does not allot any seat either on a nomination basis or manually.

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MCC Counselling: MBBS seats offered

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has offered a total of 1,36,939 seats for the MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 process.

According to the MBBS seat matrix, government medical colleges currently have 63,296 seats on offer, while private medical colleges account for 73,643 seats, together reflecting a rise of 9,911 MBBS seats over last year's numbers.

For the 2026-27 academic session, 2,111 seats have been added in government colleges and 7,800 in private colleges.

Among government medical colleges, West Bengal saw the largest increase, adding 325 seats, followed by Chhattisgarh with 250 seats, Andhra Pradesh with 225 seats, and Bihar with 190 seats. For the private colleges, Karnataka led the way with 1,150 additional seats, trailed by Rajasthan with 900 seats, and Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh, which each added 800 seats.

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MCC NEET UG Counselling 2026: How to apply?

The steps to apply for MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 are as follows.

• Registration for MCC counselling on the official website
• Payment of fees, including a security deposit.
• Choice filling and locking process.
• NEET UG seat allotment result announcement.
• Reporting to the allotted medical and dental college.
• Vacant seats will be published.

Documents required for NEET UG counselling 2026

The list of documents required for MCC NEET counselling is listed below.

• NEET Admit Card
• NEET Scorecard or Rank Letter
• Class 10 certificate and mark sheet
• Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
• ID proof (Aadhar/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport)
• Eight passport-size photographs
• Provisional Allotment Letter
• Caste and PwD certificate (if applicable)

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NEET UG Counselling Fee 2026

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MCC NEET UG reservation policy

According to the Government of India’s reservation policy, for admission to Central Universities and Institutions and medical college is as follows.

• 10% of the seats are reserved for the category General-Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS)
• 15% of the seats are reserved for the category Scheduled Caste (SC)
• 7.5% for the category Scheduled Tribe (ST)
• 27% for the category Other Backward Classes belonging to the Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL)
• 5% seats (Horizontal Reservation) for PwBD candidates

MCC NEET UG Seat Allotment 2026

Once the MCC NEET UG counselling seat allotment is published, candidates will have to visit the official website and download the allotment order from the login portal. However, MCC will first publish the provisional allotment result, based on which students will have to submit their grievances, if any. Those who will be shortlisted for NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 will have to report to allotted college along with required documents to confirm their admission.