MCC NEET Counselling 2026 LIVE: NMC offers 1.36 lakh seats for MBBS admissions; dates soon, cutoffs

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will announce the MCC National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG 2026) couselling dates soon. Candidates will be able to access the MCC NEET counselling 2026 schedule on the official website at mcc.nic.in. NEET UG 2026 result live updates

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has recently published the MBBS seat matrix for the academic year 2026-27. This year, MCC offers a total of 1,36,939 seats for the MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 process.

The NEET UG counselling 2026 for the All-India Quota (AIQ) for MBBS and BDS admission is conducted by the MCC, while for state quota seats, counselling is conducted by respective state authorities.

NEET Counselling 2026: MBBS seats offered

As per the NMC NEET seat matrix, the government medical colleges currently offer 63,296 seats, while private medical colleges provide 73,643 seats, showing an increase of 9,911 MBBS seats compared to last year.

A total of 2,111 government and 7,800 private MBBS seats have been added for the 2026-27 academic session.

For admission to government medical colleges, West Bengal has received the highest increase with 325 new seats, followed by Chhattisgarh with 250 seats, Andhra Pradesh with 225 seats and Bihar with 190 seats. Whereas, the private medical college MBBS seats in Karnataka witnessed the highest addition with 1,150 seats, followed by Rajasthan with 900 seats, Tamil Nadu with 800 seats, and Uttar Pradesh with 800 seats.

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MCC NEET UG Counselling 2026

MCC conducts NEET UG counselling 2026 for:

• 15% All India Quota seats MBBS and BDS seats of states
• 100% MBBS and BDS Seats of BHU OPEN
• AIIMS Open Seats: 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
• JIPMER Open (Puducherry and Karaikal) and internal seats (Domicile)
• AMU open and internal seats
• 85% Internal quota/domicile seats of DU, IP University (VMMC/
• ABVIMS/ESIC Dental)
• Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia) and internal seats
• 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC & Insured Persons quota seats
• AFMC: Only registration
• 100% BSc (Nursing) of selected Central BSc Nursing Institutes
• Counselling under MCC shall include 100% seats of Deemed Universities, including 15% NRI seats

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NTA NEET UG Result 2026

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the re-NEET UG 2026 result, and Aryan Gupta and Panshul Bansal have topped the medical entrance exam, scoring 715 out of 720. Around 11.21 lakh students qualified the NEET UG exam, and only 138 students scored above 690 out of 720 marks. Candidates can download their NEET UG scorecard 2026 on the official website neet.nta.nic.in through the login portal using their application number and password details.