NEET PG 2025 round 3 seat matrix out on mcc.nic.in; 292 new MD, MS seats added

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has issued the seat matrix for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG 2025) round 3 counselling 2025 on its official website, mcc.nic.in. The matrix shows 292 newly added MD and MS seats. NEET PG 2025 Counselling LIVE

The NEET PG 2025 round 3 seat matrix also lists 10,101 clear vacancies across MD, MS, and DNB programmes. In addition, 18,076 virtual vacancies are also added due to upgradation and seat movement from round 3 counselling rounds.

According to MCC data, the newly added seats have been incorporated following updates from participating medical colleges and institutions. The clear vacancies reflect seats left unfilled after round 2, while the virtual vacancies are based on candidates upgrading to higher preferences during round 3 counselling.

NEET PG 2025 round 3 choice filling open till January 26

Eligible candidates can exercise NEET PG 2025 round 3 choice filling through the official website. As per the counselling schedule, registration, payment, and choice filling window for NEET PG 2025 round 3 will remain open till January 26.

The NEET PG 2025 round 3 seat allotment result is scheduled to be processed between January 27 and January 28, with the result to be declared on January 29. Candidates allotted seats in this round will have to report to the allotted institutes between January 30 and February 6.

NEET PG 2025 Seat Matrix: SC petition challenges cut-off

The release of the NEET PG 2025 round 3 comes amid legal scrutiny over the NEET PG 2025 cut-off reduction. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the decision to reduce the qualifying cut-off to zero and allow negative marks for reserved category candidates.

The petition states that lowering the cut-off undermines the purpose of NEET PG as a merit-based national examination.

As per the revised cut-off approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, SC, ST, and OBC candidates with scores as low as minus 40 marks have become eligible for counselling.

The government states that the cut-off was lowered to fill nearly 18,000 vacant MD and MS seats, a figure reflected in the large number of clear and virtual vacancies shown in the Round 3 seat matrix.