NEET PG 2024 Round 3: 24,314 seats up for grabs after cut-off reduction; virtual vacancy increases

NEW DELHI: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced a total of 24,314 vacancies will be filled through the NEET PG round 3 counselling 2024. Candidates will have to register for the NEET PG counselling by today and fill choices in the order of preference by 8 am on January 16.

The MCC NEET PG counselling schedule was recently revised taking into account the reduction in NEET PG cut-offs, which allows more aspirants to participate in the admission process. The cut-offs were reduced to ensure that PG seats in medical colleges do not remain vacant.

The NEET PG cut-off 2024 for general category candidates was lowered to 15 percentile and those belonging to SC, ST, PwD categories with a minimum of 10 percentile will also be considered eligible. Those candidates who are eligible to participate in the counselling after the NEET PG cut-off reduction will have to avail the facility before the deadline.

NEET PG round 3 seat matrix

As per the schedule, the NEET PG round 3 registration window will close today at 12 noon and the facility to fill choices will be made available till 8 am tomorrow. The choice locking facility will then be opened at 8 pm today and will remain open till 8 am on January 16.

The MCC has announced 15,902 virtual vacancies for the round 3 counselling process. Virtual vacancies in NEET PG counselling refer to the seats that were allotted in round 2 and are temporarily vacant due to candidates choosing to update or vacate them.

99 seats have been newly added for round 3 counselling. The MCC has added seats in medical colleges located in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.

Moreover, a total of 8,313 clear vacancies have also been announced for the upcoming round. Clear vacancy means the seats which were not allotted in the previous round.

Number of vacant seats in NEET PG counselling 2024

Here’s the details of the number of PG medical seats available for round 2 and round 3.

The MCC notified 25,661 seats for round 2 and 24,314 for round 3, only 1,347 less than the previous round. Notably, 12,621 candidates were newly allotted seats in round 2 and a total of 3,561 choices were upgraded.