MCC NEET PG Counselling 2026 Live: Round 1 schedule soon at mcc.nic.in; seat matrix, closing ranks

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will announce the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) PG 2026 counselling schedule for 50% All India Quota (AIQ) postgraduate medical seats soon. Candidates who have qualified NEET PG 2026 are eligible for registration, choice filling, seat allotment and reporting.

Candidates will have to register on the MCC website once the NEET PG counselling window opens. The NEET PG 2026 counselling process will include registration, fee payment, choice filling and locking, seat allotment and reporting to the allotted institute.

MCC will conduct counselling for 50% AIQ postgraduate medical seats, along with seats in deemed universities, central universities, ESIC institutions and other institutions covered under its counselling process. The remaining 50% state quota seats will be handled by respective state counselling authorities.

MCC NEET PG 2026 Counselling: Steps to register

MCC will open NEET PG 2026 counselling registration soon. Once registration begins, candidates can follow these steps to complete the MCC counselling registration process.

• Visit the official MCC website at mcc.nic.in.
• Go to the PG Medical Counselling section.
• Click on the New Registration link.
• Enter the required NEET PG 2026 and personal details.
• Create login credentials and sign in to the counselling portal.
• Complete the registration form with academic and other required details.
• Pay the prescribed counselling and security fee.
• Submit the registration form and save the confirmation page for future reference.
• After NEET PG registration, complete choice filling and locking

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NEET PG counselling: NMC seat matrix 2026

The NMC has released the NEET PG 2026 seat matrix, covering postgraduate medical seats across government, private and deemed institutions. The overall matrix includes 63,177 seats across MD, MS, diploma, DM and MCh programmes. Of these, 58,468 are NEET PG seats, including MD, MS, diploma and six-year courses. Careers360 Medicine

The NMC seat matrix 2026 NEET PG includes seats under different categories, including the AIQ, deemed universities, DNB and central internal quota. The MCC will use the relevant seat data for its AIQ counselling process.

Karnataka has the highest number of postgraduate medical seats in the latest NMC NEET PG seat matrix, with 8,323 seats, followed by Maharashtra with 6,992, Tamil Nadu with 6,306 and Uttar Pradesh with 6,082 seats.