NEET UG Counselling 2026 LIVE: MCC extends round 1 choice filling till tomorrow; preference locking starts

As per the KEA NEET UG round 1 dates, candidates can add, delete, or modify their options till August 20. Candidates can check their seat allotment results can be accessed on the official website at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has announced the NEET UG round 1 mock seat allotment result today. 

MCC has started the NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 choice locking process. Students who have entered their preferences for MBBS and BDS admission can lock their choices on the official website at mcc.nic.in, through login.

MCC has extended the NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 choice filling till tomorrow, August 18. 

The NEET UG 2026 choice filling process will be available till August 17, 6pm and the applicants can lock the choices from 10 am to 6 pm on August 17, 2026. The processing of seat allotment will start on August 18, 2026 and the result will be out on August 19, 2026.

The top 10 medical colleges in UP are:

1. King George's Medical University, Lucknow
2. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
3. Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
4. GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
5. Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida
6. Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra
7. Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
8. Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur
9. Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi
10. Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai

The round 1 schedule for the WB are:

The steps included in the NEET UG counselling 2026 process for MBBS and BDS admission are given below:

• Counselling Registration
• Fee payment
• Admission choice filling and locking
• Seat allotment
• Reporting and joining

There are a total of 20 AIIMS participating in the NEET UG counselling:

• AIIMS Bathinda
• AIIMS Bilaspur
• AIIMS Guwahati
• AIIMS Jammu
• AIIMS Mangalagiri
• AIIMS Rajkot
• AIIMS Bhubaneswar
• AIIMS Bibinagar
• AIIMS Deoghar
• AIIMS Gorakhpur
• AIIMS Jodhpur
• AIIMS Kalyani
• AIIMS Madurai
• AIIMS Nagpur
• AIIMS New Delhi
• AIIMS Patna
• AIIMS Rae Bareli
• AIIMS Raipur
• AIIMS Rishikesh
• AIIMS Bhopal

The AIIMS Delhi NEET 2026 cutoff is expected to remain highly competitive. Admissions at the institute usually close in the round 1 itself, with the closing rank standing at 48 last year.

As per the revised schedule, the MCC counselling 2026 NEET UG round 1 seat allotment result will be out on August 18, 2026.

The documents required for MCC NEET UG Couselling are:

• MCC allotment letter
• NEET scorecard
• NEET admit card
• Class 10 and 12 certificates
• Government ID proof
• Category certificate
• Medical fitness certificate
• Passport photographs
• Choice filling slip
• Migration certificate
• Transfer certificate

For students opting for the management quota at Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College, Kumarhatti, the total MBBS tution fee is Rs 95.83 lakh. The fee for the complete course under the State Quota stands at Rs 50.82 lakh, as per the final prospectus issued by Atal Medical and Research University (AMRU), Himachal Pradesh.

For the 2026-27 session, the state government has approved the revised MBBS and BDS fee structure. Students at government medical colleges will pay Rs 40,000 annually as tuition fees. The total fee for the first year will be Rs 60,000, while the fee for each year from the second to fifth year will be Rs 50,000.

The top 10 government medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh are:

• King George's Medical University, Lucknow
• Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
• Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
• GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
• Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida
• Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra
• Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
• Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur
• Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi
• Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai

The expected cut-offs for govt medical colleges MBBS admissions through NEET UG 2026 are:

The MCC NEET UG counselling seat matrix are as follows:

• 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,
• BHU OPEN seats - 100 % (MBBS and BDS)
• AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
• JIPMER Open quota seats (Puducherry/ Karaikal)
• AMU Open quota seats
• 15% All India Quota seats of DU/ I.P University
• Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
• 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC
• 100% seats in Deemed Universities
• BSc Nursing programs in selected participating institutes

The NEET UG cut-off for BAMS, BHMS private colleges across Maharashtra are given below:

The NEET UG college options are as follows:

• Delhi University (LHMC, UCMS, MAMC): - 85% institutional quota seats for Delhi candidates (who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi). 15% of seats are open to students from all over India.
• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU):- 50% Institutional reservation for candidates who have studied for the past 3 years in AMU schools. The remaining 50% of seats are open for All India candidates.
• BHU:- Open to All India candidates
• Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi: 47 seats are open to All India candidates. The remaining 3 seats fall under the JMI internal quota and are open to students who have passed their 10+ 2 from Jamia Schools.
• IPU University (VMMC & SJH): 15% seats for All India and 85% of seats for students who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi.

The list of important documents for NEET UG counselling 2026 are:

• NEET Admit Card
• NEET Scorecard or Rank Letter
• Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
• Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
• ID proof (Aadhaar/PAN card/driving licence/passport)
• Eight passport-size photographs
• Provisional Allotment Letter
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)

The category-wise reservation are as follows:

• General-Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS): 10%
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 15%
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 7.5%
• Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL): 27%
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): 5% (Horizontal Reservation)

NMC offers a total of 1,36,939 MBBS seats via the MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 process.

The category-wise NEET UG counselling fees are as follows:

Four private medical colleges in the state have adopted different institutional structures ahead of the counselling process. The changes involve deemed university, private university and Section 8 company status, with implications for MBBS fees, scholarships and governance.

The Punjab NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 dates are as follows: 

The State CET Cell will publish the Maharashtra NEET UG counselling 2026 CAP round 1 seat allotment result on August 25.

The Commissioner of Entrance Exams (CEE), Kerala, has issued the provisional Kerala NEET rank list on the official website at cee.kerala.gov.in

Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh, has issued the list of 71 students who are not eligible for UP NEET UG counselling 2026.

The West Bengal Directorate of Medical Education (DME) will announce the NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 seat allotment on August 25 after 4 pm.

Assam DGME will announce the NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 result on August 22. 

Students can check the HP NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 dates for MBBS and BDS admissions. 

As per the merit list published by BFUHS Faridkot, 5,726 students are eligible for round 1 counselling for MBBS and BDS admissions. 

Students can check the MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 seat allotment result on mcc.nic.in/ug-medical-counselling.

MCC will announce the NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 seat allotment result on August 19. 

According to the prospectus issued by Atal Medical and Research University (AMRU), MBBS tuition fee will cost around Rs 95.83 lakh at Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College (MMMC) Kumarhatti, under the management quota. 

HP MBBS tuition fee at government medical colleges in the state is Rs 40,000 per year, while the total first-year fee is fixed at Rs 60,000.

HP NEET UG Counselling 2026: MBBS fees cross Rs 95 lakh at private medical college

Assam DGME will announce the Assam NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 seat allotment on August 21. As per the NEET UG rank list, more than 36,000 students are eligible for MBBS and BDS counselling.

HNBUMU has announced the dates for Uttarakhand NEET UG Counselling 2026 round 1. The online registration, along with choice filling and locking will take place from August 13 to 19. The data processing for seat allotment will be held between August 20 and 21, and the result will be announced on August 22. Candidates allotted seats will have to complete the admission formalities and join their colleges by August 28. 

Students can check the Punjab NEET UG counselling 2026 dates given in the table below. 

NMC offers a total of 1,36,939 seats for MBBS admissions via the MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 process.

The NEET UG 2026 category-wise reservation are as follows:

• General-Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS): 10%
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 15%
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 7.5%
• Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL): 27%
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): 5% (Horizontal Reservation)

The category-wise counselling fees for NEET UG are as follows:

The previous and this year NEET UG Cutoff comparison are as follows:

The category-wise NEET UG cutoffs for round 1 counselling across medical colleges in Karnataka are:

There are a total of 20 AIIMS participating in the NEET UG counselling:

• AIIMS Bathinda
• AIIMS Bilaspur
• AIIMS Guwahati
• AIIMS Jammu
• AIIMS Mangalagiri
• AIIMS Rajkot
• AIIMS Bhubaneswar
• AIIMS Bibinagar
• AIIMS Deoghar
• AIIMS Gorakhpur
• AIIMS Jodhpur
• AIIMS Kalyani
• AIIMS Madurai
• AIIMS Nagpur
• AIIMS New Delhi
• AIIMS Patna
• AIIMS Rae Bareli
• AIIMS Raipur
• AIIMS Rishikesh
• AIIMS Bhopal

The steps involved in the MCC NEET counselling 2026 are:

• Fill the form
• Pay the fees
• Choice filling and locking
• Seat allotment result
• Report to the allotted medical/dental college
• Re-allotment of vacant seats

The important dates for round 1 Assam NEET UG counselling are:

The reservation policy for the Central Universities and institutions are:

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

The types of Universities participating in the NEET UG 2026 below:

• AIIMS
• JIPMER
• Central Universities
• Deemed Universities

The list of documents required for NEET counselling 2026 are:

• NEET Admit Card
• NEET Scorecard or Rank Letter
• Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
• Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
• ID proof (Aadhaar/PAN card/driving licence/passport)
• Eight passport-size photographs
• Provisional Allotment Letter
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)

The NEET UG counselling fees are as follows:

According to the revised schedule, the MCC NEET 2026 round 1 seat allotment result will be out on August 18, 2026.

The important dates for the West Bengal NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 are:

The Punjab NEET UG round 1 dates are as follows:

The important documents for the NRI/ OCI applicants who are appearing for the deemed universities are:

• Passport copy of sponsor, embassy certificate
• Sponsorship affidavit (stating that the sponsor is ready to bear the expenses for the whole duration of study)
• Relationship Affidavit (Relation of Candidate with the sponsor)

The key dates for the Uttarkhand NEET UG round 1 are as follows:

• Data processing: August 20 to 21
• Result: August 22
• Last date to join college: August 28

The MCC NEET 2026 counselling seat matrix are as follows:

• 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,
• BHU OPEN seats - 100 % (MBBS and BDS)
• AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
• JIPMER Open quota seats (Puducherry/ Karaikal)
• AMU Open quota seats
• 15% All India Quota seats of DU/ I.P University
• Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
• 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC
• 100% seats in Deemed Universities
• BSc Nursing programs in selected participating institutes

There are a total of 20 AIIMS participating in the NEET UG counselling:

• AIIMS Bathinda
• AIIMS Bilaspur
• AIIMS Guwahati
• AIIMS Jammu
• AIIMS Mangalagiri
• AIIMS Rajkot
• AIIMS Bhubaneswar
• AIIMS Bibinagar
• AIIMS Deoghar
• AIIMS Gorakhpur
• AIIMS Jodhpur
• AIIMS Kalyani
• AIIMS Madurai
• AIIMS Nagpur
• AIIMS New Delhi
• AIIMS Patna
• AIIMS Rae Bareli
• AIIMS Raipur
• AIIMS Rishikesh
• AIIMS Bhopal

The documents required for NEET 2026 Counselling below:

• MCC allotment letter
• NEET scorecard
• NEET admit card
• Class 10 and 12 certificates
• Government ID proof
• Category certificate
• Medical fitness certificate
• Passport photographs
• Choice filling slip
• Migration certificate
• Transfer certificate

Candidates can check the NEET college options below:

• Delhi University (LHMC, UCMS, MAMC): - 85% institutional quota seats for Delhi candidates (who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi). 15% of seats are open to students from all over India.
• Aligarh Muslim University (AMU):- 50% Institutional reservation for candidates who have studied for the past 3 years in AMU schools. The remaining 50% of seats are open for All India candidates.
• BHU:- Open to All India candidates
• Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi: 47 seats are open to All India candidates. The remaining 3 seats fall under the JMI internal quota and are open to students who have passed their 10+ 2 from Jamia Schools.
• IPU University (VMMC & SJH): 15% seats for All India and 85% of seats for students who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi.

Candidates can check the common mistakes to avoid during MCC NEET Counselling 2026 below:

• Missing the Registration Deadline.
• Filling Too Few College Choices
• Not Locking Choices
• Ignoring Seat Matrix and Previous Year's Cutoffs
• Not Checking the Seat Allotment Result
• Missing the Reporting Deadline
• Uploading Incorrect or Incomplete Documents
• Not Understanding Round-wise Exit and Upgradation Rules
• Assuming MCC and State Counselling Are the Same
• Relying Only on Social Media Updates

Candidates can check the MCC NEET UG reservation policy 2026 below:

• 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

Yes, candidates applying for counselling must keep their NEET admit card 2026. They can also access the re-NEET admit card 2026 link on the official website.

Candidates can check the steps involved for MCC counselling 2026 below:

• Register and pay the fees.
• Choice filling and locking.
• Seat allotment.
• Report to the allotted Medical/Dental College
• Re-allotment of vacant seats.

NMC offers a total of 1,36,939 seats for MBBS admissions via the MCC NEET UG counselling 2026 process.

The fee structure for the NEET UG Counselling Fee 2026 are as follows:

The AIIMS Delhi NEET 2026 Cutoff is likely to remain on the higher side. Generally, admissions close in Round 1 itself, and last year, the closing rank for AIIMS Delhi was 48.

Candidates can check the documents required for NEET 2026 Counselling below:

• MCC allotment letter
• NEET scorecard
• NEET admit card
• Class 10 and 12 certificates
• Government ID proof
• Category certificate
• Medical fitness certificate
• Passport photographs
• Choice filling slip
• Migration certificate
• Transfer certificate

Check the previous year and this year NEET UG Cutoff comparison below:

Check the MCC NEET Counselling Vs State Counselling below:

The category-wise NEET UG cutoffs for round 1 counselling across medical colleges in Karnataka are:

The MCC NEET counselling seat matrix are as follows:

• 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,
• BHU OPEN seats - 100 % (MBBS and BDS)
• AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
• JIPMER Open quota seats (Puducherry/ Karaikal)
• AMU Open quota seats
• 15% All India Quota seats of DU/ I.P University
• Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
• 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC
• 100% seats in Deemed Universities
• BSc Nursing programs in selected participating institutes

The NEET UG 2026 category-wise reservation are as follows:

• General-Economically Weaker Section (GEN-EWS): 10%
• Scheduled Caste (SC): 15%
• Scheduled Tribe (ST): 7.5%
• Other Backward Classes – Non-Creamy Layer (OBC-NCL): 27%
• Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): 5% (Horizontal Reservation)

The expected cut-offs for govt medical colleges MBBS admissions through NEET UG 2026 are:

There are a total of 20 AIIMS participating in the NEET UG counselling:

• AIIMS Bathinda
• AIIMS Bilaspur
• AIIMS Guwahati
• AIIMS Jammu
• AIIMS Mangalagiri
• AIIMS Rajkot
• AIIMS Bhubaneswar
• AIIMS Bibinagar
• AIIMS Deoghar
• AIIMS Gorakhpur
• AIIMS Jodhpur
• AIIMS Kalyani
• AIIMS Madurai
• AIIMS Nagpur
• AIIMS New Delhi
• AIIMS Patna
• AIIMS Rae Bareli
• AIIMS Raipur
• AIIMS Rishikesh
• AIIMS Bhopal

Check the top 10 medical colleges in UP below:

• King George's Medical University, Lucknow
• Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
• Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
• GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
• Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida
• Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra
• Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
• Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur
• Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi
• Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai

Assam NEET UG merit list 2026 is out for candidates eligible to apply for counselling. Over 36,000 students are eligible for Assam NEET UG counselling 2026.

• Online registration, choice filling/locking is underway and will end on August 19
• Data processing will be held from August 20 to 21
• Result will be announced on August 22
• Last date to join college is August 28

Interested candidates can check Assam NEET round 1 counselling 2026 dates here.

WB round 1 seat allotment result will be out on August 25. 

Maharashtra currently has 85 medical education institutes offering MBBS programmes, comprising 43 government and 42 private colleges. Among the private colleges, 29 are affiliated with the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik, a state public university, while the remaining 13 are affiliated with various deemed universities. Until last month, state private universities were not permitted to offer medical courses.

• Online choice filling (submission of preferences) for the First Round of Online Counselling- August 16 to 18 till 5 pm
• Display of the Provisional Seat Allotment Result-August 22
• Last date for submission of objections, if any, to the Provisional Seat Allotment- August 23 by 3 pm
• Display of the revised provisional seat allotment, if any, after disposal of objections- August 24
• Physical reporting by the provisionally allotted candidates to the respective colleges for verification of original documents, medical examination (where applicable), completion of admission formalities, and payment of six months' tuition fee online- August 25 to 28

MBBS admission at Maharishi Markandeshwar Medical College, Kumarhatti, will cost up to Rs 95.83 lakh in tuition fees under the Management Quota. Under the State Quota, the full-course tuition fee is Rs 50.82 lakh, according to the final prospectus issued by Atal Medical and Research University (AMRU), Himachal Pradesh. 

The state government has approved the MBBS and BDS fee structure for 2026-27. Government medical colleges will charge Rs 40,000 per year as tuition fee, with the first-year total fee fixed at Rs 60,000. From the second to fifth year, students will pay Rs 50,000 annually.

The Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maha CET cell has extended registration deadline for admission to MBBS/BDS (Group A) courses. NRI candidates must register on Foreign Candidate Registration Portal before August 14 (11.59 pm) for verification of their eligibility.

The top 10 medical colleges in UP are given below:

1. King George's Medical University, Lucknow
2. Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow
3. Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut
4. GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
5. Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida
6. Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra
7. Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad
8. Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur
9. Maharani Laxmibai Medical College, Jhansi
10. Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences, Saifai

The documents required for NEET UG Couselling are:

• MCC allotment letter
• NEET scorecard
• NEET admit card
• Class 10 and 12 certificates
• Government ID proof
• Category certificate
• Medical fitness certificate
• Passport photographs
• Choice filling slip
• Migration certificate
• Transfer certificate

The MCC NEET 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result will be announced on August 18, 2026, as per the revised schedule.

MCC NEET UG 2026 counselling data shows that MBBS fees at several private and deemed medical colleges can reach around Rs 1 crore, with 46 private medical colleges across states including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra offering seats under the counselling process.

The complete round 1 MCC NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule are as follows:

The West Bengal NEET UG counselling 2026 Round 1 schedule is given in the table below:

 The steps included in the NEET UG counselling 2026 process for MBBS and BDS admission are given below:

• Counselling Registration
• Fee payment
• Admission choice filling and locking
• Seat allotment
• Reporting and joining

The MCC NEET 2026 counselling seat matrix are as follows:

• 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,
• BHU OPEN seats - 100 % (MBBS and BDS)
• AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
• JIPMER Open quota seats (Puducherry/ Karaikal)
• AMU Open quota seats
• 15% All India Quota seats of DU/ I.P University
• Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
• 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC
• 100% seats in Deemed Universities
• BSc Nursing programs in selected participating institutes

The types of Universities participating in the NEET UG 2026 below:

• AIIMS
• JIPMER
• Central Universities
• Deemed Universities

The list of documents required for the NRI/ OCI candidates who are appearing for the deemed universities are:

• Passport copy of sponsor, embassy certificate
• Sponsorship affidavit (stating that the sponsor is ready to bear the expenses for the whole duration of study)
• Relationship Affidavit (Relation of Candidate with the sponsor)

The reservation policy for the Central Universities and institutions include:

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

The Madhya Pradesh Directorate of Medical Education has released the MP State Combined NEET-UG Counselling 2026 merit list for MBBS/BDS admissions on the official website. As per the list, Aryaman Singh Solanki secured rank 1 with a NEET UG 2026 score of 696 marks.

The 10 AIIMS colleges participating in the NEET UG counselling 2026 are

• AIIMS Bathinda
• AIIMS Bilaspur
• AIIMS Guwahati
• AIIMS Jammu
• AIIMS Mangalagiri
• AIIMS Rajkot
• AIIMS Bhubaneswar
• AIIMS Bibinagar
• AIIMS Deoghar
• AIIMS Gorakhpur

Candidates can check the MCC NEET UG reservation policy 2026 below:

• 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

HNBUMU has released the Uttarakhand NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 1 schedule. The key dates for the first round of counselling are provided in the table below.

Candidates whose names appear on the Assam NEET UG merit list 2026 can proceed with online registration for Round 1 counselling. Eligible candidates can complete the Assam NEET UG counselling 2026 registration through the official website, dme.assam.gov.in.

The steps for MCC NEET counselling 2026 are:

• Fill the form
• Pay the fees
• Choice filling and locking
• Seat allotment result
• Report to the allotted medical/dental college
• Re-allotment of vacant seats

Here is the list of documents required for NEET counselling 2026

• NEET Admit Card
• NEET Scorecard or Rank Letter
• Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
• Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
• ID proof (Aadhaar/PAN card/driving licence/passport)
• Eight passport-size photographs
• Provisional Allotment Letter
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)

• Conducting bodies - All India counselling NEET UG 2026: DGHS on behalf of the National Medical Commission. State quota counselling: Respective state medical counselling authorities.
• Counselling website – All India counselling NEET UG 2026: mcc.nic.in. State quota: Official counselling websites of the respective states, as listed in the table below.
• Seat intake -  All India counselling NEET UG 2026: 15% of government medical college seats, 100% of seats in deemed and central universities, and seats in ESIC, AFMC, AIIMS and JIPMER. State quota: 85% of government medical college seats and 100% of private medical college seats in the respective state.

The West Bengal NEET UG counselling 2026 Round 1 schedule is given in the table below:

The MCC NEET 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result will be announced on August 18, 2026, as per the revised schedule.

Check the Uttarakhand NEET UG Round 1 schedule below:

The steps included in the NEET UG counselling 2026 process for MBBS and BDS admission are given below:

• Counselling Registration
• Fee payment
• Admission choice filling and locking
• Seat allotment
• Reporting and joining

Check the Assam NEET UG counselling 2026 round 1 dates below: