The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule for round 3 and stray vacancy round. Candidates who could not secure seats in the earlier round or did not participate can register starting September 22 on the official website mcc.nic.in for 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) and 85 per cent state quota seats.
NEET UG Round 3 Counselling Schedule Dates
The NEET UG Counselling round 3 registration will take place from September 22 to September 27 ( 3 pm). The fee payment window will also close on the same day at 6 pm.
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Activity |
Date |
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Seat Matrix Verification By Institutes |
September 21, 2026 |
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Registration/Payment |
September 22 to September 27, 2026 |
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Choice Filling |
September 23 to September 28, 2026 ( 12 pm) |
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Choice Locking |
September 27 (7 pm) to September 28 ( 12 pm) |
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Seat Allotment Result |
September 30, 2026 |
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Students To Report To College |
October 1 to October 9 |
NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy Round Counselling Schedule
The last round of NEET UG 2026 counselling will be held for the leftover seats from the previous rounds. The registration will begin on October 12 and end on October 14, 2026.
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Activity |
Date |
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Seat Matrix Verification By Institutes |
TBA |
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Registration/Payment |
October 12 to October 14, 2026 |
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Choice Filling |
October 12 to October 15, 2026 ( 10 am) |
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Choice Locking |
October 14 ( 4 pm) to October 15 ( 10 am) |
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Seat Allotment Result |
October 17 |
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Students To Report To College |
October 19 to October 26, 2026 |
How To Download NEET UG 2026 Counselling Schedule?
- Visit the official website mcc.nic.in.
- On the homepage, click on “UG AIQ Schedule” or State schedule to download the respective counselling schedules.
- The PDF will be automatically downloaded.
- Save it for future reference.
The NEET UG round 2 final seat allotment was released on September 12 and notified students of their updated seat allotment results - college and course. The list mentioned candidates who were allotted seats, did not opt for upgradation among others.
