MCC released NEET UG 2025 Counselling Schedule at mcc.nic.in; Registration begins on 21st July

New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has officially released the detailed schedule for NEET-UG 2025 online counselling for admission to MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc Nursing courses under the 15% All India Quota (AIQ), Deemed and Central Universities, All AIIMS institutes, and JIPMER (Puducherry & Karaikal).

The counselling will be conducted in four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and a Stray Vacancy Round. All eligible NEET UG 2025 candidates must follow the timelines strictly.

NEET UG 2025 Round-Wise Counselling Schedule

NEET UG 2025 Round 1 Counselling Date:

Stage	Dates	Details
Seat Matrix Verification	July 18–19, 2025	Institutes and NMC to verify tentative seat matrix
Registration & Fee Payment	July 21–28, 2025 (till 12:00 PM)	Online registration and payment window
Choice Filling	July 22–28, 2025	Candidates fill preferred colleges and courses
Choice Locking	July 28, 2025 (4 PM – 11:55 PM)	Final lock-in of choices (mandatory)
Seat Allotment Processing	July 29–30, 2025	System processes allotment based on merit & choices
Allotment Result Declaration	July 31, 2025	Round 1 seat allotment result published
Reporting/Joining	August 1–6, 2025	Report to allotted college with documents and fees
Data Verification by Colleges	August 7–8, 2025	Institutes verify data of reported candidates

NEET UG 2025 Round 2 Counselling Date:

Stage	Dates	Details
Seat Matrix Verification	August 9–11, 2025	Participating institutes to verify tentative seat matrix
Registration & Fee Payment	August 12–18, 2025 (till 12:00 PM)	Candidates register and pay counselling fees online
Choice Filling	August 13–18, 2025	Candidates select and arrange preferred options
Choice Locking	August 18, 2025 (4 PM – 11:55 PM)	Final submission of locked choices
Seat Allotment Processing	August 19–20, 2025	Seat allocation based on merit and preferences
Allotment Result Declaration	August 21, 2025	Round 2 seat allotment result published online
Reporting/Joining	August 22–29, 2025	Join allotted institute with documents and fee payment
Data Verification by Colleges	August 30 – September 1, 2025	Institutes verify details of joined candidates

NEET UG 2025 Round 3 Counselling Date:

Stage	Dates	Details
Seat Matrix Verification	September 2, 2025	Institutes verify tentative seat matrix
Registration & Fee Payment	September 3–8, 2025	Online registration and payment by candidates
Choice Filling	September 3–8, 2025	Candidates fill and modify their college choices
Choice Locking	September 8, 2025 (4 PM – 11:55 PM)	Final submission of locked choices
Seat Allotment Processing	September 9–10, 2025	Allotment based on merit and choices
Allotment Result Declaration	September 11, 2025	Round 3 allotment result released
Reporting/Joining	September 12–18, 2025	Report to allotted college with documents and fees
Data Verification by Colleges	September 19–21, 2025	Institutes verify the joined candidates’ records

NEET UG 2025 Stray Vacancy Round Counselling Date:

Stage	Dates	Details
Seat Matrix Verification	September 22, 2025	Verification of tentative seat matrix by participating institutes
Registration & Fee Payment	September 22–24, 2025 (till 6:00 PM)	Candidates register and pay fees online
Choice Filling & Locking	Locking: Sept 24 (8:00 PM) – Sept 25 (8:00 AM)	Final choice locking window for candidates
Seat Allotment Processing	September 25–26, 2025	Seats allotted based on merit and preference
Allotment Result Declaration	September 27, 2025	Result of stray vacancy allotment published
Reporting/Joining	September 27 – October 3, 2025	Report to allotted institute with documents and join

AIQ/ Deemed/ Central State Quota Schedule (Out)

S. No.	Schedule for Admission	All India Quota/ Deemed & Central Universities	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by MCC	State Counselling	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by States
1	1st Round of Counselling	21st July, 2025 to 30th July, 2025	7th Aug to 8th Aug, 2025	30th July to 6th Aug, 2025	13th to 14th Aug, 2025
	Last date of Joining	6th Aug, 2025		12th Aug, 2025
2	2nd Round of Counselling	11th Aug, 2025 to 20th Aug, 2025	30th Aug, 2025 to 1st Sept, 2025	19th Aug, 2025 to 29th Aug, 2025	5th Sept, 2025 to 6th Sept, 2025
	Last date of Joining	20th Aug, 2025		4th Sept, 2025
3	Round-3	3rd Sept, 2025 to 10th Sept, 2025	19th Sept, 2025 to 21st Sept, 2025	9th Sept, 2025 to 18th Sept, 2025	24th Sept, 2025
	Last date of Joining	18th Sept, 2025		23rd Sept, 2025
4	Stray Vacancy	22nd Sept, 2025 to 26th Sept, 2025		25th Sept, 2025 to 29th Sept, 2025
	Last date of Joining	3rd Oct, 2025		3rd Oct, 2025
5	Commencement of Academic Session for UG Courses	1st September, 2025

Important Notes:

• All Saturdays, Sundays, and Gazetted Holidays will be treated as working days during the counselling process.
• Candidates must regularly visit the MCC official portal mcc.nic.in for updates.
• Once the counselling window closes for any round, no extension will be granted.
• Seat allotments will be based on NEET UG 2025 merit, choices filled, and reservation policies.
• Candidates should ensure timely payment of fees and document verification to avoid disqualification.

This counselling schedule ensures structured and transparent admission to India’s top government, deemed, and central medical colleges for the academic year 2025–26. Students are advised to prepare the required documents and keep login credentials ready for the registration window.