The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has issued Notice No. 08, revising the Round 1 schedule for NEET UG 2026 counselling for 15% AIQ, deemed/central university, AFMC, AIIMS and JIPMER seats.
Candidates are advised to follow the revised timeline for registration and choice filling and to regularly check the official MCC website, www.mcc.nic.in, for further updates.
Revised Round 1 Schedule
| Activity | Revised Schedule |
| Verification of Tentative Seat Matrix by Institutes | 4th August 2026 (1 day) |
| Registration/Payment | 5th to 15th August 2026 – registration till 2:00 PM, payment till 5:00 PM on 15th Aug (server time) (11 days) |
| Choice Filling | 6th to 17th August 2026, till 6:00 PM on 17th Aug (server time) |
| Choice Locking | 17th August 2026, 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (server time) |
| Processing of Seat Allotment | 18th August 2026 (1 day) |
| Result | 19th August 2026 (1 day) |
| Reporting/Joining | 20th to 25th August 2026 (6 days) |
| Verification of Joined Candidates Data by Institutes | 26th August 2026 (1 day) |
The schedule applies to online counselling for 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats and 100% seats under deemed and central universities, AFMC, AIIMS institutions, and JIPMER (Puducherry and Karaikal), for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing courses.
Choice filling and locking together span a 12-day window, giving candidates additional time to finalise their preferences before the seat allotment process begins.
