NEET 2025 Stray Round: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the NEET 2025 Stray Round Final Seat Allotment List on mcc.nic.in. The NEET 2025 stray vacancy round seat allotment list carries the names of candidates, their allotted courses, and respective institutions.
This final round is crucial because over 1,200 AIQ seats remained vacant before the stray round started, an unusually high number.
Final Stage of NEET 2025 Stray Round Comes to a Close
The stray vacancy round is to fill the last remaining seats under the AIQ, offering one final chance for aspirants who were unable to secure a seat in earlier rounds.
With the release of the allotment list, the MCC has brought the centralised counselling procedure to its last and definitive stop.
For many students, the stray round served as the lifeline to gain entry into MBBS and BDS programmes across India.
Join NEET News 2025 1,129 Allocated in the NEET 2025 Stray Round
In the NEET 2025 Stray Round, 1,129 seats were filled, 802 for MBBS and 270 for BDS. These included vacant MBBS and BDS seats across government, deemed, and central universities under AIQ.
MCC has now successfully allocated these seats based on:
- NEET UG 2025 merit ranks
- Category rules and reservation norms
- Eligibility conditions
- Seat availability
The full allotment list has been published in PDF format on the MCC website, detailing all candidate placements and institutional allotments.
For aspirants with borderline ranks, this round became a career-defining moment, often determining whether they enter medical school this year or exit the admission cycle altogether.
NEET 2025 Stray Vacancy Round Final Seat Allotment List
Strict Reporting Deadline Window
Reporting Deadline: November 20
All candidates allotted seats in this round must report to their allotted colleges by November 20, as per the final revised counselling schedule. This includes physical reporting, document verification, and fee payment.
Grievance Window: Until 12 Noon, November 15
MCC has opened a short grievance window only for:
- Discrepancies in the provisional allotment
- Errors in candidate details
- Allotment mismatch claims
Any complaint raised after 12 noon on November 15 will not be entertained.
The committee has stated clearly that once this window closes, the provisional list will be treated as final, underscoring the urgency to conclude admissions swiftly and prevent further delays in the academic calendar.
Clear Warning on Security Deposit Forfeiture
To ensure compliance and prevent last-minute seat wastage, MCC has reiterated a firm warning:
Candidates who fail to join the allotted seat will lose their security deposit. This step is expected to reduce last-minute dropouts and minimise MBBS seat wastages.
The forfeiture rule has long been a measure to enforce seriousness in the counselling process, particularly in the final stages where every seat counts.
Counselling Cycle Reaches Its Final Chapter
With the release of the stray vacancy allotment list, NEET UG 2025 counselling has finally reached its completion point under AIQ. The days ahead will involve:
- Rapid reporting of candidates
- Document scrutiny by institutions
- Final admission confirmations
- Hostel and onboarding formalities for newly admitted students
For the medical education system, this marks the end of an intense and logistically complex annual process. For students, it represents either the long-awaited beginning of their medical journey or the closure of a stressful and demanding admission season.
Candidates can access the official allotment PDF directly through the link provided on the MCC website: mcc.nic.in
Important Instructions for Stray Round Candidates
For Allotted Candidates:
- Report to the allotted college by November 20
- Carry all required original documents
- Pay admission fees as per institutional guidelines
- Complete biometric and physical verification
For Non-Allotted Candidates:
This marks the end of the AIQ counselling cycle. Such candidates may explore:
- State quota stray vacancy rounds
- Management quota seats
- Deemed university mop-ups
- Alternative careers or academic plans
