NEET UG Counselling 2025: Round 2 Dates (Extended), Registration, Fees, Document, etc.

The NEET UG Counselling 2025 for 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats, Deemed and Central Universities, ESIC, AFMC, and institutes like DU, BHU, and AMU is being conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on behalf of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). The counselling round 1 schedule dates have now been extended to 18th Aug 2025. The counselling for state quota seats and other institutions will be conducted separately by the respective state authorities and the merit lists will be prepared based on the category details provided by candidates during registration.

MCC will organize the counselling in four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up, and Stray Vacancy. Candidates can also download the MCC NEET UG Counselling eBook 2025 for complete guidance.

This article provides the latest information on MCC NEET UG Counselling 2025, including important dates, eligibility criteria, registration fees, counselling procedure, and more.

Overview

Factors	Details
Counselling Name	NEET UG Counselling 2025
Conducting Body	Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
Regulating Bodies	National Medical Commission (NMC) – Medical Dental Council of India (DCI) – Dental
Courses Offered	MBBS and BDS
Purpose	Admission to UG Medical and Dental Colleges
Entrance Exam	NEET UG 2025
Registration Fee	₹1000 (General/OBC/EWS) ₹500 (SC/ST/PwD)
Eligibility	Qualified NEET UG 2025 and age above 17 years old
Counselling Process	1. Registration 2. Choice Filling 3. Seat Allotment 4. Document Upload 5. College Reporting
AIQ Seat Percentage	15%
State Quota Seat Percentage	85%
Total Medical Colleges in India	605
Total MBBS Seats in India	92,793
Total Dental Colleges in India	329
Total BDS Seats in India	29,075
Official Website	https://mcc.nic.in/

NEET UG Round 1 Counselling 2025 Dates (Revised)

SL. No.	Activity	Dates
1	Verification of Tentative Seat Matrix by Participating Institutes & NMC	18th – 19th July, 2025 (02 Days)
2	Registration / Payment	21st July – 6th Aug, 2025 (up to 03:00 PM, as per Server Time) Payment facility available till 06:00 PM of 6th Aug, 2025 (17 Days)
3	Choice Filling / Locking	22nd July – 7th Aug, 2025 (up to 08:00 AM, as per Server Time) Choice Locking: 6th Aug (08:00 PM) – 7th Aug (08:00 AM) (17 Days)
4	Processing of Seat Allotment	12th – 13th Aug, 2025 (02 Days)
5	Result	13th Aug, 2025 (01 Day)
6	Reporting / Joining	14th – 22nd Aug, 2025 (09 Days)
7	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by Institutes	23rd Aug, 2025 (01 Day)

NEET UG Round 2 counselling Dates (Revised)

SL. No.	Activity	Dates
1	Verification of Tentative Seat Matrix by Participating Institutes	3rd Sept, 2025 (01 Day)
2	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by Institutes	4th Sept, 2025 (01 Day)
3	Registration / Payment	4th – 9th Sept, 2025 (up to 12:00 Noon, as per Server Time) Payment facility available till 03:00 PM of 9th Sept, 2025 (06 Days)
4	Choice Filling / Locking	5th – 9th Sept, 2025 (till 11:55 PM, as per Server Time) Choice Locking: 9th Sept, 2025 (04:00 PM – 11:55 PM) (05 Days)
5	Processing of Seat Allotment	10th – 11th Sept, 2025 (02 Days)
6	Result	12th Sept, 2025 (01 Day)
7	Reporting / Joining	13th – 19th Sept, 2025 (07 Days)
8	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by Institutes	20th – 21st Sept, 2025 (02 Days)

NEET UG Round 3 counselling Dates (Revised)

SL. No.	Activity	Dates
1	Verification of Tentative Seat Matrix by Participating Institutes	23rd Sept, 2025 (01 Day)
2	Registration / Payment	24th – 29th Sept, 2025 (up to 12:00 Noon, as per Server Time) Payment facility available till 03:00 PM of 29th Sept, 2025 (06 Days)
3	Choice Filling / Locking	24th – 29th Sept, 2025 (till 11:55 PM, as per Server Time) Choice Locking: 29th Sept, 2025 (04:00 PM – 11:55 PM) (06 Days)
4	Processing of Seat Allotment	30th Sept – 2nd Oct, 2025 (03 Days)
5	Result	3rd Oct, 2025 (01 Day)
6	Reporting / Joining	4th – 10th Oct, 2025 (07 Days)
7	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by Institutes	11th – 13th Oct, 2025 (03 Days)

NEET UG Stray Vacancy Round counselling Dates (Revised)

SL. No.	Activity	Dates
1	Verification of Tentative Seat Matrix by Participating Institutes	13th Oct, 2025 (01 Day)
2	Registration / Payment	14th – 16th Oct, 2025 (up to 03:00 PM, as per Server Time) Payment facility available till 06:00 PM of 16th Oct, 2025 (03 Days)
3	Choice Filling / Locking	14th – 17th Oct, 2025 (till 08:00 AM, as per Server Time) Choice Locking: 16th Oct (08:00 PM) – 17th Oct (08:00 AM) (03 Days)
4	Processing of Seat Allotment	17th Oct, 2025 (01 Day)
5	Result	18th Oct, 2025 (01 Day)
6	Reporting / Joining	19th – 25th Oct, 2025 (07 Days)
7	Verification of Joined Candidates Data by Institutes	–

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

NEET UG 2025 counselling scheme for 15% AIQ

• 15% MBBS/BDS Seats of States
• 100% MBBS/BDS Seats of BHU
• 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
• All India Quota of JIPMER (Puducherry/ Karaikal)
• All India Quota seats of AMU/ DU/ VMMC/ ABVIMS
• All India Quota Seats of Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
• All India Quota Seats of ESIC

Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for NEET UG Counselling 2025 are given in the table below:

Criteria	Details
Qualifying Marks	General Category: Must score at least the 50th percentile in NEET-UG 2025. Reserved Categories: Must obtain a minimum of the 40th percentile. Candidates with Benchmark Disabilities: Must achieve at least the 45th percentile in NEET UG 2025.
Nationality	Indian Nationals, NRIs, OCIs, PIOs, and Foreign Nationals are eligible to take part.
Cut-off	The NEET UG 2025 cut-off establishes eligibility for 85% State Quota and 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats. Candidates who meet or surpass the NEET UG 2025 cut-off must register for counselling.

NEET UG Counselling Registration Fees 2025

The fee structure for NEET UG Counselling 2025 is given below:

Category	Registration Fee	Admission Fee (Refundable)	Private University A Fee (Refundable)
General	INR 1000	INR 10,000	INR 2,00,000
SC	INR 500	INR 5,000	INR 2,00,000
ST	INR 500	INR 5,000	INR 2,00,000
OBC	INR 500	INR 5,000	INR 2,00,000
EWS	INR 500	INR 5,000	INR 2,00,000
PwD	INR 500	INR 5,000	INR 2,00,000

NEET UG Qualifying Cutoff

The previous year’s NEET cutoff marks and percentile is given in the table below:

Category	NEET UG 2024 Cutoff Percentile	NEET UG Cutoff 2024
General	50th	720-162
General-PwD	45th	161-144
SC/ST/OBC	40th	161-127
SC/OBC-PwD	40th	143-127
ST-PwD	40th	142-127

Central University Eligibility Criteria 2025

The detailed information about central university’s eligibility criteria is given in the table below:

University Name	Eligibility Criteria
Delhi University (LHMC, UCMS, MAMC)	15% seats for AIQ & 85% institutional quota seats for candidates who have passed their 10+2 in Delhi.
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)	50% Institutional reservation for the AMU school candidates studying there for the last 3 years. The rest of the 50% of seats are to All India candidates.
BHU	Open to All India candidates
Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi	3 BDS seats are under the internal quota of JMI, and 47 seats are available to All India quota candidates. Students who have passed their 10+ 2 from Jamia Schools can apply for the internal quota.
VMMC & SJH	15% seats for All India and the rest for Institute Quota for students who passed their 10+2 from Delhi.

Counselling for 15% All India Quota

• The Government of India’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will conduct counselling for 15% of the All India Quota (AIQ) seats.
• All deemed central state universities will participate in online counselling.
• This counselling will also fill ESIC, AFMC, BHU & AMU seats.
• Candidates will apply for 15% All India Quota seats per the directions of DGHS and Counselling will be stopped as soon as the seats are filled.
• Through this counselling, candidates can get enrolled in any of the medical colleges in India.
• Those candidates who participate in All India Counselling can also participate in State Counselling of their respective states.

MCC NEET UG Counselling Process for AIQ (15%)

Candidates applying for Medical or Dental Colleges in India must register for the AIQ NEET UG counselling 2025. Counselling of NEET for All India Quota will be conducted in two rounds in online mode.

The counselling will consist of these steps:

1. Candidate Registration: Register on the official website.
2. Choice Filling and Locking (Round 1): You have to choose the courses and colleges of your preference and finally lock in the preferences in the online portal.
3. Seat Allotment Result (Round 1): The seat allotment will be published online based on available vacancies and candidate’s choice.
4. Reporting to college: Those who will be allotted a seat in the first round will be required to either reject the allotted seat or report to the allotted college and complete the admission formalities.
5. New Registration (Round 2): For candidates who couldn’t register in the first round of counselling.
6. Fresh Choice Filling and Locking (Round 2): This is similar to Round 1.
7. Seat Allotment Result (Round 2): This is similar to Round 1.
8. Reporting to college (Round 2): Here, it is to be noted that those who will be allotted a seat in the second round of counselling (15% AIQ Quota) will not be permitted to vacate their seats as per the orders made by the Supreme Court of India.

NEET UG Counselling 2025 Reservation Quotas in MCC

1. All India Quota NEET UG Counselling 15%: 

• Who can apply: Qualified NEET candidates seeking 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats in medical colleges.

• Open seats (no domicile restrictions):
  • 15% of MBBS/BDS seats are from participating states
  • 100% of MBBS/BDS seats at BHU (Open category)
  • 100% of MBBS seats at all AIIMS institutes
  • Open seats at JIPMER (Puducherry/Karaikal)
  • Open seats at AMU
  • 15% of MBBS/BDS seats at DU/IP University (VMMC/ABVIMS/ESIC Dental)
  • Open seats at Jamia Hamdard (Faculty of Dentistry)
  • 15% of MBBS/BDS seats at ESIC medical colleges

• Reservations:
  • 50.5%: General (Unreserved)
  • 15%: Scheduled Castes (SC)
  • 7.5%: Scheduled Tribes (ST)
  • 27%: Other Backward Classes (OBC-NCL)
  • 10%: Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)
  • 5%: Persons with Disabilities (PwD) (horizontal reservation across categories)

• Counselling rounds: Four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up, Stray Vacancy.

2. AIIMS 

• Number of seats: 2037 MBBS seats across 20 AIIMS institutes.
• Entrance exam: NEET UG scores are now used for AIIMS admissions (previously separate exam).
• Counselling: Same as NEET UG AIQ counselling with four rounds (Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up, Final).
• Reservation policy:
  • Follows Central Government policy (applicable only to seats contributed to MCC)
  • 50.5% Unreserved
  • 15% SC
  • 7.5% ST
  • 27% OBC-NCL
  • 10% EWS
  • 5% PwD (horizontal reservation across categories)
• PwD reservation: Requires disability certificate as per NMC norms (Gazette Notification No. MCI-34(41)/2018-Med./170045 Dated 04/02/2019).

3. JIPMER 

JIPMER has its own eligibility and admission policies for its state quota seats. Check their website for details.

For NEET UG All India Quota seats:

• Four rounds of counselling: Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up, and Online Stray Vacancy.
• Eligibility: Based on NEET UG rank.
• Reservation policy: Follows Central Government policy for open seats:
  • 15% SC
  • 7.5% ST
  • 27% OBC-NCL
  • 10% EWS
  • 5% PwD (horizontal reservation)

4. AFMC

Important note: AFMC admissions have their own separate process and are not part of the regular NEET UG Counselling conducted by MCC.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Registration: You must register on the MCC portal (mcc.nic.in) to express interest.
• Selection: After registration, your details are forwarded to AFMC authorities who conduct their own selec:tion process based on their specific rules and regulations.
• MCC’s role: MCC only facilitates registration, they have no role in the actual selection process or seat allotment.
• Eligibility: Before registering, thoroughly check the eligibility criteria on the AFMC website, especially regarding medical fitness.

5. ESIC Insured Persons Quota:

• Who can apply:
  • Candidates qualified for NEET-UG seeking seats reserved for insured persons under the ESIC scheme.
  • No domicile restrictions.
• Counselling process:
  • Conducted by MCC through four rounds (Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up, Stray Vacancy).
  • Eligibility based on NEET UG rank.
• Reservation policy:
  • 15% SC
  • 7.5% ST
  • 27% OBC-NCL
  • 10% EWS
  • 5% PwD (horizontal reservation)
• PwD reservation:
  • Requires disability certificate as per NMC norms (Gazette Notification No. MCI-34(41)/2018-Med./170045 Dated 04/02/2019) from designated centres.

6. Central Universities (BHU/AMU/DU) Admissions: 

• Who can apply:
  • Candidates who qualified for NEET-UG.
• Eligibility:
  • Specific eligibility criteria may vary for each university (BHU, AMU, DU). Always check their official websites.
• Counselling process:
  • Conducted by MCC through four rounds (Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up, Stray Vacancy).
  • Based on NEET-UG rank. Download the rank letter/result from the NTA website.

7. Deemed Universities 

• Counselling rounds:
  • Four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up, Stray Vacancy.
  • MCC handles Rounds 1, 2, and Mop-Up online.
  • Stray Vacancy rounds are handled by individuals Deemed universities.
• Eligibility:
  • Qualified NEET-UG candidates.
  • Specific NRI eligibility criteria apply for NRI seats.

Documents Required

The documents required for NEET Seat Allotment are mentioned below:

• Admit card
• NEET UG 2025 Rank Letter
• Date of Birth Certificate
• Category Certificate (if applicable)
• Class X Certificate
• Class XII Certificate
• Class XII Marksheet
• 8 passport-sized photographs (Must be the Same as the one affixed on the application form)
• Provisional Allotment letter generated online
• Proof of Identity

Reservation Criteria of AIQ Seats

The detailed information about MCC NEET UG 2025 AIQ Counselling Seat reservation criteria is given below:

Category	Reservation Percentage
SC	15%
ST	7.5%
PwD	5% (Horizontal Reservation)
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	27% only in National Institutes/Central Universities
EWS	10% only in National Institutes/Central Universities