Odisha NEET UG Counselling 2026: Dates, Registration, Choice Filling, Documents etc.

The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) conducts Odisha NEET UG Counselling 2026 in online mode for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in government and private medical and dental colleges affiliated with the State Medical University of Odisha. The state quota counselling is carried out on the basis of NEET UG 2026 scores and covers approximately 2,100 MBBS seats and 363 BDS seats across the state.

This article offers complete and detailed information on Odisha NEET UG Counselling 2026, covering key aspects such as important dates, online registration, the counselling process, eligibility requirements, participating medical and dental colleges, merit list preparation, seat allotment, document verification, and category-wise reservation norms. For further guidance and clarity, aspirants can also download the Odisha NEET UG Counselling eBook 2026.

Brief Description

Before discussing the details of the Odisha NEET UG 2026 Counselling Procedure, let’s briefly describe NEET 2026:

Particular	Details
Counselling Name	Odisha NEET UG Counselling
Effective Entrance Exam	NEET UG Conducted by the NTA.
Counselling Conducting Authority	Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE)
No. Of Counselling rounds	Round-1, 2, MopUp Round & Stray Round
Mode of Counselling	Online
Eligibility Criteria	Must qualify NEET 2026 and Odisha domicile for 85% State Quota seat
No. of Government MBBS Seats in Odisha	1925
No. of Private MBBS Seats in Odisha	1100
No. of Government BDS Seats in Odisha	63
No. of Private BDS Seats in Odisha	300
Official website	https://ojee.nic.in/

Odisha NEET UG Round 1 counselling Dates

Here is the schedule for the Odisha NEET UG 2026 round 1 counselling dates. Take a look:

S. No.	Event	Tentative Dates (2026)
1	Release of Official Counselling Notification	Last week of June 2026
2	Online Registration & Document Upload Begins	1st week of July 2026
3	Last Date for Online Registration	1st week of July 2026
4	Choice Filling & Choice Locking	2nd week of July 2026
5	Round 1 Seat Allotment Result	3rd week of July 2026
6	Reporting to Allotted Colleges & Admission	3rd–4th week of July 2026

Odisha NEET UG Round 2 counselling Dates

Here is the schedule for the Odisha NEET UG 2026 round 2 counselling dates. Take a look:

S. No.	Event	Tentative Date (2026)
1	Round 2 Registration & Online Document Upload Opens	4th week of July 2026
2	Last Date for Registration & Document Upload	4th week of July 2026
3	Choice Filling & Choice Locking	4th week of July 2026
4	Round 2 Seat Allotment Result	1st week of August 2026
5	Reporting to Allotted Colleges & Admission	1st–2nd week of August 2026

Odisha NEET UG Round 3 Counselling Dates (Revised)

Here is the schedule for the Odisha NEET UG 2026 round 3 counselling dates. Take a look:

S. No.	Event	Tentative Date (2026)
1	Display of Vacant Seats (if any)	Late August 2026
2	Round 3 Registration & Online Document Upload	Last week of August 2026
3	Reconciliation of Data & Verification	Last week of August 2026
4	Publication of Provisional Revised State Merit List	1st week of September 2026
5	Choice Filling & Choice Locking	1st week of September 2026
6	Round 3 Seat Allotment Result	1st–2nd week of September 2026
7	Reporting to Allotted Colleges & Admission	1st–2nd week of September 2026

Odisha NEET UG Counselling Eligibility Criteria

Age Criteria

• The candidate must have completed 17 years of age on or before 31 December 2026.
• There is no upper age limit, as per prevailing NEET UG / NMC regulations.

Domicile / Nativity Criteria

• The candidate must be a permanent native of Odisha, OR
• A child of an All India Civil Services (AIS) officer serving in the Odisha cadre.

Educational Qualification

• The candidate must have passed 10+2 (or equivalent) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English as individual subjects.
• Minimum aggregate marks in Physics + Chemistry + Biology (PCB) at the 10+2 level are:
  • General (GE): 50%
  • SC / ST: 40%
  • Persons with Benchmark Disability – General (PC-GE): 45%
  • Persons with Benchmark Disability – SC/ST: 40%

Eligibility Criteria for NRI Candidates

Particulars

Description

Eligibility Criteria for NRI

An NRI (Non-Resident Indian) candidate is someone who is a child or dependent of a person of Indian origin living outside India. NRI candidates who qualify for NEET-UG 2026 are eligible to apply. They must provide the following documents to prove their NRI status: – Proof that the sponsor is an NRI, such as their passport and visa. – Proof of relationship – a document showing how the NRI sponsor is related to the candidate, as per the Supreme Court’s guidelines (W.P.(C) No. 689/2017). – Sponsorship affidavit – a notarised statement from the sponsor confirming that they will pay the full course fees. – Embassy certificate – a certificate from the sponsor’s country’s Indian Embassy or Consulate.

Odisha NEET UG Counselling Fees

This section provides the Odisha NEET UG Counselling 2026 online registration fees for admission to MBBS/BDS courses. Candidates can check the category-wise application fees. Let’s have a look:

Category	Fees
General Category	Rs. 1000/-
OBC, ST and SC Category	Rs. 1000/-

Odisha NEET UG Counselling Process

For AIQ Quota

Counselling of NEET UG 2026 for All India Quota will be conducted in two rounds in online mode. The counselling will consist of these steps.

• Candidate Registration: Register on the official website.
• Choice Filling and Locking (Round 1): You must choose the courses and colleges of your preference and finally lock in the selections in the online portal.
• Seat Allotment Result (Round 1): The seat allotment will be published online based on available vacancies and candidates’ choices.
• Reporting to College: Those who will be allotted a seat in the first round must either reject the assigned seat or report to the allotted college and complete the admission formalities.
• New Registration (Round 2): For candidates who couldn’t register in the first round of counselling.
• Fresh Choice Filling and Locking (Round 2): Similar to Round 1.
• Seat Allotment Result (Round 2): Similar to Round 1.
• Reporting to College (Round 2): Here, it is to be noted that those allotted seats 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.

How to Apply

• Step 1: The candidate must visit the official website. 
• Step 2: To participate in the counselling of Odisha NEET UG 2026, candidates must register on the official website of OJEE. Registrations usually follow the announcement of the NEET UG result. The entire application process can be divided into six steps:

1. Registering online using a valid email ID, phone number and NEET 2026 roll number
2. Logging in using credentials generated while registering online
3. Completing the application form for Odisha NEET 2026 counselling
4. Uploading scanned images of a photograph, a signature and a thumb impression
5. Paying the application fees online and submitting the application
6. Taking a printout of the filled Odisha NEET counselling 2026 application form

• Step 3:(Verification of the documents) This is offline. Candidates choose a verification centre while filling out the application form for the counselling of Odisha NEET UG 2026. They then report to this verification centre along with all their documents (in original). After the verification has been completed successfully, candidates will be issued a confirmation slip. They must preserve this slip for future reference.
• Step 4: Odisha NEET counselling 2026: Documents required for verification
• Step 5: (State Merit List) After the document verification, the OJEE Cell will release a list of eligible candidates for counselling. Candidates who could not complete the document verification will not be included in this list. The state merit list will rank the eligible candidates based on their performance in NEET UG 2026.
• Step 6: (Choice filling and locking) Candidates included in the state merit list of Odisha NEET 2026 counselling will be able to proceed with a choice filling and locking. There is no limit on the number of options a candidate can fill in this form. They are thus advised to fill in as many choices as they can. After filling out the alternatives, a candidate must lock these choices or not be considered for seat allotment.

Selection Procedure

• The Exam conducting authority will make the merit list of the selected candidates for admission after the NEET State Counselling.
• Admission Seekers will be selected based on their rank obtained and choice filled during counselling.
• Admission Seekers must report to the allotted college for admission and all required documents.
• If any student fails to report to the allotted college within time, this candidate’s seat will be forfeited.

Documents Required

• 10th Certificate
• 12th Certificate
• 12th Mark Sheet
• NEET UG Admit Card 2026
• NEET UG Result/Scorecard 2026
• Category Certificate (if applicable)
• Domicile Certificate (for Odisha candidates only)
• Certificate of Sub Category, If Applicable
• ID Proof (Aadhaar Card/Voter card etc)

Participating Colleges

Candidates applying for various medical and dental colleges affiliated with the state medical university may find their dream college by knowing everything about it. Click the link below to learn details (Fees, Cut-off, Courses, Affiliation, Ranking, etc.) about the participating colleges:

Odisha Government Medical College

S. No.	Name of College	Establishment Year	Fees	Annual Intake (Seats)
1	Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Burla	1959	Rs.30,000/-	330
2	SLN Medical College and Hospital, Koraput	2017	Rs.30,000/-	125
3	Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital, Baripada	2017	Rs.38,256/-	125
4	Government Medical College and Hospital, Balasore	2018	Rs.17,000/-	100
5	Government Medical College and Hospital, Balangir	2018	Rs.17,000/-	100
6	MKCG Medical College, Berhampur	1962	Rs.17,000/-	417
7	SCB Medical College, Cuttack	1944	Rs.38,256/-	524
8	All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar	2012	Rs.37,950/-	125

Odisha Private MBBS College

S. No.	Private Medical College	Establishment Year	Fees	Annual Intake (Seats)
1	Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar	2005	₹6,50,000/-	237
2	Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Rourkela	2009	₹5,50,000/-	110
3	Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar	2007	₹18,50,000/-	444
4	Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar	2007	₹19,95,000	466

Odisha Private BDS College

S. No.	Name of College	Establishment Year	Fees	Annual Intake (Seats)
1	Kalinga Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar	2007	Rs.5,50,000/-	100
2	Institute of Dental Sciences, Bhubaneswar	2006-07	Rs.5,50,000/-	100
3	Gandhi Dental College, Bhubaneswar	2005	Rs.2,10,000/-	100
4	Hi-Tech Dental College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar	2006-07	Rs.3,00,000/-	100
5	SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack	1983-04	Rs.37,950/-	63

Reservation Criteria

Category	Reservation
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	12%
Scheduled Caste (SC)	8%
Physically Challenged (PC) of each category	5%
Ex-Servicemen (ES)	3%
Green Card Holders (GC)	5$

NEET UG Cut off 2025

NTA has released the NEET UG 2025 Cutoff. You can check the percentile and no of students here:

Category	Cut-Off Percentile	NEET Cut-Off 2025	No. Of Candidates
UR/EWS	50th Percentile	144	11,01,151
OBC	40th Percentile	113	88692
SC	40th Percentile	113	31,995
ST	40th Percentile	113	13940
UR/EWS-PwD	45th Percentile	127	472
OBC-PwD	40th Percentile	113	216
SC-PwD	40th Percentile	113	48
ST-PwD	40th Percentile	113	17

Useful Resources

1.	List of Medical Colleges in Odisha
2.	List of Dental Colleges in Odisha
3.	Odisha Medical Colleges Fee Structure
4.	Odisha NEET UG Seat Allotment
5.	Odisha NEET UG Merit List
6.	Odisha NEET UG Seat Matrix
7.	Odisha NEET UG Cutoff
8	Odisha NEET Conducting Authority

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)