Odisha NEET UG Counselling 2025: Dates (Soon), Registration, Choice Filling, Document, Result etc.

The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) will conduct the Odisha NEET UG Counselling 2025 through a centralised online process. This counselling session will facilitate admission to MBBS and BDS courses in government and private medical and dental colleges affiliated with the State Medical University of Odisha, based on NEET UG scores.

This article provides comprehensive information about Odisha NEET UG Counselling, including important dates, the online registration process, counselling procedure, eligibility criteria, participating medical and dental colleges, merit list, seat allotment, required documents for verification, and category-wise seat reservation policies. For additional support and insights, aspirants can also download the Odisha NEET UG Counselling eBook 2025.

Brief Description

Before discussing the details of the Odisha NEET UG 2025 Counselling Procedure, let’s briefly describe NEET 2025:

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 2025 and Odisha domicile for 85% State Quota seat
No. of Government MBBS Seats in Odisha	1359
No. of Private MBBS Seats in Odisha	350
No. of Government BDS Seats in Odisha	163
No. of Private BDS Seats in Odisha	154
Official website	https://ojee.nic.in/

Odisha NEET UG Round 1 counselling Dates

Here is the schedule for the Odisha NEET UG 2025 round 1 counselling dates. Take a look:

Particulars	Schedule
Submission of online application form with successful transaction of fee.	First week of July 2025
Release of final category-wise merit list	First week of July 2025
Release of final category-wise merit list	2nd week of July 2025
Filling of choices/preferences of courses/colleges and quota for provisional allocation of seats through online 1st round counselling.	2nd week of July 2025
1st Round Provisional seats allocation.	2nd week of July 2025
1st Round Final seat allocation.	Last week of July 2025
Date for joining the allotted college and course	Last week of July 2025
Display of vacancy position for 2nd round	Last week of July 2025

Odisha NEET UG Round 2 counselling Dates

Here is the schedule for the Odisha NEET UG 2025 round 2 counselling dates. Take a look:

Revised Filling of choices/preferences of colleges and quota for provisional allocation of seats through online counselling	First week of August 2025
2nd Round Provisional Seats allocation	First week of August 2025
2nd Round Final Seats allocation	First week of August 2025
Joining of candidates allotted seats in 2nd round of counselling	Second week of August 2025
Display of vacancy position for 3rd round counselling	Second week of August 2025
Submission of fresh online application with successful transaction of fee for 3rd round counselling (for those not registered in previous rounds)	Second week of August 2025
Merit list for 3rd round counselling	Third week of August 2025
Filling of choices/preferences of colleges and quota for provisional allocation of seats through online counselling	Third week of August 2025
3rd Round Provisional seats allocation	Third week of August 2025
3rd Round Final Seats allocation	First week of Sept 2025
Joining of candidates allotted seats in 3rd round of counselling	First week of Sept 2025

Odisha NEET UG Counselling Eligibility Criteria

• The candidates must be 17 as of 31.12.2025, and there will be no upper age limit.
• The candidates must be permanent natives of Odisha OR Children of All India Civil Service officers serving in the state of Odisha cadre.
• The candidate must have passed 10 + 2 and in the subjects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually and must have secured a minimum of 50% marks taken together in Physics, Chemistry & Biology at 10 + 2 level for General Candidate (GE), 40% for SC/ST candidates and 45% for benchmark disability candidates (PC-GE). The required mark for Physically.
  The challenged candidate in the SC/ST category is 40%.
• The minimum qualifying mark for different types of candidates are as follows: (subject to relevant notification/modification by Govt. of India/NMC)
  a. General (GE) – (50th percentile)
  b. Physically Challenged (PC-GE) – (45th percentile)
  c. Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Scheduled Caste (SC)- (40th percentile)
  d. For Physically
• The minimum qualifying mark for different categories of candidates is as follows: (subject to relevant notification/modification by the Govt. of India/NMC)
  a. General (GE) – (50th percentile)
  b. Physically Challenged (PC-GE) – (45th percentile)
  c. Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Scheduled Caste (SC) – (40th percentile)
  d. For Physically challenged candidates of the SC/ST category (40th percentile)

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 NEET-UG 2025 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 notarized 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 2025 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 2025 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 2025, 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 2025 roll number
2. Logging in using credentials generated while registering online
3. Completing the application form for Odisha NEET 2025 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 2025 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 2025. 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 2025: 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 2025.
• Step 6: (Choice filling and locking) Candidates included in the state merit list of Odisha NEET 2025 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 2025
• NEET UG Result/Scorecard 2025
• 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)