UP NEET UG 2026 Round 3 Important Guidelines Released

The Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, has released the important guidelines for Round 3 of UP NEET UG 2026 online counselling. The notice is dated October 27, 2026. It covers seat allotment, security money, choice filling, re-allotment, fee payment and admission rules for MBBS and BDS seats in government and private colleges. Candidates should read all the rules before taking part in Round 3.

UP NEET UG 2026 Round 3 Guidelines: Highlights

Particulars	Details
Issuing Authority	Office of the Director General, Medical Education and Training, UP, Lucknow
Counselling	UP NEET UG 2026 Online Counselling
Round	Round 3
Notice Date	27 October 2026
Seat Allotment Basis	Round 3 merit list
Official Websites	upneet.gov.in and www.dgme.up.gov.in

Security Money Rules

• Candidates who were not allotted a seat in Round 1 or 2, and candidates who took admission, do not need to deposit security money again for Round 3.
• Candidates who were not allotted a seat in Round 2 and either did not take admission or resigned after admission will lose their entire security money. To take part in Round 3, they must deposit it again.
• Only candidates who deposited the registration security money by the deadline and whose documents have been verified online can fill choices.

Choice Filling Rules

• Choice filling is online. Candidates fill their preferences for seats in government and private medical and dental colleges. They should fill only the colleges where they are willing to take admission. There is no limit on the number of choices.
• The Round 3 choice list will show vacant, not reported and resigned seats from Round 2 as clear-cut vacancies.
• It will also show the Seat Against Cancellation (SAC) option. SAC seats are virtual vacancies. If a candidate who is already admitted gets an upgrade, the old seat is allotted to another candidate by merit-cum-option.
• Candidates will also see seats of reserved categories other than their own. If a reserved category seat remains vacant at the time of allotment, it will be merged according to the table in Government Order No. 1/1448377/2026/71-4099/1011/2022 dated 01.09.2026.

Choice Locking and Re-allotment

• Choice locking is compulsory. A candidate who does not lock choices will not be included in seat allotment, and the candidate alone is responsible for this.
• After locking, no change can be made. The directorate will not consider any request about it.
• If a candidate is allotted another seat under the re-allotment option, the earlier seat becomes vacant and is allotted to another candidate. If there is no re-allotment, the earlier admitted seat stays as it is.
• While filling choices for re-allotment, candidates must leave out the seat they have already been admitted to. If the earlier seat is allotted again, the candidate must go to the nodal centre and complete the admission process as before.

Admission and Forfeiture Rules

Situation	Consequence
Not taking admission on the seat allotted in Round 3 (government or private college)	Entire security money is forfeited
Government college: admitted in Round 1 or 2, does not take admission after re-allotment in Round 3	Entire security money and all fees paid at that time are forfeited
Private college: admitted in Round 1 or 2, does not take admission after re-allotment in Round 3	Entire security money and 50% of the tuition fee paid at that time are forfeited

Admission Process After Round 3 Allotment

• Candidates allotted a seat in a government college must complete admission at the concerned dental college or university. Candidates allotted a seat in a private college must complete admission at the concerned nodal centre.
• Candidates allotted a seat in a private medical or dental college must submit a bank draft for the tuition fee set by the government at the nodal centre. The draft must be in favour of the Director General, Medical Education & Training, U.P., payable at Lucknow. If they do not, the admission will be treated as cancelled.
• The tuition fee set by the government and the fee structure of minority institutions are on upneet.gov.in and www.dgme.up.gov.in.
• Candidates allotted a seat must have a medical examination by the medical board at the medical or dental college or nodal centre. Candidates who already had this examination by the medical board in Round 1 or 2 do not need to have it again.
• After completing the process at the nodal centre, candidates must report to the concerned medical or dental college.

Other Instructions

All rounds of counselling will follow the government order dated 01.09.2026 and the provisions of the brochure. Candidates should read both before taking part. For updates on UP NEET UG 2026 counselling, they should keep checking upneet.gov.in and www.dgme.up.gov.in.