Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 round 3 dates revised after cut-off lowered to -40 marks
Anu Parthiban | January 17, 2026 | 03:55 PM IST | 2 mins read
Maharashtra NEET PG 2025: Candidates allotted seats in round 2 will be allowed to cancel allotment by January 21. Round 3 allotment will be declared on February 7.
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Try NowThe Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell) has announced the revised dates for the Maharashtra NEET PG counselling 2025 third round counselling after the qualifying criteria for PG medical courses were lowered to ‘zero’ percentile.
Registrations for the Maharashtra NEET PG round 3 counselling will begin on January 19. Candidates who have been allotted seats in round 2 will be able to cancel their allotment with forfeiture of CAP application fees and the security deposit but without penalty by January 21, the CET Cell said.
Candidates who had failed to register for CAP previously can register for the third round. Those who were allotted seats in round 2 but did not join, report, or cancelled are required to register again to participate in the Maharashtra round 3 NEET PG counselling.
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Maharashtra NEET PG cut-off reduced
In line with the reduced NEET PG cut-off , the Maharashtra state counselling has fixed the qualifying marks for general category at 103, Gen-PwD at 90, and reserved categories at -40 marks. Students who are eligible as per the revised eligibility criteria are also required to submit a fresh application by paying the registration fee and security deposit.
|
Category |
NEET PG cut-off percentile |
NEET PG cut-off marks |
|
General (OPEN/EWS) |
7th percentile |
103 |
|
General PwBD |
5th percentile |
90 |
|
Reserved Category and PwBD |
0th percentile |
-40 |
Maharashtra NEET PG round 3 counselling dates
Candidates can check the round 3 Maharashtra NEET PG counselling schedule in line with the MCC AIQ admission dates.
|
Maharashtra NEET PG |
Dates |
|
Last date to cancel round 2 seat |
January 21 |
|
Application for round 3 |
January 19 to 26 up to 11.59 pm |
|
Payment of non-refundable registration fees of Rs 3,000 and security deposit |
January 19 to 26 up to 11.59 pm |
|
Publication of general list of registered candidates, including In-service, NRI, PWD |
January 27 |
|
Publication of Combined Common Provisional State Merit List |
January 30 |
|
Publication of Seat Matrix for CAP Round-3 |
January 31 |
|
Choice filling |
February 3 to 5 |
|
Maharashtra NEET PG round 3 allotment |
February 7 |
|
Reporting at allotted college |
February 8 to 13 up to 5.30 pm |
|
Last date to cancel admission with forfeiture of security deposit but without penalty. |
February 13 |
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