MCC NEET PG final round counselling dates announced; round 3 admissions end on February 13
Anu Parthiban | February 10, 2026 | 09:33 AM IST | 2 mins read
Registrations for the NEET PG stray vacancy round will begin on February 16 for the vacant seats.
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Try NowThe Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced the complete schedule for the NEET PG round 3 and final stray vacancy counselling for admission to MS, MS, postgraduate diploma medical courses remaining vacant. Candidates allotted seats in round 3 are required to complete their admission process by February 13.
After rescheduling the choice filling and seat allotments for round 3 multiple times due to addition and withdrawal of seats, and legal cases, the MCC declared the allotment results on February 6 on the official website, mcc.nic.in.
A total of 10,084 candidates were freshly allotted seats, as per the final allotment results. Two seats were withdrawn from the provisional allotment due to duplication of seats and technical issues.
While 8,589 candidates got their seats upgraded, 7,094 did not get an upgrade, and another 3,450 did not opt for upgradation. A total of 7,899 did not exercise the choice filling facility for round 3.
The MCC had instructed the round 3 seat allotted candidates to report at the respective college only after the final allotments were declared. However, no reporting deadline was announced at that time. The commission has now fixed February 13 as the deadline to complete the admission procedures.
MCC NEET PG stray vacancy schedule
Along with the MCC NEET PG round 3 counselling dates, the MCC has also notified the stray vacancy schedule.
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NEET PG round 3 counselling 2025 |
Dates |
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Round 3 registration |
January 15 to 31 |
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Choice filling |
January 16 to February 2 |
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Processing of seat allotment |
February 2 to 5 |
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Round 3 seat allotment result |
February 6 |
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College reporting |
February 6 to 13 |
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Verification of joined candidates data by institutes |
February 14 |
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NEET PG stray vacancy counselling 2025 |
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Verification of tentative seat matrix by the participating institutes |
February 14 |
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Registration |
February 16 to 18 |
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Choice filling and locking |
February 16 to 19 |
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Processing of seat allotment |
February 20 |
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Final seat allotment |
February 21 |
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College reporting |
February 22 to 28 |
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