NEET UG 2021 Counselling: MCC to conduct special stray vacancy round to fill vacant seats

NEW DELHI: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is set to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Under Graduate (NEET UG 2021) special stray vacancy round to fill up about 323 MBBS vacant seats in an online mode to prevent the seats of all India quota, central university, central institutes, AIIMS, JIPMER from going to waste.

According to a notice from MCC, an online stray vacancy round was conducted for the NEET 2021 UG counselling which resulted in 325 vacant seats. Candidates can check the details of the vacant seats at the MCC official website -- www.mcc.nic.in.

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MCC will not conduct any fresh NEET registration for the NEET UG counselling special stray vacancy round. Candidates who have pre-registered and are not holding any seats can participate for the NEET UG counselling special stray vacancy round. However, candidates will have to do fresh choice filling for special stray vacancy round.

The committee also informed that all registered candidates have to pay a security deposit of Rs 50,000 for participating in the special stray vacancy round irrespective of their category. This security deposit is refundable. But candidates who do not join the seats allotted to them in the NEET 2021 UG counselling special stray vacancy round will lose their security deposit as it will be forfeited by the MCC.

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"Candidates who are not holding any Seat either in All India Quota or State Quota are eligible to participate in Special Stray Vacancy Round," said the MCC notice.