The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has notified the schedule for the subsequent rounds of NEET UG Counselling 2026 for the academic session 2026-27.

The schedule covers counselling under the All India Quota (AIQ), Deemed Universities and Central Universities, along with the corresponding State Quota counselling schedule. The schedule provides the dates for Round 2, Round 3 and Round 4, including seat allotment, joining and verification of joined candidates.

The official MCC website lists the AIQ and State Schedule Round 2 UG 2026 dated September 2, 2026.

NEET UG Counselling 2026: Complete Schedule

Round 2 Counselling: Important Dates

The Round 2 counselling process for AIQ, Deemed Universities and Central Universities will be conducted from September 3 to September 11, 2026.

Candidates allotted seats under the MCC counselling process must complete their joining formalities by September 18, 2026.

For State Quota counselling, the Round 2 process will run from September 7 to September 11, 2026, with the last date for joining being September 19, 2026.

MCC will verify the data of candidates who have joined through the AIQ/centralised counselling process on September 19, 2026, while verification by State DMEs/State Counselling Authorities is scheduled for September 20, 2026.

Round 3 Counselling Schedule

The Round 3 counselling under AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities will be conducted from:

September 22 to September 30, 2026

Candidates allotted seats in this round will have to complete joining by:

October 9, 2026

For State Quota counselling, Round 3 will be conducted from:

September 28 to October 9, 2026

The last date for joining under the State Quota Round 3 process is:

October 14, 2026

MCC will verify the joined candidate data on October 10, 2026, while State DMEs/State Counselling Authorities will complete verification by October 15, 2026.

Round 4: Stray Vacancy Round

The final stage of the counselling process will be the Round 4 Stray Vacancy Round.

For AIQ, Deemed Universities and Central Universities, the Stray Vacancy Round will be conducted from:

October 12 to October 17, 2026

MCC will share the data of allotted candidates on October 17, 2026.

The corresponding State Quota Stray Vacancy Round will be conducted from:

October 17 to October 21, 2026

The last date for joining under the Stray Vacancy Round is:

October 26, 2026

Academic Session to Begin on September 15

The schedule also specifies that the academic session for UG courses will commence from September 15, 2026.

Candidates who secure admission through the counselling process should therefore complete all reporting and admission formalities within the prescribed deadlines.

Saturdays, Sundays and Gazetted Holidays to Be Working Days

MCC has issued an important instruction to participating institutions and colleges regarding the tight counselling timeline.

For ensuring compliance with the prescribed schedule and considering the limited time available for conducting counselling, all Saturdays, Sundays and Gazetted Holidays will be treated as working days by participating institutes and colleges.

Candidates should therefore not assume that counselling, reporting or admission-related activities will remain closed on weekends or gazetted holidays.

What NEET UG Candidates Should Do

Candidates participating in NEET UG Counselling 2026 should carefully track the counselling schedule and:

1. Check their seat allotment result after every counselling round.
2. Complete reporting and joining within the prescribed deadline.
3. Keep all original admission documents ready.
4. Regularly check the MCC and respective State Counselling Authority websites.
5. Follow the instructions issued by the allotted college.
6. Do not assume that weekends or gazetted holidays are non-working days during the counselling period.

Candidates should carefully follow the applicable AIQ, Deemed/Central University or State Quota schedule, depending on the seat and counselling authority through which they are seeking admission.

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