NEET UG 2026 Counselling Schedule LIVE: Check MBBS Registration Expected Dates, Fees, Documents List

Candidates who qualify for the allotment of seats are allowed to resign from the allotted seats through the online counselling website of the Medical Council of Canada (MCC).

NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule will be announced shortly by MCC. The announcement of the schedule has been postponed due to the paper leak of NEET along with the retest scheduled for June 21. 

Anti-Paper Leak Bill or the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill was cleared in Lok Sabha today. Even when there is no official announcement regarding the NEET counseling schedule 2026, the recent development has made thousands of candidates who have been eagerly waiting for the dates hopeful of a better admission process in future.

However, there are many doubts among aspirants about the new admission process through this bill.

Students who have ranked in the NEET UG 2026 examination which was conducted on June 21, 2026 can apply for the NEET Counselling 2026. Candidates should fulfill all the eligibility criteria before applying. This will be provided by the Medical Counselling Committee for All India Quota. The application process for the same will be an online process conducted on the website of MCC i.e. mcc.nic.in. 

Check the table below to know the top AIIMS accepting NEET scores in India:

Check the table below to know the top NEET colleges in India along with their NIRF rankings:

Anti Paper Leak Bill or the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha today. While the NEET counselling schedule 2026 is yet to be released, the development brings relief to lakhs of candidates awaiting the dates raising hopes for a more secure and transparent admission process. 

The bill has also sparked debate among aspirants that whether the new law will strengthen the admission process. 

KEA has posted an update on its X handle sharing the MCC NEET reforms for UG and PG courses and mentioned that the NEET counselling schedule 2026 will be released soon along with the registration form. 

MCC conducts the counselling process for 85% State Quota seats. 

MCC is expected to release the NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule anytime soon. The schedule has been delayed amid the NEET paper leak case and the re-test on June 21. 

Directorate of Medical Education Assam will soon be publishing the Assam NEET merit list 2026 on the official website of dme.assam.gov.in. The rank list will be available in the PDF format for the candidates who secured a rank in NEET exam 2026. Candidates looking for MBBS and BDS admissions in medical colleges in Assam can participate in the counselling process for State Quota seats. 

Students who have received an MBBS seat but want a higher ranked college can opt for a seat upgrade. Also, if someone wants to move from a private college to a government college can apply for an upgrade.

Students who have filled the choices in a particular round and have secured a seat can surrender the same for a better college or course in the next counselling round. The students do not have to visit the allotted college to get the seat upgraded as the complete process has been digitized. 

However, the NEET UG 2026 seat will only be upgraded if there is a vacancy in the preferred college or course. 

The MCC NEET counselling fee 2026 for All India Quota and Central Universities seats is as follows:

General category- INR 1,000 

SC/ST/OBC/PwD- INR 500

The counselling registration fees is INR 5,000 for Deemed Universities.

MCC has introduced the NEET UG 2026 seat upgrade facility. Candidates opting for seat upgradation in round 2 and later do not have to report physically at the allotted centre. They can simply do that online. The process has been digitised in order to make it smoother.

Candidates who have qualified in the NEET exam 2026 and secured a rank are eligible to participate in the NEET counselling process. They must meet the minimum marks required in the participating colleges and be of 17 years of age as of December 31. 

Candidates should also have passed Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry,  Biology/Biotechnology, and English. 

Eligible candidates can register for NEET counselling process 2026 online at MCC website, i.e. mcc.ac.in. 

The NEET counselling registration 2026 includes the following steps:

• Register on the official website of Medical Counselling Committee, i.e. mcc.ac.in using the NEET login details
• Pay the counselling registration fee online and security deposit
• Select the preferred medical college and course in the choice filling step
• Review the choice filled and details entered and lock the choice before the last date of NEET counselling registration 2026. 
• Seats will be allotted based on the ranks secured by the candidates and choices filled by them. 
• Next, candidates have to get their documents verified and pay the admission fee.
• If they are satisfied with the seats allotted to them, they can report to the respective institutes or they can surrender the allotted seat and apply for upgradation of seats. 

Check the table below to know the category wise candidates who qualified for the NEET UG Counselling process over the years:

About 20 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET UG 2026 exam and over 11.21 lakh candidates qualified the NEET UG 2026 exam. Out of this, 2.91 lakh candidates belonged to the General category. 93 percent of the candidates appeared for the NEET exam for the first time this year.
19 candidates got a score of 700 and above while 1,492 candidates scored above 600.

The following is the criteria for breaking the tie:

• Higher marks in Biology (Botany & Zoology) will be given the first preferrence
• If tie remains, candidate with higher marks in Chemistry will be ranked higher
• If tie still persists, higher marks in Physics will be considered
• Candidates with a lower proportion of incorrect answers across all subjects is given preference, if the tie is still there. 

MCC will use the NEET UG AIR Rank prepared by National Testing Agency after these tie breaking rules are taken into consideration for the seat allotment process.

Check the list of colleges accepting NEET score of below 400 in India along with tuition fee:

As of now, no state has yet released the NEET counselling schedule for the 85% state quota seats. Most states are waiting for the Medical Counselling Committee to release the All India Quota counselling schedule. In West Bengal, the merit list activity has started but the complete dates are yet to be released.

Yes, every candidate can apply for the AIQ and state quota together. Infact, students must apply for both quotas to maximize their chances of getting a seat in the top medical colleges in India. But, students have to register separately for each college and participate in the individual counselling processes. Candidates will also be required to pay the registration fee for all the counselling processes they register for. 

The following key changes have been made by MCC for the NEET counselling this year:

No physical reporting at the centres: The complete NEET counselling process 2026 will be held online. Candidates do not have to visit the NEET centres for admission formalities

Online Seat Registration: Candidates have to register for the counselling process online after the NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule is out. Eligible candidates can resign online within the deadline

Online Document Upload: Candidates belonging to all categories have to upload the documents online including the ones belonging to the NRI category

MCC will be conducting training sessions for the faculty across states to acquaint them with the new process changes. Also, the students will be provided the complete information about the available seats and participating colleges. 

Here is the list of top 20 colleges acccepting NEET scores 2026:

Here is the list of top 10 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, opening and closing ranks in 2025:

MCC has released some major changes in the NEET counselling process for UG and PG courses for this academic session. So the MCC NEET counselling notice is unlikely today but it is expected to be released anytime soon. The notice and schedule will be updated on the mcc.ac.in website. 

Everyday thousands of students are refereshing the MCC website, awaiting the NEET Counselling Schedule 2026. The dates were expected to release in the last week of July 2026, but they are still awaited. 

The Re-NEET exam has moved the counselling and admission cycle which has resulted in the revision of result date to July 16. Since the counselling process can begin only after the ranks are finalized, the process has been delayed. 

Ahead of the announcement of NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule, MCC has released new rules and major changes. The changes are applicable to UG and PG admissions in the current academic year. The new changes introduced include:

• Simplifying Admission Process
• Reduction of Physical Paper Work
• More Transparent Counselling System
• Upgraded Seats

Candidates who have secured a rank in the NEET UG 2026 exam held on June 21, 2026, can register for the NEET counselling process 2026. Candidates need to meet the eligibility criteria before applying. It will be prescribed by Medical Counselling Committee for All India Quota. The registration process will be an online one conducted through the official website of MCC, i.e. mcc.nic.in. 

The NEET UG 2026 counselling is expected to begin in the first week of August 2026 at mcc.nic.in. Candidates should keep a check on the updates on official MCC and NMC website.