NEET Counselling 2024 (Round 3): Registration (Started), Choice Filling, Seat Allotment

The Medical Counselling Committee has started the NEET counselling 2024 round 3 registrations on the official website, mcc.nic.in. A direct link to register for round 3 NEET counselling 2024 is provided here. Candidates can register for NEET round 3 counselling till October 8. The choice filling window will be opened from October 5 to 8.
Register for round 3 NEET counselling 2024

MCC counselling 2024 is for 15% All India quota seats in top government colleges in India, and 100% seats of AMU, BHU, JMI, and ESIC. There will be three rounds of MCC NEET UG counselling followed by the stray vacancy round. The state counselling for NEET UG 2024 will commence separately for 85% of seats in government colleges and 100% of seats in top private medical colleges in India. NEET counselling 2024 is based on the ranks obtained in the NEET exam. Read the full article to know comprehensive details about NEET UG counselling 2024. Candidates can also check the NEET UG counselling 2024 schedule, and important links on this page.
Direct link for NEET counselling 2024 round 2 seat allotment result!

NEET UG Counselling 2024 Overview

Factors

Particulars

Conducting bodies

All India counselling NEET UG 2024- By DGHS for National Medical Council

State quota - Respective state medical councils

Counselling website

All India counselling NEET UG 2024- mcc.nic.in

State quota - Given in the table below on this page

Seat Intake

All India counselling NEET UG 2024 - 15% of government seats, 100% of Deemed and Central University seats, ESIC, AFMC, AIIMS and JIPMER seats

State quota - 85% of Govt seats, 100% of private seats of the state

NEET 2024 Counselling Important Dates

The NEET 2024 counselling date is April 14. The MCC NEET counselling schedule has been released at mcc.nic.in. Candidates can check the NEET counselling date below.

NEET counselling schedule

NEET UG counselling 2024 round 1

EventsDates

NEET counselling 2024 registration date and fee payment

August 14 to 20, 2024
NEET choice filling/ lockingAugust 16 to 22, 2024
Processing of seat allotmentAugust 21 and 22, 2024
Round 1 provisional resultAugust 23, 2024
Round one final resultAugust 25, 2024
Reporting to the allotted instituteAugust 26 to 29, 2024


NEET counselling round 2

EventsDates
Registration/ payment for Counselling Round 2September 5 to 16, 2024
Round 2 Choice filling/ lockingSeptember 6 to 16, 2024
Processing of seat allotmentSeptember 17 and 18, 2024
Round 2 provisional resultSeptember 19, 2024
Reporting to the allotted instituteSeptember 20 to 27, 2024


NEET UG 2024 counselling round 3

EventsDates
Round 3 Counselling Registration/Fee PaymentOctober 3 to 8, 2024
round 3 Choice filling/ lockingOctober 5 to 8, 2024
Processing of seat allotmentOctober 9 to 10, 2024
Round 3 resultOctober 11, 2024
Reporting to the allotted instituteOctober 12 to 18, 2024

Stray vacancy round

RegistrationsOctober 22 to 25, 2024
Choice fillingOctober 23 to 26, 2024
Seat allotment processingOctober 26 to 28, 2024
ResultOctober 29, 2024
ReportingOctober 30, 2024 to November 5, 2024

How to Register for NEET Counselling 2024

There will be four rounds in NEET UG 2024 counselling - NEET round 1 counselling, round 2, round 3, and a stray vacancy round. Candidates may note that no seats will be reverted to the participating States after completion of Round 2. The process for NEET counselling is

Step 1: NEET registration process and payment of fees including security deposit.

Step 2: Choice filling and locking

Step 3: NEET seat allotment

Step 4: Reporting to the allotted Medical/Dental College

Step 5: Vacant seats are published.

Documents Required for NEET Counselling 2024

Here is mentioned the list of documents required for NEET counselling

  • NEET Admit Card
  • NEET Scorecard or Rank Letter
  • Class 10 certificate and mark sheet (for date of birth)
  • Class 12 certificate and mark sheet
  • ID proof (Aadhar/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport)
  • Eight passport-size photographs
  • Provisional Allotment Letter
  • Caste Certificate (if applicable)
  • PwD Certificate (if applicable)

Document Required for Deemed Universities

NRI/ OCI candidates appearing for Deemed Universities must submit the following documents

  • Passport copy of sponsored, embassy certificate
  • Sponsorship affidavit (stating that the sponsorer is ready to bear the expenses for the whole duration of study)
  • Relationship Affidavit (Relation of Candidate with the sponsored)

NEET Counselling 2024- Who is Eligible?

  • Eligible Jammu and Kashmir candidates can also apply for All India NEET counselling.
  • Candidates who fulfil the state-wise eligibility and domicile criteria can participate in NEET counselling 2024 of their state. Other state candidates can apply for management quota and NRI seats.

NEET 2024 Counselling Process

The complete counselling process of NEET UG 2024 for All India Quota is provided below.

Step 1: NEET counselling 2024 registration

To participate in NEET counselling, candidates must register at mcc.nic.in NEET UG 2024. Applicants must fill out their NEET roll number, registration number, name, mother's name, and date of birth. Next, pay the NEET counselling 2024 fee and security fee online with a credit card or debit card. The NEET counselling fees payable are.

Institution Type

Category

Counselling Fee

(Non-Refundable)

Security Fee

(Refundable)

15% AIQ/ Central Universities

UR

Rs. 1,000

Rs. 10,000

SC/ST/OBC/PWD

Rs. 500

Rs. 5,000

Deemed Universities

All Categories

Rs. 5000

Rs. 2,00,000

Step 2: Choices filling for NEET counselling

Applicants must make a dummy sheet and enter their college and course (MBBS/BDS) choices. The NEET college predictor tool can help with chances based on past data. They should enter the choices NEET counselling 2024 process, they will be able to choose from this list of choices.

Step 3: NEET UG seat allotment

Candidates must log in and download NEET seat allotment letters as soon as they are released. A free exit is available in the first round, while a forfeiture exit is available in the second round.

NEET seat allotment lists

Rounds

2024

Round 1

Provisional list of NEET 2024 counselling round 1

Round 2

Provisional list of NEET 2024 counselling round 2

Round 3

will be added

Step 4: Reporting at the allotted college

Upon receiving an allotment of seats, a candidate must report to the designated college to complete the admissions processes. Reporting or joining during the first round is not mandatory. Those wishing to take a seat or upgrade must join and report. Seat allocation must be followed by reporting and joining in the second round unless candidates are willing to forfeit their security deposit by opting out. When reporting to the assigned college, candidates must present the originals of the specified documents.

NEET counselling 2024 - What is free exit? What is the exit with forfeiture?

Free Exit (only for round 1) - A candidate assigned a seat in round 1 who does not join/report to the college to which they have been assigned would not be penalised (the security deposit would not be forfeited). Candidates will be eligible for further rounds.

Exit with forfeiture - This means that candidates will not be eligible for a refund of the security deposit and fees paid. The conditions for forfeiture are:

  • If a candidate is offered a seat in round 2 and subsequent rounds but does not intend to take the seat, they can still exit with forfeiture (losing the security amount deposited) within the period given.
  • Candidates joining the allotted seat in the third round will not be eligible to resign/surrender their seats and will not be permitted to participate in further rounds.
  • Candidates who do not report for an allotted seat lose claim to the seat with forfeiture of fees and will not be allowed to participate in further rounds.

NEET 2024 Round 1 & Round 2 counselling

Round 1 and round 2 are a part of NEET UG 2024 counselling conducted by MCC for All India Quota seats and by state counselling authorities for state quota seats. In both rounds of NEET counselling, eligible candidates must register, fill in the choice of course and colleges and pay the fee. The seat allotment of round 1 and round 2 is also released separately. Aspirants who did not participate in round one NEET counselling 2024 or who did participate, however, do not wish to join the allotted college will be eligible to take part in round two.Types of NEET counselling 2024

NEET Counselling Round 1

Registration, payment of fee, choice filling followed by seat allotment. Candidates allotted seats in the round 1 NEET counselling can opt to take the seat, upgrade or exercise free exit to participate in NEET round 1 counselling 2024. Candidates who opt to take the seat/upgrade must upload their certificates and physically report to the allotted college.

Note: Candidates not allotted a seat can participate in NEET counselling round 2 directly without fresh registration.

NEET 2024 Counselling Round 2

Fresh registration must be done by candidates for the NEET 2nd round counselling 2024 who did not participate in round 1. Also, candidates who did not report in round 1 of NEET counselling 2024 need not register again. It is mandatory to exercise fresh choice filling in round 2 for all candidates who are participating in the same. After allotment, the following rules apply:

  • Candidates allotted a seat in round 2 can opt for willingness to upgrade from round 2 to round 3 of NEET counselling. In such a case they need to physically report at the allotted college.
  • Candidates who have got the upgraded seat will have to take relieving from round 1 and join round 2 seat. Such candidates will not have a claim on round 1 seats anymore.
  • In case a candidate has been allotted a seat in round 2 but does not report or join, will forfeit the security deposit
  • Candidates who are not allotted a seat in the round can participate in round 3 without fresh registration.
  • Candidates who don't want their round 2 seat can exit with forfeiture of security deposit

NEET Counselling Round 3

Candidates who are participating for the first time must fill fresh registration for NEET 2024 counselling. Registered candidates not allotted a seat in round 1 or 2 need not register again. Choice filling is to be done afresh. Candidates who have resigned or no reported in round 1 or 2 must register afresh with full fee payment. After allotment, rules that apply are

  • Candidates who are allotted a seat cannot resign from the seat or upgrade.
  • Candidates who have upgraded from round 2 must take the relieving from round 2 and complete joining formalities in round 3 NEET counselling. They cannot upgrade or resign from this seat. They also lose claim to the round 2 seat.
  • Candidates who do not join Round 3 seats can exit with forfeiture of fees and elimination. such candidates cannot participate in further rounds
  • Candidates who registered for the first time in the round and were not allotted a seat in round 3 can participate in the stray round.

Final Stray Round of NEET counselling 2024

Fresh registrations will be done for this NEET counselling round. Data will be shared between centres and states after round 3. Candidates mentioned in the allotted list of candidates in central or state NEET counselling will be eliminated from the round. Candidates allotted seats in stray rounds have to join the allotted seat/college. Candidates who do not join the allotted seat shall be debarred from the NEET examination for one year along with forfeiture of fees.

NEET 2024 Counselling Seat Matrix

  • 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,
  • BHU OPEN seats - 100 % (MBBS and BDS)
  • AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India
  • JIPMER Open quota seats (Puducherry/ Karaikal)
  • AMU Open quota seats
  • 15% All India Quota seats of DU/ I.P University
  • Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)
  • 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC
  • 100% seats in Deemed Universities
  • BSc Nursing programs in selected participating institutes

These seats are domicile-free. Deemed Universities have no reservations and have management and NRI quota seats only. Four rounds are held under the MCC NEET Counselling 2024.

Colleges under NEET AIQ counselling 2024

1) Delhi University (LHMC, UCMS, MAMC): - 85% institutional quota seats for Delhi candidates (who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi). 15% of seats are open to students from all over India.

2) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU):- 50% Institutional reservation for candidates who have studied for the past 3 years in AMU schools. The remaining 50% of seats are open for All India candidates.

3) BHU:- Open to All India candidates

4) Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi: 47 seats are open to All India candidates. The rest 3 seats fall under the JMI internal quota and are open to students who have passed their 10+ 2 from Jamia Schools.

5) IPU University (VMMC & SJH): 15% seats for All India and 85% of seats for students who have passed their 10+2 from Delhi.

State Counselling for NEET UG 2024: For State Quota Seats

State authorities will fill 85% of the remaining seats in government medical colleges and 100% of the seats in private medical colleges. The NEET counselling varies from state to state. NEET counselling for the states leads to admission in MBBS in government colleges and admission to private medical colleges. To check the respective state's NEET counselling process and apply through direct links for state wise NEET counselling 2024, please select the links provided below.

State-wise NEET UG 2024 counselling

AP NEET Counselling

IPU NEET counselling

Rajasthan NEET counselling

Arunachal Pradesh NEET counselling

J&K NEET counselling

Tamil Nadu NEET counselling

Assam NEET counselling

Jharkhand NEET counselling

Telangana NEET counselling

Bihar NEET counselling

Karnataka NEET counselling

Tripura NEET counselling

Chandigarh MBBS counselling

Kerala NEET counselling

Uttar Pradesh NEET counselling

Chhattisgarh NEET counselling

MP NEET counselling

Uttarakhand NEET counselling

DU NEET counselling

Maharashtra NEET counselling

West Bengal NEET counselling

Goa NEET counselling

Manipur NEET counselling

AFMC NEET counselling

Gujarat NEET counselling

Meghalaya NEET counselling

AMU NEET counselling

Haryana NEET counselling

Odisha NEET counselling

BHU NEET counselling

Himachal Pradesh NEET counselling

Punjab NEET counselling

CMC Vellore NEET counselling

NEET UG counselling 2024: Rules & Guidelines

The following are the general rules applicable as per the participating institute type

Institute TypeRules for NEET Counselling

100% Deemed University

  • There will be four rounds of counselling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 & Stray Vacancy Round.

  • All the 4 rounds shall be conducted online by MCC

  • There will be no reservation for OBC/ SC/ ST/ PWD/EWS candidates in Deemed Universities. However, some deemed universities have reservations for the Jain Minority or Muslim Minority.

  • Resignation from 3rd round is not permitted. Candidates will also not be allowed to participate in any counselling (stray vacancy or state) after joining in round 3.

AIIMS

  • There will be four rounds of counselling (round 1, 2, 3 and stray round) for 20 AIIMS. NRI candidates can also apply for the AIIMS seats as there is an NRI quota.

  • The list of AIIMS are AIIMS Bathinda, AIIMS Bilaspur, AIIMS Guahawti, AIIMS Jammu, AIIMS Mangalagiri, AIIMS Rajkot, AIIMS Bhubaneswar, AIIMS Bibi Nagar, AIIMS, Deogarh, AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS Jodhpur, AIIMS Kalyani, AIIMS Madurai, AIIMS Nagpur, AIIMS New Delhi, AIIMS Patna, AIIMS Rai Bareli, AIIMS Raipur, AIIMS Rishikesh, AIIMS Bhopal)

  • NEET Counselling is conducted by MCC for AIIMS seat allotment.

JIPMER
  • There will be four rounds of counselling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and online Stray Vacancy Round.
  • NEET 2024 counselling will be conducted by MCC only.
  • JIPMER has open All India seats and state quota for Puducherry candidates

ESIC

  • NEET-qualified candidates should have a Ward of Insured Persons certificate with a distinct number of available seats under this quota.

  • The NEET 2024 counselling process is the same and has four rounds.

1. Delhi University (LHMC, UCMS, MAMC, MAIDS)

2. Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia

3. IPU Counselling- VMMC & SJH;ABVIMS & RML, NDMC and ESIC Dental

  • 15% of seats come under All India counselling while the rest come under Delhi counselling and IPU counselling.
  • JMI - has a quota for Internal students who have passed their qualifying examination from Jamia Schools as regular students
  • There will be four rounds of NEET 2024 counselling i.e. Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and Stray Vacancy Round.
  • All rounds will be conducted by MCC.

  • Army College of Medical Science is exclusive for defence-related students and comes under the IP Counselling.

AMU
  • There will be four rounds of counselling
  • AMU has open All India quota + NRI seats
  • In addition, internal students of AMU can apply for the internal quota seat in the MCC process.
BHUAll seats are open seats and NEET counselling is held in four rounds
AFMC, PuneOnly registration is through MCC portal. NEET counselling 2024 will be held by AFMC and not by MCC.

NEET 2024 Counselling Result

To check the NEET counselling result, also known as seat allotment PDF, candidates will have to check the official website, mcc.nic.in. The NEET counselling result cum allotment will be published in the PDF format. MCC will first release the provisional NEET counselling result, based on which students will have to submit their grievances (if any). After the submissions, the final NEET counselling result will be published. Those who will be allotted colleges in the NEET counselling result 2024, will have to report to the allotted colleges before the last date mentioned by the authority.

Which rank is considered in NEET state counselling?

The rank considered for state counselling for NEET UG 2024 is usually the All India Rank (AIR) obtained by candidates in the NEET examination. However, each state may have its specific criteria and reservations for state quota seats. Candidates should refer to the official counselling guidelines or notifications of the respective state for detailed information on rank considerations.