NEET-UG 2025 Counselling Guide - Dates, Process & Pro-Tips for This Year’s Aspirants
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Disha 15 Jul, 2025
The MCC’s detailed information bulletin for 2025 is still in the works, but the official seat-allotment calendar is already live. This guide stitches that fresh timeline together with the proven rules from last year’s brochure, so you’re never left guessing.
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Phase |
AIQ / Deemed / Central |
State quota (indicative) |
Reporting window |
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Round 1 |
Registration + choice-locking: 21-28 July 2025 · Result: 31 July |
21-30 July 2025 schedule mirrored in most states |
1-6 Aug 2025 for AIQ · up to 6 Aug for states |
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Round 2 |
12-18 Aug 2025 (lock on 18 Aug) · Result 21 Aug |
12-20 Aug 2025 in many states |
22-29 Aug 2025 (AIQ) |
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Round 3 |
Fresh reg. 3-8 Sept 2025 · Result 11 Sept |
3-10 Sept 2025 |
12-18 Sept 2025 |
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Stray vacancy |
Registration 22-24 Sept 2025 · Result 27 Sept |
22-26 Sept 2025 |
Join by 3 Oct 2025 |
Tip → Treat Saturdays/Sundays as working days; MCC instructs all colleges to do the same, so don’t bank on weekend extensions.
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Bucket |
% of seats |
Conducted by |
Who can compete? |
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All-India Quota (AIQ) |
15 % of every state’s govt. seats |
MCC |
All NEET-qualified candidates (J-&-K now participates) |
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Deemed universities |
100 % |
MCC |
Domicile-free; no SC/ST/OBC/EWS reservation, but NRI/Jain/Muslim minority sub-quotas exist |
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Central Universities (DU, BHU, AMU, JMI), ESIC, AIIMS, JIPMER |
100 % (or 15 % AIQ + 85 % internal, depending on institute) |
MCC |
Check each institute’s own internal-quota rules |
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State quota |
85 % of state govt. seats |
Respective DMEs |
Domicile rules vary by state |
NEET-UG 2025 qualified with subject-wise minimum marks (50 % UR, 40 % SC/ST/OBC, 45 % PwBD UR).
5 % seats horizontally reserved for PwBD; certificates must be issued by one of the 16 designated centres listed by MCC.
OCI holders enjoy the same rights as Indian citizens for AIQ & NRI seats following the 2023 Supreme Court ruling.
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Category you’re applying for |
Non-refundable fee |
Refundable security* |
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AIQ / Central / AIIMS / JIPMER / ESIC |
₹1,000 (UR/EWS) · ₹500 (SC/ST/OBC/PwBD) |
₹10,000 (UR/EWS) · ₹5,000 (others) |
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Deemed universities |
₹5,000 (everyone) |
₹2,00,000 |
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*Refund lands in the same bank account/card you used to pay, within ~30 days after counselling finishes. Failure to join a seat in Round 2 or later costs you this deposit. |
Mock-build your preference list offline. The portal shows thousands of permutations; prepare before logging in.
Fill → rearrange → save → lock. If you don’t hit “Lock”, the system auto-locks at deadline with your last-saved order.
Only higher-ranked fresh choices matter for upgrade: keep the seats you already have below the new dreams, or remove them entirely.
You can reset quota selection once (e.g., deselect Deemed if you clicked it by mistake). Afterwards, a fresh registration + fee is required.
Round 1 - “Free exit”
Skip reporting with zero penalty or report & opt-in for upgrade.
Round 2 - “Exit with forfeiture”
If allotted, you must either join (and optionally seek a Round 3 upgrade) or lose your security deposit.
Round 3 - “No resignations”
Once you join a Round 3 seat, you’re locked; only stray-round reshuffles happen if you didn’t join.
Online stray vacancy
Fresh registration, very short window, allotment is final; non-joining here means a one-year NEET ban.
NEET-UG 2025 admit card & rank letter
Class X & XII mark-sheets + passing certificates
Government photo ID (AADHAAR/PAN/Passport/Driving licence)
Eight identical passport photos
Category/PwBD/EWS certificates in the prescribed MCC format (regional-language copies must carry an English/Hindi translation)
If claiming NRI seat: sponsor’s passport + embassy certificate + notarised fee-sponsorship affidavit + relationship proof.
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2024 brochure |
2025 update |
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Four-round structure (R1-R3 + Stray) retained |
Schedule advanced: counselling now starts third week of July, giving colleges a 1 Sept academic start date. |
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Up-gradation allowed till Round 3 |
Policy unchanged |
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PwBD reservation 5 % |
Still 5 %, but more centres issuing e-certificates added (check MCC list when bulletin drops) |
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OCI parity introduced |
Continues; expect final confirmation in upcoming 2025 bulletin |
Using a friend’s card for fee payment, refunds will go to that account.
Waiting till 11:50 PM to lock choices; server traffic peaks and OTPs lag.
Uploading non-MCC format certificates - colleges reject them on reporting day.
Forgetting to download the online relieving letter before moving to an upgraded seat.
Can I change my registered mobile number?
No - OTPs and future log-ins depend on it. Create a fresh registration if needed.
Does 5 % PwBD apply in Deemed universities?
Yes, for Deemed medical, check if the institute has infrastructure for your specific disability.
Is there a Round 4?
No. “Stray vacancy” is the mop-up, fully online for AIQ and deemed as per the 2022 Supreme Court order.
Counselling is less about rank and more about clarity + clock-management. Mark the dates on your calendar today, keep PDFs of every fee receipt & letter, and rehearse the choice-locking ritual before the portal opens. If you’d like one-on-one guidance it priority college short-listing or just anxiety-busting pep talks-Disha’s verified mentors (including recent NEET toppers) are a quick call away. Book a ten-minute micro-session and enter the portal ready.
Good luck, doctors-in-the-making! 🚀
