MCC NEET MDS 2025 Counselling: Check out complete Eligibility Criteria, Application Process
New Delhi- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) recently released the complete National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) Counselling schedule for the academic year 2025.
As per the schedule, the Round 1 registration for counselling is going to start from today, i.e. 24th June 2025, on the official website of MCC. Therefore, candidates who qualify the NEET MDS 2025 exam are eligible to participate in the counselling.
The last date to register for Round 1 for NEET MDS 2025 counselling is June 30, 2025. Moreover, students will be able to complete the choice filing and locking for their preferred institute and courses during the period from June 25 to June 30, 2025.
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
All the participating Candidates are here by informed that all important communications issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) are posted on the official website of MCC. The authenticity of communication may be confirmed from the official website of MCC/Intra-MCC before relying upon any message circulating in social media.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILLING ONLINEAPPLICATION FORM
Candidates are informed that e-mail ID and Mobile Number provided in the Online Application Form of NBE will be used for registration on the MCC portal for Counselling. The said fields will be pre-populated in the Application/Registration form of the Counselling. All the information/ communication will be sent by MCC of DGHS, MoHFW through email on the registered e-mail address or SMS on registered Mobile Number only.
Any complaint with regard: to the change of registered mobile number or email address shall not be entertained by the MCC of DGHS, MoHFW.
Candidates are advised to use Laptop or Computer along with the latest registered version of Chrome/Internet Explorer/Firefox/Windows/IOS and a good internet connection during the Registration and Choice-Filling process to avoid any technical complications.
Please note that registration facility will be available at the beginning of first round, second round, third round and stray vacancy on notified dates. Under no circumstances any request (for any reason) for registration, shall be entertained after closing of registration.
The seat allotted candidates will have to upload essential certificates after declaration of result as per scheduled date. It is mandatory for candidates to carry their original documents during physical reporting to college / institute for confirmation /joining of seat.
Kindly refer to details of counseling scheme as mentioned below before filling the online forms etc..
ROUND-1 (Start)
a) Main counseling Registration which will include payment of Non-refundable Registration fee and Refundable Security Deposit (to be refunded only in the account from which payment has been made).
b) Exercising of Choice filling and locking of choices.
c) Process of Seat Allotment Round-1
d) Publication of result of Round-1on MCC website.
e) Physical Reporting at the allotted Medical/Dental College with original documents against Round-1 (one).
f) Candidates who have been allotted a seat in round one (1) can opt for free exit and can directly participate in round two.
g) Candidates who have allotted a seat in round one (1) can opt for willingness to upgrade from round 1 to round 2 only after physical reporting at college/institute.
h) If a registered candidate is not allotted a seat in round one (1), he can participate in round 2 directly without fresh registration.
i) Candidates willing to upgrade from Round 1 to Round 2 have to report at the allotted institute/college with original documents of round 1 and complete the admission formalities. During the completion of admission formalities, if the candidate wishes to upgrade then he/she has to give willingness for upgradation in the college.
Note: MCC of DGHS will share the data of joined candidates in round 1, round 2, round 3 of counselling with all the participating States. Similarly, the participating States will also share the data of joined candidates.
END OF ROUND 1
ROUND-2 (Start)
a) Candidates who registered for Round-1 and did not get any seat allotted are not required to register again.
b) New/fresh Registration for Round-2 is to be done by those candidates who Have not registered in Round-1 (with full payment of fees).
c) Candidates who have Resigned / Not reported in Round-1 need not register again.
d) Fresh Choice filling and locking of choices for Round-2.
e) Publication of result of Round-2 on MCC website.
f) Physical Reporting with original documents at the allotted Medical/Dental College/ institute against Round 2.
g) If a candidate freshly registered in round 2 is not allotted a seat, he/she can participate in round 3 directly without fresh registration.
h) If upgraded in Round 2, the candidate must take relieving from Round 1 seat and join Round 2 seat.
i) Candidates getting upgraded in Round 2 Shall NOT have any claim on Round 1 seat.
j) Following Candidates allotted seats in round 2, are eligible to exit with forfeiture of Security deposit
- Candidate who are fresh allotted seat but want to leave seat and participate in furtherrounds
- Candidates upgraded but not joining from round one (1) before round 3 registration.
- Candidates who joined the college/institute and then resigned.
k) Candidates who have been allotted a seat in round 2 can opt for willingness to upgrade from round 2 to round 3 for which they will have to physically report at the Round 2 allotted college/institute and thereafter opt for willingness.
Note: MCC of DGHS will share the data of joined candidates in round 1, round 2, round 3 of counselling with all the participating States. Similarly, the participating States will also share the data of joined candidates.
END OF ROUND 2
CONVERSION ALGORITHM (applicable in third round)
S.NO | CATEGORY | CATEGORY CONVERTED TO |
1 | ST (PwD) | ST |
2 | SC (PwD) | SC |
3 | UR (PwD) | UR |
4 | OBC(PwD) | OBC |
5 | ST | SC |
6 | SC | UR |
7 | EWS | UR |
8 | NRI/Jain Minority/Muslim Minority | UR |
Round-3 Start
a) Eligibility criteria for Round 3 candidates:
b) Fresh Registration with payment of registration fee for Round-3.
c) Fresh/New Registration Round 3 for those candidates who
Have not registered in Round-1 or Round 2 (with full payment of fees).
Have Resigned from Round 2 need to fill fresh choices with full payment of fees.
d) Who registered in Round-2 and exited with Forfeiture of fees without joining can register again with fresh payment of fees.
e) Those who registered but were not allotted a seat in Round-1 & Round-2 need not register again.
f) Exercising of Fresh Choice filling and locking of choices
g) Publication of result of third Round on MCC website.
h) Physical Reporting at the Allotted Medical/ Dental College/institute after third Round with original documents.
a) If upgraded, the candidate must take relieving from Round 2 seat and join Round
3 seat. Once joined, he cannot upgrade or resign from this third round seat.
b) If any candidate does not join Round 3 seat, he may exit with forfeiture of security deposit and elimination (cannot participate in further rounds of counseling conducted by MCC, DGHS).
c) If a candidate freshly registers in round 3 and is not allotted any seat, he/she is eligible to participate in stray/further rounds.
d) Candidates getting upgraded in Round 3 shall Not have any claim on earlier round allotted seat.
Note: MCC of DGHS will share the data of joined candidates in round 1, round 2,round 3 of counselling with all the participating States. Similarly, the participating States will also share the data of joined candidates. Candidates who are already holding a seat in
Round-1, Round-2 and Round-3 will be weeded out before the seat processing of AIQ Stray Vacancy Round.
END OF ROUND 3
FINAL STRAY VACANCY ROUND
a. Fresh registrations and fresh choice filling for Final Stray Vacancy Round. The choices filled during third round will not be considered for allotment in Stray Vacancy Round.
b. Eligible candidates who are not holding a seat or got no seats in Round-1, 2 & 3 (AIQ, State,Deemed) can participate in Stray Vacancy Round.)
c. Allotment of seats ‘Online’ by running software.
d. For Deemed Universities the Stray Vacancy Round will be conducted by MCC of DGHS, MoHFWas per the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated 12.12.2022 passed inI.A NO. 132614/2022 IN W.P (c) NO. 267/2017 in Dar-us Slam Educational trust and Ors. vs.Medical Council of India & Ors.”,
e. If a candidate is allotted a seat in Stray round, he/she has to report & join the allotted seat/college the security deposit of the candidate will be forfeited.
f. Data will be shared with Centre and the States after Round1,2 and 3 of states and if any candidate has his/her name in the list of allotted candidates in State, then such candidates shallbe eliminated from counseling during the processing of Round 3(three) result
END OF STRAY VACANCY ROUND
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE FOR ONLINE COUNSELING (ALLOTMENT PROCESS) FOR NEET 50% AIQ AND 100% DEEMED/CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES/AFMS-ONLY REGISTRATION FOR MDS COURSES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR – 2025
S.NO | VERIFICATION OF TENTATIVE SEAT MATRIX BY THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES | REGISTRATION/PAYMENT | CHOICE FILLING/LOCKING | PROCESSING OF SEAT ALLOTMENT | RESULT | REPORTING | VERIFICATION OF JOINED CANDIDATE'S DATA BY INSTITUTES SHARING OF DATA BY MCC |
ROUND 1 | |||||||
1 | 23rd June, 2025 | 24th June to 30th June, 2025 up to 12:00 Noon of 30th June, 2025 only (as per Server Time) *Payment facility will be available up to 03:00 PM of 30th June, 2025 (as per Server Time) | 25th June, 2025 to 30th June, 2025 (Choice Filling will be available upto 11:55 P.M. of 30th June, 2025 (as per Server Time) Choice Locking will start from 04:00 P.M. of 30th June, 2025, upto 11:55 P.M. of 30th June, 2025 (as per Server Time) | 1st July, 2025 to 2nd July, 2025 | 3rd July, 2025 | 4th July, 2025 to 8th July, 2025 | 9th July, 2025 to 11th July, 2025 |
DAYS | (1-Day) | (7-Days) | (6-Days) | (2-Days) | (1-Day) | (5-Days) | (03-Days) |
ALL INDIA QUOTA, DEEMED, CENTRAL STATE QUOTA
S.NO | SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION | ALL INDIA QUOTA/DEEMED & CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES | SHARING OF JOINED CANDIDATE'S DATA BY MCC | STATE COUNSELLING | SHARING OF JOINED CANDIDATE'S DATA BY STATES |
1 | Ist Round of Counselling. | 24th June, 2025 to 3rd July, 2025 | 9th July to 11th July, 2025 | 1st July, 2025 to 8th July, 2025 | 14th July, 2025 |
2 | Last date of Joining. | 8th July, 2025 | _ | 13th July, 2025 | _ |
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