MCC Releases NEET MDS 2026 Stray Vacancy Round Seat Matrix
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the clear vacancy seat matrix for the Stray Vacancy Round of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Master of Dental Surgery (NEET MDS) counselling for the academic year 2026, listing a total of 110 postgraduate dental seats across government dental colleges, central universities and deemed universities.
The seat matrix provides details of available MDS seats across different states, institutions, specialities, quotas and reservation categories. According to the matrix, the vacant seats are distributed across nine postgraduate dental specialities.
The matrix also includes seats under the All India Quota and self-financed merit quota, with vacancies listed across different reservation categories. The MCC seat matrix includes vacancies at several government dental colleges across the country.
The MCC matrix provides the state, institute type, college name, quota, MDS speciality, reservation category and number of seats against each entry. The vacancies are listed under categories such as Open, OBC, SC, ST and EWS, with the applicable category specified separately for each seat. Below is the detailed seat matrix-
CLEAR VACANCY STRAY VACANCY ROUND (MDS) – PG COUNSELLING 2026
S.NO | MDS BRANCH/ SPECIALITY | VACANT SEATS |
1 | Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Microbiology | 35 |
2 | Periodontology | 17 |
3 | Public Health Dentistry | 17 |
4 | Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics | 10 |
5 | Oral Medicine and Radiology | 10 |
6 | Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry | 7 |
7 | Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 6 |
8 | Prosthodontics and Crown and Bridge | 4 |
9 | Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics | 4 |
GRAND TOTAL | 110 | |
Candidates should carefully check the speciality, institution, quota and reservation category before exercising their choices during the Stray Vacancy Round. The clear vacancy matrix represents seats listed as vacant for the round. It does not indicate the number of candidates who will ultimately be allotted or join these seats.
| Counselling events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Stray round registration and payment | November 10 to 14, 2026 |
| Registration deadline | November 14, 2026 (3 PM) |
| Fee payment deadline | November 14, 2026 (6 PM) |
| Choice filling | November 10 to 16, 2026 |
| Choice locking | November 16, 2026 (4 PM to 11:55 PM) |
| Seat allotment processing | November 17 to 18, 2026 |
| Seat allotment result | November 19, 2026 |
| Reporting to allotted institutes | November 20 to 28, 2026 |
To view the seat matrix, click the link below
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/11/10/mcc-releases-neet-mds-2026-stray-vacancy-round-seat-matrix-110-pg-dental-seats-available-482971.pdf
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