New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), has released the schedule for the upcoming rounds of NEET UG 2026 counselling, bringing clarity to candidates awaiting further opportunities for admission to undergraduate medical, dental and nursing courses.

As per the official schedule, MCC will conduct a Special Stray Vacancy Round for MBBS admissions and the fifth and sixth rounds of counselling for BDS and BSc Nursing seats in November. The committee has also announced the schedule for the sixth round of BDS and B.Sc Nursing counselling.

For candidates still hoping to secure a seat, the newly announced schedule outlines the registration, fee payment, choice filling, choice locking, seat allotment and reporting timelines.

According to the schedule, registration and payment for the Special Stray Vacancy Round for MBBS and the fifth round of BDS/B.Sc Nursing counselling will begin on November 2, 2026, and continue until November 4, 2026. Candidates can complete registration until 3:00 PM on November 4.

The payment facility will be available from 10:00 AM on November 2 until 6:00 PM on November 4. Below is the detailed schedule- 

NEET UG COUNSELLING 2026- SPECIAL STRAY VACANCY ROUND FOR MBBS AND 5th ROUND OF BDS/BSc NURSING Schedule

S.NO

COUNSELLING ACTIVITY

SCHEDULE

1

Registration and payment

November 2–4, 2026

2

Registration deadline

November 4, 3:00 PM

3

Payment facility

November 2, 10:00 AM to November 4, 6:00 PM

4

Choice filling

November 2–5, 2026

5

Choice filling deadline

November 5, 11:00 AM

6

Choice locking

November 4, 4:00 PM to November 5, 11:00 AM

7

Seat allotment processing

November 5–6, 2026

8

Publication of result

November 7, 2026

9

Reporting at allotted college

November 7–16, 2026

10

Reporting deadline

November 16, 5:00 PM

SIXTH ROUND OF BDS/BSc NURSING COUNSELLING

S.NO

COUNSELLING ACTIVITY

SCHEDULE

1

Registration and payment

November 17–19, 2026

2

Registration deadline

November 18, 3:00 PM

3

Payment facility

November 17, 10:00 AM to November 19, 6:00 PM

4

Choice filling

November 17–19, 2026

5

Choice filling deadline

November 19, 9:00 AM

6

Choice locking

November 18, 4:00 PM to November 19, 9:00 AM

7

Seat allotment processing

November 19, 2026

8

Publication of result

November 20, 2026

9

Reporting at allotted college

November 21–28, 2026

10

Reporting deadline

November 28, 5:00 PM

To view the schedule, click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/10/31/mcc-481632.pdf

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