NEET 2026 counselling special stray vacancy round: MCC adds 2 MBBS seats from Delhi, Chennai medical colleges
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has added two MBBS seats in the ongoing Special Stray Vacancy Round of NEET UG Counselling 2026. The newly added seats are available at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), New Delhi, and Stanley Medical College, Chennai.
In an official notice, MCC informed candidates that it has included the additional seats in the counselling process and that they will be available for choice filling. The notice specifies the institutions, course, and reservation categories under which the seats were added.
According to the notice, one MBBS seat has been added under the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) quota at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi. Candidates eligible for admission under the NRI quota can consider the newly added seat while exercising their choices during the Special Stray Vacancy Round, subject to the applicable counselling eligibility requirements.
MCC has also added one MBBS seat under the Other Backward Classes Persons with Disabilities (OBC PwD) quota at Stanley Medical College, Chennai. The newly included seat will be available for eligible candidates participating in the Special Stray Vacancy Round under the specified reservation category.
Below is the detailed vacancy-
NEET UG 2026: DETAILS OF NEWLY ADDED MBBS SEATS
S.NO | INSTITUTENAME | SEAT ADDED |
1 | Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi | 1 |
2 | Stanley Medical College, Chennai | 1 |
TOTAL | 2 | |
With the addition of these seats, eligible candidates participating in the ongoing counselling round can include the respective institutions in their preference lists.
However, candidates must ensure that they meet the eligibility requirements for the NRI and OBC PwD quotas before exercising their choices.
The notice does not announce any separate registration window or revised choice-filling deadline for these additional seats.
As per the previously released NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule, the Special Stray Vacancy Round for MBBS seats under All India Quota, Deemed and Central Universities is scheduled from November 2 to November 7, 2026.
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