NEET counselling 2026: KEA begins stray vacancy round registrations, check details

Therefore, according to the notification issued by the KEA in this regard, the online allotment of stray vacancy round for the remaining medical and dental (if available) seats after the 3rd round of seat allotment will be conducted as per the following schedule.

NEW REGISTRATION/APLLICATION

Candidates who have qualified in UGNEET 2026 but have not registered with the authority till now and candidates who have not completed the registration process and are interested in getting the medical or dental seats available in the stay vacancy round as per the rules, can register from tomorrow, i.e. 13 October 2026 to 16 October 2026, pay the fee, download the verification slip and participate as per the counselling criteria.

However, for new registration, verification slip download, and medical course fee payment, those who have have Entry verification slip are not required to register again.

ELIGIBILITY

1 Only those candidates who have not got any medical seat allotment in any round by the authority will be eligible for the medical seat stray vacancy round.

2 Those who have been allotted a dental seat can participate only for medical seats (subject to the medical course fee payable).

DISQUALIFICATION

1 Candidates who have reported and got seats in the first three rounds of allotment under All India Quota / Deemed University / or any other institution / board and who get allotment in the fourth round of MCC will not be eligible to participate in the Medical STRY VACANCY round of UGINEET 2026.

2 Those who have been allotted a medical seat in any round by the authority will not be eligible to participate in the stay vacancy round.

MEDICAL COURSE FEE

1 Eligible candidates interested in participating in the Stay Vacancy round of UGINEET 2026 must pay the medical course fee deposit as detailed above.

2 The caution deposit paid by the candidates who were not allotted any seat in the previous third round has been refunded. Therefore, if you are interested in participating in the stay vacancy round, you should pay the medical course fee deposit as explained above.

3 Amounts paid for other courses will not be considered as medical course fee deposit.

4 In case of allotment of seats in the stay vacancy round, the medical course fee deposit paid by the candidate will be adjusted. (The remaining amount should be paid after allotment of seats)

5 If the candidate fails to get admission in the college after allotment of seats in the stay vacancy round or wishes to cancel or does not report to the college, the medical course fee deposit paid by the candidate will be forfeited. (The candidate will also have to pay a penalty as per the rules and will not be eligible to participate in the medical counselling in the following 3 years); All India Counselling

The details of the fine are already given in the UG NEET 2026 information book and are available on the authority's website. Rs 5,000/- + Rs 5,000/- + Rs 1,00,000/-; Along with one year course fee of Medical /Dental, as the case may be.

OPTIONS ENTRY

1 Eligible candidates interested in participating in the stray vacancy round can register their preferences/options fresh from 16 October 2026 11.00 AM to 19 October 2026, 9:00 AM, subject to payment of the medical course fee. Preferences/options entered in any of the previous rounds will not be considered. Preferences/options subject to the medical course fee can be registered for the stray vacancy round.

2 The remaining Medical and Dental details after the third round of seat allotment have been published on the Authority's website on 08 October 2026; Candidates are advised to keep checking the Authority's website for updates on the availability of seats. Since the seats which are subject to cancellation/forfeiture are also considered for allotment, candidates are advised to register their preference/options for joining the college even if the seats are not shown in the seat matrix, subject to payment of medical course fee.

3 Candidates who have already secured seats for other courses and are studying in colleges should discuss and think about it with their parents before participating in this round and only if they wish to do so can they register their preferences/choices afresh. If a seat is allotted in this round, the seat in the college in which they were previously admitted will be automatically cancelled and they will not be able to continue in the college in which they are currently studying for any reason. Such candidates must take admission in the college allotted in this round within the specified date. If the seat allotted in this round is not accepted, the candidate will lose both the seats and will not have any seat and will not be able to pay any fee back.

4 However, it is the responsibility of the candidates to obtain the original documents from the colleges to which they have been admitted and submit them to the newly allotted colleges within the stipulated time to gain admission.

5 It is advised to register the wishes/options anew only if desired, after knowing/checking the fee details.

6 Newly registered candidates should download the verification slip from the authority's website and then enter the options in order of preference to be eligible to participate in the stay vacancy round along with other eligible candidates.

To view the notification, click the link below