NEET MDS Counselling 2024: MCC Allows 'Change of Category', 'Change of Nationality' options for candidates
New Delhi- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has allowed 'Change of Category' and 'Change of Nationality' for candidates appearing in Round 1 of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Master of Surgery (NEET MDS) counselling 2024.
As per the official notice in this regard, the MCC of DGHS, MoHFW is allowing the 'Change of Category' option for NEET MDS 2024 candidates who had inadvertently filled their category as SC, ST, EWS and OBC in the registration form. Additionally, candidates are also allowed to change their nationality from ‘NRI’ to ‘Indian’.
This decision has been taken considering the circumstances of those candidates who had filled SC, ST, EWS and OBC as their category and due to some reason could not claim the reserved category seats. Therefore, those candidates can change their category from SC, ST, EWS, and OBC to UR category on the first page of the registration form for Round 1 and subsequent rounds of NEET MDS Counselling, 2024.
At the same time, once candidates change their category from SC, ST, EWS and OBC to UR category or nationality from ‘NRI’ to ‘INDIAN’ they will be deemed to be UR/ Indian for further rounds of counselling and they will not be able to change their category or nationality.
It is been clearly informed to all the NEET MDS counselling 2024 candidates in the notice that candidates can avail the facility of 'Change of Category/Nationality' only once. Also, as per the Counselling policy of MCC of DGHS, MoHFW, the benefit of OBC reservation will only be given to the candidates of the OBC-NCL category who belong to the Central List of OBC.
Below is the detailed schedule-
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. | 1st July, 2024 to 10th July, 2024. | 19th July, 2024. | 10th July to 20th July, 2024. | 26th July to 27th July, 2024. |
2 | Last date of Joining. | The last date of Joining is 17th July 2024. | - | 25th July, 2024. | - |
3 | 2nd round of Counselling. | 7 th Aug, 2024 | - | 12th Aug, 2024. | - |
4 | Round-3. | 12th Aug to 21st Aug, 2024. | 29th Aug., 2024. | 21st Aug 2024 to 26th Aug, 2024. | 31st Aug.,2024. |
5 | Last date of joining. | 28th Aug., 2024. | - | 30th Aug., 2024. | - |
6 | Stray Vacancy. | 2nd Sept., 2024 to 7th Sept., 2024. | - | 5th Sept., 2024 to 10th Sept., 2024. | - |
7 | Last date of joining. | 14th Sept., 2024. | - | 14th Sept., 2024. | - |
To view the notice, click the link below
