MCC NEET PG Counselling 2025 round 3, stray vacancy round schedule out, Check key dates
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the revised schedule for the NEET PG counselling for the academic year 2025, covering All India Quota AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities, and State Quota admissions.
The schedule outlines timelines for Round 3, and the Stray Vacancy Round, along with key dates for reporting, data sharing, and commencement of the academic session. The revised schedule has been released on the official website of MCC.
According to the revised schedule, the Round-3 counselling activities have started from 15th January 2026 and will conclude with reporting and joining by 7th February 2026. Following this, the online stray vacancy round will commence from 9th February 2026 and will end on 28th Feb., 2026.
Below is the detailed revised schedule-
REVISED SCHEDULE
ROUND III | |||||||
SL. NO. | VERIFICATION OF TENTATIVE SEAT MATRIX BY THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES AND NMC | REGISTRATION/PAYMENT | CHOICE FILLING/LOCKING | PROCESSING OF SEAT ALLOTMENT | RESULT | REPORTING/JOINING | VERIFICATION OF JOINED CANDIDATE'S DATA BY INSTITUTES SHARING OF DATA TO MCC |
1 | 15th January 2026 | 15th to 26th January 2026 Upto 12:00 Noon as per Server Time * Payment facility will be available up to 03:00 PM of 26th January 2026 as per Server Time | 16th to 26th January 2026 (Choice Filling will be available upto 11:55 P.M of 26th January 2026) as per Server Time Choice Locking will start from 04:00 P.M of 26th January 2026 upto 11:55 P.M of 26th January 2026 as per Server Time | 27th to 28th January 2026 | 29th January 2026 | 30th January 2026 to 6th Feb., 2026 | 7th February 2026 |
DAYS | (1-Day) | (12-Days) | (11-Days) | (2-Days) | (1-Day) | (8-Days) | (1-Day) |
ONLINE STRAY VACANCY ROUND | |||||||
SL. NO. | VERIFICATION OF TENTATIVE SEAT MATRIX BY THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES AND NMC | REGISTRATION/PAYMENT | CHOICE FILLING/LOCKING | PROCESSING OF SEAT ALLOTMENT | RESULT | REPORTING/JOINING | VERIFICATION OF JOINED CANDIDATE'S DATA BY INSTITUTES SHARING OF DATA TO MCC |
1 | 9th Feb.,2026 | 10th to 15th February 2026 (upto 12:00 P.M of 15th February 2026 as per Server Time) * Payment facility will be available upto 03:00 PM of 15th February 2026) as per Server Time | 11th to 15th February 2026 (Choice Filling will be available upto 11:55 P.M of 15th February 2026) as per Server Time Choice Locking will start from 04:00 P.M of 15th Februar 2026 upto 11:55 P.M of 15th Februar 2026 as per Server Time | 16th to 17th February 2026 | 18th February 2026 | 19th to 28th February 2026 | ----- |
DAYS | (1-Day) | (6-Days) | (6-Days) | (2-Days) | (1-Day) | (10-Days) | |
REVISED SCHEDULE FOR ALL-INDIA QUOTA/DEEMED/CENTRAL STATE QUOTA
S.NO. | SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION | ALL INDIA QUOTA/DEEMED/CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES | SHARING OF JOINED CANDIDATES' DATA BY MCC | STATE COUNSELLING | SHARING OF JOINED CANDIDATES' DATA BY STATE DMEs’ STATE COUNSELLING AUTHORITIES |
1 | Round 3 | 15th to 29th January 2026 | 6th and 7th February 2026 | 27th January 2026 to 7th February 2026 | 14th February 2026 |
2 | Last date of joining | 6th February 2026 | _ | 13th February 2026 | _ |
3 | Stray Vacancy | 10th to 18th February 2026 | The list of alloted candidates will be shared by MCC with states. On 18 February 2026 | 16th to 20th February 2026 | |
4 | Last date of joining | 28th February 2026 | 28th February 2026 | ||
Commencement of Academic Session for UG Courses | 22nd December, 2025 | ||||
To view the revised schedule, click the link below
