MCC Revises Eligibility Criteria for NEET PG 2024 Stray Vacancy Round
New Delhi- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has revised the eligibility criteria of candidates for the stray vacancy round of PG counselling. The National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG) stray vacancy round counselling for the academic year 2024-25 is currently ongoing.
As per the revised eligibility criteria, candidates who were allotted a seat in State Quota but have “Not Joined/Not Reported”, are also now eligible to participate in Stray Vacancy Round.
Along with this, candidates who are not holding any seat either in the All India Quota (AIQ) or State Quota are eligible to participate in the Stray Vacancy Round of PG Counselling 2024 to be conducted by MCC.
Meanwhile, candidates who did not join their seats allotted through MCC in Round 3 are ‘Not Eligible’ to participate in the Stray Vacancy Round of PG Counselling 2024 of MCC. However, ‘Not Reported’ candidates of Round 3 of MCC counselling can participate in state PG counselling.
Also, candidates who have joined State quota seats through earlier Rounds are not eligible to participate in the Stray Vacancy Round of PG Counselling 2024 of MCC.
Moreover, the Security Deposit of candidates who do not join their allotted seat in the Stray Vacancy Round will be forfeited and such candidates will be debarred from taking the NEET exam for the next year.
Additionally, the Data of Joined candidates of Round 3 conducted by MCC will be shared with state counselling authorities and such candidates will be debarred from taking admission in state quota counselling.
Below is the detailed NEET PG Stray Vacancy Round Counselling 2024-25 Schedule-
S.NO | VERIFICATION OF TENTATIVE SEAT MATRIX BY THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES | REGISTRATION/PAYMENT | CHOICE FILLING/LOCKING | PROCESSING OF SEAT ALLOTMENT | RESULT | REPORTING | VERIFICATION OF JOINED CANDIDATE'S DATA BY INSTITUTES SHARING OF DATA BY MCC |
1 | 12th February 2025 | 12th to 16th February 2025 (upto 12:00 Noon of 16th February 2025 as per Server Time) Payment facility will be available upto 03:00 P.M of 16th February 2025) as per Server Time | 13th to 16th February 2025 (Choice Filling will be available upto 11:55 P.M of 16th February 2025) as per Server Time Choice Locking will start from 04:00 P.M of 13th February 2025 upto 11:55 P.M of 16th February 2025 as per Server Time | 17th to 18th February 2025 | 19th February 2025 | 20th to 28th February 2025 | 1st March., 2025 |
DAYS | (1-Day) | (5-Days) | (4-Days) | (2-Days) | (1-Day) | (08 -Days) |
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