NBE issues advisory, instructions for reporting, joining of seats allotted through MCC NEET PG AIQ counselling 2026

The Online Centralised Merit-Based Counselling for All India Quota (AIQ) seats for the 2026 admission session has been notified by the MCC, DGHS (MoHFW).

UPDATION OF REPORTING/JOINING STATUS ON INTRA-MCC PORTAL

1 Candidates allotted with NBEMS seats must follow the revised counselling process (as notified by MCC) & the reporting/joining status to be updated on the Intra-MCC portal within the prescribed timeline by the concerned hospital as per the schedule notified by MCC. Failure of the hospital to update the reporting/joining status will result in the seat being treated as vacant and carried forward to the next round.

2 All NBEMS-accredited hospitals are required to verify the prescribed original documents at the time of joining. Hospitals must ensure the fulfilment of eligibility criteria by the candidate for admission to the allotted seat, as detailed in the information bulletin.

3 The hospital has to ensure that the candidate allotted to reserved category seats (i.e. SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/EWS etc.) should possess the correct and valid category certificate as per the guidelines prescribed in the information bulletin of NEET-PG 2026.

4 It shall be the responsibility of the NBEMS-accredited hospital/institute to ensure that the trainee fulfils the prescribed eligibility criteria before permitting the trainee to join the NBEMS course.

5 In case any hospital/institute is found to have knowingly or negligently approved/forwarded false, fabricated, incorrect or otherwise deficient records/information/documents for the purpose of permitting a candidate to join an NBEMS course or for registration, the hospital/institute shall be liable for appropriate action under the applicable NBEMS rules, regulations, directions and accreditation norms, including imposition of monetary penalty of ₹1,00,000/- per such candidate, wherever applicable.

According to the advisory, 'Floating' candidates (those who have opted for upgradation from Round 1 to Round 2, and from Round 2 to Round 3) must strictly adhere to the guidelines and the counselling process issued by the MCC. NBEMS will not intervene in the counselling process conducted by the MCC.

ANNUAL COURSE FEE

1 In view of the change in process of counselling conducted by MCC, the competent authority of NBEMS has decided not to collect the 1st year course fee in NBEMS accounts during the counselling process and candidates allotted a seat by NBEMS and finally willing to join the course by exercising the FREEZE option are required to pay the 1st-year annual course fee to the NBEMS-accredited hospital where the candidate has been allotted the seat.

2 Such candidates who are willing to participate in subsequent rounds of counselling for upgradation of seat are not required to pay the 1st year course fee while awaiting upgradation. They shall pay the 1st year course fee directly to the institute which they finally decide to join by freezing the seat.

3 The concerned NBEMS accredited institutes shall not collect the 1st year course fee if the candidate has chosen the FLOAT (upgradation) option during the counselling process. The hospital is required to collect the course fee from the candidates who are willing to join and do not opt for upgradation in the subsequent round of counselling.

4 The reporting/joining status must be updated accordingly on the Intra-MCC portal. Failure to do so will result in the seat being carried forward to the next round. Institutes must also review their seat positions before each round to avoid excess allotment. The hospitals may note that the timelines prescribed by MCC have to be strictly adhered to. NBEMS shall not be able to give any relaxation in the prescribed timelines.

The medical examination of the candidate shall be conducted by the Medical Board of the concerned NBEMS-accredited hospitals. Only those candidates found medically fit shall be allowed to join the course.

START DATE OF NBEMS TRAINING

The candidates who are willing to join the allotted seat and do not opt for upgradation are required to join their NBEMS training within the reporting/joining window of the respective counselling round as published by MCC. No extension in the date of reporting/joining shall be permitted.

For candidates who are upgraded in subsequent rounds of the counselling, the training period will be considered from the date of reporting/joining to the upgraded seat. If the seat is not upgraded, the candidate will be required to report and join the already allotted seat and the training will be counted from the date of joining within the prescribed window of reporting/joining of the respective round of counselling.

CANDIDATES UNDER EMPLOYMENT OR ANY KIND OF SERVICE BOND

1 Candidates who are employed and/or have any kind of service bond with central govt./state govt./ railways/PSU/ESI or any other govt. organisation should ensure that they are in possession of a “No Objection Certificate (NOC)” including grant of study leave/relieving order from their parent organisation at the time of joining the NBEMS course.

2 The joining before proper relieving from the parent organisation shall not be considered under any circumstances.

3 Those who require extension for joining the course on account of time required to get relieved from their parent organisation should report to their allotted institutions and complete document verification and payment of 1st year annual course fee while submitting a request for seeking extension to join NBEMS.

4 Such an extension shall not be automatic and will be allowed for a maximum period of 90 days from the date of seat allotment & shall be subject to production of a NOC from the parent organization/ acknowledgement letter from parent organisation of submission of resignation letter. DNB training shall start only after the relieving letter from the parent organisation for the entire duration of DNB training is furnished.

ONLINE PORTAL FOR JOINING & REGISTRATION (OPJR)

The NBEMS OPJR portal will be activated after completion of all rounds of NEET PG 2026 counselling conducted by MCC and shall remain INACTIVE until then. A separate detailed notice will be published in due course. This portal is meant for the candidates and the hospitals to submit their joining status and documents to NBEMS after all rounds of the counselling are over.

To view the notice, click the link below