NEET 2025: MCC declares earlier BDS, BSc Nursing choices null, fresh choice filling open for special stray round
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has issued an important clarification regarding choice filling for the Special Stray Vacancy Round of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test Undergraduate, NEET UG counselling for the academic year 2025 for MBBS, BDS, and BSc Nursing seats.
According to the official notice issued by the MCC in this regard, the choices exercised earlier by candidates for BDS and B.Sc Nursing courses between December 9 and December 11, 2025, will be treated as “Null & Void”.
All eligible candidates, irrespective of whether they had filled choices earlier or not, must undertake fresh choice filling for the Special Stray Vacancy Round. Hence, the fresh choice filling window will remain open from today i.e. December 18 to December 21, 2025, and candidates are required to submit their preferences within this stipulated period.
To view the notice, click the link below
Meanwhile, MCC recently released the official schedule for the Special Stray Vacancy Round of the NEET UG counselling for the academic year 2025 for MBBS admissions, along with timelines for BDS and BSc Nursing seats under All India Quota (AIQ), Deemed and Central Universities, and State Quota.
SCHEDULE
S.NO. | SCHEDULE FOR ADMISSION | ALL INDIA QUOTA/DEEMED/CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES | SHARING OF JOINED CANDIDATES' DATA BY MCC | STATE COUNSELLING |
1 | Special Stray Round for MBBS & (BDS/ BSc Nursing Seats) | 18th to 23rd December 2025 | 24th December 2025, sharing of data of allotted candidates with the states for the wedding | 20th to 25th December 2025 |
2 | Last date of Joining. | 31st December 2025 | ---- | 31st December 2025 |
3 | Round 5 of Counselling. | 1 st to 3rd January 2026 | ----- | 1 st to 3rd January 2026 |
4 | Last date of Joining. | 10th January 2026 | ----- | 10th January 2026 |
