NEET PG 2026 state counselling round 1 to begin from October 21, check complete schedule here
New Delhi: The counselling schedule for NEET PG 2026 has been announced, covering admissions under the All India Quota, Deemed and Central Universities, as well as State Quota seats.
The counselling process will be conducted in three regular rounds followed by a Stray Vacancy Round, with separate timelines for AIQ and State counselling.
The first round of counselling for AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities is scheduled to take place from October 12 to October 24, 2026. Candidates allotted seats in this round will have time to join until November 2, 2026. For State Quota counselling, Round 1 will be conducted from October 21 to November 3, with the last date for joining being November 10, 2026.
The second round for AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities will run from November 6 to November 14, 2026, while State Quota counselling will take place from November 14 to November 23, 2026. Candidates allotted seats under AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities will have to join by November 23, whereas the State Quota joining deadline is November 30, 2026.
The third round of counselling for AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities is scheduled from November 26 to December 4, 2026, with candidates required to join by December 12. The corresponding State Quota process will be held from December 4 to December 12, and the joining deadline is December 18, 2026.
After the three regular rounds, the Stray Vacancy Round will be conducted. The AIQ, Deemed and Central Universities process is scheduled from December 16 to December 24, 2026, while the State counselling process will run from December 22 to December 25. The last date for joining seats allotted through the Stray Vacancy Round is December 31, 2026. MCC will share the data of allotted candidates on December 24, 2026.
The academic session for postgraduate courses is scheduled to begin on November 20, 2026.
Candidates can check the detailed NEET-PG 2026 counselling schedule below:
| 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-1 | 12th Oct., 2026 to 24th Oct., 2026 | 3rd Nov., 2026 | 21st Oct., 2026 to 2nd Nov., 2026 | 11th Nov., 2026 |
| 2. | Last date of Joining for Round-1 | 2nd Nov., 2026 | _ | 10th Nov., 2026 | _ |
| 3. | Round-2 | 6th Nov., 2026 to 14th Nov., 2026 | 24th Nov., 2026 | 14th Nov., 2026 to 23rd Nov., 2026 | 1st Dec., 2026 |
| 4. | Last date of joining for Round-2 | 23rd Nov., 2026 | _ | 30th Nov., 2026 | _ |
| 5. | Round-3 | 26th Nov., 2026 to 4th Dec., 2026 | 14th Dec., 2026 | 4th Dec., 2026 to 12th Dec., 2026 | 19th Dec., 2026 |
| 6. | Last date of joining for Round-3 | 12th Dec., 2026 | _ | 18th Dec., 2026 | _ |
| 7. | Stray Vacancy | 16th Dec., 2026 to 24th Dec., 2026 | Data of allotted candidates will be shared by MCC on 24th Dec., 2026 | 22nd Dec., 2026 to 25th Dec., 2026 | _ |
| 8. | Last date of joining for Stray Vacancy Round | 31st Dec., 2026 | 31st Dec., 2026 | ||
| 9. | Commencement of Academic Session for PG Courses | 20th Nov., 2026 | |||
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