NEET PG counselling 2025: CENTAC extends stray vacancy round registration deadline
Puducherry: The Centralised Admission Committee (CENTAC), Puducherry, has extended the deadline for registration in the Stray Vacancy Round for MD, MS admissions 2025-26.
As per the notice issued on February 23, candidates can now complete their registration until 3:00 PM on February 24, 2026. The extension offers a crucial window for students who may have missed the earlier deadline or were facing last-minute issues.
To ensure that no candidate misses the update, CENTAC has also sent SMS alerts informing applicants about the revised schedule.
The stray vacancy round is often the final opportunity in the counselling cycle to secure a PG medical seat.
Candidates are advised to visit the official website for complete details. Any doubts or technical issues can be addressed through the Grievances section in the login dashboard or by contacting the CENTAC helpline numbers mentioned in the notice.
To view the full official notice, click the link mentioned below-
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/02/24/pgm-pr-r4-date-extn-23-02-2026-329364.pdf
The National Medical Commission (NMC) approved 8,424 newly granted seats for Postgraduate medical courses for the academic year 2025-26, up from 8,416 in the earlier notification. With this revision, the total number of PG medical seats has increased to 58,400, compared to 58,331 announced previously, reflecting a rise of 69 seats.
According to NMC seat matrix, 1,328 PG seats have been added in Karnataka, 1,034 PG seats in Uttar Pradesh, 905 seats in Tamil Nadu, 657 PG seats in Gujarat, 653 seats in Maharashtra, 531 seats in Telangana, 509 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 482 seats in Andhra Pradesh, and 440 seats in Rajasthan, 235 seats have been added in Bihar, 226 seats in Odisha, 224 seats in West Bengal, 213 seats in Haryana, 154 seats in Kerala, 149 seats in Uttarakhand, 139 seats in Chhattisgarh, 120 seats in Jammu & Kashmir, and 115 seats in Punjab. 78 seats have been added in Puducherry, 47 seats in Delhi, 41 seats in Assam, 36 seats in Himachal Pradesh, 23 seats in Arunachal Pradesh, 20 seats in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 16 seats each in Jharkhand and Tripura, 13 seats in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and 10 seats each in Manipur and Mizoram
