NEET PG counselling 2025: MCC releases stray vacancy round schedule, round 3 to end on February 13
New Delhi: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the consolidated schedule for Round 3 and the Stray Vacancy Round of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) Counselling 2025, covering admissions under the 50 percent AIQ Deemed and Central Universities, AFMS, and State Counselling Authorities.
The updated timelines aim to ensure coordinated seat allocation and effective weeding out of joined candidates across national and state levels.
As per the MCC schedule, Round 3 counselling reporting and joining period deadline is 13 February 2026; followed by the Data of joined candidates will then be shared by MCC on 14 February 2026 to facilitate the weeding process and avoid duplication of seats across counselling authorities
In parallel, state counselling authorities will conduct their Round 3 admission processes till 16 February 2026, after which the joined candidates’ data will be shared with MCC.
The last date of joining for Round 3 has been fixed as 13 February 2026 for AIQ and 19 February 2026 for state quotas. Below is the detailed schedule-
SCHEDULE FOR ONLINE COUNSELING (ALLOTMENT PROCESS) FOR NEET 50% AIQ AND 100% DEEMED/CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES/AFMS-ONLY REGISTRATION FOR PG COURSES FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR – 2025
ROUND III | |||||||
SL. NO. | VERIFICATION OF TENTATIVE SEAT MATRIX BY THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES AND NMC | REGISTRATION/PAYMENT | CHOICE FILLING/LOCKING | PROCESSING OF SEAT ALLOTMENT | RESULT | REPORTING/JOINING | VERIFICATION OF JOINED CANDIDATES' DATA BY INSTITUTES SHARING OF DATA TO MCC |
1 | 15th Jan., 2026 | 15th Jan., 2026 to 31st Jan., 2026 Up to 02:00 P.M of 31.01.2026 as per Server Time * Payment facility will be available up to 05:00 PM of 31st Jan., 2026 as per Server Time | 16th Jan., 2026 to 2nd Feb., 2026 (Choice Filling will be available up to 11:55 A.M of 2nd Feb., 2026) as per Server Time Choice Locking will start from 08:00 P.M of 1st Feb., 2026 up to 11:55 A.M of 2nd Feb., 2026 as per Server Time | 2nd Feb., 2026 to 5th Feb., 2026. | 6th Feb., 2026 | 6th Feb., 2026 to 13th Feb., 2026 | 14th Feb., 2026 Sharing of data by MCC of Joined candidates for weeding |
DAYS | (1-Day) | (17-Days) | (18-Days) | (2-Days) | (1-Day) | (8-Days) | (1- Day) |
ONLINE STRAY VACANCY ROUND | |||||||
SL. NO. | VERIFICATION OF TENTATIVE SEAT MATRIX BY THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTES AND NMC | REGISTRATION/PAYMENT | CHOICE FILLING/LOCKING | PROCESSING OF SEAT ALLOTMENT | RESULT | REPORTING/JOINING | VERIFICATION OF JOINED CANDIDATES DATA BY INSTITUTES SHARING OF DATA TO MCC |
2 | 14th Feb.,2026 | 16th Feb., 2026 to 18th Feb., 2026 (upto 12:00 P.M of 18th Feb., 2026 as per Server Time) * Payment facility will be available upto 03:00 PM of 18th Feb., 2026) as per Server Time | 16th Feb., 2026 to 19th Feb., 2026 (Choice Filling will be available upto 11:55 PM of 19th Feb., 2026) as per Server Time. Choice Locking will start from 04:00 P.M of 19th Feb., 2026 upto 11:55 PM of 19th Feb., 2026 as per Server Time | 20th Feb., 2026 | 21st Feb., 2026 Sharing of data by MCC of Allotted candidates for weeding. | 22nd Feb., 2026 to 28th Feb 2026 | ----- |
DAYS | (1-Day) | (3-Days) | (4-Days) | (1-Days) | (1-Day) | (7-Days) | |
ALL INDIA QUOTA/DEEMED/CENTRAL STATE QUOTA
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-3 | 15th January 2026 to 5th February 2026 | 14th February 2026 | 27th January 2026 to 16th February 2026 | 14th February 2026 Sharing of data by MCC of Joined candidates for weeding. |
2 | Last date of joining | 13th February 2026 | _ | 19th February 2026 | _ |
3 | Stray Vacancy | 16 to 20th Feb., 2026 | Data of allotted candidates will be shared by MCC on 21st February 2026 | 20th to 23rd February 2026 | |
4 | Last date of joining | 28th February 2026 (upto 11:55 PM) | 28th February 2026 (upto 11:55 PM) | ||
Commencement of Academic Session for UG Courses | 22nd December, 2025 | ||||
To view the schedule, click the link below
