NMC notifies NEET PG Counselling 2025 schedule for AIQ, State quota seats
New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has officially notified the NEET PG counselling schedule for the academic year 2025 for both All India Quota (AIQ) and State Quota seats.
The MCC has issued the schedule, which has now been reiterated by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of NMC to ensure uniformity and coordination between central and state-level counselling processes.
In its communication dated December 17, 2025, NMC informed all medical colleges, institutions, and state counselling authorities that the counselling timetable provided by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) must be strictly followed. The directive aims to prevent discrepancies between AIQ and State Quota counselling, in compliance with multiple directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
The Commission has clearly instructed all State Counselling Authorities, Directorates of Medical Education (DMEs), and participating medical colleges to align their counselling timelines with those notified by MCC.
"Please find enclosed herewith Public Notice No. N-P050 (20)/177/2025-PGMEBNMC (e file no. 8376924) dated 11-12-2025 issued by the Post-Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of National Medical Commission (NMC) on the abovementioned subject, along with state schedule of PG Counselling inter-alia directing all State Counselling authorities to strictly adhere to the schedule provided by MCC so that incoherence between the counselling of All India Quota (AIQ) and State Quota (SQ) can be avoided in compliance of various directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. All concerned State Counselling authorities, all participating Medical Colleges/ Institutes and students are requested to kindly take note of the same/ comply with the said directions," the notice read.
"NEET-PG Counseling Schedule for the Academic Year 2025 for All India Quota & State Quota, received from MCC, Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi, is attached with this Public Notice for information and necessary action by all State Counselling authorities, all participating Medical Colleges / Institutes and students. All State Counselling authorities are requested to strictly adhere to the schedule provided by MCC so that incoherence between the counselling of All India Quota (AIQ) and State Quota (SQ) can be avoided in compliance of various directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India," the notice further mentioned.
Neet-Pg Schedule- 2025 For 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 | 1st Round of Counselling | 17th Oct. to 22nd Nov., 2025 | 2nd Dec., 2025 to 3rd Dec., 2025 | 21st Nov. to 1st Dec., 2025 | 8th Dec. to 9th Dec 2025 |
| 2 | Last date of Joining | 1st Dec., 2025 | - | 7th Dec., 2025 | - |
| 3 | 2nd round of Counselling | 5th Dec 2025 to 12th Dec., 2025 | 22nd Dec., 2025 to 23rd Dec., 2025 | 10th Dec., 2025 to 21st Dec., 2025 | 29th Dec. to 30th Dec., 2025 |
| 4 | Last date of joining | 21st Dec., 2025 | - | 28th Dec., 2025 | - |
| 5 | Round-3 | 26th Dec., 2025 to 2nd Jan., 2025 | 12th Jan., 2026 | 31st Dec. 2025 to 11th Jan., 2026 | 18th Jan., 2026 to 19th Jan., 2026 |
| 6 | Last date of joining | 11th Jan., 2026 | - | 17th Jan., 2026 | - |
| 7 | Stray Vacancy | 15th Jan., 2026 to 21st Jan., 2026 | - | 21st Jan., 2026 to 24th Jan., 2026 | - |
| 8 | Last date of joining | 31st Jan., 2026 | - | 31st Jan., 2026 | - |
| 9 | Commencement of Academic Session for PG Courses | 22nd December, 2025 | |||
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