PG medical admissions 2025: UP DGME notifies seat resignation deadline ahead of round 3
Uttar Pradesh: The Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (UPDGME), Uttar Pradesh, has issued an important notice regarding resignation of candidates admitted through the first and second rounds of UP National Eligibility and Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling for the academic year 2025.
The counselling body has allowed such candidates to resign from their allotted MD, MS, Diploma and DNB seats within a specified deadline.
As per the notice, candidates who were allotted seats in Round 1 or Round 2 and wish to surrender their admission to participate in further counselling rounds must submit their resignation on or before January 4, 2026, up to 11:00 AM.
The notice clearly states that resignation from the allotted seat must be done only at the same nodal centre where the candidate completed the admission process. The resignation has to be submitted in person, and the candidate must complete all related formalities at the nodal centre.
However, the resignations submitted through any other mode will not be accepted. Candidates failing to complete the resignation process within the prescribed timeline will be considered to have retained their seats and will not be eligible for upgradation in the subsequent counselling round.
To view the notice, click the link below
Meanwhile, UPDGME had recently concluded the second round of UP NEET PG counselling for the academic year 2025 for admission to MD, MS, Diploma, and DNB courses in government and private medical colleges across the state. The second round started from 10 December 2025 and ended on 30 December 2025.
As per the UPDGME recent schedule, online registration for the third round will commence on January 2, 2026 (11:00 AM) and will remain open until January 5, 2026 (2:00 PM). Candidates must also deposit the registration fee and security money within the same window, from January 2, 2026 (11:00 AM) to January 5, 2026 (5:00 PM). Below is the detailed schedule-
SCHEDULE
S.NO | DESCRIPTION | DAYS | TOTAL DAYS |
1 | Date of online registration. | From 02 January 2026 (11:00 AM) To 05 January 2026 (02:00 PM) | 04 Days |
2 | Date of depositing registration and security money. | From 02 January 2026 (11:00 AM) To 05 January 2026 (05:00 PM) | 04 Days |
3 | Date of Merit List Declaration. | On 05 January 2026 | 01 Day |
4 | Date of On-line Choice filling. | From 06 January 2026 (11:00 AM). To 09 January 2026 (02:00 PM). | 04 Days |
5 | Date of Allotment Result Declaration. | On 12 January 2026 | 01 Day |
6 | Date for downloading the allotment letters & Admission | From 13 To 17 January 2026 | 05 Days |
