Rajasthan NEET Counselling: 1,039 MBBS seats vacant across 15 private medical colleges after round 3
Jaipur: After the third round of NEET UG 2026 counselling, around 1,039 MBBS seats remain vacant across 15 private medical colleges in Rajasthan, while all MBBS seats in government medical colleges have been filled.
Of the vacant seats, 731 belong to the general category, while the remaining 308 fall under the private management quota. Of the total 7,533 MBBS seats available in the state, around 86.2 per cent have been allotted so far.
According to a Times of India report, only three of Rajasthan's 18 private medical colleges have filled all their MBBS seats after three rounds of counselling, while the remaining colleges continue to have vacancies.
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The vacancies are reportedly linked to changes in the state's counselling rules, particularly the decision not to extend reservation benefits to candidates from reserved categories in other states during the third and final round of counselling.
Meanwhile, the vacancies have also been linked to the addition of 1,100 new MBBS seats in private medical colleges in 2026, as well as the reputation and location of the institutions.
NDTV reported that the issue has triggered a dispute between private medical colleges and the state counselling board. The board has maintained that the rules were implemented in accordance with the Supreme Court's directions and the state's reservation policy.
The counselling board said several out-of-state candidates belonging to reserved categories could not secure seats because they failed to meet Rajasthan's mandatory unreserved qualifying cut-off of 213 marks for Round 3.
It has been reported that those who scored less than 213 marks were not considered for seat allotment in Round 3 and out-of-state candidates claiming reservation in their home states were treated as unreserved candidates for Rajasthan admissions.
The board said it would not change merit criteria, reservation limits or state admission rules just to fill the vacant seats and stated that the counselling process followed the directions of the Supreme Court, Medical Counselling Committee, National Medical Commission, National Medical Commission, National Dental Commission, Rajasthan High Court, state government and medical education department.
Meanwhile, the Rajasthan counselling committee has directed candidates allotted seats in the final round to report to their respective colleges and complete the admission process by October 15. Candidates can download their allotment letters from the counselling portal. Those who fail to report within the deadline risk losing their allotted seats.
Following the completion of the third round, a stray vacancy round is expected to be conducted after October 15 to fill the remaining MBBS seats. The round will provide another opportunity for eligible candidates who could not secure admission in the earlier rounds.
Candidates allotted seats in the stray vacancy round will be required to accept them. Failure to do so may attract a penalty.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the Rajasthan High Court held that candidates from other States belonging to reserved categories cannot claim reservation benefits, including reduced qualifying percentile in NEET PG counselling, in Rajasthan, affirming that such benefits are State-specific. While dismissing a writ petition filed by the Federation of Private Medical and Dental Colleges of Rajasthan challenging a February 18, 2026, resolution of the NEET-PG counselling board, the Court held that the policy does not amount to 100% domicile-based reservation, as out-of-state candidates remain eligible to compete for unreserved seats but cannot claim relaxed cut-offs meant for reserved categories.
