UP NEET PG counselling 2026 round 1 registrations open till October 26, check schedule, guidelines

Participating institutions will conduct counselling for state quota seats in MD, MS, Diploma, and DNB courses. The official schedule issued by DGME Uttar Pradesh specifies the dates for round 1 admissions.

The schedule has been issued in continuation of the NEET PG counselling timetable released by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), New Delhi. Candidates will also be required to deposit the prescribed registration fee and security fee within the stipulated period.

During this period, eligible candidates will be able to submit their preferences for postgraduate medical courses and participating institutions. Candidates should carefully review their choices and complete the process before the deadline to avoid missing the first round of seat allotment.

According to the official schedule, candidates will be able to register until 11:00 AM on October 26, 2026. As per the schedule, the online registration process for the first round will commence at 2:00 PM on October 21 and continue until 11:00 AM on October 26, 2026.

The payment window will open alongside registration on October 21 at 2:00 PM. However, the deadline for depositing the registration and security fees has been fixed at 2:00 PM on October 26, 2026, giving candidates an additional three hours after the registration window closes.

Following the completion of registration and fee payment, DGME will declare the Round 1 merit list on October 26, 2026. The online choice-filling process will begin on the same day at 5:00 PM and continue until 5:00 PM on October 30, 2026.

The Directorate will announce the UP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 seat allotment result on November 2, 2026. Candidates who receive seat allotments will be able to download their allotment letters and complete the admission process during two specified periods: November 3 to November 7, 2026, and November 12 to November 13, 2026. Below is the detailed schedule-

The admission process will cover candidates allotted state quota seats in MD, MS, Diploma and DNB courses at government and private medical institutions in Uttar Pradesh.

To view the schedule, click the link below

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/10/21/updgme-480364.pdf

Additionally, UPDGME has also issued important instructions for candidates participating in UP NEET PG 2026 online counselling for admission to MD, MS, Diploma and DNB courses in government and private medical colleges across the state.

In an official Important information directive, the authority has clarified the eligibility requirements, choice-filling rules, reservation certificate conditions, seat allotment procedures, admission formalities and consequences of submitting incorrect documents.

The instructions are intended to help candidates complete the counselling and admission process correctly and avoid losing an allotted seat because of procedural mistakes. Below are the detailed directions for the candidates participating in UP NEET PG 2026-

IMPORTANT INFORMATION/INSTRUCTIONS

1 Only those candidates who have been declared successful in the NEET PG-2026 exam are eligible to participate in the counselling of UP NEET PG-2026 (MD/MS/Diploma & DNB).

2 Only in-service candidates of Uttar Pradesh state will be eligible for the state quota seats of the DNB course, whose list has been made available by the Director General, Medical and Health Services, Uttar Pradesh on 16.10.2026.

3 Only those candidates working in the PMHS cadre, whose list has been made available by the Director General, Medical and Health Services, Uttar Pradesh on 16.10.2026, for the State Quota seats of MD/MS course, are eligible to get weightage.

4 The security amount will not be adjusted against the tuition fee under any circumstances.

5 Candidates will fill in their online choices based on their preferences for admission to government/private medical college seats according to the counselling schedule. Candidates should only fill in choices for the colleges they are interested in. There is no limit on online choice filling.

6 After filling your choices online, it is mandatory to lock your choices. Failure to lock your choices will prevent the candidate from participating in the seat allocation process, for which the candidate will be solely responsible.

7 The admission process for candidates allocated to private medical colleges will be conducted at the nodal centre designated by the government. The allotment letter will indicate the name of the allotted college/hospital/course/nodal centre.

8 The admission process of candidates allotted MD/MS/Diploma seats in the government sector will be completed in the concerned medical college/institute/university.

9 The admission process of the candidates allotted seats in the DNB course in the government sector will be completed in the concerned Medical College/District Hospital.

10 Candidates who have been allotted both MD/MS/Diploma and DNB can take admission in only one course.

11 Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) candidates of Uttar Pradesh are informed that the certificate of Other Backward Classes and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) dated 01 April, 2026 or after will be valid only.

12 Reservation certificates will not be accepted in the form of certificates to be submitted for appointment to posts under the Government of India.

13 All certificates related to reservation (Other Backwards Class, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Economically Weaker Section) will be valid only if issued by the competent authority of Uttar Pradesh on the format prescribed by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

14 Disability certificate will be valid only if issued from the designated centres and on the prescribed format as per the instructions issued by the Medical Counselling Committee, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi.

15 The admission process will be completed after the allotted candidates are medically examined as per rules by constituting a medical board at the college/nodal centre level.

16 Candidates must submit all original educational documents to the relevant government medical college or nodal centre upon admission. If original documents are not available at the time of admission or are found to be incorrect upon verification, the candidate's allotment/admission will be cancelled, and the security deposit will be confiscated as per rules.

17 If any document/certificate/information is found to be forged during the verification process at the time of admission or after admission, the candidate's admission will be cancelled and legal action will be taken. The candidate will be fully responsible for this.

To view the instructions, click the link below