What is the schedule for NEET counselling?

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) released the complete schedule for NEET UG counselling 2024 on July 29, 2024. The process began on August 14, 2024. On September 13, 2024, MCC revised the NEET 2024 counselling dates for Round 2 onwards on account of the change in the seat matrix. The dates for NEET 2024 counselling for the first four rounds, namely, Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and Stray Vacancy Round have been announced, which concluded November 5, 2024. Later, the NEET 2024 counselling Special Round schedule was announced on November 16, 2024, which is scheduled from November 20 to November 30, 2024. The NEET 2024 counselling Special Stray Vacancy Round 2 was conducted from December 9 to December 16, 2024. The NEET 2024 counselling process commenced on August 14, 2024. So far, six rounds have been conducted. The NEET 2024 counselling Special Stray Vacancy Round 3 is likely to be the last and final round. Each round involves the following stages: Registration Choice filling and locking Result Institute reporting

When did NEET 2024 counselling process begin?

NEET 2024 counselling dates were announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) on July 29, 2024. The counselling process started on August 14, 2024, and will conclude on December 30, 2024. NEET 2024 counselling Round 4 was conducted from October 22 to November 5, 2024. The Round 3 was conducted from October 2 to October 19, 2024. The Round 2 registration process began on September 5, 2024 and reopened from September 13 to September 16, 2024. The Round 1 was conducted from August 14 to August 31, 2024. MCC revised the dates on September 13, 2024, with the reopening of the registration process of Round 2 due to the change in seat matrix. As per the revised dates, the last date of the counselling is November 5, 2024. The number of rounds may get extended depending on the number of vacant seats. The state medical authorities will conduct the counselling process for the 85 per cent state quota seats. The dates for counselling were different for the national level and state level admission processes. There will be four to six rounds of NEET counselling, which is the gateway for admission to medical and allied courses such as MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, BSMS and BSc Nursing.

What is the process to register for NEET UG counselling?

The registration process for NEET UG counselling is completely online. The step by step process to register for NEET UG counselling is as follows: Visit the official website of MCC – mcc.nic.in Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab under the Candidate Activity Board section Click on the New Candidate Registration tab Read the instructions and click on 'I Agree' check box Enter the mandatory details such as NEET UG roll number, NEET UG application number, mother’s name, date of birth and security pin Click on 'Submit' The credentials will be generated and sent to the registered email address Complete the registration form by entering personal, educational, NEET result and other details and uploading of scanned photograph and signature Pay the registration fee and take a printout of the registration confirmation page Candidates must ensure that they have completed the registration process. Otherwise, they would not be able to proceed towards choice filling, which will ultimately result in the non allotment of seats.

Who conducts NEET counselling?

The NEET counselling is segregated into two categories, central or national, and state counselling. The central counselling for NEET is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee or MCC. The NEET counselling process conducted by MCC is for the admission to the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats. On the other hand, State Authorities or the Education Department of various states conduct NEET state counselling for the 85 per cent state quota seats. MCC conducts the NEET counselling for MBBS BDS and B.Sc. Nursing courses. On the other hand, the State Counselling Authorities conduct the admission process for MBBS BDS BAMS, BHMS, and other medical or allied courses.

What is the procedure of counselling in NEET?

The NEET counselling process is a combination of online and offline. The step-wise procedure to participate in the NEET counselling process is given below: Registration: The first step is to register online by filling up the form released on the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). After filling the form, candidates will have to pay the requisite fee. Choice filling: Candidates will have to select colleges where they wish to take admission to. Registered candidates will have to log in to the MCC website with their credentials and then fill in choices. Choice Locking: During the choice locking period, it is necessary to lock the choices to get a print of your submitted choices. Candidates must go through their submitted choices before locking, as once they lock the choices they cannot be modified or changed. Seat Allotment Result: MCC will release the seat allotment result for candidates who had registered and submitted choices following the due process. Based on their seat allotment, candidates can either accept or go for the institute reporting round. Or they may opt for an upgradation of seats. In the case of the latter, they will have to register for further rounds of counselling. Institute Reporting: Based on the seat allotment result, candidates will have to visit the institutes where they wish to take their medical admission. This step involves verification of the hard copy of mandatory documents and payment of admission fees.

What is the current scenario of NEET UG Counselling 2024?

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducted the NEET 2024 counselling Special Stray Vacancy Round 3 from December 23 to December 30, 2024. The provisional and final results were declared on December 24 and December 25. The institute reporting process is being conducted from December 25 to December 30, 2024. There were three MBBS seats for allotment in this round. The NEET 2024 counselling Special Stray Vacancy Round 2 was conducted from December 9 to December 16, 2024. While the payment and choice filling could be done from December 9 to December 10, the seat allotment result was declared on December 12, 2024. The institute reporting process is being conducted from December 12 to December 16, 2024. The NEET 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round 1 counselling was conducted from November 20 to November 30, 2024. The payment process was conducted from November 20 to November 21, 2024. The choice filling and locking rounds were held from November 20 to November 22, 2024. The provisional seat allotment result was declared on November 22, 2024, and the final result was declared on November 23, 2024, followed by the institute reporting process from November 25 to November 30, 2024. MCC conducted the NEET 2024 counselling Round 4 from October 22 to November 5, 2024. The registration and choice filling process started on October 22 and October 23 respectively. The last dates of registration and choice filling and locking were extended till October 27 from October 25 and October 26 respectively. The provisional and final result was released on October 29 and October 30, 2024, respectively. The Round 3 was conducted from October 3 to October 19, 2024. The NEET 2024 counselling Round 2 concluded on September 27, 2024. The round started on September 13, 2024. The Round 1 of NEET 2024 counselling was conducted from August 14 to August 31, 2024. MCC had announced that the NEET 2024 counselling dates on July 29, 2024. As of now, four rounds of counselling has been announced, which will conclue on November 5, 2024. The total number of rounds may vary based on the number of vacant seats. Ahead of the commencement of the NEET 2024 counselling process,

What is the eligibility criteria to participate in the NEET counselling process?

The eligibility criteria to participate in the NEET counselling process is given below: a. They must qualify for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) by securing the cutoff marks as per their category b. They must be registered on the official website of MCC c. All candidates, including candidates from the UT of J&K, can participate in the counselling for AIQ seats and deemed universities.

Is it necessary to join allotted Medical/Dental College of Round 1 to get chance to participate in Round 2 of NEET counselling?

No, candidates need not report or join the allotted college of NEET counselling Round 1 since there is free exit. However if they want to retain the Round 1 seat and upgrade in Round 2 they have to physically join the college of Round 1 and give up-gradation willingness for Round 2 at the time of admission. In case candidates decide to resign the seat allotted to them in the first round, then they can do so prior to registering in the next round of NEET counselling.

Special Stray Vacancy Round NEET UG Counselling 2023: Seat Allotment Result, Dates, Seat Matrix

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Updated on Nov 3, 2023 17:06 IST

After the completion of the Stray Vacancy round of NEET 2023 counselling on September 30, MCC is conducting a Special Stray Vacancy round to fill 156 vacant MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing seats. The last and final round will conclude on November 15. Know the details here.

The Special Stray Vacancy round of NEET UG counselling 2023 is being conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) to fill 156 vacant seats of MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing courses. The registration process has started on October 31, and the last date to register, fill and lock choices is November 5. The seat allotment result for this round will be declared on November 7. The institute reporting for the allotted candidates will be conducted from November 8 to November 15.

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NEET 2023 Counselling Special Stray Vacancy Round Dates

The following table brings the complete schedule for the NEET 2023 counselling special stray vacancy round.

Events	Dates
Special Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023 registration	October 31, 2023, to November 5, 2023 (12 noon)
Special Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023 choice filling	November 1, 2023, to November 5, 2023 (11.59 PM)
Special Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023 choice locking	November 5, 2023 (4 PM to 11.59 PM)
Processing of seat allotment	November 6, 2023, to November 7, 2023
Special Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023 seat allotment result	November 7, 2023
Special Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023	November 8, 2023, to November 15, 2023

Prior to the NEET 2023 counselling Special Stray Vacancy round, MCC conducted a fifth round of counselling for BDS and BSc Nursing courses, and even though the choice filling process for the sixth round was conducted, the result was not declared. Instead, MCC announced the Special Stray Vacancy round. The original Stray Vacancy round was concluded on September 30.

The Stray Vacancy round of NEET UG counselling 2023 result was declared on September 27 instead of September 26, the original schedule. Candidates can report discrepancies till 4.30 PM of the same date. The final result will be declared either by the end of September 27 or on September 28. As many as 2,140 candidates have been allotted seats. The institute reporting process for this round was conducted from September 27 to September 30.

The registration process for the NEET 2023 counselling Stray Vacancy round commenced on September 21. This is the last and final round of NEET 2023 counselling conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). Based on the number of vacant seats, MCC may decide to extend the number of rounds for the NEET UG counselling 2023.

Till last year, candidates could not register or fill choices in the Stray Vacancy round of NEET counselling. This year, MCC has brought a change in the counselling process, wherein candidates are given the opportunity to register and fill choices in the last round as well. This article of Shiksha.com brings all the relevant information about the Stray Vacancy Round of NEET UG counselling 2023 in terms of dates, registration, seat matrix and seat allotment result.

Stray Vacancy Round NEET UG Counselling 2023 Seat Allotment List

The seat allotment list or the seat allotment result of NEET 2023 counselling for the Stray Vacancy round has been declared after the processing of seat allotment based on the choices filled. MCC has released provisional seat allotment results and candidates can report discrepancies against those within the stipulated schedule. After that, the final seat allotment result will be declared. The steps to check the result of Stray Vacancy round counselling are given below:

Visit the official website of NEET counselling – mcc.nic.in
Click on UG Medical tab
Click on the ‘Provisional Result of UG 2023 Round 3’ link under Current Events section
Download the PDF document
Find your NEET 2023 Roll Number to check your status

Click here to download NEET UG counselling 2023 Stray Vacancy Round provisional result

Stray Vacancy Round NEET UG Counselling 2023 Dates

The following table brings the Stray Vacancy Round of NEET UG counselling 2023 dates or the complete schedule:

Events	Dates
Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023 registration	September 21, 2023, to September 23, 2023 September 24, 2023
Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023 choice filling	September 22, 2023, to September 24, 2023
Processing of seat allotment	September 25, 2023
Stray Vacancy round NEET UG counselling 2023 seat allotment result	September 26, 2023 September 27, 2023

Stray Vacancy Round NEET UG Counselling 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria and other important factors for the Stray Vacancy round of NEET UG counselling 2023 are as follows:

Candidates should not have been allotted seats in the past three rounds
Candidates must have resigned from the allotted seats
Candidates allotted seat in Round 3 should have opted for upgradation in order to participate in the Stray Vacancy round of NEET UG counselling 2023

Regarding the Stray Vacancy round of NEET UG counselling 2023, MCC has stated, “If a candidate is allotted a seat in Stray round, he has to join the allotted seat/college. If the candidate does not join the allotted seat, he/she shall be debarred from the NEET examination for 01 Year along with forfeiture of fees."

Stray Vacancy Round NEET UG Counselling 2023 Registration Process

The registration process for Stray Vacancy round of NEET UG counselling 2023 is as follows:

Visit the official website of MCC – mcc.nic.in or directly enter the link https://mcc.admissions.nic.in/applicant/Root/Home.aspx?enc=yVQCIiq12npg+pcvNJRdcxL+ad32N+8CRdVWlyUK9ImbdIucAf3VDE5gjZ0Mk5YX
Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab under the Candidate Activity Board section
Click on the New Candidate Registration tab
Read the instructions and click on 'I Agree' check box
Enter the mandatory details such as NEET UG roll number, NEET UG application number, mother’s name, date of birth and security pin
Click on 'Submit'
The credentials will be generated and sent to the registered email address
Complete the registration form by entering personal, educational, NEET 2023 result and other details and uploading of scanned photograph and signature
Pay the registration fee and take a printout of the registration confirmation page

Stray Vacancy Round of NEET UG Counselling 2023 Seat Matrix and Choice Filling

MCC released the seat matrix or the seat vacancy for the Stray Vacancy round of NEET counselling 2023 once the choice filling process begins. Based on the vacancies, candidates had to fill and lock choices. This round had 2,454 seat vacancies for MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing courses.

Click here to download the Clear Vacancy for Stray Vacancy Round of NEET 2023 Counselling

Know the Stray Vacancy Round of NEET UG counselling 2023 choice filling process below:

Visit the official website of MCC – mcc.nic.in
Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab and click on ‘Sign in’
Enter the NEET UG 2023 Roll Number, Password and Security Pin
Click on the link ‘Available Choices’.
On clicking the “Choice Filling” icon, the choices as per individual criteria of eligibility would be displayed to the candidate on the left side basket and on clicking the button for the required choice, it will be selected. The choice chosen will be removed from the left basket and gets added to the right basket.
Candidates will have to click on the ‘Save & Continue’ tab.
Candidates may change the order of preference of choices by clicking on the Upper Arrow ./button to move up, Down Arrow button to move down and the Delete button to delete the pre-selected choice of institutes.
The choice Interchange (Swapping) could be carried out by selecting appropriate choices as source and destination to enable their swapping and reorder all the choices.
If a candidate desires to delete a specific or a group of choices, the candidate can click the appropriate box, for deletion of the one choice. Further, if the candidate, desires to delete multiple choices, in one go, he/she can click the appropriate boxes for deletion and confirm the same, so that all unwanted choices could be deleted by this operation.

Last year, MCC conducted an additional stray vacancy round for BDS and BSc Nursing courses. There is a possibility for that in this year as well. Prior to the Stray Vacancy round, MCC conducted three rounds of NEET UG counselling 2023, scheduled between July 20 and September 18. MCC conducts NEET counselling process for admission to MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing courses at Deemed and Central Universities, private medical colleges, AIIMS and JIPMER institutes.

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FAQs Regarding Stray Vacancy Round of NEET UG Counselling 2023

Q: What is the meaning of Stray Vacancy Round?

A: Sray Vacancy round refers to the last round of NEET counselling which is conducted to fill up the seats which are left vacant or unfilled even after three rounds of counselling. Only those candidates who have not been allotted any seat in the first three rounds, or have not reported to the allotted institutes and have opted for upgradation are eligible to participate in the Stray Vacancy round of NEET counselling. In short, it can be said that the stray vacancy round is the last chance to grab a medical, dental or nursing seat for the next academic year.

Q: What are the rules for the stray vacancy round for NEET 2023 counselling?

A: The Stray Vacancy round for NEET 2023 counselling is the last round. MCC is conducting this round for admission to the remaining MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing seats. MCC has laid down the following rules to participate in NEET counselling 2023:

Fresh registrations shall be done for Final Stray Vacancy Round
Data will be shared with Centre and the States after Round 3 and if any candidate has his name in the list of allotted candidates in either Centre or
State, then such candidates shall be eliminated from the All India Stray Vacancy Round
AIQ Stray Vacancy Round for vacant seats of Round 3 and Deemed University seats will be conducted by MCC of DGHS, MoHFW through online mode.
If a candidate is allotted a seat in Stray round, he has to join the allotted seat/college. If the candidate does not join the allotted seat, he/she shall be
debarred from NEET examination for One Year along with forfeiture of fees.

Following categories of Candidates are not eligible for Stray Vacancy Round:
a) Candidates who have not registered for Stray Vacancy Round.
b) Candidate joined/holding any seat at the time of Stray Vacancy Round.
c) Candidates allotted a seat in Round 3 of MCC and not reported.
All candidates not falling under above-mentioned categories are eligible.

Q: Is Stray Vacancy Round of NEET counselling conducted offline?

A: No, the Stray Vacancy round is not conducted in offline mode. MCC is conducting the Stray Vacancy round in NEET in online mode. Eligible candidates could register, fill and lock choices in online mode. The result will also be released online on the official website in PDF format. Only the last step of the counselling, which is the institute reporting, will have to be done in offline mode. Candidates have to be physically present at the institute for document verification, payment of admission fees and completion of admission formalities.

Q: Do we need to register again for Stray Vacancy round of NEET 2023 counselling?

A: Yes, MCC opened the registration window for NEET 2023 counselling from September 21 to September 24. Till last year, there was no registration option for the Stray Vacancy round and only those who had registered and participated in the first three rounds were considered for seat allotment in the Stray Vacancy round. But this year, MCC has changed the process, wherein candidates are allowed to register afresh for the Stray Vacancy round of NEET. Hence, those who have not been allotted seats in the first three rounds, or have not joined the allotted institutes, will be able to register and participate in the Stray Vacancy round of NEET 2023 counselling.

Q: What is the difference between mop-up round and stray vacancy round of NEET counselling?

A: As per the round-wise nomenclature of the NEET counselling, the mop-up round was the term used for the third or the second last round of counselling. On the other hand, stray vacancy round refers to the very last round of counselling. This year, the mop-up round has been renamed as Round 3. The term for the fourth and final round of counselling has remained the same. In terms of process, there has not been any change in the process for the mop-up round or Round 3 and the stray vacancy round of NEET counselling. Till last year, candidates could register only till the mop-up round and not in the stray vacancy round. However, this year the registration process will be active till the final or the stray vacancy round of NEET counselling.

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Sreetama has over a decade of editorial experience in the higher education beat. A wanderlust by passion, she is also an avid reader and a music lover. Among friends, she is popular for her sense of humour.

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amal k

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In a stray vacancy round will the candidate get to choose the colleges or is it an auto allotment . Since there is a restriction around not picking up the alloted seat can bar they for 1 year.

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amal k

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In a stray vacancy round will the candidate get to choose the colleges or is it an auto allotment . Since there is a restriction around not picking up the alloted seat can bar they for 1 year.