Assam NEET 2024 Counselling Dates & Schedule (Special Stray Vacancy Round Out): Registration & Seat Allotment Dates

The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) Assam will release the seat matrix for Assam NEET counselling 2024 before each round. In the original seat matrix, which will be released before the Round 1, the total number of seats available for admission will be displayed. In the later rounds, the seat matrix will indicate the number of vacant seats for that particular round. The seat matrix will help candidates in the choice filling process. 

In general, the institute reporting process is conducted for three to four days for each round of Assam NEET counselling. Candidates will have to check the important dates carefully and report to the institutes within the deadline. In certain cases, the last date of reporting to institutes is extended. There may be a possibility that DME Assam will conduct institute reporting separately for courses or candidate categories.

The Assam NEET 2024 counselling process began on August 21, 2024, a week after the commencement of the counselling for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats. The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) Assam announced the schedule for the Assam NEET UG counselling 2024 for the first three rounds.  The Round 1 of Assam NEET 2024 counselling was conducted from August 21 to September 5, 2024. The second round started on September 11, but was stalled midway. The Round 2 and Round 3 were merged with the reopening of the registration and choice fillling processes from October 16 to October 18, 2024. The third round concluded on October 23, 2024.  The stray vacancy round is being conducted from October 26 to November 5, 2024. 

In general, the total duration of the Assam NEET UG counselling is of three to four months. The total number of counselling rounds is also around three to four. On an average, each round is conducted for a duration of one month. The exact durtion will be updated once the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) Assam announces the round-wise schedule of the Assam NEET counselling 2024. The number of rounds may exceed in case vacant seats are left after the last round of counselling. In that case the overall duration or the tenure of the counselling will also extend. 

The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Assam is the responsible body to release the Assam cut-off and conducting authority for the Assam NEET counselling.

The Directorate of Medical Education (DME) Assam allots the medical seats by two means during the Assam NEET counselling. Both the ways are dependent on the NEET score/percentile of the candidate and the availability of seats. After that, the preference is given according to the choice of colleges the candidate selected during the Assam NEET counselling form filling process.

The list of courses offered through Assam NEET counselling are given below:

• MBBS
• BDS
• BAMS
• BHMS
• BSMS
• BUMS
• BNYS
• BVSc

The admission to the above mentioned medical and allied courses are subject to the availability of seats and cutoff ranks. 

Registration for Assam NEET counselling 2024 for Round 1 will begin tentatively in August 2024. The last date for registration will be within seven to 10 days of the commencement of the registration process. The registration fee has to be paid within the said deadline. The registration process for Assam NEET counselling 2024 will be completely online. Candidates must ensure that they fill up the application form with mandatory details and upload the requisite documents and pay the application fee to complete the registration process successfully. 

There are a total of three to four rounds of Assam NEET UG counselling. These rouds are known as:

• First Round Counselling or Round 1 Counselling
• Second Round Counselling or Round 2 Counselling
• Third Round Counselling or Mop-up Round Counselling
• Fourth Round Counselling or Stray Vacancy Round Counselling

The number of rounds of counselling will vary depending on the seat vacancy. 

DME is responsible for allocating seats in the Assam NEET UG counselling process. The DME tentatively allocated 900 for MBBS and 40 for BDS via the Assam across the medical and dental colleges in Assam State, as per last year's data.