Maharashtra NEET UG Counselling 2024: Online Stray Vacancy Round Result (Out), Institute Reporting (Underway), Registration & Choice Filling (Over), Dates, Seat Matrix

Maharashtra NEET UG counselling is the gateway to admission for a number of medical and paramedical courses. The list of courses offered through Maharashtra NEET counselling is as follows:

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
• Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS)
• Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)
• Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS)
• Bachelor of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS)
• Bachelor of Siddha Medicine and Surgery (BSMS)
• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT)
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (BOTh)
• Bachelor of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (BASLP)
• Bachelor in Prosthetics and Orthotics (BP & O)
• BSc Nursing

Maharashtra NEET counselling is conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra. The state counselling authority for Maharashtra conducts the admission process for various medical and paramedical courses offered in the state under the 85 per cent State Quota seats. Candidates who qualify for the NEET exam are eligible to participate in this state counselling. 

The Maharashtra NEET UG 2024 counselling dates have been announced for the CAP Online Stray Vacancy Round, which was conducted from October 25 to November 5, 2024. The AYUSH and Paramedical course counselling for the fourth round is being conducted from October 31 to November 25, 2024.

While the second round was conducted from September 25 to October 6, 2024, the third round was conducted from October 9 to October 23, 2024. 

The Maharashtra NEET 2024 Counselling dates for Round 2 and 3 of AYUSH and Paramedical courses have also been announced, which are scheduled from September 27 to October 29, 2024.

The first round was conducted from August 17 to September 5, 2024. The registration process for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, BPTH, BASLP and B(P&O) courses was conducted from August 17 to August 24, 2024. As of now, DTE Maharashtra conducted the Maharashtra NEET 2024 counselling Round 1 for MBBS and BDS courses till September 5, 2024. On the other hand, the counselling procss for  BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, BPTH, BASLP and B(P&O) courses is being conducted from September 11 to September 18, 2024. 

Yes, candidates belonging to other states apart from Maharashtra are also eligible to participate in the NEET UG counselling. However, while filling the registration form for Maharashtra NEET UG counselling, they must not select the Maharashtra domicile category. Only those belonging to the Maharashtra state should select the state domicile category. Rest of the candidates may select the NRI category or other than Maharashtra state category and provide the documents accordingly. 

The official website for Maharashtra NEET UG counselling is cetcell.mahacet.org/admissions. Upon landing on this page, candidates will have to click on the section NEET UG under the Under Graduate Courses tab. Therein, they will get the important notifications, documents, registration and login windows. It is expected that the official website URL for the Maharashtra NEET UG counselling 2024 will be the same as last year.

As per the seat matrix data of last year, the total number of MBBS and BDS seats offered through Maharashtra NEET counselling is 9,000 and 3,256 respectively. The number may undergo change this year and the data will be updated here on this page.

Eligible candidates willing to participate in the Maharashtra NEET UG counselling process will have to fill and lock the choice of seats based on the seat matrix. If a candidate fulfills the cutoff or admission criteria of the institute of their choice, they will be allotted the seats. The factors which are considered for the seat allotment are cutoff and availability of seats.

The total duration of Maharashtra NEET UG counselling is likely to range from three to four months. The duration for each round of counselling is of seven to 10 days. The Round 1 of Maharashtra NEET 2024 counselling dates were scheduled from August 17 to September 5, 2024. The CET Cell Maharashtra has announced the counselling dates for the other courses, namely, BAMS, BHMS and BUMS courses, and paramedical courses such as BPTH, BOTH, BASLP and BP&O, were conducted from September 9 to September 18, 2024. The Round 3 MBBS and BDS counselling is being conducted from October 9 to October 23, 2024. The AYUSH and Paramedical course counselling for Round 3 is being held from October 15 to October 29, 2024. The stray vacancy round dates for MBBS and BDS courses are scheduled from October 25 to November 5, 2024.

Yes, The Maharashtra NEET counselling process follows the reservation criteria as per the directives of the Government of India. The Maharashtra NEET counselling also provides reservation for the Maharashtra domicile candidates.

Yes, candidates can participate in both the national level NEET counselling for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats and the 85 per cent State Quota seats. However, if a candidate has already joined an institute, then he or she will no longer be eligible to participate in other state/national level counselling. Moreover, they will also not be eligible to participate for the next round of NEET state counselling once they join an institute.

No, admission to all MBBS, BDS and AYUSH courses in Maharashtra will be on the basis of marks obtained in NEET only.

Yes, candidates can apply for BSc Nursing courses on the basis of marks obtained in MHT CET or even on the basis of Class 12 marks. However, the seats being offered via the Maharashtra NEET 2024 counselling will be filled on the basis of NEET marks only.

The registration fee for Maharashtra NEET counselling is INR 1,000 for the State Quota seats, the registration fee is INR 5,000 and for the State and International Quota, the registration fee is INR 6,000.  

The Maharashtra NEET counselling registration process is completely online. Eligible candidates will have to visit the official website of the state counselling and complete the below steps:

• Click on the tab indicating Registration
• Fill up the form with the mandtory details
• Enter the OTP sent to the registered mobile number and email id 
• Click on submit
• Registration credentials will be generated and sent to candidates' email id

For choice filling and locking processes, candidates will have to login with the registration credentials and complete the other activities for counselling.  

No, candidates have to register online to participate in the counselling process. The counselling process including the registration, choice filling and locking, as well as the seat allotment result will be declared on the official website of the exam. However, the final step, which is the document verification and the admission fee payment process will be conducted in an offline manner, where candidates will have to visit the institutes for the verification and admission process. 

The list of documents required for the Maharashtra NEET UG counselling are given below:

·        Maharashtra NEET UG counselling seat allotment letter

·        NEET 2024 scorecard

·        NEET 2024 admit card

·        Valid photo identity card including Voter ID Card, Aadhaar Card, Passport, Driving License, etc.

·        Domicile Certificate

·        Category Certificate (if applicable)

·        Past academic records (mark sheets and certificates)

The list of required documents will be stated by the counselling authority along with the seat allotment letter.

In case a candidate’s Class 12 Board exam result is not declared before the Maharashtra NEET counselling process, then he or she has to carry the Class 12 Board exam admit card or provisional mark sheet to the institute reporting or the document verification process. The final mark sheet will have to be submitted to the institute within the stipulated date.

Yes, it is mandatory to carry the original documents at the institute reporting process of the Maharashtra NEET UG counselling process. Although candidates can carry the photocopies as a backup, but during document verification, they will have to present the original documents.

Yes, after the declaration of the Maharashtra NEET counselling seat allotment result, candidates will be given the option to upgrade the seat choice. Based on that, the counselling authorities will upgrade the seats based on the choices entered by candidates, in case the desired seat is vacant after the institute reporting process is concluded.

In general, the institute reporting process is conducted for three to four days for each round. 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 DTE Maharashtra will conduct institute reporting separately for courses or candidate categories. For the Round 1 of MBBS and BDS counselling, the institute reporting process is scheduled from August 31 to September 5, 2024. The institute reporting for the other courses are scheduled from September 13 to September 18, 2024. 

DTE Maharashtra will release the seat matrix for Maharashtra NEET UG 2024 counselling before each round. Moreover, the course-wise counselling is conducted separately, and hence, the seat matrix for different course groups will be out at different durations of the Maharashtra NEET UG counselling 2024.  

The tuition fee for MBBS in government medical colleges in Maharashtra is around INR 85,000 per annum. The fee amount varies from institute to institute.

The average tuition fee for BDS in government dental colleges in Maharashtra is around INR 65,000 per annum.