MCC NEET Application Form 2024 (Round 4): Choice Filling & Locking (Over), Dates, Fees, Process

NEET 2024 counselling dates were announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) on July 29, 2024. NEET 2024 counselling Round 4 is being 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.  

While candidates are allowed to participate in the national and state level NEET counselling simultaneously, if they are allotted a seat in either of the counselling process, they cannot participate in the further rounds for both 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) and 85 per cent State Quota seats. However, if they decide to withdraw the seat, or upgrade it, then they can participate in both counselling types till the time they join a seat. 

NTA re-released the NEET cutoff for 2024 on July 26, 2024, which states that two marks is reduced for each category as compared to the original NEET 2024 cutoff released on June 4, on the day of the result. As compared to last year, there has been an increase in the NEET cutoff across categories. The following table brings the NEET 2024 cutoff.

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.

The MCC NEET UG counselling application process is completely online. The step by step process to apply 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. 

The MCC NEET counselling application form has to be filled in online mode only. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) does not provide an option to fill and submit the NEET counselling application form in offline mode or send the hardcopy of the form by post. Eligible candidates will have to first register and then fill and submit the MCC NEET counselling 2024 application form, along with the payment of the application fee.

Yes, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) refunds the security deposit paid by candidates while registering for the NEET counselling process. In case a candidate is not allotted any seat even after the completion of all the rounds of the counselling, or withdraws the seat, MCC refunds the security deposit. In order to claim the refund, candidates will have to fill up a form and send it to MCC. They must provide accurate bank account details in order to receive the NEET counselling refund amount.  

After filling the NEET UG counselling registration form with mandatory details, the payment gateway page will appear. Candidates can make online payment by choosing any of the modes, such as, Net Banking, Credit Card and Debit card only after
making the payment as per choice. Only after the successful payment candidate proceed for choice filling. Candidates must note that there will be no option for offline payment or through UPI. Hence, they must ensure that the mode of payment chosen by them is foolproof and there would not be any glitch in the payment process. 

Candidates reporting to the allocated institute for confirmation of the seat must carry the following documents with them: 

• NEET admit card
• NEET result or score card
• Class 10 mark sheet and certificate
• Class 12 mark sheet and certificate
• Valid, non-expired and government-issued photo ID proof
• Six to eight passport-sized photographs
• Caste Certificate (if applicable)
• Disability Certificate (if applicable)
• Provisional allotment letter

Candidates must carry both original and photocopies of the above-mentioned documents to the institutes where they have been allotted seats for the final admission 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.