Archive · 25 Sep 2026
MCC Opens NEET SS 2025 Special Stray Vacancy Round
The Medical Counselling Committee has opened a special counselling round for NEET SS 2025.
This round is for super-specialty medical seats that are still empty.
The qualifying score requirement was lowered from the 50th percentile to the 30th percentile.
This means some candidates who were previously ineligible may now participate.
Candidates who received seats in earlier rounds cannot use this round to upgrade them.
Registration and payment are available until September 28.
Candidates must fill and lock their choices by September 29.
MCC plans to publish the seat allotment result on September 30, 2026.
Some vacant Tamil Nadu in-service seats may be added to the available seat list.
MCC began registration on September 25 for the NEET SS 2025 special stray vacancy round.
The qualifying percentile was reduced from the 50th to the 30th percentile.
The round covers vacant DM, MCh and DNB or DrNB super-specialty seats remaining after Round 2.
Registration and fee payment close September 28, while choice-filling and locking continue through September 29.
MCC is scheduled to announce seat allotments on September 30, 2026, with possible Tamil Nadu in-service seats added later.
- Who
- The Medical Counselling Committee, eligible NEET SS 2025 candidates and Tamil Nadu state counselling authorities.
- What
- A special stray vacancy counselling round for vacant super-specialty medical seats.
- When
- Registration began September 25; payment ends September 28, choice-locking ends September 29, and allotment is scheduled for September 30, 2026.
- Where
- Through the MCC counselling portal and the All India Super Specialty Counselling process.
- Why
- The round follows the reduction of the qualifying percentile from 50th to 30th and addresses seats left vacant after Round 2.
- Qualifying percentile
- Reduced from the 50th to the 30th percentile
- Eligible seats
- Vacant DM, MCh and DNB or DrNB super-specialty seats remaining after Round 2
- Registration deadline
- September 28, 2026
- Choice-filling deadline
- September 29, 2026
- Seat allotment result
- Scheduled for September 30, 2026
- Round status
- Non-upgradation; candidates with seats from earlier rounds cannot seek upgrades
- Tamil Nadu seats
- Vacant in-service seats may revert to MCC on September 28 and be added to the All India seat matrix
