Archive · 6 Aug 2026
MCC Withdraws Notice, Issues Fresh NEET SS 2025 Counselling Dates
Every year in India, doctors take a big test called NEET SS if they want to study very advanced medical subjects.
This test is called the Super Speciality exam.
After the test, there is a process called counselling, in which doctors choose the courses they want.
A group called the Medical Counselling Committee, or MCC, runs this process.
Earlier, MCC released a notice about the second round of counselling.
Some doctors took the matter to a court in Delhi, asking to be allowed to take part in this round.
The judge agreed, so these doctors were allowed to join the second round.
MCC cancelled its old notice and made a new schedule.
Doctors can now register from August 9 to August 10, 2026, and the list of who gets which seat comes out on August 13, 2026.
Extra seats from Tamil Nadu were also added to the list of available seats.
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) withdrew its August 3 notification and released a revised Round 2 counselling schedule for NEET SS 2025.
The revised schedule follows the Delhi High Court's August 5, 2026 order in Sunil and Another vs Medical Counselling Committee, permitting petitioner candidates to re-register for Round 2.
Fresh registration will run from 10 AM on August 9 to 6 PM on August 10, 2026, with choice locking available on August 11.
The Round 2 seat allotment result will be declared on August 13, 2026, and allotted candidates must report to institutes from August 14 to 20, 2026.
MCC added 153 vacant in-service super speciality seats from Tamil Nadu following a Supreme Court order of July 28, 2026, and withdrew eight seats at the request of five institutes.
- Who
- The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, acting on orders from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court, and petitioner candidates such as Sunil and Another.
- What
- MCC withdrew its August 3 notice and issued a revised Round 2 NEET SS 2025 counselling schedule, reopening registration and updating the seat matrix.
- When
- The Delhi High Court order was issued on August 5, 2026; the revised counselling process runs from August 7 to August 20, 2026.
- Where
- India — the Delhi High Court issued the order, MCC conducts the counselling nationally, and the additional seats come from Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- To comply with the Delhi High Court order permitting petitioner candidates to re-register and participate in Round 2 of the NEET SS 2025 counselling.
Petitioners and seat-expansion interests
Counselling authorities and participating institutes
Re-registration for Round 2 counselling
Petitioners and seat-expansion interests
Petitioner candidates argued they should be permitted to re-register and take part in Round 2 of NEET SS 2025 counselling; the Delhi High Court ordered this on August 5, 2026.
Counselling authorities and participating institutes
MCC had issued its August 3 notification under the existing process; it withdrew the notice and revised the schedule only after the High Court's order and the concerns raised by the court.
Composition of the Round 2 seat matrix
Petitioners and seat-expansion interests
Following the Supreme Court's July 28, 2026 order, the Tamil Nadu State Selection Committee reverted 153 in-service super speciality seats to MCC so they could be allocated to candidates.
Counselling authorities and participating institutes
Five participating institutes requested MCC to withdraw eight super speciality seats from the Round 2 matrix, reducing the seats available for allocation.
- Exam
- NEET SS 2025 (National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Super Speciality)
- Counselling Authority
- Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Withdrawn Notice
- August 3 notification withdrawn after Delhi High Court order of August 5, 2026
- Registration Window
- 10 AM August 9 to 6 PM August 10, 2026
- Choice Locking
- 10 AM to 5 PM on August 11, 2026
- Seat Allotment Result
- August 13, 2026
- Reporting to Institutes
- August 14-20, 2026
- Seat Matrix Changes
- 153 Tamil Nadu in-service seats added; 8 seats withdrawn from 5 institutes
