Archive · 21 Aug 2026
MCC Revises NEET MDS 2026 Round 1 Counselling Schedule
The Medical Counselling Committee has changed the dates for the first round of NEET MDS college counselling.
NEET MDS is used for admission to postgraduate dental courses.
Eligible students can register and pay fees from August 18 to August 29, 2026.
They can select their preferred colleges and courses from August 19 to August 30.
Their choices must be locked during the specified time.
The committee will process seat assignments from August 31 to September 1.
The first seat-allotment result will be released on September 2.
Students receiving seats must report to their institutes between September 3 and September 11 with the required documents.
Institutes will verify joined candidates’ data from September 12 to September 13.
The Medical Counselling Committee revised the NEET MDS 2026 Round 1 counselling timetable.
Registration and fee payment will run from August 18 to August 29, 2026; registration closes at noon and payment remains available until 4:00 PM on August 29.
Candidates can fill choices from August 19 through August 30 and lock them from 6:00 PM on August 29 until 11:59 PM on August 30.
Seat allotment will be processed from August 31 to September 1, with the Round 1 result scheduled for September 2.
Allotted candidates must report to their institutes from September 3 to September 11, followed by institute data verification from September 12 to September 13.
- Who
- The Medical Counselling Committee and candidates who qualified for NEET MDS 2026.
- What
- MCC revised the Round 1 schedule for NEET MDS 2026 counselling.
- When
- The revised schedule begins with seat-matrix verification on August 17, 2026, and ends with institute data verification on September 13, 2026.
- Where
- Registration and choice-related activities take place through the MCC website, mcc.nic.in; allotted candidates report to their respective institutes.
- Why
- To conduct admissions for 50% All India Quota seats and 100% of seats in deemed universities, Central Universities and AFMS for MDS programmes.
- Conducting authority
- Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
- Counselling coverage
- 50% All India Quota seats and 100% of seats in deemed universities and AFMS for MDS programmes
- Seat-matrix verification
- August 17, 2026
- Registration and fee payment
- August 18-August 29, 2026; registration closes at 12:00 noon on August 29
- Payment deadline
- The payment facility remains available until 4:00 PM on August 29, 2026
- Choice filling and locking
- Choice filling runs from August 19 to August 30; locking runs from 6:00 PM on August 29 until 11:59 PM on August 30
- Round 1 result
- September 2, 2026
- Reporting and verification
- Reporting and joining: September 3-September 11; institute data verification: September 12-September 13
