Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Odisha NEET UG Merit List 2026 Released for MBBS, BDS
Boys and girls who want to become doctors or dentists in India have to take a big test called NEET.
The state of Odisha just made a special list of students who passed this test.
The list has 6,217 names on it.
Students on this list can now ask for seats in medical and dental colleges.
There are 2,009 seats available this year.
Most of these seats are for MBBS, which is the course for becoming a doctor.
The remaining seats are for BDS, the course for becoming a dentist.
Students must choose their favourite colleges before August 17.
After that, on August 19, the state will tell everyone which college seat they got.
The OJEE Committee has released the final NEET UG 2026 state merit list for MBBS and BDS admissions for the 2026-27 academic session.
A total of 6,217 candidates are included in the merit list for counselling under Odisha's 85 per cent state quota.
The Round 1 seat matrix includes 2,009 seats, comprising 1,870 MBBS and 139 BDS seats.
Choice filling and locking for Round 1 counselling is open until August 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM.
Round 1 provisional seat allotment results will be announced on August 19, 2026, at 5 PM.
- Who
- The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) Committee and the 6,217 NEET UG candidates on the state merit list.
- What
- Release of the final NEET UG 2026 state merit list and commencement of Round 1 counselling for MBBS and BDS admission.
- When
- Final merit list released on August 14, 2026; choice filling open until August 17, 2026; provisional allotment on August 19, 2026.
- Where
- Odisha, India.
- Why
- To allocate MBBS and BDS seats for the 2026-27 academic session through the 85 per cent state quota.
- State
- Odisha
- Candidates in merit list
- 6,217
- State quota
- 85 per cent
- Total Round 1 seats
- 2,009
- MBBS seats
- 1,870
- BDS seats
- 139
- Choice filling deadline
- August 17, 2026, 11:59 PM
- Provisional seat allotment
- August 19, 2026, 5 PM