Archive · 19 Aug 2026
NEET MDS 2026 Round 1 Counselling Registration Begins
The Medical Counselling Committee has started the first round of NEET MDS 2026 counselling.
Eligible dental candidates can register on the MCC website.
They must pay a fee and fill in their preferred colleges.
They should lock their choices before the deadline.
Seats will be assigned using their rank, choices and available seats.
The first seat allotment result will come out on August 26, 2026.
Students who receive seats must take their documents to the assigned college for checking.
The counselling process will have four stages, including a stray vacancy round.
The Medical Counselling Committee has opened Round 1 registration for NEET MDS 2026 counselling.
Counselling covers 15% All India Quota seats and 100% of Deemed, Central University and AFMS seats.
Registration closes at 3 PM on August 23, 2026, while fee payment remains open until 6 PM.
Choice filling runs from August 19 to 11 PM on August 23, with choice locking from August 22 to August 23.
The seat allotment result will be announced on August 26, followed by reporting and verification from August 27 to September 1.
- Who
- The Medical Counselling Committee and eligible NEET MDS 2026 candidates.
- What
- Round 1 registration and counselling for NEET MDS 2026 postgraduate dental seats.
- When
- Registration is open until August 23, 2026; the allotment result is scheduled for August 26, 2026.
- Where
- The MCC counselling portal at mcc.nic.in and the designated allotted medical or dental colleges.
- Why
- To allocate eligible candidates to seats covered by the counselling process based on rank, choices and seat availability.
- Conducting body
- Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
- Registration portal
- mcc.nic.in
- Seats covered
- 15% All India Quota seats and 100% of Deemed, Central University and AFMS seats
- Registration deadline
- August 23, 2026, at 3 PM
- Fee payment deadline
- August 23, 2026, at 6 PM
- Choice filling
- August 19 to August 23, 2026, until 11 PM
- Seat allotment result
- Scheduled for August 26, 2026
- Reporting and verification
- August 27 to September 1, 2026