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NEET UG 2026: MCC Counselling Choice Locking Ends August 13
Students who want to study medicine take a big test called NEET UG.
After the test, a group called the Medical Counselling Committee helps them get seats in medical schools.
This process is called counselling.
It started on August 5, 2026.
Students must sign up and pay a fee by August 12.
Then they can pick which medical schools they like best.
They must lock their choices, like putting a padlock on them, by August 13.
On August 17, the results tell them which school they got.
Students then report to their new school between August 18 and August 22.
This is how students find the medical school that fits them best.
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) started NEET UG 2026 counselling on August 5, 2026.
Round 1 registration and payment window is open until August 12, with applications due by 3 pm and payment by 6 pm.
Choice locking for Round 1 begins August 12 at 4 pm and closes August 13 at 11 am.
Round 1 seat allotment results will be announced on August 17; reporting runs from August 18 to August 22.
Under new rules, no physical reporting is required for candidates opting for upgradation.
- Who
- Undergraduate medical aspirants who took NEET UG 2026 and the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
- What
- Round 1 of NEET UG 2026 counselling, covering registration, fee payment, choice filling, locking, and seat allotment
- Where
- Online through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) counselling process
- When
- August 5 to August 22, 2026, with choice locking closing on August 13 at 11 am
- Why
- To allot undergraduate medical seats to candidates based on merit and their course and institute preferences
Key facts
- Conducting Body
- Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
- Process Started
- August 5, 2026
- Registration Deadline
- August 12, 2026 (applications by 3 pm; payment by 6 pm)
- Choice Locking Window
- August 12, 4 pm to August 13, 11 am
- Round 1 Result Date
- August 17, 2026
- Reporting Period
- August 18 to August 22, 2026
- New Rule
- No physical reporting needed for candidates opting for upgradation










