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MCC Sets NEET UG 2026 Round 1 Seat Withdrawal Rules
MCC has made rules for students who received a medical seat in Round 1 of counselling.
They can give up their seat until 1 PM on September 2.
Students who chose “float” can withdraw online through the MCC website.
Students who chose “freeze” must visit the college where they were admitted.
The college’s authorised officer must create the required document online.
Without that document, the withdrawal or resignation will not count.
Students who follow the rules on time will not lose their security deposit.
Registration for Round 2 starts on September 3.
Candidates allotted Round 1 NEET UG 2026 seats may withdraw or resign until 1 PM on September 2.
Candidates who chose “float” must generate a seat withdrawal slip through the MCC counselling portal.
Candidates who chose “freeze” must physically report to their admitted institute for resignation.
For frozen seats, the institute’s authorised nodal officer must generate the online resignation letter or withdrawal slip.
NEET UG 2026 Round 2 registration and fee payment begin September 3, with results scheduled for September 11.
- Who
- The Medical Counselling Committee and candidates allotted seats in Round 1 of NEET UG counselling 2026.
- What
- MCC has allowed eligible candidates to withdraw or resign from their Round 1 seats under specified procedures.
- Where
- Through the MCC counselling portal, or physically at the institute where a candidate with a frozen seat was admitted.
- When
- Withdrawal or resignation is allowed until 1 PM on September 2; Round 2 registration begins September 3, and its allotment result is scheduled for September 11.
- Why
- To provide a formal process for candidates to give up Round 1 seats before the second counselling round.
Key facts
- Withdrawal deadline
- 1 PM on September 2
- Round 1 seats allotted
- More than 29,000
- Float-option process
- Candidates must log into the MCC portal and generate a seat withdrawal slip online.
- Freeze-option process
- Candidates must physically report to their admitted institute.
- Required frozen-seat document
- The institute’s authorised nodal officer must generate the resignation letter or withdrawal slip online through the MCC portal.
- Security deposit
- Candidates who follow the applicable procedure within the deadline can resign or withdraw without forfeiting their security deposit.
- Round 2 schedule
- Registration and fee payment begin September 3; seat allotment results are scheduled for September 11; reporting ends September 18.
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