MCC Opens NEET UG 2026 Special Stray Round Registration

MCC announces the NEET UG 2026 special stray vacancy round for MBBS and additional BDS and BSc Nursing counselling rounds. Check registration dates, choice filling, seat allotment and reporting deadlines.

Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) releases the date sheet of NEET UG 2026 Special Stray Vacancy Round for admissions to MBBS program and fifth round of counselling for seats in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) and BSc Nursing programs. Registration will commence from November 2, 2026, providing another chance to qualified aspirants for securing admission into medical and allied health sciences undergraduate programs.

According to the date sheet, candidates can register and pay the prescribed fees till November 4. Choice filling facility is available from November 2 to November 5, whereas the seat allocation result for special stray vacancy round will be announced on November 7.

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Registration and payments can be done by the candidates from November 2 to November 4. The closing time for registration will be 3 pm on November 4, whereas that for payment will be 6 pm on the same day.

The choice filling process will take place from November 2 to November 5. Choice locking starts from 4 pm on November 4 and ends at 11 am on November 5. Seat allocation will be processed by MCC on November 5 and 6, and results will be declared on November 7.

Those who have been allotted seats in MBBS courses need to visit their respective colleges from November 7 to November 16. The last date for reporting is 5 pm on November 16, server time.

The MCC further declares the fifth round of counselling for BDS and BSc Nursing admissions. The registration and fee submission process will be carried out according to the timeline of November 2 to 4, and choice filling and locking will be done during the period November 2 to 5.

The process of seat allocation will take place from November 5 to November 6, and the results will be declared on November 7. The candidates allocated with the seat must report until November 7 to November 16.

The Committee will also publish the schedule for the sixth round of BDS and BSc Nursing counselling separately. Registration and payment of fee shall be done from November 17 to November 19. Filling of choices can be done during this time, while the facility of choice locking will be made available from 4 pm on November 18 till 9 am on November 19.

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Seat allocations will be done by MCC on November 19 and the result will be declared on November 20. Those who get seats will have to report at their respective colleges from November 21 to November 28, up to 5 pm on the last date.

The qualified aspirants can approach the counselling procedure via the official MCC website. They have to register themselves by providing all the necessary details, make payment of the fees, provide their college and course preference list, and lock down their choices till the stipulated time. It is recommended that the aspirants first go through the official notice for counseling regarding their eligibility criteria, vacant seats, and other procedures.