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No, there is no limit in terms of entering the number of institutes and courses during the choice filling rounds of the NEET counselling process. Candidates can give as many choices as they wish for during online choice filling round. However choices should be in order of candidates' preference. According to the Medical Counselling Committee or MCC, There will be common software for AIQ, Deemed, Central Universities, B.Sc. Nursing, AIIMS, JIPMER, AMU, BHU for filling up choices. Also, there is no separate charge for choice filling. Candidates must also note that only filling choices is not enough, they must lock the choices within the stipulated date after verifying the choices and the preference order.

Candidates eligible for seat allotment in the NEET counselling of second round would be from one of the following groups. Group I- Registered candidates who did not get any seat allotment in the first round. Group II- Registered candidates who have secured seat and whose first round of allotted seat got cancelled during the document verification on reporting for admission will be considered for allotment of seat in the next round of seat allotment, with changed Category, subject to availability of seat in respective category. Group III- Candidates who have reported at allotted institute during 1st round of allotment and submitted willingness for second round up-gradation as Yes. Group IV- Candidates who have been allotted a seat but Not Joined. Group V- Candidates who have resigned in online mode during the time frame from the allotted seat of first round at college.

Yes, medical aspirants can participate in the state as well as the All India NEET counselling processes simultaneously. In general, the dates of state and the All India NEET counselling rounds will be different.

Before participating in either of the NEET counselling processes, candidates must ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria. For the State NEET counselling processes, candidates must belong to the domicile. Students not belonging to the state may also participate in the particular NEET state counselling, provided they register and participate from the NRI quota. Apart from that, other eligibility criteria are the same. 

The NEET 2026 cutoff is released along with the results. The NTA released the NEET UG cutoff marks based on the difficulty level. Till then, take a look at the NEET 2025 cutoff for reference. 

Category	Cut off percentile	Cut off marks
UR/EWS	50th Percentile	715–213
OBC	40th Percentile	212–177
SC	40th Percentile	212–177
ST	40th Percentile	212–177
SC/OBC - PwD	40th percentile	193 - 177
ST - PwD	40th Percentile	191 - 178

 

Candidates need the given documents for NEET UG Counselling- 

• NEET admit card
• NEET result or score card
• Class 10 and 12 mark sheet and certificate
• Valid, non-expired and government-issued photo ID proof
• Six to eight passport-sized photographs
• Caste Certificate
• Disability Certificate
• NEET Gap Certificate
• Provisional allotment letter

As per the website of National Medical Commission (NMC), around 1,36,939 MBBS or medical seats are available in India. The NMC publishes the List of College Teaching MBBS containing the names of the states, number of MBBS seats available against each state and category of seats- Government or Private.

The NEET counselling is segregated into two categories: central or national, and state counselling. The central counselling for NEET is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee. The NEET counselling process conducted by MCC is for the admission to the 15 per cent All India Quota seats. On the other hand, State Authorities or the Education Department of various states conduct NEET state counselling for the 85 per cent state quota seats. MCC conducts the NEET counselling for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc. Nursing courses. On the other hand, the State Counselling Authorities conduct the admission process for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, and other medical or allied courses.

In case candidates are not allotted any seat in the second round of the NEET UG counselling, the earlier allotted seat in Round 1 will be retained. However, on up-gradation of a seat in the second round, the earlier allotted seat in Round 1 will automatically be cancelled and allotted to another candidate. Therefore, candidates are advised to fill in only higher choices or any other choice which they prefer over the earlier allotted seat, for second round.

Seat matrix for NEET counselling is important for choice filling process. Before filling and locking seat choices for each round of NEET counselling, candidates must go through seat matrix or seat vacancy and then enter their choices. MCC releases seat matrix prior to commencement of counselling process. This is overall seat matrix for all four rounds of counselling. Candidates participating in Round 1 NEET counselling will have to choose from entire gamut of seats. From second round onwards, seat matrix is released in terms of newly added seats and clear and virtual vacancies. With each round of counselling, number of available seats or vacant seats reduces. 

The MCC NEET round 1 choice filling 2026 window was open from August 7 to 18, 2026. Candidates could submit their choices based on the seat matrix.

The MCC NEET round 2 choice filling link is active from September 23 to 28, 2026. Candidates must submit their choices wisely.