Mop Up Round NEET UG Counselling 2025: Dates (Revised), Registration, Choice Filling, Seat Allotment Result (October 18)

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Updated on Oct 13, 2025 22:02 IST

The Mop Up Round NEET UG Counselling 2025 revised dates have been announced by MCC on October 13, 2025. Check NEET Mop Up round 2025 dates, eligibility, registration, seat matrix, choice filling, seat allotment result and reporting details here on this page.

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NEET 2025 Counselling Mop-up Round

The NEET UG 2025 counselling mop-up round or Round 3 dates have been revised for the second time by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the counselling authority, on October 13, 2025. MCC has revised the important dates for all four rounds of NEET UG counselling 2025, including Round 3, previously known as the Mop-up round. The NEET UG counselling 2025 mop-up round is being conducted from September 29, 2025, to October 27, 2025. In this article of Shiksha, we bring to you a detailed account of the NEET 2025 counselling mop-up round.

After the conclusion of the first two rounds of NEET 2025 counselling, for candidates who would not be allotted a seat in MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing courses at their choice of college, the Mop-up round is the second last chance to redeem their scope of medical admission. 

Table of content
  • NEET 2025 Counselling Mop-up Round Important Dates
  • Who Are Eligible to Participate in the NEET Mop-up Round Counselling?
  • NEET 2025 Counselling Mop-up Round Registration Process
  • NEET 2025 Counselling Mop-up Round Application Fee
  • NEET 2025 Mop-Up Round Seat Allotment Result Factors
  • What After NEET 2025 Mop-Up Round Seat Allotment Result?

NEET 2025 Counselling Mop-up Round Important Dates

The following table brings the complete schedule for NEET 2025 Mop-up Round counselling.

Events

Dates

Registration

September 24, 2025, to September 29, 2025 (12 noon)

September 29, 2025, to October 5, 2025 (12 noon), October 9, 2025 (12 noon)

Registration fee payment deadline

September 29, 2025 (3 PM)

October 5, 2025 (3 PM)

October 9, 2025 (3 PM)

Choice filling process

September 24, 2025, to September 29, 2025 (11.55 PM)

September 30, 2025, to October 5, 2025 (11.55 PM) October 10, 2025 (8 AM)

October 13, 2025 (11.59 PM)

October 16, 2025 (11.55 PM)

Choice locking

September 29, 2025 (4 PM to 11.55 PM)

October 5, 2025 (4 PM to 11.55 PM)

October 9, 2025 (9 PM) to October 10, 2025 (8 AM)

October 16, 2025 (4 PM to 11.55 PM)

Result

October 3, 2025

October 8, 2025

October 11, 2025

October 18, 2025

Reporting to the allocated institute

October 4, 2025, to October 10, 2025

October 9, 2025, to October 17, 2025

October 13, 2025, to October 21, 2025

October 19, 2025, to October 27, 2025

Who Are Eligible to Participate in the NEET Mop-up Round Counselling?

Before planning to register for the NEET UG counselling mop-up round, candidates must have fulfilled the following criteria:

  • Candidates who had registered in Round 2 and exited with forfeiture of fees.

  • Candidates who were not allotted a seat in Round 2.

  • Candidates who secured a seat under the reserved quota and whose second round of allotted seats got cancelled during the document verification on reporting for admission. 

  • Candidates who had reported at the allotted institute during the second round of allotment and submitted their willingness for the mop-up round up-gradation as Yes.

NEET 2025 Counselling Mop-up Round Registration Process

The NEET 2025 Mop-up round counselling registration process will have to be done online by visiting the official website of MCC. Prior to the choice filling process, MCC will release the programme-wise seat vacancy list based on the net vacant seats due to non-joining and non-reporting of Round 2. Eligible candidates have to submit fresh choices and the result will be processed as per Choice & Merit. The step-by-step procedure to register for this round is given below:

  • Candidates have to visit the official website of MCC – mcc.nic.in 

  • Click on the tab indicating NEET UG Counselling, followed by the ‘Online Registration’ tab.

  • Enter details such as name, registration number, personal details, academic details and the details mentioned on their NEET result.

  • Pay the NEET 2025 registration fee through debit/credit card/net banking/UPI modes.

NEET 2025 Counselling Mop-up Round Application Fee

The following table brings the application fee for the NEET 2025 counselling Mop-up Round.

Category

Fee (in INR)

Non-refundable fee

15 per cent AIQ/ Central Universities

General

1,000

SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD

500

Deemed Universities

All categories

5,000

Refundable tuition fee

15 per cent AIQ/ Central Universities

General

10,000

SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD

5,000

Deemed Universities

All categories

2,00,000

NEET 2025 Mop-Up Round Seat Allotment Result Factors

The factors on the basis of which seat allotment result is prepared are as follows:

  • Total number of AIQ seats

  • Choices filled and locked by candidates

  • NEET 2025 rank and score of candidates

  • Reservation criteria

  • Validity of NEET counselling registration submission

What After NEET 2025 Mop-Up Round Seat Allotment Result?

Once the seat allotment result of the NEET 2025 mop-up round is declared, candidates will need to fulfil the following steps:

  • Download the seat allotment order.

  • Report to the allotted institute and complete the admission process.

  • In case candidates are not satisfied with the allotted seat, they can opt for ‘Upgrade’ and then participate in the Stray Vacancy counselling process of NEET 2025.

Till 2022, the NEET counselling mop-up round was the last round till which candidates could register. However, 2023 onwards, candidates are given the opportunity to register and fill in choices in the fourth and last round, or the Stray Vacancy round as well. 

In case of vacant seats, MCC will conduct further rounds of counselling either for all three courses or a single course, depending on the seat vacancy status. MCC is led by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). MCC will conduct NEET counselling for 1,18,190 MBBS and 27,868 BDS seats in India. The total number of BSc Nursing seats allotted through MCC NEET counselling is around 500.

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