The NEET UG choice filling 2024 for round 3 counselling started on October 5. The choice filling and locking processes will conclude on October 8. Check the round-wise NEET UG 2024 choice filling and locking dates, direct link and processes here.
NEET UG Choice Filling Process
The NEET UG 2024 counselling Round 3 choice filling process commenced on October 5, 2024. The last date to fill and lock choices is October 8, 11.55 PM. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will open the choice locking window on October 8, 2024, from 4 PM to 11.55 PM. The NEET 2024 counselling registration process for Round 3 started on October 3, 2024, and the last date to submit the registration form is October 8, 2024.
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Addition of Seats in NEET 2024 Counselling Round 3
Q: If I opt to participate in second round of NEET UG counseling, will my allotted seat of first round be cancelled?
Q: What are the languages in which NEET will be conducted?
NEET will be conducted in 13 languages. Till 2020, NEET was held in 11 languages. NTA increased the number of languages or medium to 13 from 2021 onwards. Malayalam and Punjabi are the latest additions. The list of languages are as follows:
- English
- Hindi
- Bengali
- Urdu
- Assamese
- Gujarati
- Marathi
- Odia
- Kannada
- Tamil
- Malayalam
- Punjabi
- Telugu.
Q: After I join a college allotted during the Second Round of NEET UG Counseling, can I leave or resign the seat?
As many as 150 seats have been added to the seat matrix of NEET 2024 Counselling Round 3.
Click here to Download the List of Additional Seats in the NEET 2024 Counselling Round 3 Seat Matrix
NEET 2024 Counselling Round 2 Seat Matrix
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MCC has released the seat matrix or vacancies for the NEET 2024 Counselling Round 2. In this round, 614 new seats have been added. The seats for medical colleges in Maharashtra, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have increased. On the other hand, the total number of clear vacancies and virtual vacancies is 11,345 and 6,947 respectively. Candidates are advised to take a printout of the seat matrix or the seat vacancies and select the seats in the order of preference, before entering the NEET 2024 counselling choice filling and locking online.
The following table brings the number of seat vacancies and the newly added seats in NEET 2024 counselling Round 2.
| Seat Category |
Number of Seats |
Download PDF |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Vacancy |
11,345 |
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| Virtual Vacancy |
6,947 |
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| Newly Added Seats |
614 |
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| Revised Seat Matrix |
225 added 13 removed |
List of Institutes with Addition of Seats in NEET 2024 Round 2 Counselling
The following institutes have added seats in the NEET 2024 Round 2 counselling.
| Institute Code |
Institute ID |
|---|---|
| 902859 |
Autonomous State Medical College, Kaushambi |
| 902860 |
Autonomous State Medical College, Sehud, Auraiya |
| 902861 |
Autonomous State Medical College, Gonda |
| 902862 |
Autonomous State Medical College, Lakhimpur Kheri |
| 902863 |
Baba Kinaram Autonomous State Medical College, Chandauli |
| 902864 |
Government Medical College, Nagaur Bikaner Road, Nagaur |
| 902865 |
Government Medical College, Sawai Madhopur |
| 902866 |
Government Medical College, Banswara |
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Q: Can I appear for NEET 2024 if I forget to carry my photo ID?
No, candidates were not allowed to appear for the examination without a valid photo ID. Candidates were advised to keep the following three things ready with them, a day before the examination; a valid photo ID proof, NEET admit card 2024, and a recent passport-sized photograph. These are the mandatory documents to be produced during entry to the NEET exam centre. The valid photo identity card which would be allowed at the NEET 2024 exam centre include Aadhaar card/ Driving Licence/ PAN Card/ Passport/ Voter Id, etc. The NEET 2024 admit card also required to have the passport and postcard-sized photographs pasted on it.
Q: Will candidates be provided with face masks at the NEET exam centres?
Q: How to manage the time for the last few days of NEET?
Q: Will NEET 2024 be delayed?
NEET 2024 was conducted on May 5, 2024. NTA announced the exam date on September 19, approximately eight months in advance. NTA has decided the exam date after much deliberation and assessing situations such as Board exam schedule, other exams, etc. Over the past few years, NEET exam date was delayed owing to the pandemic situation, which affected the overall academic calendar. To bring back normalcy, NTA conducted NEET UG 2024 in May, similar to the pre-pandemic era after much brainstorming and assessing other entrance exam dates. Howrver, NEET 2024 will be reconducted on June 23, 2024, for 1,563 candidates who were given grace marks. The Supreme Court of India has asked NTA not to delay the admission process. Hence, NTA will release the result of the retest on June 30, 2024, and the counselling process will begin in July 2024.
Q: Will marks be deducted for unanswered questions in NEET 2025?
According to the NEET exam pattern, there will be no deduction of marks for unanswered questions. Such questions will not be taken into consideration while calculating the total marks of a candidate. Hence, if candidates are not sure about the answer of a question, it is better to leave it unattempted rather than doing a guess work, to avoid negative marking. Moreover, candidates will not get any marks for attempting extra questions in the Section B. Also, candidates are advised to revise the NEET exam sheet or OMR sheet thoroughly before submitting it to the invigilators.
NEET UG counselling 2024 dates were announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) on July 29, 2024, a few days after the declaration of the NEET 2024 final result or the re-revised scorecard and merit list. Choice Filling is one of the most important aspects of the counselling process of NEET. Hence, a lot of students raise queries regarding the NEET choice filling process. This article of Shiksha.com brings you detailed information regarding the NEET UG choice filling and locking processes.
There will be four rounds of MCC NEET counselling, which are as follows:
- Round 1
- Round 2
- Round 3
- Stray Vacancy Round
Till 2022, in the four rounds of NEET UG counselling the choice-filling process was applicable for the first three rounds only. However, from last year onwards, the choice-filling process is applicable till the last and final round.
NEET UG Counselling 2024 Choice Filling and Locking Dates
MCC announced the NEET UG counselling 2024 choice filling and locking dates for each round for the counselling process to commence on August 14, 2024. The following table brings the tentative round-wise dates of the NEET UG 2024 choice filling and locking.
| Choice Filling & Locking Events |
Dates |
|---|---|
| NEET UG Counselling Round 1 Choice Filling |
August 16, 2024, to August 20, 2024 August 21, 2024 (11.55 PM) August 22, 2024 (4 PM to 11.59 PM) |
| NEET UG Counselling Round 1 Choice Locking |
August 20, 2024 (4 PM to 11.55 PM) August 21, 2024 (5 PM to 11.55 PM) August 22, 2024 (8 PM to 11.59 PM) |
| NEET UG Counselling Round 2 Choice Filling |
September 6, 2024, to September 10, 2024 (11.55 PM) September 11, 2024, to September 16, 2024 (11.55 PM) |
| NEET UG Counselling Round 2 Choice Locking |
September 10, 2024 (4 PM to 11.55 PM) September 16, 2024 (4 PM to 11.55 PM) |
| NEET UG Counselling Round 3 Choice Filling |
September 27, 2024, to October 2, 2024 October 5, 2024, to October 8, 2024 (11.55 PM) |
| NEET UG Counselling Round 3 Choice Locking |
October 2, 2024 October 8, 2024 (4 PM to 11.55 PM) |
| NEET UG Counselling Stray Vacancy Round Choice Filling |
October 17, 2024, to October 20, 2024 October 23, 2024, to October 26, 2024 (11.55 PM) |
| NEET UG Counselling Stray Vacancy Round Choice Locking |
October 20, 2024 October 26, 2024 (11.55 PM) |
How to Fill Choices For NEET UG Counselling 2024?
Candidates have to follow the below steps to complete the NEET 2024 choice filling and locking process. Prior to that, candidates must complete the registration process and pay the requisite fee for registration as per their category.
- Visit the official website of MCC – mcc.nic.in or directly enter the link https://mcc.admissions.nic.in/applicant/Root/Home.aspx?enc=yVQCIiq12npg+pcvNJRdcxL4RGWRavwvITXxESt2ZELsj6tl61jSOLd8ZN3rxrts
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Click on the ‘New Registration’ tab and click on ‘Sign in’
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Enter the NEET UG 2024 Roll Number, Password and Security Pin
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Click on the link ‘Available Choices’.
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On clicking the “Choice Filling” icon, the choices as per individual criteria of eligibility would be displayed to the candidate on the left side basket and on clicking the button for the required choice, it will be selected. The seats chosen will be removed from the left basket and will be added to the right basket.
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Candidates will have to click on the ‘Save & Continue’ tab.
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Candidates may change the order of preference of choices by clicking on the Upper Arrow ./button to move up, the Down Arrow button to move down and the Delete button to delete the pre-selected choice of institutes.
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The choice Interchange (Swapping) could be carried out by selecting appropriate choices as source and destination to enable their swapping and reorder all the choices.
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If a candidate desires to delete a specific or a group of choices, the candidate can click the appropriate box, for deletion of the one choice. Further, if the candidate, desires to delete multiple choices, in one go, he/she can click the appropriate boxes for deletion and confirm the same, so that all unwanted choices could be deleted by this operation.
NEET Counselling 2024 Choice Locking Process
Only choice filling is not sufficient for getting seats allotted. Candidates need to lock in choices to complete the process. The NEET 2024 choice locking process is given in the steps below:
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By clicking the Choice Lock Button and confirming the same, the choices could be locked.
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Choices once locked can’t be unlocked. Therefore, the candidates are advised to exercise choice carefully, as the choices above the allotted choice will be processed in the second round.
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In case candidates fail to lock choices, choices filled in by the candidate will be automatically locked at 5:00 PM of the last date of locking.
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On clicking the “Lock Choice” button (active only on notified dates), the submitted choices will be displayed on the screen along with all restrictions, on the choices selected, if applicable.
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During the locking process, candidates have to enter the password and then only the system proceeds with the locking of choices.
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After locking of choices, the following message will be displayed indicating no more choice submission is possible – “Your Filled Choices have been Locked Successfully. Now you are not allowed to make any modifications in Filled Choices. After taking the Print Out Press the LOGOUT Button and close all Open Windows related to your session for Security Reasons. Click Below Link to Print Locked Choices.”
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After locking, candidates can take a printout of locked choices, which includes the locking date and time, IP address of the computer and system-generated Unique Number.
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After locking the choices, if a candidate logs in again, then the locked choices given by the candidate will be displayed and the choices cannot be modified or altered.
There is no specific number of choices to enter. Hence, candidates are suggested to make as many choices as they wish. The final seat allotment will be based on the locked choices.
Factors to Check for NEET UG 2024 Choice Filling
Candidates will have to keep in mind the following factors while choosing the colleges and locking those:
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Rank of the Colleges: Before choosing the colleges, candidates will have to check the rank of the medical colleges. It would not be much worth selecting a low-rung college as not only these do not have adequate infrastructure, but also would lack in terms of faculty and other intellectual resources.
Also Read: Top 20 Medical Colleges in India Based on NIRF Ranking
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Courses: MCC conducts the NEET UG counselling for three courses, namely, MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing. Along with the institutes, candidates also need to select the course properly. They should also be careful while choosing the college and course. For example, a number of participating institutes offering BSc Nursing only admit female students. Hence, male candidates choosing such colleges will become invalid.
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NEET UG Cutoff: While selecting colleges in the NEET choice filling and locking rounds, candidates must check previous years’ NEET UG cutoff for those colleges to know their chance to get a seat allotted at those institutes.
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Order of Preference: The order of preference during choice filling should be based on factors such as old AIIMS colleges, Deemed Universities, State Universities, new AIIMS colleges, and other government colleges, followed by private colleges.
During the NEET 2024 choice filling and locking rounds, candidates must avoid selecting colleges with very high fees or bond amounts, or those which does not offer PG programmes. Moreover, candidates should prefer colleges with an attached hospital for better exposure.
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