AYUSH 2023 Counselling: Dates, Registration, Choice Filling, Fees

NEET AYUSH 2023 counselling will be held most likley in the last week of July. Candidates will have to register online and submit personal and academic details to participate in NEET AYUSH 2023 counselling. Registration can be done on the official website, aaccc.gov.in. Candidates will have to qualify NEET 20223 to participate in the counselling. Dates for NEET AYUSH 2023 will be released after NEET 2023 result. NEET 203 exam has been held on May 7 and the result is expected in the last week of June. A merit list will be released comprising list of candidates deemed eligible for Ayush counselling 2023. After registration, candidates will have to exercise prefrence for college and course for seat allotment. Admission to BAMS/BHMS/BUMS/BSMS courses will be provided based on marks obtained in NEET 2023, declared choices, availablity of seats and other factors. 

NEET AYUSH 2023 counselling is held for admission to undergrdaute courses in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy. Candidates must note AACCC conducts NEET AYUSH counselling for allotment of 15% All India quota seats in government, central universities, private colleges. There will be three rounds of counselling for NEET AYUSH 2023. The mop-up round of counselling will be conducted for deemed/central universities and private colleges. Through NEET AYUSH counselling 2023, candidates will be provided admission to a total of 52,720 seats in different courses of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy. 

Admission to AYUSH UG Courses Highlights

AYUSH Counselling 2023: Eligibility Criteria

To participate in the counselling of AYUSH UG course, a candidate has to meet the following eligibility requirements:

• He/she must have qualified NEET 2023
• He/she must be at least 17 years old as on December 21, 2023
• He/she must have passed Class 12 or equivalent from a recognised board with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as core subjects

AYUSH Counselling 2023: Application Form

To apply for the counselling of AYUSH UG courses, the candidates need to first register themselves on the official website of AACCC. To register, they will have to provide necessary information such as name, date of birth, mobile number, email ID and NEET roll number. After completing the registration process, they will have to login using the NEET 2023 roll number and the new password, and complete the application form.

Before they can finally submit the AYUSH counselling application, they will have to pay a non-refundable registration fee. They will also have to deposit security money for participating in the counselling process.

AYUSH 2023 Counselling: Choice Filling

After completing the application form and depositing the security fee, candidates will have to fill their choices in a Preference Form. They will have to provide the course-college options that they would like to apply for. There is no limit on the number of choices that a candidate can fill in the preference form. However, candidates are advised to go through the fee structure of the college and the curriculum of the course that they intend to apply for.

No filling the choices will lead to disqualification of the said candidate from the AYUSH counselling process. Also, candidates must lock the choices that they have filled before the last date to ensure that they have filled the correct options.

AYUSH 2023 Counselling: Seat Allotment and Joining  

AACCC will prepare the seat allotment list for various courses based on the choices filled by the candidates and their ranks in NEET 2023. Selected candidates will again have to choose whether they want to continue with the seat allotted to them or not. For this, they will have to log in to the registered accounts on the website of AACCC and choose their option.

AYUSH Counselling 2023: Documents Required at the Time of Joining

Passport-sized photographs, eight in number (preferably same as the one pasted on the application form)

• NEET 2023 admit card
• NEET 2023 result
• Birth Certificate/High School Certificate (as proof of date of birth)
• Class 10 marksheet
• Class 12 marksheet
• A valid photo ID proof (Aadhaar card/PAN/Driving Licence/Passport)
• Provisional Allotment Letter (downloaded from the official website of NTA NEET)
• SC/ST Certificate (if applicable)
• OBC Certificate (if applicable)
• Disability Certificate (if applicable)
• Certificate stating that the candidate has studied Tamil up to Class X (For BSMS candidates)
• Certificate stating that the candidate has studied Urdu/Arabic/Persian up to Class X (For BUMS candidates)

AYUSH Admissions: The Process of Counselling

The whole process of the NEET AYUSH counselling 2023 can be understood through the graphics given below:

Candidates who register for the counselling of AYUSH UG courses online will be eligible to participate in the first round of counselling. Selected candidates will have to choose whether they want to continue with the seat allotted to them or opt for upgradation. The options available for such candidates are:

Option 1: Candidate chooses to continue with the seat allotted and does not wish to participate in the next round of counselling

Option 2: Candidate chooses to continue with the seat allotted but wishes to upgrade in the next round

Option 3: Candidate chooses to resign from the seat allotted but wants to participate in the next round

Option 4: Candidate chooses to resign from the seat allotted and wants to exit the counselling process

Candidates who have chosen option 2 or 3 will have to fill in the choices for the next round. Candidates who have chosen the option 1 will have to report to the allotted institute before the last date. Failing to report before in the allotted time will lead to cancellation of their admission. They will also not be eligible to participate in the next rounds.

Seats left vacant after the second round of AYUSH counselling:

Government/Government-aided seats left vacant after the second round will be transferred to the respective states. They will become a part of the seat matrix for the counselling of the respective state.

Private/National/Deemed seats will be filled by conducting a mop-up round. Fresh registrations will be accepted for this round. If any seats are left vacant after the mop-up round, these will be transferred to the respective institute for a stray round of counselling.