NEET SS Counselling 2025 (Begins): Dates (Out), Registration & Choice Filling, Seat Matrix

Have a look at the NEET SS counselling 2025 dates and schedule for Round 1 below-

The MCC has announced the dates for the NEET SS Counselling 2025. The NEET SS 2025 Counselling for Round 1 is scheduled from March 10 to 25, 2026. The Round 2 counselling will be held from March 28 to April 16, 2026.

Candidates taking the registrations for NEET SS counselling need to pay the security and registration fees. Have a look at the NEET SS counselling registration fees below-

• Refundable Security fee- INR 2,00,000
• Non-Refundable Registration fee- INR 5,000
• Total Fees- INR 2,05,000

The NEET SS 2025 seat matrix has been announced. The MCC has released the NEET SS seat matrix on its website. Candidates get to know the number of vacanct seats for each course and college through the matrix.

The MCC displays the NEET SS seat matrix on its website- mcc.nic.in. The seat matrix is displayed for all the participating colleges. Candidates should visit the website to know the official seat matrix for NEET SS counselling. 

Have a look at the tentative data regarding the government seats in NEET SS counselling below-

The NEET SS counselling registration process is completely online. The step by step process to register for NEET SS counselling is given below:

• Visit the official website of MCC – mcc.nic.in
• Click on the Super Speciality Tab
• Click on the New Registration tab under the Candidate Board Activity section
• Enter the mandatory details such as NEET SS 2023 Roll Number, Password, Security Pin, and click on Register
• Login again and complete the registration process by paying the registration fee

Only those candidates who will complete their NEET SS counselling registration process will be eligible to participate in the further steps of counselling

Candidates who applied and qualified for two groups in NEET SS exam can fill the choices for both such groups on NEET SS counselling registration form. However, such candidates do not need to pay the security fees or registration fees twice. A one-time payment of INR 2,05,000 is required to participate in the counselling process.

The NEET SS Counselling is conducted by the MCC. The NEET SS Counselling website is mcc.nic.in. Moreover, candidates can check the updates on counselling here- NEET SS Counselling.

The NEET SS Counselling generally has three rounds- Round 1, Round 2 and Mop-up round or Stray round. The counselling is carried out by the MCC to fill DM/ MCh/ DrNB seats.

In order to participate in the NEET SS counselling, candidates will have to appear and qualify for the exam by securing the NEET SS cutoff marks, which will be announced by NBE along with the result. Also, eligible candidates will have to register and fill the seat choices as per the seat matrix to be eligible for seat allocation. Last year, before the final round of NEET SS counselling, NBE had revised the eligibility criteria, wherein there was no cutoff marks applicable. Any candidate who had appeared for NEET SS exam and have completed the postgraduate medical course were eligible to participate in the NEET SS counselling special round. 

To complete the registration process for NEET SS counselling, candidates have to pay a non-refundable registration fee of INR 5,000 online. They will have to transfer a security deposit of INR 2,00,000. The security deposit will be adjusted against the academic fees for those who have been allotted a seat through the counselling of NEET SS. The amount will be refunded to the candidates who do not get the seat allotted to them or those who opt out of the counselling process refusing the seats allotted to them. The various modes of paying the NEET SS counselling registration fee are Credit Card, Debit Card, Net Banking and UPI. 

It is mandatory to save choices during the NEET SS counselling. If candidate does not lock the choice submitted, the choices saved by him/her will be automatically locked on the last date of choice locking. Also, once the choice locking deadline is over, candidates will not be allowed to modify the NEET SS counselling choices. 

The NEET SS counselling is conducted in online mode, except for the last and final round of institute reporting. The registration and choice filling and locking rounds will have to be conducted in online mode. The seat allotment result will be released online and candidates will have to download the result PDF to check whether they have been allotted seats or not. If yes, the seat allotment result will also have to be downloaded online. Followed by this, the seat allotment result has to be downloaded from the MCC website. In the institute reporting process, candidates will have to be physically present in the institute to get their candidature verified. This is the only offline or physical round. 

Candidates can register and fill choices for each round of NEET SS counselling. The seat allotment result is generated based on the choices entered. The allotments will be different for each round. The seat matrix will also vary based on the vacancy. However, those who registered in a previous round need not register again. 

Candidates can check the NEET SS seat allotment result using the process shared below-

• Visit the website- mcc.nic.in.
• Click on the seat allotment result link.
• Search for your roll number or name.
• Download the PDF.

Candidates need to carry the original documents required at the time of joining the allotted medical college after NEET SS counselling. Have a look at the list of documents required for NEET SS admissions-

• Provisional Allotment Letter issued by MCC.
• NEET SS Admit Card issued by NBE.
• NEET SS Result or Rank Letter issued by NBE.
• MBBS Degree Certificate/ Provisional Certificate.
• MD/ MS/ DNB Degree Certificate in the concerned Specialty.
• Permanent Registration Certificate of MBBS/MD/MS/DNB issued by MCI/NMC or NBE/State Medical Council. 
• High School/Higher Secondary Certificate/ Birth Certificate as proof of date of birth to the allotted college at the time of admission

After the declaration of the NEET SS counselling seat allotment result, candidates have the following choices:

• Accept the seat allotted and exit from the counselling process
• Accept the seat allotted, but choose to participate in the next round
• Refuse the seat allotted, but choose to participate in the next round
• Refuse the seat allotted and exit from the counselling process

All candidates selected through the counselling of NEET SS has to fill in any of the above options by logging into their registered accounts. If a candidate fails to choose any of the above options, their seat were forfeited and their admission wiill be cancelled.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has stated the eligibility criteria for participating in the NEET SS counselling Round 2. 

• Registered candidates who were not allotted seat in Round 1
• Candidates who have reported/joined at allotted institute during the joining period of round-1 of allotment and submitted willingness for participating in second round up-gradation as 'Yes'. 
• Candidates who have not reported at the allotted institute during Round-1 and taken exit with forfeiture option. Such candidates are eligible for participation in Round-2 of the counselling by making fresh payment (registration and security deposit). 

The NBE will conduct the NEET SS exam in 2026. The exam will likely be held in September-October 2026. The NEET SS 2026 exam date will be announced soon.

The total duration of the NEET SS counselling ranged for around three months. There will be three to four rounds of counselling. The total duration for each round is approximately 15 days. The number of rounds of NEET SS counselling varies depending on the vacant seats or revision in cutoff. 

The NEET SS counselling process is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) primarily in online mode. All the steps of the counselling process, including the registration, release of seat matrix, choice filling and locking, and release of the seat allotment result. Only the last and final round, which is the institute reporting, has to be done in offline mode. Herein candidates who have been allotted seats have to visit the institutes for document verification and complete the admission process by paying the requisite fee amount. 

As announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), there will be three rounds of NEET SS 2025 counselling. The average duration for each round of counselling is going to be around 15 days. 

The total number of rounds or the duration may be changed depending on the seat vacancies and other external scenarios. 

The NEET SS Counselling generally has three rounds- Round 1, Round 2 and Mop-up round or Stray round. The counselling is carried out by the MCC to fill DM/ MCh/ DrNB seats.

The NBE will conduct the NEET SS exam in 2026. The exam will likely be held in September-October 2026. The NEET SS 2026 exam date will be announced soon.

There are approximately three to four rounds of counselling for the NEET SS exam. Last year, there were originally two rounds of NEET SS counselling and later, an additional round was announced since the NEET SS cutoff was revised. This year also, it can be expected that there will be three rounds of NEET SS counselling. Followed by this, there will be additional rounds, in case there is a change in the cutoff or seat matrix, the number of NEET SS counselling rounds will increase. 

The NEET SS counselling is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for the 100 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats of the M.Ch, DNB and DrNB courses. Candidates have to participate in the NEET SS counselling process is an online mode, by visiting the official website and completing the processes such as registration, choice filling and locking, and checking of the seat allotment result. The final step, which is institute reporting, is done at an institute level. 

Once the seat allotment result of NEET SS counselling is declared, candidates have to check it online. They have to visit the MCC website and click on the link indicating the Round 1 or Round 2 or Mop-up Round result. A PDF file will open, wherein candidates have to find their NEET SS counselling allotted seats. The step by step process to check the NEET SS counselling result is given below:

• Visit the official website of NEET SS counselling – mcc.nic.in
• Click on the ‘Super Speciality’ tab
• Click on the link ‘Provisional SS Allotment Status’ or the 'Final Seat Allotment Result' under the Current Events section
• Download the PDF file
• Check your NEET SS Rank to find out the allotment status

After the declaration of the final seat allotment result, candidates will have to download the NEET SS counselling seat allotment letter from the MCC website. This is one of the most important documents required for the institute reporting process.