West Bengal NEET Counselling Dates 2026 (Out): Stray Round Seat Allotment Result Dates

WBMCC 2026 Counselling Stray Round Registration

16 Oct '26

Updated on Oct 13, 2026 13:10 IST

By Mridula Sharma, Senior Executive

West Bengal NEET Counselling Dates 2026: The WBMCC announced the dates and schedule of West Bengal NEET stray round counselling 2026. The WB NEET stray round registration 2026 will be open on October 16, 2026, from 11 AM to 8 PM. The choice filling and locking process will be conducted from October 17 to 18, 2026. The WB NEET stray round seat allotment result 2026 will be released on October 23, 2026.

WBMCC offers admission to MBBS, BDS, and other courses in 85 per cent state quota medical seats. NEET UG qualifying candidates needed to complete the registration to participate in the WB NEET UG counselling 2026 process. Candidates who are the domicile of West Bengal are given priority over the outsiders.

Table of contents

West Bengal NEET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule
WB NEET UG Counselling Dates 2026: Round-Wise Schedule
West Bengal NEET Counselling 2026 Registration
Salient Features of the West Bengal NEET Counselling 2026
West Bengal NEET Counselling 2026 FAQs

West Bengal NEET 2026 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of West Bengal NEET 2026 exam

Dates	Upcoming Exam Dates
16 Oct ' 26	WBMCC 2026 Counselling Stray Round Registration
17 Oct ' 26 - 18 Oct ' 26	WBMCC 2026 Counselling Stray Round Choice Filling

Dates	Past Exam Dates
15 Sep ' 26	WBMCC 2026 Counselling Round 2 Result
12 Sep ' 26 - 14 Sep ' 26	WBMCC 2026 Counselling Round 2 Choice Filling
07 Sep ' 26 - 09 Sep ' 26	WBMCC 2026 Counselling Round 2 Registration
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WB NEET UG Counselling Dates 2026: Round-Wise Schedule

Check below the WB NEET counselling dates and schedule as announced by the WBMCC:

WBMCC Counselling 2026 Round 3 & Stray Round Schedule

Events	Dates
Round 3 Schedule
Online Registration by candidates qualified through NEET UG	September 28 to 30, 2026
Online Fee Payment	September 28 to 30, 2026
After Successful Registration and Fee Payment, Verification of Candidates in already designated college and time slot	September 29 and 30, 2026 from 11 am to 4 pm
Online Seat Surrender at allotted college level with original documents by candidates	September 30 to October 1, 2026 from 10 am to 3 pm
Release of list of verified candidates and seat matrix for Round 3	October 1, 2026 after 5 pm
Online Choice Filling and Locking	October 1 to 4, 2026
Release of seat allotment result Round 3	October 8, 2026 after 4 pm
Reporting and admission of allotted candidates	~~October 12 to 14, 2026~~ October 12 to 15, 2026 from 10 am till 4 pm
Stray Round Schedule
Registration by candidates	~~October 15 and 16, 2026~~ October 16, 2026, from 11 am to 8 pm
Online Fee Payment	~~October 15 and 16, 2026~~ October 16, 2026, from 11 am to 8 pm
After Registration and Fee Payment, Verification of Candidates in already designated college and time slot	~~October 16 to 17, 2026~~ October 17, 2026 from 9 am to 4 pm
Release of verified candidates and seat matrix for Stray Vacancy Round	October 17, 2026 after 5 pm
Online Choice Filling and Locking	October 17 to 18, 2026
Release of seat allotment result Stray Vacancy Round	October 23, 2026
Reporting and Admission of Allotted candidates	October 23 to 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 from 10 am till 4 pm

WBMCC Counselling 2026 Round 2 Schedule

The West Bengal NEET registration for round 2 counselling was held from September 7 to 9. The WBMCC Counselling 2026 Round 2 choice filling and locking was open from September 12 to 14. The WB NEET seat matrix 2026 for round 2 was released along with the merit list of eligible candidates.

DESCRIPTION	DATES
Date of online registration	07-09-2026 to 09-09-2026
Date of deposition of registration fee and security money	07-09-2026 to 09-09-2026
Date of merit list declaration	12-09-2026
Date of online choice filling	12-09-2026 to 14-09-2026
Date of allotment result declaration	15-09-2026

WBMCC Counselling 2026 Round 1 Schedule

Events in Round 1 Counselling	Date & Time
Publication of Notice cum Information Bulletin and Schedule	11-Aug-2026
Round 1 Registration	11 am of 13-Aug-2026 till 6 pm of 16-Aug-2026 20-Aug-2026 to 23-Aug-2026 till 6 pm
Online Fee Payment	11 am of 13-Aug-2026 till 12 Midnight of 16-Aug-2026 20-Aug-2026 to 23-Aug-2026 till 12 midnight
Verification of Candidates in the already designated college and time slot by the software	14-Aug-2026, 17-Aug-2026, 18-Aug-2026, 21-Aug-2026 & 24-Aug-2026 from 11 am to 4 pm (as per server time)
Publication of List of Successfully Verified candidates and Publication of Seat Matrix for Round 1	25-Aug-2026 after 12.00 noon
Online Choice Filling and Choice Locking by the verified Candidates in List	25-Aug-2026 till 27-Aug-2026 (till 4.00 pm)
Publication of allotment result Round 1	31-Aug-2026 after 4 pm
The Reporting and Admission of Allotted candidates	01-Sep-2026, 02-Sep-2026, 03-Sep-2026, & 05-Sep-2026 from 10 am till 4 pm

West Bengal NEET Counselling 2026 Registration

The West Bengal NEET round 3 registration 2026 window will open on October 16, 2026. The link to apply for West Bengal NEET was is available online at wbmcc.nic.in. Eligible candidates can apply for counselling by visiting the official portal. While applying for WB NEET counselling 2026, candidates need to provide details and upload documents. WB NEET UG counselling registration 2026 for round 3 was held from September 28 to 30.

Apply here for WB NEET UG counselling 2026

Salient Features of the West Bengal NEET Counselling 2026

The West Bengal NEET Counselling will be done by the state Counselling body. It will release the Seat Matrix of all the medical colleges and invite the candidates as per their rank in the NEET exam. The State counselling is conducted in multiple rounds. As per the previous year's trends, 4 rounds will be conducted for the seat allocation. After completing West Bengal NEET counselling round-wise, various institutes will tentatively conduct their college-level counselling to fill the remaining vacant seats (if any).

To participate in WB NEET counselling 2026, interested candidates will need to fill the application form. WB NEET counselling comprises registration, choice filling, seat allotment result, and reporting. The registration form is accepted after the payment of the registration fee. After successfully submitting the NEET counselling registration form, a merit list is released.

West Bengal has 15 per cent reserved seats for candidates from other states and is known as the All India Quota (AIQ). The remaining 85 per cent of the seats are reserved for candidates with domicile in the West Bengal state.

The candidates whose names will be on the list will have to report to the document verification centres if needed; otherwise, verification will be done online. After the document verification process, the candidates have to fill their choice of colleges priority-wise. A provisional merit list of shortlisted candidates will be released for the first round of seat allotment. After this, the subsequent counselling rounds will take place depending upon the cutoff and availability of seats.

Commonly asked questions

Q: Will WBMCC conduct the stray vacancy round for WB NEET counselling?

WBMCC organized a stray vacancy round after the Round 3 to fill the vacant seats. This round is conducted only in case there are vacant seats left for candidates. In some cases, if seats remain vacant after the stray vacancy round, an extended stray vacancy round is conducted for the candidates.

West Bengal NEET Counselling 2026 FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions on West Bengal NEET Counselling

Q: Will there be any additional round of counselling after the Round 3 WB NEET counselling?

WBMCC will organize a stray vacancy round after WB NEET counselling Round 3 to fill the vacant seats. The stray vacancy round is the final round to fill up the vacant NEET UG seats in the state of West Bengal.

Q: When will the document verification for the WB NEET counselling be done?

The document verification for the WB NEET counselling is conducted before the candidate reports at the allotted institute. It is important for the candidate to visit the institute with the original documents to confirm the admission. In case the information provided at the time of registration doesn’t matches with the documents submitted, the admission will be cancelled.

Q: How many rounds of counselling will be conducted by WBMCC for WB NEET counselling?

There will be three rounds of counselling to be conducted by the WBMCC for WB NEET counselling. Fresh registration will be invited and accepted in each round of counselling. Candidates can opt out of counselling at any step adhering to the WB NEET UG seat surrender policy. Before each round of WB counselling, a seat matrix will be released for the candidates that will enable them exercise choice filling and locking option.