AP NEET Counselling 2025: 180 New MBBS Seats Added; Round 1 Free Exit Ongoing Till Sept 21

Andhra Pradesh NEET UG counselling 2025 round 1 free exit process is ongoing for eligible candidates till September 21, 2025. Meanwhile, NMC has added 180 extra MBBS seats at GMC Ongole, AGMC Parameshwaramangalam and SMC Nandyala. 

The NTR University of Health Sciences (NTRUHS) has announced two major updates under AP NEET counselling 2025. Firstly, students who have received a seat in the Andhra Pradesh NEET UG 2025 counselling round 1 and wish to vacate their allotted seat can exit from their reported seat by September 21, 2025. In order to vacate the seat, students have to submit their request to the college principal. 

Students must be mindful that those candidates who will opt for the free exit option under AP NEET counselling 2025 will not be eligible for further rounds of counselling under the competent authority quota. However, these students can join the management quota seat under phase 1 of NTS UHS, in case of seat availability. 

AP NEET Counselling 2025: New Seats Added

Meanwhile, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has added 180 new seats in the MBBS programme. As per the notification, a total of 30 seats in Government Medical College Ongole, 50 medical seats in Santhiram Medical College Nandyala and 100 new seats in Parameshwaramangalam. 

“Reported Candidates who have not utilised the free exit facility as per the schedule cannot resign the seat during the course of admissions, that is, from Phase-III counselling till closure of admissions,” The official notification reads.

The seats vacated before September 21, 2025, will be available for the round 2 MBBS admissions. Candidates who do not opt for free exit options will be unable to vacate their seats till the closure of the admission process.  

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