NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 to Begin Tentatively on This Date; Seat Resignation Closes Today at mcc.nic.in

NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 to Begin Tentatively on This Date; Seat Resignation Closes Today at mcc.nic.in

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New Delhi, Updated on Aug 25, 2025 13:36 IST

The NEET 2025 counselling Round 2 will tentatively commence on August 29, 2025. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released a notification stating the delay in the commencement of the second round of the NEET 2025 counselling. Know the details here on this page.

NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Tentative Date

NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 Tentative Date

The NEET 2025 counselling Round 2 will tentatively commence on August 29, 2025. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released a notification stating the delay in the commencement of the second round of the NEET 2025 counselling.

As the National Medical Commission (NMC) is in the process of increasing the MBBS seats, MCC has decided to commence the NEET 2025 Counselling Round 2 from August 29, 2025. However, the detailed schedule is yet to be released.

Announcing the same, MCC has stated, โ€œIn order to include newly authorized MBBS seats in Round-2 of UG Counselling 2025, the competent authority has decided to start the Round-2 of UG Counselling 2025 from 29th Aug., 2025 tentatively. However, the revised schedule for Round-2 will be published shortly.โ€

The NEET 2025 Counselling Round 1 concluded on August 23, 2025. The seat resignation window is open from August 21, 2025, to August 25, 2025.

How to Resign NEET 2025 Counselling Round 1 Seats

In case a candidate wishes to resign the seat allotted in NEET 2025 Counselling Round 1, he or she has to follow the below steps:

  • Visit the official website of MCC โ€“ mcc.nic.in
  • Login using the registration credentials
  • Click on the tab indicating seat resignation

Regarding NEET 2025 Counselling Round 1 seat resignation, MCC has stated, โ€œCandidates will have to report physically at the allotted college to resign their seat. Candidates are advised to ensure that their Resignation Letter is generated online (through portal provided by MCC) by the allotted college, failing which the resignation will be treated as โ€˜Null & Voidโ€™.โ€

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Q: ย  What is the schedule for NEET counselling?
A:

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) released the NEET 2025 counselling schedule, which is being conducted from July 21 to November 5, 2025. The schedule may extend depending on the number of vacant seats.

Each round involves the following stages:

  • Registration
  • Choice filling and locking
  • Result
  • Institute reporting
Q: ย  When did the NEET 2025 counselling process begin?
A:

The NEET 2025 counselling process began on July 21, 2025. The dates for four rounds have been announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), which is scheduled till October 25, 2025. Originally, the last date of counselling was October 3, 2025, which was postponed twice due to NRI/PWD candidate requests, and ongoing court cases.  

Q: ย  Is it necessary to join allotted Medical/Dental College of Round 1 to get chance to participate in Round 2 of NEET counselling?
A:

No, candidates need not report or join the allotted college of NEET counselling Round 1 since there is free exit. However if they want to retain the Round 1 seat and upgrade in Round 2 they have to physically join the college of Round 1 and give up-gradation willingness for Round 2 at the time of admission. In case candidates decide to resign the seat allotted to them in the first round, then they can do so prior to registering in the next round of NEET counselling.

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