NEET PG 2025 counselling: Will MCC Reduce Cutoff by 15 Percentile for Round-3 & More?
MCC will reduce NEET PG 2025 cutoff soon to make more students eligible for NEET PG 2025 counselling rounds. NEET PG cutoff 2025 may be reduced by 15 percentile. Only after cutoff reduction, NEET PG 2025 counselling dates and for round-3 will be announced. Round-1 and round-2 of NEET PG 2025 seat allotment have already been completed.
NEET PG 2025 cutoff to be reduced soon
NEET PG 2025 cutoff will be reduced soon for seat allocation. In an official notification, MCC has announced cutoff will be reduced for rest of counselling rounds. Cutoff is reduced if seats remain vacant for allotment. MCC has already completed two rounds of NEET PG 2025 counselling for seat allocation. Dates and schedule for NEET PG counselling 2025 round-3 will be released only after cutoff reduction.
“Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of DGHS will upload the AIQ/State schedule for Round 3 of PG Counselling 2025, once the process of revised percentile eligibility for participation in Round 3 of PG Counselling 2025 is completed,” official release said.
Last year also cutoff was reduced for round-3 counselling. Cut off was reduced by 15 percentile for general category. For SC, ST category, cutoff was reduced by 10 percentile in 2024. This year also MCC is expected to reduce NEET PG 2025 cutoff by 10 to 15 percentile.
Why NEET PG Cutoff is reduced?
Reason behind NEET PG cutoff reduction is to encourage students to participate in counselling rounds to fill seats. Usually what happens that seats in top branches and colleges are filled in round-1 and round-2 NEET PG counselling. Most of students who scored god rank take admission through round-1 and round-2 in branches like Radiology, Medicine, Surgery etc. Students have less interest in other branches and colleges and decide to appear next year to get top rank. This is the reason percentile is reduced to allow more students to participate and get seat.
NEET PG 2025 original cutoff percentile
| Category |
NEET PG 2025 cutoff qualifying percentile |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) |
50th percentile |
| SC/ST/OBC |
40th percentile |
| UR PWD |
45th percentile |
Read more: NEET PG 2025 Counselling: Round-2 reporting deadline extended till Dec 29; check details
No. Candidates need the minimum cut off to qualify for NEET PG. It must be noted only those who qualify the exam with the minimum cut off score will be eligible to participate in the counselling rounds for seat allotment. Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts online counselling for seat allotment. Candidates have to register and declare choice for college and course for seat allotment.
Yes. If you will be allotted seat in round-2 NEET PG counselling, your round-1 allotted seat will be automatically get cancelled. In case you don't get allotted seat in round-2, then round-1 seat will not be cancelled. Candidates have to register online and declare preferences of choice for NEET PG counselling. It must be noted, MCC conducts counselling for allotment of 50% AIQ seats.
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Not yet. MCC is expected to start registration for round 3 NEET PG 2025 counselling in second week of January 2026. Registration was scheduled to start from December 26 but it was postponed as MCC extended deadline for round-2 reporting. Registration has to be done at mcc.nic.in.