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Mayank Uniyal
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New Delhi, Updated on Feb 13, 2025 10:45 IST

NEET PG 2024 stray vacancy round eligibility criteria have been released by MCC at mcc.nic.in. Meanwhile, as per the NEET PG revised counselling schedule, the choice filling and locking process will be conducted between February 13 to 16, 2025. 

NEET PG Counselling 2024

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the NEET PG 2024 stray vacancy round eligibility criteria for PG medical admissions. The authorities have released the guidelines for students willing to participate in the stray vacancy counselling round. As per the notification, students who do not hold any seat in AIQ or state quota are eligible to participate in the counselling process for the stray vacancy round. 

Meanwhile, those who join their seats allotted through MCC in Round 3 are ‘Not Eligible’ to participate in the MCC NEET PG 2024 Stray Vacancy Round counselling 2024. However, ‘Not Reported’ candidates of Round 3 of MCC counselling can participate in state PG counselling. Besides, those who have joined the state quota PG medical seat through previous rounds are not eligible to participate in the Stray Vacancy Round NEET PG 2024 Counselling process.

NEET PG 2024 Revised Counselling Dates 

Students appearing for the NEET PG 2024 stray vacancy counselling round can check the revised dates from below:

Events

Dates

NEET PG 2024 counselling registration last date 

February 12 to 16, 2025

Choice filling and locking dates

February 13 to 16, 2025

Seat allotment result date 

February 19, 2025

Admission and reporting date

February 20 to 28, 2025

The authorities have further notified that the security deposit of candidates who do not join their allotted seat in the Stray Vacancy Round will be forfeited and that candidate will be disallowed from appearing for the entrance examination in the subsequent year. Moreover, the details of joined candidates will be shared with state counselling authorities and those candidates will be debarred from appearing for the subsequent rounds of counselling.

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Q:   When will registration start for special stary vacancy round NEET PG 2024 counselling?
A:

Registration and choice filling for special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2024 counselling began on March 6, 2025. The last date for registration and was March 8, 2025. Choices had to be declared till March 10, 2025. Candidates have to declare fresh choices for stray vacancy round. Those who are not holding any seat or didn't participate in previous three rounds are elligible to register for stray vacancy round NEET PG 2024 counselling. Seat allotment result for special stray vacancy round NEET PG 2024 counselling was announced on March 12, 2025.

Q:   When will MCC announce result for stray vacancy round NEET PG 2024 counselling?
A:

MCC announced stray vacancy round NEET PG counselling 2024 final result on February 19, 2025. The counselling result was uploaded online in PDF format. Candidates allotted seats in stray round will have to report for document verification. The reporting deadline for stray vacancy round counselling is February 28, 2025. 

Q:   Who conducts counselling for NEET PG?
A:

NEET PG counselling is conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). The counselling is held online for seat allotment. It must be noted online registration and choice declaration is mandatory to participate in the counselling process. Candidates are advised to keep a track of official website of MCC to know all the updates regarding seat allotment proces. 

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