UP CNET 2026 Stray Round Counselling Dates & Schedule

UP Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) 2026 ( UP CNET )

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UP CNET 2026 Round 2 Couselling Result

14 Jul '26

Rachit Kumar
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Updated on Jul 14, 2026 17:33 IST
The Atal Bihri Vajpayee Medical University will release the UP CNET Stray Round Seat Matrix 2026 on July 24. The University is conducting the UP CNET Round 2 counselling, and the seat allocation result is expected soon. The UP CNET 2026 Stray Round Counselling Seat Allocation result will be out on August 1.

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University is conducting the UP CNET 2026 Counselling (round 2). After that, the UP CNET Stray Round will start on July 24. The candidates can see the details about the UP CNET Stray Round counselling.

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UP CNET 2026 Stray Round Counselling Dates and Schedule

UP CNET 2026 Stray Round Counselling: The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University conducts the Uttar Pradesh Common Nursing Entrance Test (UP CNET) every year to select the candidates for the B.Sc. Nursing Course offered by the participating universities. The UP CNET exam is conducted in an OMR-based mode.

The UP CNET 2026 exam was conducted on June 6 and ABVMU released the UP CNET 2026 result on June 13. The selected candidates were called for the UP CNET Counselling process based on their ranks and percentiles achieved in the exam. 

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Table of contents
  • UP CNET Participating Institutions
  • UP CNET Counselling Process 2026
  • UP CNET 2026 Stray Round Counselling Dates
  • UP CNET Matrix for Round 2 Counselling

UP CNET Participating Institutions

In the UP CNET exam, there are 287 participating institutions providing nursing training across the state. The total number of seats available for the B.Sc. Nursing Course is 13,660. As per the official website of ABVMU, only 30 medical institutions have the aggregate 'A' grade in the total of 185 participating institutions.
The candidates can see below the number of nursing training institutions participating in UP CNET by their ratings.

Aggregate Rating

Number of Colleges

'A'  Rated

30

'B'  Rated

36

'C'  Rated

97

'D'  Rated

18

There are some institutes which are not rated yet.

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   When will the UP CNET 2026 counselling seat matrix release?
A: 

The UP CNET seat matrix for each round of counselling will be released stage by stage before each round of counselling. Candidates will be able to download the CNET seat matrix 2026 either from the official website or through this page of Shiksha.com. The CNET seat matrix will help candidates know the course and college availability as per the rank secured.

Q:   What factors affect UP CNET counselling cutoff?
A: 

The UP CNET counselling cutoff is impacted by the following factors as mentioned below: 

1.       Number of applicants

2.       Seat availability

3.       Exam difficulty

4.       Reservation policies

Q:   Please provide a list of top private UP CNET participating institutes.
A: 

Some of the top private institutes participating in the UP CNET counselling process for BSc nursing admission are: 

  1. Sahara College of Nursing, Lucknow
  2. Mayo College of Nursing
  3. Nightingale Institute of Nursing, Noida
  4. Vivekananda College of Nursing, Lucknow
  5. Krishna Institute of Nursing Science
Q:   Has ABVMU UP released the UP CNET exam date?
A: 

The UP Common Nursing Entrance Test (CNET) - 2026 nursing entrance exam was held on June 6, 2026. It is an offline (Pen & Paper Mode) state-level nursing entrance exam. It will be held for a duration of 140 minutes. The entrance exam grants admission to both the BSc Nursing Course (4 years) and Post Basic BSc Nursing Course (2 Years) programmes. 

UP CNET Counselling Process 2026

ABVMU conduct the UP CNET Counselling online only and the candidates are allotted seats in the nursing college as per their marks, category and availability of seats. The candidates are required to report at the allotted college physically for document verification and submitting the admission fee.
In case the candidate is not satisfied with the allotted seat, he or she can resign from the allotted seat as per the time provided by the University.

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University conduct the UP CNET Counselling in three phases only. These are

  1. Round 1 Counselling
  2. Round 2 Counselling
  3. Mop-Up round or Stray Round Counselling.

The stray round counselling is the final chance to get admission into the BSc Nursing Course in the participating institutions.

UP CNET 2026 Stray Round Counselling Dates

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University released the UP CNET 2026 Counselling Schedule, notifying the dates of each round of Counselling. As per the official timeline, the UP CNET 2026 Stray Round Counselling will start on July 24. The candidates can see other dates below:

UP CNET Stray Round Events Date
Display of Seat Matrix for Mop-up Round 24-Jul-2026
Start of online Resignation of allotted seat in Round 1 & 2 from Candidate login 24-Jul-2026 (01.00 PM)
End of online Resignation of allotted seat in Round 1 & 2 from Candidate login 27-Jul-2026 (06.00 PM)
Display of Post-Resignation Seat Matrix and Start of Registration for Online Counselling & Choice Filling 28-Jul-2026
End of Registration for Online Counselling & Choice Filling  31-Jul-2026 (11:59 PM)
Announcement of Seat Allocation  01-Aug-2026 
Acceptance of Seat Allocation & Reporting at College for Admission Process 01-Aug-2026 to 05-Aug-2026 (06.00 PM)

The candidates must adhere to the above timeline to get admission (if the seat is allotted).

UP CNET Matrix for Round 2 Counselling

The ABVMU released the UP CNET Round 2 seat matrix on July 6. There were 7,358 seats available for round 2 counselling.

The candidates can download UP CNET Round 2 Seat Matrix

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Answered a month ago

The ABVMU will release the UP CNET scorecard with the result. The University will mention the following details in the Scorecard:

  • Name & Parent's Name
  • Marks Scored
  • Percentile
  • Overall & Category Rank

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Aashi Tiwari

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Answered a month ago

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University will release the UP CNET 2026 scorecard with the declaration of results. The status of the candidate will be notified in the scorecard.

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Akanksha

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Answered a month ago

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University will release the UP CNET 2026 Result soon on abvmucet26.co.in

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Raj Shukla

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Answered a month ago

The Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University released the UP CNET 2026 Admit Card on May 30. The University conducted the UP CNET 2026 exam on June 6.

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Rashmi

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