NEET SS

The NEET SS counselling is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for the 100 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats of the M.Ch, DNB and DrNB courses. Candidates have to participate in the NEET SS counselling process is an online mode, by visiting the official website and completing the processes such as registration, choice filling and locking, and checking of the seat allotment result. The final step, which is institute reporting, is done at an institute level. 

The NEET SS counselling process is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) primarily in online mode. All the steps of the counselling process, including the registration, release of seat matrix, choice filling and locking, and release of the seat allotment result. Only the last and final round, which is the institute reporting, has to be done in offline mode. Herein candidates who have been allotted seats have to visit the institutes for document verification and complete the admission process by paying the requisite fee amount. 

As announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), there will be three rounds of NEET SS 2025 counselling. The average duration for each round of counselling is going to be around 15 days. 

The total number of rounds or the duration may be changed depending on the seat vacancies and other external scenarios. 

The NEET SS exam has 15 course groups. Candidates have to select one or more groups while filling the NEET SS application form. The course groups are listed below:

• ENT
• Respiratory Medicine
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Medical Oncology
• Orthopaedics
• Critical Care
• Medical
• Radiodiagnosis
• Microbiology
• Pathology
• Psychiatry
• Surgical
• Paediatric
• Anaesthesiology
• Pharmacology

The NEET SS 2024 exam was conducted on March 29 and March 30, 2025, in a window of two days and two slots. According to the test-takers, the difficulty level of the exam was moderate to tough. Those who attempted the exam for the first time found the difficulty level to be very tough. Those who appeared for the second or third time found the NEET SS 2024 difficulty level to be on the moderate to tough lines. Some courses such as Oncology, Critical Care Medicine, and Surgical Groups had higher difficulty levels as compared to other groups. 

Ideally, candidates should preserve the NEET SS admit card till the admission process is over, i.e. till the NEET SS counselling process is conducted and they get allotted a seat, or join a college. NEET SS admit card is often an important document which is checked during the verification round of the counselling process. Moreover, NBEMS might disable the link to download the NEET SS admit card after the conduct of the exam or the declaration of the result, Hence, to be on the safer side, test takers should preserve both the soft and hard copies of NEET SS admit card till the admission process is over.  

In case of any wrong information printed on the NEET SS admit card, be it a misprint or completely wrong information in terms of personal details, photograph, etc. candidates must report to NBEMS immediately by contacting them through their helpline number. Even if NBEMS does not make the necessary changes or issue the rectified NEET SS admit card immediately, candidates are advised to keep a copy of the official email with them to be shown at the exam centre if need be. 

After the NEET SS admit card is released, the centre cannot be changed. Since the admit card of NEET SS is released a few days before the exam date, authorities cannot get the centre changed in such a short notice. In case of an emergency, candidates are advised to contact NBE to change the exam city or centre. Since NBE allots the exam centre in the preferred city, test-takers should not have any difficulty in getting the exam city or centre of their preference.

The NBE conducts the NEET SS exam in two shifts on each exam day. The first shift starts at 9.00 am and the second at 2.00 pm. The reporting time at the NEET SS exam centres is around two hours before the exam. Candidates should reach the centres timely.