The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the tentative schedule for online counselling (allotment process) for NEET PG 2026. It covers the 50% All India Quota (AIQ) seats and the 100% Deemed/Central Universities/AFMS seats (registration only) for PG courses for the academic year 2026. The schedule was generated on October 7, 2026, and covers three rounds and a stray vacancy round.

NEET PG 2026 Counselling Round 1 Schedule

• Verification of tentative seat matrix by institutes: October 10 to October 12, 2026
• Registration/payment: October 12 to October 21, 2026, up to 12:00 noon. The payment facility will be available up to 3:00 PM on October 21.
• Choice filling/locking: October 13 to October 22, 2026. Choice filling will be available up to 10:00 AM on October 22. Choice locking will start from 4:00 PM on October 21 and continue up to 10:00 AM on October 22.
• Processing of seat allotment: October 22 to October 23, 2026
• Result: October 24, 2026
• Reporting/joining: October 26 to November 2, 2026
• Verification of joined candidates' data by institutes and sharing of data with MCC: November 3, 2026

NEET PG 2026 Counselling Round 2 Schedule

• Verification of tentative seat matrix: November 6 to November 7, 2026 (up to 1:00 PM on November 7)
• Registration/payment: November 6 to November 11, 2026, up to 12:00 noon. The payment facility will be available up to 3:00 PM on November 11.
• Choice filling/locking: November 7 to November 12, 2026. Choice filling will be available up to 10:00 AM on November 12. Choice locking will start from 4:00 PM on November 11 and continue up to 10:00 AM on November 12.
• Processing of seat allotment: November 12 to November 13, 2026
• Result: November 14, 2026
• Reporting/joining: November 16 to November 23, 2026
• Verification of joined candidates' data and sharing of data by MCC: November 24, 2026

NEET PG 2026 Counselling Round 3 Schedule

• Verification of tentative seat matrix: November 25 to November 26, 2026
• Registration/payment: November 26 to December 1, 2026, up to 12:00 noon. The payment facility will be available till 3:00 PM on December 1.
• Choice filling/locking: November 27 to December 2, 2026. Choice filling will be available up to 10:00 AM on December 2. Choice locking will be from 4:00 PM on December 1 up to 10:00 AM on December 2.
• Processing of seat allotment: December 2 to December 3, 2026
• Result: December 4, 2026
• Reporting: December 5 to December 12, 2026
• Verification of joined candidates' data and sharing of data by MCC: December 14, 2026

MCC NEET PG 2026 Tentative Counselling Schedule Out PDF

NEET PG 2026 Online Stray Vacancy Round Schedule

• Verification of tentative seat matrix: December 15, 2026
• Registration/payment: December 16 to December 21, 2026, up to 12:00 noon. The payment facility will be available up to 3:00 PM on December 21.
• Choice filling/locking: December 16 to December 21, 2026. Choice filling will be available up to 11:55 PM on December 21. Choice locking will start from 4:00 PM and continue up to 11:55 PM on December 21.
• Processing of seat allotment: December 22 to December 23, 2026
• Result: December 24, 2026
• Reporting: December 24 to December 31, 2026

Commencement of PG Academic Session 2026

The schedule shows November 20, 2026 as the commencement date of the PG academic session 2026.

Important Notes

• All timings are as per server time.
• The schedule is tentative.
• To follow the time schedule within the limited time available, all participating institutes and colleges have been advised to treat all Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted holidays as working days.

Where to Check

Candidates can check updates on the official MCC website.