The Directorate of Medical Education, Government of West Bengal, has released a revised tentative schedule for Round 3 and the Online Stray Vacancy Round of WB NEET UG 2026 counselling. The schedule applies to State Quota, Private Management Quota and NRI Quota seats in West Bengal. It was issued on 12 October 2026 under Memo No. HFW-23099/320/2026/M/3749.

Round 3: reporting and admission

• Dates: 13 October, 14 October and 15 October 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm (as per server time).
• Allotted candidates must report to their allotted institute with the required original documents, the college fee and the bond. Admission follows physical document verification.
• Admission for all private medical colleges will take place at different government medical colleges in Kolkata. A separate notice has been published on the website.
• Admission for all private dental colleges will take place at Dr. R Ahmed Dental College.
• Upgraded candidates must first collect their submitted fee and documents from the previous college. They need a server-generated relieving letter from that college before taking admission in the newly allotted college.

Online Stray Vacancy Round schedule

• Online registration (candidates qualified through NEET UG 2026): 11 am to 8 pm on 16 October 2026
• Online fee payment: 11 am to 12 midnight on 16 October 2026
• Verification of candidates: 9 am to 4 pm on 17 October 2026, in the college and time slot already designated by the software. This is not applicable to NRI candidates, who should refer to Point No. 3 of the notice.
• List of successfully verified candidates and seat matrix for the stray round: after 5 pm on 17 October 2026
• Online choice filling and choice locking: 6 pm on 17 October to 10 am on 18 October 2026
• Allotment result of the stray vacancy round: by 12 noon on 23 October 2026
• Reporting and admission: 2 pm to 6 pm on 23 October, and 24 October and 26 October 2026, from 10 am to 4 pm. The reporting rules are the same as in Round 3.

All timings are as per server time. The schedule is tentative, so candidates should keep checking the official West Bengal counselling website for updates. The notice is signed by Prof. (Dr.) Indrajit Saha, Director of Medical Education and Chairman of the West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee.