Updated on 13 November 2026: MCC has published the Round 2 seat lists on its current events page: clear vacancy, virtual vacancy and newly added seats. The newly added list includes the first MD seats at an IIT, 12 at IIT Kharagpur in six subjects. Check all three lists before you lock. Registration closes at 3 PM and payment at 6 PM on 14 November. Choice locking opens at 4 PM that day, and choice filling ends at 11:55 PM on 15 November. The provisional result is on 16 November and the final result on 17 November. MCC paused choice filling from 11:30 AM to 2 PM today for Round 1 reporting.
Updated on 7 November 2026: Round 2 registration is now open. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has issued the revised Round 2 schedule (Notice No. 5, dated 7 November), because new seats approved by the National Medical Commission (NMC) were added to the matrix. Register by 3 PM on 14 November, fill choices from 1 PM on 10 November to 11:55 PM on 15 November. The final result is on 17 November, and reporting runs from 18 to 24 November.
If you joined a Round 1 seat and want to leave it, act by 9 November. The notice allows resignation without losing your security deposit until 6 PM on 9 November, while MCC’s website ticker says 5 PM, so do not wait past 5 PM. Freeze candidates must visit the allotted institute in person. Float candidates resign online on the portal.
NMC adds PG seats before Round 2
NMC published an updated seat matrix for PG broad speciality courses on 6 November, with a total of 68,305 seats. It includes seats approved for increased intake and for new courses, which the 29 September matrix left out. That earlier matrix listed about 58,450 seats outside super speciality, by our count of the PDF, so the increase is roughly 9,850.
That is the national total across all quotas, not the number MCC will offer in Round 2. The final count for each round comes from the counselling authority’s own seat matrix.
- Check MCC’s Round 2 seat matrix before you lock choices, because new colleges and courses may appear. Institutes can verify it until 11 AM on 9 November, and choice filling opens the next day.
- The list can still change. NMC says the matrix remains open to revision. Colleges granted new seats must also submit a bank guarantee within seven days, and their permission letters follow only after it is verified.
- Super speciality seats are not included. NMC says additional seats there will come in a later update.
Round 1 so far: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) declared the Round 1 seat allotment result on October 24, 2026 at mcc.nic.in. Candidates who got a seat had to report between October 26 and November 2, or choose to upgrade online or take a free exit.
MCC counsels 50% All India Quota (AIQ) MD, MS and DNB seats, along with deemed university, central university and central institute seats. This year MCC has changed the joining rules, explained below.
NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 1 Result: Highlights
- Round 1 result: October 24, 2026
- Reporting/joining: October 26 to November 2, 2026
- Round 2: registration November 7 to 14, final result November 17, reporting November 18 to 24
- New this year: Freeze (join physically) or Float (upgrade online) options
- Round 1 exit: free exit, no forfeiture of security deposit
- Official website: mcc.nic.in
NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 1 and Round 2 Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Round 1 registration and payment | October 12 to 21, 2026 (registration till 12 noon, payment till 3 pm) |
| Round 1 choice filling | October 13 to 22, 2026 (till 10 am) |
| Round 1 choice locking | October 21 (4 pm) to October 22 (10 am) |
| Round 1 seat allotment processing | October 22 and 23, 2026 |
| Round 1 result | October 24, 2026 |
| Round 1 reporting/joining | October 26 to November 2, 2026 |
| Resign Round 1 seat without forfeiture | Till November 9, 2026 (6 pm in the notice; 5 pm on MCC’s ticker) |
| Round 2 registration | November 7 (1 pm) to November 14, 2026 (3 pm) |
| Round 2 edit or reset of registration | November 7 (3 pm) to November 14, 2026 (1 pm) |
| Round 2 payment | Till November 14, 2026 (6 pm) |
| Round 2 choice filling | November 10 (1 pm) to November 15, 2026 (11:55 pm) |
| Round 2 choice locking | November 14 (4 pm) to November 15, 2026 (11:55 pm) |
| Round 2 processing and provisional result | November 16, 2026 |
| Round 2 final result | November 17, 2026 |
| Round 2 reporting/joining | November 18 to 24, 2026 |
The 7 November notice changes Round 2 only. MCC’s earlier tentative schedule listed Round 3 results for December 4 and the stray vacancy round result for December 24, and MCC has not yet said whether those will move. All times are as per MCC’s server.
How to Check NEET PG Round 1 Result 2026
- Go to mcc.nic.in and open the PG Medical Counselling section.
- Click the Round 1 result link for NEET PG 2026.
- Open the PDF and search for your NEET PG rank or roll number.
- Note the allotted institute, course and category.
- Log in to your candidate account and download the allotment letter.
MCC first publishes a provisional result, which can change. The information bulletin advises candidates not to book travel until the final allotment letter is issued.
What to Do After Round 1 Allotment
Under the 2026 scheme, a candidate who gets a seat chooses one of these options:
- Freeze: you are happy with the seat and do not want an upgrade. Report in person to the allotted college with original documents.
- Float: you want to keep the seat but try for a better one in Round 2. Give willingness for upgradation on the MCC portal and join online. The college verifies your uploaded documents online, so no visit is needed.
- Free exit: do not join the seat. You keep your security deposit and can fill choices again in Round 2 with your old login. You lose any claim on the Round 1 seat.
Both Freeze and Float candidates must upload clear scans of their documents on the MCC portal, ideally within 2 to 3 days of the final result. A seat allotted in Round 2 or later carries forfeiture of the security deposit if not joined. The refundable deposit is Rs 25,000 for unreserved AIQ candidates, Rs 10,000 for SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates, and Rs 2 lakh for deemed universities.
Documents Needed for Reporting
- Allotment letter issued by MCC
- NEET PG 2026 admit card and result/rank letter issued by NBEMS
- MBBS 1st, 2nd and 3rd professional mark sheets
- MBBS degree or provisional certificate
- Internship completion certificate (internship to be completed by September 30, 2026)
- Permanent or provisional registration certificate from the State Medical Council
- Class 10 certificate or birth certificate as proof of date of birth
- Photo ID: driving licence, voter ID, passport or Aadhaar
- SC, ST, OBC, EWS or PwD certificate, if applicable
State Quota Counselling Runs Separately
The other 50% of seats in government colleges, and seats in state private colleges, are filled through state counselling on each state’s own portal. Candidates can take part in both. A candidate who has joined an AIQ seat and later wants a state seat must resign the AIQ seat, in person for Freeze candidates and online for Float candidates.
Sources: MCC Notice No. 5 dated 7 November 2026; MCC’s NEET PG 2026 schedule, information bulletin and PG counselling page; NMC public notices of 29 September and 6 November 2026. The seat increase is our own count from the two NMC PDFs. Candidates should confirm details in the latest notices on mcc.nic.in.
