NEET PG 2026 Counselling Dates: Round 1 Opens 12 October

NEET PG 2026 counselling: every date in the schedule

Registration runs 12 to 21 October

The Medical Counselling Committee published the tentative schedule on 7 October. Round 1 registration opens on 12 October and the allotment result is due on 24 October.

Choice locking starts on 21 October at 4 pm

Choice locking opens at 4 pm on 21 October and closes at 10 am on 22 October. Choice filling itself stays open until 10 am on 22 October.

Registration shuts at noon, payment at 3 pm

On 21 October registration closes at 12 noon by server time, while the payment facility stays open until 3 pm. Both run on the counselling server clock, not your phone.

Round 2 and Round 3 dates are set

Round 2 registration runs 6 to 11 November with the result on 14 November. Round 3 registration runs 26 November to 1 December with the result on 4 December.

A stray vacancy round closes the year

Registration for the online stray vacancy round runs from 16 to 21 December, with the result on 24 December. The PG academic session itself commences on 20 November 2026.

The seat matrix has not arrived yet

The schedule is marked tentative. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences and the National Medical Commission have not yet sent the PG seat matrix to counselling.

Want to know how many PG seats exist

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