NEET Counselling Process (MCC) Explained

NEET qualifying is not the same as admission

Clearing NEET makes you eligible for admission, but seats are awarded through a separate counselling process. There are broadly two channels: the All India Quota (AIQ) and deemed/central universities, handled by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), and the State Quota, handled by each state's own counselling authority.

The role of the MCC

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts the counselling for the All India Quota seats, deemed universities, central universities, and certain other categories. Each state separately conducts counselling for its state-quota seats. You may need to register for both, depending on the seats you are targeting.

The general flow

MCC counselling typically follows this sequence:

• Register on the official MCC counselling portal within the announced window.
• Fill and lock your choices of college and course in order of preference.
• Seats are allotted over multiple rounds based on your NEET rank, category, and choices.
• Report to the allotted college and complete document verification to confirm the seat.
• Later rounds and a mop-up/stray-vacancy round fill remaining seats.

Verify the current schedule

The number of rounds, eligibility for each round, and the exact schedule are announced officially each year and can change. Always follow the current notices on the official MCC website and your state counselling authority's website rather than older cycles.