NEET UG 2026: Around 2,000 MBBS seats vacant, MCC announces special stray vacancy round; registration from November 2

NEET UG 2026: 2,000 MBBS seats remain vacant, MCC announces special counselling from November 2 Around 2,000 MBBS seats remain vacant across India despite multiple rounds of NEET UG 2026 counselling.

To fill these seats, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has announced a Special Stray Vacancy Round for eligible medical aspirants.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has published the detailed counselling schedule on its official website, mcc.nic.in.According to the announced timetable, registration and fee payment for the special MBBS counselling round will begin on November 2, 2026.

Candidates can register until November 4, 2026, at 3 PM.

The choice-filling facility will remain available from November 2 to November 5, while seat allotment results are scheduled to be declared on November 7, 2026.MCC NEET UG 2026 special stray vacancy round scheduleThe special round will provide eligible candidates another opportunity to secure admission to MBBS seats that remained vacant after the previous counselling rounds.Counselling eventDateRegistration beginsNovember 2, 2026Registration deadlineNovember 4, 2026, 3:00 PMFee paymentNovember 2–4, 2026Choice fillingNovember 2–5, 2026Choice lockingNovember 4, 4 PM to November 5, 11 AMSeat allotment processNovember 5–6, 2026Result declarationNovember 7, 2026College reportingNovember 7–16, 2026, 5 PM The payment facility will open at 10 AM on November 2 and close at 6 PM on November 4.

Candidates must complete the choice-locking process within the prescribed period to ensure their preferences are considered.BDS and B.Sc Nursing fifth and sixth rounds announcedApart from the special MBBS round, DGHS has also announced the fifth round of counselling for BDS and B.Sc Nursing seats.

A sixth counselling round will subsequently be conducted exclusively for BDS and B.Sc Nursing admissions.

The fifth round will follow the same registration and choice-filling schedule as the special MBBS round.

Its results will also be declared on November 7, with college reporting scheduled until November 16.MCC sixth round counselling scheduleThe sixth round for BDS and B.Sc Nursing candidates will begin on November 17, 2026.Counselling eventDateRegistration and fee paymentNovember 17–19, 2026Choice filling and lockingNovember 17–19, 2026Choice lockingNovember 18, 4 PM to November 19, 9 AMSeat allotmentNovember 19, 2026Result declarationNovember 20, 2026College reportingNovember 21–28, 2026 The payment facility for this round will open at 10 AM on November 17 and close at 6 PM on November 19.Where to check the NEET UG counselling schedule?Candidates can access the detailed counselling timetable, registration links and further instructions through the official MCC website.Official website: Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) The special stray vacancy round is intended to fill the remaining MBBS seats, while the additional BDS and B.Sc Nursing rounds will facilitate admissions to vacant seats in those programmes.