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India NEET-UG 2026: Counseling progress and stray vacancy

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India NEET-UG 2026: ~~MCC Round 3 matrix~~ Counseling progress and ~~state updates~~ stray vacancy

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has progressed ~~into~~ through the ~~later~~ major stages of the NEET-UG 2026 counseling process. Following the ~~initial~~ Round 1 seat allotment for the 15% All India Quota, AIIMS, JIPMER, and various central and deemed universities, the MCC ~~has~~ released the Round 2 schedule. This second phase included registration and fee payment from 3 to 8 September, with seat ~~matrix. This~~ allotment results released on 11 September. Subsequently, the MCC released the Round 3 seat matrix ~~covers~~ for MBBS, BDS, and BSc Nursing ~~courses under the 15% All India Quota.~~ courses. Round 3 registration ~~is scheduled for~~ took place from 22 to 27 ~~September 2026,~~ September, with ~~choice filling and locking to conclude by noon on 28 September. Seat~~ allotment results ~~for this round are~~ expected on 30 September. Nationally, the 2026–27 MBBS admission scale ~~has~~ expanded to 140,664 seats across 839 ~~colleges, including 3,850 seats from 41 newly established institutions.~~ colleges. At the state level, the West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) released Round 1 seat allotment results for MBBS and BDS courses ~~under the state quota~~ on 31 August. ~~These results, based on merit rank and choices submitted between 25 and 27 August, required allotted~~ Allotted candidates were required to complete physical reporting ~~and admission~~ between 1 ~~September~~ and 5 September. ~~Earlier in the cycle,~~ Other states saw schedule shifts; for instance, Karnataka’s KEA delayed its Round 2 allotment pending the MCC ~~implemented a ‘free exit’ policy for~~ Round 1 ~~to allow students to withdraw without losing security deposits, though forfeiture applies to those allotted~~ conclusion, and BFUHS Punjab experienced similar delays. Following the standard rounds, the MCC released provisional seat allotment results for the stray vacancy round. Of the 4,068 seats initially available in ~~subsequent rounds who fail~~ this round, 3,108 admissions were secured, leaving over 800 MBBS and BDS AIQ seats vacant. While there is speculation regarding a potential special stray vacancy round to ~~join.~~ fill these remaining seats, no official announcement has been made.

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