NEET Counselling In 4 Rounds, MCC Changing the Policy

MCC NEET Counselling 2021: NEET UG and PG counseling for All India Quota (AIQ) medical seats will be conducted in four rounds starting from 2021, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has informed. This will be applicable for 50 percent of postgraduate seats and 15 percent of undergraduate seats that come under the central pool. The Supreme Court of India has approved the new counseling scheme of the MCC. MCC NEET Counselling 2021 will be in four rounds – AIQ round 1, AIQ round 2, AIQ mop-up round, and AIQ stray vacancy round.

Earlier, MCC conducted NEET counseling in two rounds followed by mop-up rounds only for central and deemed universities.

Here are the other changes in the NEET counseling process approved by the top court:

1. All India quota seats that were earlier reverted back to states after round 2 counseling will now continue to be filled in the mop-up and stray vacancy rounds.

2. Fresh registration will be allowed in the first three rounds and not in the stray vacancy round.

3. The options for up-gradation and free exit will be available only in the first round of NEET counseling. Candidates can not apply for up-gradation of seats if they are allotted one in the second round and so on.

4. Candidates who join the allotted seat in round 2 or in the further rounds will not be allowed to resign from the seat or participate in the further counseling rounds.

5. However, candidates who do not take admission in the second round can apply in the mop-up round if they forfeit the security deposit and register again.

These changes will be implemented for both NEET UG and PG counseling, from the 2021-22 academic year, the MCC said in the affidavit.