NEET UG Counselling 2026: MCC Round 3 Choice Filling Opens, Check Steps and Key Dates

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has started registration for NEET UG 2026 Round 3 counselling. Candidates who want to take admission in 5 year MBBS, BDS and 3 year B.The Sc Nursing programmes will be registered and pay the fees and submit their preference on the official MCC website at mcc.nic.in. The NEET Round 3 All India Quota process has started from 22nd September 2026. MCC will provide NEET Round 3 Seat Allotment Results on 30th September 2026. For the full round 3 schedule for counselling, scroll down.

NEET UG 2026 Round 3 Schedule

The Registration period was opened from 22nd September and continues until 27th September 2026 and the fee payment period was opened from 23rd September and will close on 28th September 2026. Registration runs from 09:00 AM to 3:00 PM and fee payment will continue until 6:00 PM. The NEET Round 3 counselling process, including choice filling, will begin on 23rd September and will end on 28th September 2026. Check the table given below to know important dates for round 3 counselling.

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The NEET UG 2026 Round 3: Choice Locking Timings has been released.

MCC will start the Choice locking from September 2026 (7:00 PM). The final date of completing choice filling is September 28, 2026 (12:00 Noon). The candidates to finalize their preferences need to set them on the same time frame as it will be saved for the final seat allotment.

NEET UG 2026 Round 3: Who is Eligible to Register again?

Candidates who have registered in Round 1 and/or Round 2 but did not receive any seats are not required to register again. They also do not have to pay the fee again. Candidates who have done it have only to make new selections.

Candidates who were not registered earlier will have to re-register for the fresh rounds. It is also required for anyone who left their seat in Round 2 or did not check in to the designated college. These candidates will have to pay the security fee at the time of registration.

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NEET UG 2026 Exam Statistics

During NEET UG 2026 cycle, there were a total of 22.79 lakh (2279743) registered candidates. Of all these, almost 2 lakhs (1999895) appeared for the exam. There was an attendance percentage of 87.72 per cent. A total of 11.21 lakh (1121185) candidates qualified. Over 58 percent of all qualified candidates were female.

Uttar Pradesh had the most registrations with 3.56 lakh (356079). Maharashtra came in next with 2.23 lakh (222849) candidates. Rajasthan was next with 2.09 lakh (208583) candidates.

NEET UG 2026 Round 3: Total numbers of Seats filled in Round 3

MCC allocates 15th percentile All India Quota seats in Government Medical/Dental Colleges. It also provides counselling for 100 per cent of the seats at AIIMS campuses, JIPMER and AFMC. All seats in Central Universities (AMU, BHU and Deemed Universities) are covered in the process. The candidates are requested to check the seat matrix of the Round 3 on the MCC website before filling their preferences. Pay and submit selections according to the date. Lock up the selections before the cutoff date to be on the safe side. With careful planning, it's possible to boost the odds of securing a preferred medical seat in this round.

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