Big change in NEET UG counselling, now admission will be done in just one visit

NEET UG counseling 2026: This time a big change has been made in the NEET UG counseling process. Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has implemented many new rules with the aim of making the admission process easier than before for students. Now students seeking seat upgradation will not have to visit the medical college again and again. After reporting for the first time, most of the further formalities can be done online.

Under the new decision of the Central Government, candidates will have to do physical reporting in the concerned medical college only once. After this, if the students want to apply for a better seat in the next round, then they will not need to go to the college again for document verification. Through online document verification, he will be able to participate in the counseling process while keeping his existing seat safe.

Physical reporting will have to be done only once

According to the new system, if a candidate chooses the float option after getting a seat in the first or second round, he can reserve his seat by completing the online document verification. If a better seat is found in the next round, the old seat will automatically be vacated and allotted to other candidates. If a better seat is not available then the already allotted seat will remain intact. However, candidates who freeze their seats after the third round will have to report physically to the institute once to complete the final admission process. During this time, formalities like verification of original documents and deposit of fees will be completed.

Withdrawal and NRI document verification will be online

MCC has also started the facility of online reservation in the counseling process. Now candidates will be able to apply online through MCC portal instead of going to the concerned institute to give up their allotted seat. Apart from this, NRI category candidates have also got relief. Earlier, additional eligibility related documents were sent through email, which sometimes caused delays and technical problems. But now these documents will be uploaded on the online portal, which will make the verification process faster and easier.

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The counseling process will also be more transparent

This time the government also made many technical improvements to make the counseling process more secure and transparent. This includes pre-populated data of candidates received from the National Testing Agency (NTA), seat matrix verified by the National Medical Commission (NMC), online document verification and cyber security system prepared in collaboration with the National Informatics Center (NIC).

24*7 helpline and email for complaints also issued

A 24-hour toll-free helpline number 1800-102-7637 has been made available to assist the candidates during counselling. For resolution of any complaint or problem, candidates can also send an email to mcc2026@government.in.

Enhanced facility for PwBD candidates

Important changes have also been made for PWBD category candidates. The number of their evaluation centers across the country has been increased from 16 to 61. Along with this, the system of Appellate Disability Assessment Board was also implemented under the revised guidelines, so that eligible candidates can get timely assistance.

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