NEET UG 2024 is a crucial exam for students aspiring to pursue medical education in India. After successfully clearing the NEET UG exam, candidates must participate in the counseling process to secure a seat in medical and dental colleges. Each state in India has its counseling authority responsible for managing the counseling process for state quota seats. Below is a comprehensive list of state-wise medical counseling authorities for NEET UG 2024, including their websites and the respective authorities.

NEET UG Counselling 2024 – Step-wise Registration Procedure

Step 1: New User Registration

Candidates can initiate the NEET UG counseling 2024 registration by clicking on the provided link. During this step, they need to furnish details such as the preferred stream (Medical/Dental), NEET UG roll number, application number, candidate’s name, birth date, and security pin. After providing these details, they should click on the ‘Submit’ button. An agreement page will appear, offering the options ‘I Agree’ or ‘I Don’t Agree.’ If candidates wish to proceed with the application process, they need to click on ‘I Agree.’ The login credentials will then be displayed, and candidates should make a note of them, along with the password protected by a security question.

Step 2: Submission of Personal Details

During this stage of NEET UG counseling 2024, candidates are required to provide additional details such as the mother’s name, father’s name, and the candidate’s address. After entering these details, candidates should click on the ‘Submit’ button. It’s essential to note that these details cannot be altered later, so they should match the information on the documents to be submitted during admission.

Step 3: Payment for Counselling

Candidates need to make payments for non-refundable registration and refundable tuition fees during this step. The fees can be paid through various online modes like Credit Cards, Debit Cards, or Net Banking. The specific amounts are detailed in the table below for candidates’ reference.

Step 4: Registration Slip

Upon the successful submission of details, a registration slip will be displayed on the screen. Candidates are advised to print this slip as it will be crucial for the subsequent admission process. To proceed further, click on the ‘Login’ button.

Choice Filling

Step 5: Available Choices

The ‘Available Choices’ link becomes active when the counselling process begins. On the left side of the screen, candidates will see the available choices. Those who have submitted fees for both 15% All India Quota/Central Universities and Deemed Universities can apply for both categories of seats.

Step 6: Selecting the Choices

Candidates should click on the ‘+’ button next to each preference to make selections. As choices are picked, they will move from the left side of the screen to the right. After making selections, candidates need to click ‘Save & Continue’ or ‘Save & Go to Home Page’ to proceed or save the options and exit.

Candidates can rearrange, remove, or delete choices. Arrows can be used to move choices up or down, and the delete option removes the selected choice. Candidates can also click on a choice, drag it to another preference, and interchange choices.

Step 7: Choice Locking

Locking choices is mandatory for the final submission of preferences in NEET UG 2022 counselling. Choices can be modified until they are locked. If candidates fail to lock choices, the filled options will be considered final and will automatically lock on the specified date.

Step 8: Take a Printout

It is recommended to print the filled choices, as it could be useful in further NEET UG counseling. Even if choices are not locked, candidates can print the preference details after the choice-locking process concludes.

Step 9: Seat Allotment

After each counseling round, the seat allotment results will be declared. The NEET counseling result, presented as the seat allotment list and seat allotment letter, reveals the allocated seat. Candidates can check details such as their name, roll number, allotted category, candidates’ category, allotted college, quota, and course. The seat allotment letter is a vital document to be submitted during reporting to the allotted college along with other mandatory documents.

Step 10: Reporting to the Allotted College

Candidates must report to the allotted college to complete admission formalities. At the reporting stage, candidates need to submit the original copies of the required documents.

Documents Required at the Time of Admission 2024

For admission to undergraduate medical courses, candidates need to provide original documents along with attested photocopies at the time of joining in the allotted Medical/Dental College. The required documents include:

• NEET 2024 Admit Cards of Exam issued by NTA.
• NEET 2024 Result/Rank letter issued by NTA.
• Date of Birth Certificate (if Metric Certificate does not bear the same).
• Class 10th Certificate.
• Class 10+2 Certificate.
• Class 10+2 Marks Sheet.
• Eight (8) Passport size photographs (same as affixed on the application form).
• Provisional allotment letter generated online.
• Proof of identity (Aadhar/PAN/Driving Licence/Passport).

If applicable:

• SC/ST Certificate issued by the competent authority. The certificate should be in English or Hindi, and the sub-caste should be mentioned. If in a regional language, an attested translated copy in English/Hindi is required.
• OBC certificate issued by the competent authority. The sub-caste should match the Central List of OBC, and candidates must not belong to the Creamy Layer. The certificate must be in the standard format mentioned in the prospectus/Information Bulletin.
• Disability Certificate issued by a duly constituted and authorized Medical Board for 21 Benchmark Disabilities as per the Rights of Persons with Disability Act 2016 (RPWD Act, 2016). No other PH certificate from any other Authority/Hospital will be accepted.

Candidates are advised to refer to the Information Bulletin of AIPMT/NEET for admission to MBBS/BDS Courses for detailed information. Candidates without original certificates/documents will not be allowed to be admitted, and those who have deposited their original documents elsewhere will not be permitted to be admitted to the allotted Medical/Dental College.

NEET Counselling 2024 – Registration Fee and Forfeiture

Candidates registering for either the 15% All India Quota/Central University Quota or Deemed University Quota during counseling are required to pay two types of fees:

Important Notes:

• Any 15% AIQ seats remaining vacant after the last date for joining will be converted into State Quota seats.
• Institutes/colleges/courses permitted after a specified date will not be considered for admission/allotment of seats for the current academic year.
• The last date for admission/joining will not be extended under any circumstances.
• To ensure adherence to the schedule, Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays (except National Holiday on Independence Day, 15th August) will be treated as working days.

Important Points about MCC Counselling NEET UG 2024

MCC/DGHS will do Counseling for which Colleges/Universities?

MCC/DGHS will conduct Counseling for 15% AIQ, 100% Deemed Universities, Central Universities (Delhi University, AMU & BHU including Institutional/Domicile Quota), ESIC & AFMS.

Who is eligible for NEET UG 15% All India Quota Counseling?

All candidates who have qualified for All India Quota seats based on their rank in NEET UG conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) except J&K.

How many choices will be shown to Candidates?

All choices for which the Candidate is eligible & has opted for during Registration time will be shown to the candidates.

Who is eligible for Deemed Universities Counseling?

• Ans: All candidates who have qualified for All India Quota seats based on their rank in NEET UG.

What does free exit for the 1st Round mean?

Free exit for the 1st Round means if a candidate is allotted a seat in the 1st Round and even if the candidate does not report/join the allotted college, they would not be penalized and are eligible for subsequent rounds.

What is the process of online allotment?

1. Main Counseling Registration, including payment.
2. Exercising of Choices and Locking of Choices.
3. Process of Seat Allotment – 1st Round.
4. Round 1 Result Publication.
5. Reporting at the allotted Medical/Dental College against 1st Round (free entry/exit option available).
6. Publication of net vacant seats.
7. Registration & Fresh Choice submission by eligible candidates for 2nd Round (not required by already registered candidates).
8. Process of Seat Allotment – 2nd Round (exit with forfeiture of security amount option available).
9. Round 2 Result Publication.
10. Reporting at the Medical/Dental Colleges/Institutions against 2nd Round (candidates who joined the allotted seat against 2nd Round are not allowed to vacate the seat).
11. End of 15% All India Counselling and reverting of Non-Joined, Not Allotted seats to state quota.
12. Mop-Up Round for Deemed/Central Universities.

What does exit with forfeiture mean in the 2nd round of counseling?

Exit with forfeiture means if a candidate is allotted a seat in the 2nd round of counseling and does not want to join the allotted seat, they can exit with forfeiture (losing the security amount deposited). Once a candidate joins the allotted seat, they would not be eligible for resigning/surrendering the joined seat.

Who is eligible for the 2nd Round of allotment?

Candidates eligible for seat allotment in the 2nd round would be from one of the following groups:

1. Registered candidates who did not get any seat allotment in the 1st round.
2. Registered candidates who have secured a seat under the reserved quota & whose 1st round of allotted seats got canceled during the document verification on reporting for admission will be considered for allotment of a seat in the next round of seat allotment, with changed Category, subject to availability of seats in the respective category.
3. Candidates who have reported at the allotted institute during the 1st round of allotment and submitted willingness for the second round up-gradation as Yes.
4. Candidates who have been allotted a seat but Not Joined.
5. Candidates who have resigned from the allotted seat of the first round.

Who is not eligible for the 2nd Round of allotment?

Candidates who have become non-eligible due to having inadequate documents as per Eligibility Criteria.

What is the procedure for the Second round (round 2)?

The 2nd round of Counseling involves:

1. Addition of a fresh set of seats to the system (seats available during round 1), if any, due to the latest approvals of MCI/DCI (increase in admission capacity of existing Medical/Dental College/starting of new Medical/Dental college).
2. Conversion of seats during round 2 of seat allotment for AIQ and Mop-Up Round for Deemed Universities. Candidates are shown all choices (seats available and likely to be available) against vacant, newly added seats, virtual vacancies likely to get vacated during up-gradation, and during the conversion of seats according to specific algorithms for different categories.
3. All eligible candidates who desire to take part in the second round & Mop-Up Round of online allotment must submit fresh choices during the choice submission period and lock the choices.
4. There will not be any indicative allotment in Round 2 of allotment; locked choices of the candidates will be processed, and results will be published. Candidates who do not submit fresh choices for the round-2 counseling will not be considered.

After I join the Second Round of Counseling of 15% AIQ, can I leave/Resign to join the State Quota/Private College seat?

Once you join the second round seat from 15% All India Quota, you will not be allowed to vacate the allotted 2nd round seat as per the direction by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in WP(C) (267/2017) dated 09/05/2017. However, if you are allotted a seat in the Second Round in AIQ/Deemed, you can Exit with Forfeiture of the security amount.

Where and when will this security amount be refunded?

This fee will be refunded to the institution where the candidate has been admitted and will be adjusted against the first-year annual fee. In case the candidate is not allotted any seat in all rounds of counseling, including the stray vacancy round, the fee will be refunded to the account provided by the candidate at the time of registration. The security fee will be refunded only after the completion of counseling.

Who is eligible for the “Exit with Forfeiture” option?

A candidate who has been allotted a seat in Round II but does not report at the college may Exit with Forfeiture. (i.e., the refundable security amount will not be refunded in such a case).

Refund Rules of Security Amount in MCC:

Candidates can register in any round. If they register in the first round, there is no need to register in other rounds; they just have to change the choice filling.

Round 1:

• If the seat is allotted in Round 1, and the candidate is accepting the seat, then 2.0 lakhs are refundable.
• If the seat is allotted, and the candidate is not taking the seat, then they will get a refund with FREE EXIT, and they can drop the seat, with no loss of money.
• If the seat is not allotted, then the 2.0 lakhs are refunded or moved to the next round.

Round 2 and Mop-up round:

• If the seat is allotted in Round 2, and the candidate is accepting the seat, then 2.0 lakhs security is refundable.
• If the seat is allotted and not accepted, then 2.0 lakhs security is refundable.
• If the seat is not allotted, then the 2.0 lakhs are refunded or moved to the next round.

All India + Deemed Counselling: The total need to pay is 2.05 Lakhs for those who are registered for both.

Conclusion

The NEET UG 2024 state-wise medical counseling process ensures a streamlined and transparent admission procedure for medical aspirants across India. By following the outlined steps and ensuring compliance with eligibility criteria and document requirements, candidates can effectively navigate the counseling process. For detailed information and updates, candidates should regularly visit the official websites of their respective counseling authorities.

FAQs

This guide provides a comprehensive understanding of the state-wise medical counseling authorities for NEET UG 2024, ensuring candidates are well-prepared for each step.