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New Delhi: The post-graduate medical classes are set to start on December 8 after months of delays and uncertainty, as per the state quota counselling schedule released by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). This comes after three months of the conduct of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) exam. The commencement of the PG medical academic session from December has brought relief to nearly 1.38 lakh qualified candidates. Last year, the PG medical classes started on December 20.
The NEET PG counselling schedule for the 50 per cent All India Quota seats and the state quota seats has been made available nearly three months after the exam.
There will be a total of four rounds of counselling to fill the AIQ and state quota seats. Round 1 of the AIQ NEET PG counselling will be conducted by MC. The state counselling committees will conduct round 1 after excluding those candidates who accepted the allotment in the MCC NEET PG counselling.
| Rounds | AIQ or Deemed and CentralUniversities | Sharing ofJoinedCandidatesData by MCC | State Counselling | Sharing of Joined Candidates Data by State DMEs or State Counselling Authorities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 counselling | October 17 to November 8, 2025 | November 16 to November 18, 2025 | November 6 to November 15, 2025 | November 21 to November 22, 2025 |
| Last date of joining | November 15, 2026 | - | November 20 | - |
| Round 2 counselling | November 19 to November 26, 2025 | December 5 to December 6, 2025 | November 25 to December 4, 2025 | December 11 to December 12, 2025 |
| Last date of joining | December 4, 2025 | - | December 10, 2025 | - |
| Round 3 counselling | December 8 to December 17, 2025 | December 27 to December 28, 2025 | December 15 to December 26, 2-25 | January 3 to January 4, 2026 |
| Last date of joining | December 26 | - | January 2, 2026 | - |
| Stray vacancy round | December 30, 2025 to January 7, 2026 | - | January 5 to January 10, 2026 | - |
| Last date of joining | January 15, 2026 | - | January 15, 2026 | - |
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) announced the NEET PG 2025 results on August 19, however, the MCC did not share any information regarding the counselling process. As per doctors the counselling was halted because the NMC had not approved the seat matrix and the Supreme Court was hearing the transparency pleas.
The apex court which heard a set of pleas seeking NEET PG exam transparency in the previous months had sought NBEMS’ response and scheduled the hearing for October 28, 2025.
