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  • Nagaland NEET UG 2026 state merit list out; fix errors by Aug 5

    The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Nagaland has uploaded the State NEET UG 2026 merit list for MBBS, BDS and allied courses on dte.nagaland.gov.in. Check your details now. The last date to report a mistake is 5 August 2026.

    Key points

    • Both the NEET merit list and a separate Non-NEET UG merit list are on the DTE website and notice board.
    • Verify your name, father’s name, NEET score and ST rank.
    • Corrections or discrepancies: on or before 5 August 2026, during office hours.
    • Send correction requests by email to tenagaland@gmail.com or WhatsApp 9436001378, 9612633719 or 8794486442.
    • Minimum qualifying NEET score for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates: 177 marks.
    • No change or addition of course preference is allowed.
    • Candidates on the rejected list can submit pending or corrected documents, including Class XII re-appeared marksheets, by 5 August 2026.
    • The department warns that a tampered or fake NEET scorecard can lead to cancellation, debarment and legal action.
    • The counselling schedule will be notified later through local newspapers and the DTE website.

    To plan ahead, look at last year’s Nagaland closing ranks and the Nagaland medical college list, and check your seat chances with the college predictor. For how state counselling works, see our counselling guide.

    What to do now

    • Open dte.nagaland.gov.in and find your name on the merit or rejected list.
    • Check your NEET score and ST rank.
    • If it is wrong, or you are on the rejected list, send your documents by email or WhatsApp before 5 August 2026.

    Official links

    Source: Directorate of Technical Education, Nagaland — Notification No.DTE/ESTT-2/NEET/01/2024-25/530, State NEET UG 2026 Merit List.

  • Puducherry NEET UG 2026 merit list out; object by Aug 5

    The Union Territory of Puducherry has published its NEET UG 2026 state merit list for MBBS and BDS admissions. It is on the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services website, health.py.gov.in. Candidates who spot a mistake have until 5 August 2026 to raise an objection.

    Key points

    • The list carries each candidate’s application number, name, category, NEET score and state rank.
    • Last date for objections: 5 August 2026.
    • Objections can also be emailed to dms@py.gov.in.
    • The counselling schedule will follow in a separate notice.

    While you wait for counselling, check last year’s Puducherry closing ranks and the Puducherry medical college list to plan your choices, and use the college predictor to see which seats fit your rank. For how state counselling works across India, see our counselling guide.

    What to do now

    • Open health.py.gov.in and find your application number.
    • Check your category, NEET score and state rank line by line.
    • If anything is wrong, email dms@py.gov.in before 5 August 2026 and keep a copy.

    Official links

    Source: Directorate of Health and Family Welfare Services, Government of Puducherry — UT of Puducherry NEET UG State Merit List 2026-27; objection window per the CENTAC notice dated 3 August 2026.

  • TN keeps its own NEET UG 2026 counselling rules

    On 3 August 2026, the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee issued a clarification (Notification No.10/SCS1(1)/2026) on how state MBBS and BDS counselling will run this year. The short version: state counselling rules do not change for 2026-27.

    The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has brought in new steps for All India Quota seats: Freeze and Float categories, online document verification for Float candidates without physical reporting, and digital seat surrender on the MCC portal. Many Tamil Nadu students asked whether these apply to state counselling too. Here is how AIQ counselling works.

    What the Selection Committee said

    • Tamil Nadu keeps its existing state counselling policy for 2026-27.
    • The state already runs centralised document verification: certificates are checked at the application stage, and physical verification happens at the college when you report for admission.
    • Online resignation is already in place. Every seat resignation must go through the official portal (tnmedicalselection.org). Offline resignation is not allowed.
    • Upgradation from Round 1 to Round 2, and Round 2 to Round 3, already exists. The rules are in the State Prospectus.
    • All seats (Government, Management, Minority and NRI) follow Government Orders G.O.(D) No.667 and G.O.(D) No.695 and the State Prospectus 2026-27.
    • Any move to match national rules will come only in later years, with advance notice.

    Official video on filling the application

    The Selection Committee has posted an official step-by-step tutorial (in Tamil) on filling the MBBS and BDS application. Watch the official TN MBBS & BDS application tutorial.

    Before counselling starts, it helps to know where you stand. You can look up last year’s Tamil Nadu MBBS closing ranks, browse the list of Tamil Nadu medical colleges, and check your chances with the college predictor.

    What to do now

    • Follow tnmedicalselection.org for the schedule and every notice.
    • Read the State Prospectus for the freeze, upgrade and resignation rules.
    • Do not mix up AIQ (MCC) rules with Tamil Nadu state counselling rules.

    Official links

    Source: Tamil Nadu Selection Committee (DME&R) — Notification No.10/SCS1(1)/2026, dated 3 August 2026.

  • Gujarat NEET UG 2026: document verification at help centres from 3 August; NRI process out

    By Sahil Kakad, NEET Counselling Mentor, neet2seat.com

    Gujarat’s admission committee (ACPUGMEC) has opened document verification for first-year MBBS and BDS admissions for 2026-27. Verification at help centres runs from 3 August to 13 August 2026, till 4 pm, and needs a prior appointment. Online registration is still open and closes on 12 August. If you have registered on the Gujarat counselling portal, this is the next step you have to complete.

    Key dates

    • Online PIN purchase: 31 July to 12 August 2026, till 12:00 noon.
    • Online registration: 31 July to 12 August 2026, till 4:00 pm.
    • Document verification at help centre: 3 August to 13 August 2026, till 4:00 pm.

    How document verification works

    Finish your online registration first. After that, you have to book a prior appointment for verification. When you print your registration slip, you can pick the date and the help centre yourself. At the centre you must show the original documents and hand in a set of self-attested photocopies.

    Help centre working hours: Monday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm; Saturday, 10 am to 12 noon. Help centres stay closed on Sundays and public holidays. The full list of help centres is on the committee website, www.medadmgujarat.org.

    What the PIN costs

    The registration PIN is bought online for a total of ₹11,000: ₹1,000 (non-refundable) plus a ₹10,000 refundable security deposit. Keep this in mind before you start, and check your likely seat chances against the Gujarat MBBS closing ranks and Gujarat BDS closing ranks so you register with a clear picture.

    Local quota candidates: an extra step with its own deadline

    If you want a local quota seat at Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad, or SMIMER, Surat, there is a separate step at the college itself, on top of the ACPUGMEC registration. Both colleges have released their local-quota forms for 2026-27.

    NHL Municipal Medical College, Ahmedabad: collect the local-quota certificate from the college between 31 July and 12 August 2026, up to 5 pm (the same window as PIN distribution). The counter runs Monday to Friday, 11 am to 2 pm and 2:30 pm to 5 pm, and Saturday 11 am to 1:30 pm; it stays closed on Sundays and public holidays. The form and the list of documents are on the college website, nhlmmc.edu.in.

    SMIMER, Surat: to qualify you must have passed Class 10, 11 and 12 from a school within Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) or SUDA limits, and be a resident within SMC limits for at least the last three years. Apply on the prescribed form at the Dean’s office, SMIMER, within the stated window. Keep these proofs ready: a certificate from your school principal that the school is within SMC/SUDA limits, SMC residential property-tax bills of the parents, grandparents or the candidate for the last three years (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26), the NEET 2026 qualifying percentile marksheet, and Aadhaar copies. The form counter runs 11 am to 2 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm on working days.

    NRI candidates: read this carefully

    The committee has also put out updated instructions for NRI-category candidates. The process is different from the general one on two points:

    • Where you verify: NRI document verification and submission is done only at the ACPUGMEC office, GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar. Not at the regular help centres.
    • Processing fee: after the online application, you have to submit a demand draft of ₹10,000 (non-refundable) in favour of “ACPUGMEC”, payable at Gandhinagar, at the time of document verification. The application will not be considered for admission if this demand draft is not submitted.

    Who can apply under the NRI quota: the candidate, or the parents (or legal guardian in their absence), must be a Non-Resident Indian. The candidate must have qualified in NEET-UG 2026 and completed 17 years of age on or before 31 December of the admission year. A provisional eligibility certificate has to be obtained from the concerned university within one month of admission. NRI-seat admission is made on a merit list based on the NEET-UG 2026 score.

    OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) card holders are eligible for NRI, management and government quota, following the Supreme Court order of 3 February 2023. But for government and management quota seats, current Gujarat rules also require Class 10 and Class 12 to have been done at schools in Gujarat, and the candidate to be born in Gujarat or hold a Gujarat domicile.

    All NRI documents must be in English. If a document is in another language, get it translated by a competent authority and submit the notarised copy of both the original and the translation. Passport copies must be notarised colour photocopies of every page, including blank pages, with page numbers clearly legible. For queries, the committee lists a helpline: 9099074536, and the email medadmgujarat.nri@gmail.com for NRI candidates only.

    What to do now

    • Complete online registration before 12 August (4 pm) if you have not already.
    • Book your verification appointment while printing the registration slip, and pick a date well before 13 August.
    • Carry originals plus one set of self-attested photocopies; SEBC/SC/ST candidates need two copies of the school leaving and caste certificates.
    • NRI candidates: keep the ₹10,000 demand draft ready and go to the Gandhinagar office, not a help centre.
    • Not sure which colleges your rank can reach in Gujarat? Run the college predictor before you lock your choices.

    Related: Gujarat NEET UG 2026: Round 1 counselling registration opens, closes 12 August.

    Source: Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPUGMEC), Government of Gujarat — Advertisement for Online Registration (UG 2026-27) and Important Instructions for NRI Category Students.

    Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. This article was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed and edited for accuracy by Sahil Kakad, a second-year MBBS student at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati, and a State Council Member with the IMA Medical Students Network (MSN). Having been through NEET counselling himself and guided other students through it, he offers honest, numbers-first advice with no sugarcoating.

  • MCC Video Guides for Registration, Choice-Filling and Seat Allotment Process; NRIs also covered

    By Sahil Kakad

    The Union Health Ministry has released official video guides that take NEET UG 2026 candidates through the All India Quota (AIQ) counselling process on the MCC portal, step by step. The Ministry shared them on its official X account, @MoHFW_INDIA.

    The guides cover three things: registration and choice filling, seat allotment, and the documents and process for NRI candidates. The registration and seat-allotment guides come in English and Hindi. Each one is a screen-recording of the real MCC portal, so you can see every page and button before you use it for real.

    The timing matters. AIQ Round 1 registration on the MCC website opens on 5 August and closes on 12 August at 3 PM, with the first result on 17 August and reporting from 18 to 22 August. Watching the guides now means you are not seeing the portal for the first time when the clock is already running.

    1. Registration and choice filling

    The first guide covers everything up to locking your choices:

    • Open the official MCC site, mcc.nic.in, and start a new registration.
    • Enter your details exactly as they appear on your NEET UG 2026 admit card: roll number, application number, name, mother’s name and date of birth.
    • Verify your mobile number or email with an OTP. The guide is clear that this verification is what completes your registration, and that every future message from MCC goes to the mobile and email you register here.
    • Fill the application form: personal and qualification details, the seat categories you are applying for, your address and bank details, and a consent form.
    • Upload your documents and do the final submit. Once submitted, these details cannot be changed, and they are used for seat allotment.
    • Pay the registration fee. Choice filling does not open until the fee is paid.
    • Fill and arrange your choices, then lock them.

    Two warnings run through this part. Use only the official mcc.nic.in site and stay away from sponsored or look-alike pages. And fill only the colleges and courses you would really join if you got them, because careless choices lead to the trouble of withdrawing later.

    On fees, the MCC information bulletin sets the registration fee at ₹11,000 for unreserved candidates and ₹5,500 for reserved categories at government institutes. For deemed universities it is ₹5,000, plus a refundable security deposit of ₹2 lakh.

    ▶ Watch this official MoHFW guide: English video or Hindi, or on the Ministry’s official X post.

    2. Seat allotment and the upgrade choice

    The second guide is the one to watch closely, because it explains the decision you make after a seat is allotted.

    Once you have an allotted seat, the portal shows the full allotment details, including the name and contact of a Nodal Officer assigned to you. You then submit your willingness for upgradation. This can be done only once and cannot be changed:

    • Choose “No” if you are happy with the allotted seat and do not want the next round. You accept the seat and report in person at the allotted college for document verification.
    • Choose “Yes” if you want to try for a better seat in the next round. Here you report online and finish document verification through your assigned Nodal Officer, without going to the college in person to hold your current seat.

    This online route for candidates who want to upgrade matches the counselling changes MoHFW announced for 2026, under which you do not have to report in person to hold a seat while choosing to move up.

    The same guide shows how to leave counselling altogether. You can surrender an allotted seat online by giving consent and uploading a signed undertaking, and the system then generates a seat-surrender letter. So a candidate who wants to step away does not have to travel to the college to do it.

    ▶ Watch this official MoHFW guide: English video or Hindi, or on the Ministry’s official X post.

    3. Documents for NRI candidates

    The third guide lists the papers an NRI candidate has to upload. As shown on the portal, these include:

    • A valid passport of the sponsor or legal guardian.
    • An NRI certificate issued by the competent authority, meaning the Indian Embassy or Consulate.
    • A certificate of relationship between the NRI relative and the candidate, issued by the competent Revenue Authority through a family tree.
    • A notarised affidavit from the NRI parent promising to sponsor the full course fee and living expenses during the course, backed by an NRE (Non-Resident External) bank account passbook.
    • Where a legal guardian is the sponsor, a similar notarised affidavit, plus proof of genuine guardianship under the Guardian and Wards Act, 1890.

    ▶ Watch this official MoHFW guide: English video, or on the Ministry’s official X post.

    What to do now

    • Watch the registration and seat-allotment guides before 5 August, so the portal feels familiar on the day.
    • Keep your NEET UG 2026 admit card ready and register only on mcc.nic.in, nowhere else.
    • Work out your realistic colleges first with our College Predictor and check category-wise closing ranks, then plan your choice order before you lock.
    • See all the round dates and the full scheme on the All India Quota counselling hub.

    Related: NEET UG 2026 MCC Round 1 schedule and dates · MCC 2026 information bulletin: Freeze, Float, fees and rules

    Source: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), official X account @MoHFW_INDIA — Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) NEET UG 2026 tutorial videos; MCC NEET UG 2026 Information Bulletin and Round 1 schedule.

    Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. This report was drafted with the help of AI and checked against the official MoHFW videos and the MCC information bulletin before publishing. Sahil is a second-year MBBS student and a member of the IMA Medical Students’ Network.

  • NEET UG 2026 Counselling: Round 1 Registration 5-12 August

    By Ashok Hegde, Founder, neet2seat.com

    The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing seats. All India Quota Round 1 registration opens on 5 August 2026 and closes at 3:00 PM on 12 August 2026 (server time). This is the round that decides most government and deemed seats, so treat these dates as fixed and register early.

    The schedule covers the 15% All India Quota, all deemed and central universities, AIIMS, JIPMER and ESIC seats. It also lays out how state counselling lines up with each MCC round. Here are the dates that matter.

    All India Quota Round 1: key dates

    • Seat matrix verification by institutes: 4 August 2026.
    • Registration and fee payment: 5 August to 12 August 2026, up to 3:00 PM on 12 August. The payment window stays open till 6:00 PM on 12 August.
    • Choice filling: 6 August to 13 August 2026, up to 11:00 AM on 13 August.
    • Choice locking: from 4:00 PM on 12 August to 11:00 AM on 13 August 2026.
    • Seat allotment processing: 13 August to 16 August 2026.
    • Round 1 result: 17 August 2026.
    • Reporting and joining: 18 August to 22 August 2026.

    All times are server time. MCC has told colleges to treat every Saturday, Sunday and gazetted holiday as a working day, so do not expect weekend breaks in this calendar.

    Every All India Quota round at a glance

    • Round 1: register 5 to 12 August; result 17 August; report 18 to 22 August.
    • Round 2: register 25 to 29 August; result 2 September; report 3 to 8 September.
    • Round 3: register 11 to 15 September; result 18 September; report 19 to 26 September.
    • Stray vacancy round: register 28 to 30 September; result 3 October; report 4 to 10 October.

    How All India Quota and state counselling line up

    MCC has also published the framework that ties All India Quota rounds to state counselling. Each state runs its own counselling within these windows, but the overall pattern for 2026 is:

    • Round 1: AIQ 4 to 17 August; state counselling 13 to 22 August, with the last date of joining a state seat on 28 August.
    • Round 2: AIQ 24 August to 2 September; state counselling 31 August to 8 September, last joining 14 September.
    • Round 3: AIQ 10 to 18 September; state counselling 16 to 26 September, last joining 1 October.
    • Stray vacancy: AIQ 28 September to 3 October; state 3 to 5 October, last joining 10 October.

    MCC has set the commencement of the UG academic session for 8 September 2026. Watch your own state counselling authority for its detailed dates, as these will sit inside the windows above.

    What to do now

    Official notices: MCC has published the All India Quota counselling schedule (PDF) and the All India Quota and State counselling schedule (PDF). Always confirm the current dates on mcc.nic.in.

    Related: MCC NEET UG 2026 bulletin: how Freeze and Float change reporting.

    Source: Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS — NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule for the All India Quota and the AIQ-state framework, released 1 August 2026.

    Reviewed and edited by Ashok Hegde. This article was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed and edited for accuracy by Ashok Hegde, founder of neet2seat.com.

  • MCC NEET UG 2026 Bulletin: Freeze/Float and Online Reporting

    By Sahil Kakad, NEET Counselling Mentor, neet2seat.com

    The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the NEET UG 2026 Information Bulletin and Counselling Scheme for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing seats. The bulletin came out on 1 August 2026. The biggest change this year is a new choice at every round: you decide to be a Freeze candidate or a Float candidate.

    This one choice changes how you report, how your documents are checked, and how you can leave a seat. Get it wrong and you can lose a security deposit, or get stuck in a seat you did not want. Here is what Freeze and Float mean, and how the rounds work now.

    Freeze or Float: the big 2026 change

    Until 2025, every candidate had to physically report at the allotted college to join, to upgrade or to resign. From 2026, MCC splits candidates into two groups after each seat allotment:

    • Freeze means you are happy with your allotted seat and do not want to upgrade in the next round. To join, you must report in person at the allotted college with your original documents.
    • Float means you want to try for a better seat in the next round. You give your willingness to upgrade online and upload your documents for online verification by the college. You do not have to visit the college in person, and you can complete an online joining and generate a provisional admission letter.

    You make this choice at each stage, from Round 1 to Round 2 and Round 2 to Round 3.

    How a round works now

    • Register and pay the counselling fee online. Only candidates who pay the full fee move ahead.
    • Fill and lock choices of course and college within the schedule.
    • Seat allotment by MCC, based on merit and your preferences.
    • Upload documents once for all rounds. Both Freeze and Float candidates upload clear scanned copies on the MCC portal. MCC advises doing this within 2 to 3 days of the final result.
    • Freeze candidates report in person, submit documents, get them verified and pay the admission fee at the college. If the documents are valid, the admission is confirmed. If there is a discrepancy, the admission is cancelled.
    • Float candidates get documents verified online by the college nodal officer. If the officer finds a problem, such as a blurred copy, a wrong certificate, a category mismatch or a missing document, you must re-upload the correct document in time. If everything is in order, you get a provisional seat confirmation and stay eligible for the next round.

    After the Round 3 provisional result, reporting in person becomes compulsory for all Round 3 allotted candidates, and for Float candidates of Round 1 or Round 2 who did not get an upgrade.

    Leaving a seat: resignation and surrender

    • Freeze candidates must visit the college in person to resign a seat.
    • Float candidates can resign online: log in on the MCC portal, select Withdrawal (Resignation) and submit.

    You can exit a Round 1 or Round 2 seat and stay eligible for the next round, as per the resignation rules. Round 1 allows a free exit; a Round 2 exit means your security deposit is forfeited. You cannot resign a Round 3 seat. Once you join a seat after Round 3, you cannot surrender it, and if you do not join a Round 3 seat your security deposit is forfeited and you cannot take part in further rounds.

    Counselling fees

    At registration you pay two amounts: a non-refundable registration fee and a refundable security deposit.

    • All India Quota, central universities, AFMC, ESIC, all AIIMS, JIPMER and B.Sc Nursing: UR and EWS candidates pay Rs 1,000 plus Rs 10,000, which is Rs 11,000. SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates pay Rs 500 plus Rs 5,000, which is Rs 5,500.
    • Deemed universities: Rs 5,000 registration plus a Rs 2,00,000 refundable security deposit.

    If you apply for both government and deemed seats, you pay only the higher fee, which is the deemed university fee. The security deposit is refunded to the same account you paid from, after all rounds are over. MCC does not pay any interest on it.

    What to do now

    • Read the full bulletin on the MCC website (mcc.nic.in) before you register.
    • Decide Freeze or Float at each round based on how much you want to upgrade. If you are satisfied, Freeze; if you want a better seat, Float.
    • Keep clear scanned copies of all your documents ready, so you can upload within 2 to 3 days of a result.
    • Watch mcc.nic.in for the counselling schedule and round dates, which MCC will notify separately.
    • Check the All India Quota closing ranks and run the college predictor so your choice list is realistic, and follow every round on our All India Quota counselling hub.

    Related: NEET UG 2026 counselling: no physical reporting to hold a seat, online resignation allowed.

    Source: Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW — NEET UG 2026 Information Bulletin & Counselling Scheme (MBBS/BDS/B.Sc Nursing), released 1 August 2026.

    Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. This article was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed and edited for accuracy by Sahil Kakad, a second-year MBBS student at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati, and a State Council Member with the IMA Medical Students Network (MSN). Having been through NEET counselling himself and guided other students through it, he offers honest, numbers-first advice with no sugarcoating.

  • St John’s Medical College MBBS 2026-27: Seats, Fees, Categories

    St John’s Medical College, Bengaluru has released its MBBS admission bulletin for the academic year 2026-27. The bulletin, hosted on the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) website, sets out 150 sanctioned seats, the fee, the nine seat categories and who can apply. Admission is through KEA counselling, in line with the Government of India policy for minority institutions.

    St John’s is a not-for-profit minority institution run by the Roman Catholic Church and affiliated to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS). If you are aiming for a seat here through Karnataka counselling, these are the numbers and rules that matter.

    Seats and fee

    • Total sanctioned MBBS seats: 150.
    • Fee: Rs 8,11,110 per year, including RGUHS fees. Hostel fees are extra.
    • Counselling body: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA).

    The nine seat categories

    • All India General Open Merit — 10
    • Institutional Staff Quota (Karnataka) — 10
    • Roman Catholic Christian Religious (Nuns/Priests) — 25
    • Roman Catholic Christian Tribals — 10
    • Roman Catholic Christians of Scheduled Caste origin — 10
    • Native (Local) North Indian Roman Catholic Christians — 10
    • Roman Catholic Christians of Karnataka State — 10
    • Roman Catholic Christians All India Open Merit — 55
    • Karnataka State Open Merit — 10

    The All India General Open Merit and Karnataka State Open Merit seats are open to all candidates, regardless of religion or community. If any seat in a reserved category stays vacant, it moves to the Roman Catholic Christians All India Open Merit category.

    Who can apply

    • You must have qualified in NEET UG 2026.
    • You must be an Indian citizen and have studied in India for at least 7 continuous years, including Class 10 and Class 12. There is no NRI or OCI quota at St John’s.
    • You must have completed 17 years of age on or before 31 December of the year of admission.
    • You must have passed Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English, with a minimum of 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology. For SC, ST and OBC candidates of Karnataka, the minimum is 40%.

    The social service bond

    Selected candidates must sign a social obligation service bond. You agree to serve for two years in a designated hospital or health centre in a medically underserved area of the country. If you do not complete this service, the penalty is Rs 25,00,000, on top of the full course fee and bond penalty rules in the bulletin. Read this clause carefully before you accept a seat.

    Verification note for St John’s claimants

    KEA has said that candidates who claimed Category RC-2 to RC-8 in St John’s must appear in person for document verification at the Medical College Council Room, ground floor, St John’s Medical College, Koramangala, Bengaluru. Category RC-1 (All India General Open Merit) and Category RC-9 (Karnataka State Open Merit) candidates need not appear for this verification.

    What to do now

    Related: Karnataka NEET UG 2026: roll number linking and document verification dates.

    Source: St John’s Medical College, Bengaluru — MBBS Admission Bulletin 2026-2027 (dated 9 May 2026), hosted on the KEA website.

  • Karnataka NEET UG 2026: Roll Number Linking and Verification Dates

    The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has opened the window to link your NEET UG 2026 roll number in the CET 2026 application. If you have already applied for UGCET 2026, you must enter your NEET roll number in the KEA portal by 11 am on 5 August 2026. The window opened at 7 pm on 30 July. There is no fresh registration for this step; you log in and add the roll number.

    These steps decide whether you can take part in Karnataka’s medical, dental and AYUSH counselling. Miss the roll number linking and your KEA application stays incomplete. Skip a verification you were asked to do and your seat claim can be rejected later. Here is what to do, and by when.

    Key dates at a glance

    • Roll number linking: 30 July (7 pm) to 5 August (11 am) — enter your NEET UG 2026 roll number in the KEA portal login.
    • Server downtime: the KEA servers will not work on 2 August, 8 am to 12 noon. Plan around it.
    • Document verification slot booking: opens 2 August 2026 on the KEA website.
    • Document verification dates: 4 August to 8 August 2026, only for candidates who book a slot.
    • Special category certificate submission, PWD medical exam and Kannada language test: 5 August 2026 at KEA, Bangalore (details below).

    Step 1: Link your NEET roll number

    Candidates who already registered for UGCET 2026 should log in to the KEA portal and enter their NEET UG 2026 roll number. No fresh registration is allowed at this stage. After entering the roll number, download the application form and check that the printed NEET roll number is correct. Then download the UUGET application form from the KEA website.

    Only candidates who scored the minimum qualifying marks in NEET UG 2026 can register for medical, dental, Ayurveda, Unani and Homoeopathy courses. The SC, ST and OBC eligibility applies only to SC, ST and OBC candidates of Karnataka.

    Step 2: Check if you need document verification

    Not everyone has to appear. KEA says documents have already been verified online for most candidates, so there is no separate UGCET verification for them.

    You do NOT need verification if:

    • You have already downloaded your verification slip. After entering the NEET roll number, download the verification slip again.
    • You registered newly and have not claimed any reservation.

    You DO need verification if you qualified in NEET UG 2026, registered with KEA, entered your roll number, and fall in one of these groups:

    • NRI, NRI ward or Foreign National candidates who have made a claim.
    • Candidates who registered for CET 2026 but could not download the verification slip because a Kannada, Rural or Linguistic/Religious Minority claim was not verified.
    • Newly registered candidates with claims such as Kannada, Rural or Linguistic/Religious Minority.

    The venue for these three groups is the Karnataka Examinations Authority, 18th Cross, Malleswaram, Bangalore.

    Candidates who claimed Category RC-2 to RC-8 in St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore must appear at the Medical College Council Room, ground floor, St. John’s Medical College, Koramangala, Bengaluru. Category RC-1 and Category RC-9 candidates need not appear.

    How to book your verification slot

    Verification is in person only. No one can attend on your behalf. Book your slot using the “slot book” link on the KEA website from 2 August, then appear on your booked date between 4 August and 8 August. Before you go, read the information booklet dated 17 January 2026 on the KEA website for the list of original documents to carry.

    Special category, PWD and Kannada test on 5 August

    These apply mainly to newly registered Karnataka candidates and all happen on 5 August 2026 at KEA, Bangalore:

    • Special category certificates (NCC, Sports, Defence, Ex-Defence, Scouts & Guides, CAPF, Ex-CAPF, AGL): submit between 10 am and 2 pm. For Karnataka candidates only.
    • Medical examination for PWD candidates (newly registered): report at 9.30 am. ENT candidates should bring their BERA and Audio report. For Karnataka candidates only. Those who already appeared for the medical examination need not appear again.
    • Kannada language test for Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates (newly registered): 11.30 am to 12.30 pm. Candidates who already took the Kannada test on 22 April or 23 May 2026 need not appear again.

    What to do now

    • Log in to the KEA portal and enter your NEET UG 2026 roll number before 11 am on 5 August. Do not leave it to the last hour.
    • Avoid 2 August between 8 am and 12 noon; the servers will be down.
    • Check whether you fall in a verification group. If yes, book your slot from 2 August and carry your original documents.
    • While you wait, use our college predictor and study the Karnataka MBBS closing ranks so your KEA option entry is realistic.
    • Follow every Karnataka round on our Karnataka counselling hub, and see the full list of Karnataka medical colleges.

    Related: St John’s Medical College MBBS 2026-27: seats, fees and categories.

    Source: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) — UGNEET 2026 notices dated 29 July 2026: Linking of UGNEET Roll Number in CET-2026 Application; Verification of Documents for UGNEET-2026 Courses; Submission of Special Category Certificates for UGNEET-2026 Courses.

  • Telangana NEET UG 2026 qualified candidates list out: 38,021 qualify

    By Ashok Hegde, Founder, neet2seat.com

    Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), Warangal, has released the rank-wise list of NEET UG 2026 qualified candidates from Telangana. In all, 38,021 students from the state have qualified and are eligible to apply for MBBS and BDS admissions in Telangana for the academic year 2026-27. The data comes from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Government of India.

    One point matters before anything else: this is only an information list, not the merit list. KNRUHS has said so clearly. It tells you who has qualified. It does not decide who gets a seat. The registration for admissions will be a separate step, announced later.

    What the list shows

    The document lists each qualified candidate’s NEET roll number, NEET rank, name, category, gender and NEET score. The top rank holder from Telangana has an all-India NEET rank of 13 with a score of 705. The lowest score on the list is 177, which is the qualifying floor for this year.

    • Total qualified from Telangana: 38,021 candidates
    • Top state rank: NEET all-India rank 13 (score 705)
    • Qualifying score floor: 177
    • Source of data: DGHS, Government of India

    Cut-off scores to be eligible

    These are the NEET UG 2026 eligibility cut-offs, as per the National Testing Agency press release dated 16 July 2026:

    • UR / EWS: 50th percentile, score 715 to 213
    • OBC: 40th percentile, score 212 to 177
    • SC: 40th percentile, score 212 to 177
    • ST: 40th percentile, score 212 to 177
    • UR / EWS with PwD: 45th percentile, score 212 to 194
    • OBC / SC / ST with PwD: 40th percentile, score 193 (or 191 for ST) to 177

    If your score falls in your category band above, your name should be on this list. You can compare where your rank stands against last year’s Telangana MBBS closing ranks and BDS closing ranks to get a realistic sense of the colleges within reach.

    Why this is not the merit list yet

    Being on the qualified list is step one. The seat allotment merit list comes after you apply and your documents are checked. Here is the order KNRUHS follows:

    • KNRUHS issues a separate notification inviting candidates to register online for MBBS/BDS admissions.
    • You apply online and upload your certificates.
    • After certificate verification, a provisional merit list is displayed.
    • Grievances, if any, are heard, and then the final merit list is published on the university website.

    Your category eligibility (BC, SC, ST or minority) will only be confirmed after you submit a valid caste, community or minority certificate and the concerned welfare department verifies it. Special categories such as NCC, CAP, PMC, PwD, SCCL (for MBBS only) and Anglo-Indian (for BDS only) have their own provisional lists, again subject to the required certificates.

    What to do now

    • Check your name and details on the KNRUHS qualified list, and confirm your rank, category and score are correct.
    • Keep your documents ready now: NEET scorecard, Class 10 and 12 marksheets, caste/EWS certificate, local status and study certificates, and the relevant special-category proof if any.
    • Watch the KNRUHS website for the admission registration notification. Registration is a separate step from qualifying, and it has its own deadline.
    • Plan your college choices early. Use our Telangana counselling guide to understand the rounds and local-area rules, and try the NEET college predictor to see which Telangana colleges your rank can realistically get.

    For the full picture of government, private and management-quota MBBS options in the state, see our Telangana MBBS colleges list.

    Source: Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences (KNRUHS), Telangana — NEET UG 2026 Rank-wise Qualified List of Candidates of the State of Telangana, MBBS/BDS admissions AY 2026-27.

    About the author
    Ashok Hegde is the founder of neet2seat.com. Connect on LinkedIn.