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Bihar UGMAC 2026: registration opens 10 August, seat matrix out

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The Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) has opened UGMAC 2026, the state-quota counselling for MBBS and BDS admissions, and released the Round 1 seat matrix. Candidates with a Bihar domicile who qualified NEET UG 2026 apply through UGMAC 2026 for these seats.

Registration and choice filling

  • Online registration, application and choice filling open on 10 August 2026 and run to 14 August 2026, on bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.
  • You register and fill choices once; the same locked list feeds Round 1 and Round 2. Fill your choices in order of preference and lock them.

Fees and security deposit

  • Registration / counselling fee (non-refundable): ₹1,200; ₹600 for SC/ST and disabled-quota candidates at government colleges. For private colleges, all categories pay ₹1,200.
  • Refundable security deposit at registration: government ₹10,000 (₹5,000 for SC/ST/BC/EBC); private medical ₹2,00,000; private dental ₹50,000. It is refunded after all rounds if you join your allotted seat or are never allotted.

Rounds and Round 1 free exit

  • There are four rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and a Stray Vacancy round.
  • Round 1 has a free exit: if you do not want your Round 1 allotted seat, you can exit without losing your security deposit and still take part in Round 2.
  • The up-gradation option carries through Round 1 to Round 2 to Round 3. Admission becomes binding from Round 2 — if you join a Round 2 seat and then drop out, the security deposit is forfeited. There is no service bond.

MBBS seats

  • Government colleges: 1,710 MBBS seats across 12 colleges (1,392 to state-quota counselling after the All India Quota and constitutional-nominee seats are set aside).
  • Private colleges: 2,450 MBBS seats across 14 colleges, including management, minority and NRI seats.

BDS seats

  • Government: Patna Dental College, 40 BDS seats.
  • Private: 200 BDS seats across three colleges (Buddha Institute of Dental Sciences, Patna 100; Mithila Minority Dental College, Darbhanga 60; Sarjug Dental College, Laheriasarai 40).

Before you lock choices, check last year’s Bihar MBBS closing ranks and BDS closing ranks, see the full list of Bihar medical colleges, and use our college predictor to find seats that fit your rank. Our Bihar counselling guide explains the UGMAC process.

What to do now

  • Register, pay the fee and security deposit, and fill and lock your choices on bceceboard.bihar.gov.in between 10 and 14 August.
  • Keep your Bihar domicile, category and NEET UG 2026 documents ready; upload the correct DQ, NRI or minority certificate if you claim those.
  • Read the prospectus in full before you apply.

Official links

Source: Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board — UGMAC 2026 prospectus, online application and choice-filling notice (Adv. BCECEB(UGMAC)-2026/02, 7 August 2026) and Round 1 seat matrix (bceceboard.bihar.gov.in).

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