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The NEET UG 2026 re-examination is scheduled for Sunday, 21 June 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM (IST). The National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the original exam held on 3 May 2026 and confirmed this new date on 15 May 2026. If you appeared in May, you do not need to register again or pay any fresh fee.

This page tracks the confirmed schedule for Re-NEET 2026 and what each date means for your counselling timeline. For any official notice, cross-check the NTA portal at neet.nta.nic.in first.

NEET 2026 exam date at a glance

Event	Date or detail
Original exam (cancelled)	3 May 2026
Cancellation announced	12 May 2026
Re-exam date announced	15 May 2026
Re-NEET 2026 exam	Sunday, 21 June 2026
Exam timing	2:00 PM to 5:15 PM (IST)
Duration	3 hours 15 minutes
Mode	Pen and paper (OMR)
Provisional answer key	Expected within a few days of the exam
Result	Expected July 2026 (exact date not yet announced)

Why NEET 2026 was rescheduled

NEET UG 2026 was first held on 3 May 2026, with more than 22 lakh candidates appearing across the country. On 12 May, the NTA cancelled the exam after investigating agencies found that a leaked question paper had circulated before the test. The case was handed to the Central Bureau of Investigation, and the government approved a fresh examination so that no candidate is disadvantaged by the breach.

On 15 May, the NTA confirmed 21 June 2026 as the re-exam date. The agency also said the application fee paid for the cancelled exam would be refunded.

Re-NEET 2026 exam day: what changes

The re-exam keeps the same syllabus and question pattern as before. A few practical details to check before 21 June:

• Timing: 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM. Candidates get 3 hours and 15 minutes, which is 15 minutes more than the standard NEET duration.
• No fresh registration: Everyone who registered for the 3 May exam is automatically eligible. There is no new application form and no extra fee.
• Fresh admit card: The NTA issues a new admit card for 21 June. Download it from neet.nta.nic.in once released, and check the exam-city intimation slip that comes out earlier.
• Fee refund: The application fee paid for the cancelled May exam is being refunded.

What the new date means for counselling

With the exam on 21 June, the result is expected in July 2026, though the NTA has not announced an exact date. Counselling, both All India Quota (through MCC) and the state quotas, begins only after the result and rank list are published. The full counselling calendar shifts to match the new timeline.

You can use the wait productively. Estimate where your score places you with the NEET rank predictor, then see which colleges that rank has historically reached in the cutoff analyzer. Once the result is out, the college predictor turns your actual rank into a shortlist for your state and category.

NEET 2026 exam date: quick answers

When is the NEET 2026 exam?
The NEET UG 2026 re-exam is on Sunday, 21 June 2026, from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM.

Why was the May exam cancelled?
The NTA cancelled the 3 May 2026 exam after a question paper was found to have leaked before the test. A re-exam was ordered so every candidate sits a fair paper.

Do I need to register again for the June exam?
No. Candidates registered for the May exam are eligible for 21 June with no new form and no extra fee, and the original fee is being refunded.

When will the NEET 2026 result come out?
The result is expected in July 2026. The NTA has not confirmed an exact date.

How to confirm the latest date

Exam dates can change at short notice. The reliable source is the official NTA NEET portal, neet.nta.nic.in, where the public notice is published first. Treat coaching-site and social-media dates as secondary until they match the NTA notice.

For what happens next, read our guide on the NEET 2026 result: expected date and how to download, and the step-by-step NEET counselling process.

Overview

Uttar Pradesh has 88 medical colleges offering MBBS programmes: 47 government and 41 private. The official DMET brochure published before NEET UG 2025 counselling (pages 21-22) listed 80 MBBS colleges (44 government and 36 private). The actual counselling rounds saw 88 colleges participate, with 8 additional colleges added through supplementary notifications issued after the brochure went to print. UP has been rapidly expanding medical education, with several new colleges approved during 2024-2025. These colleges spread across the state’s major cities, from Lucknow and Kanpur in central UP to Varanasi and Gorakhpur in the east, Agra and Meerut in the west, and Bareilly in the Rohilkhand region. The oldest among them, King George’s Medical University (KGMU) in Lucknow, has been running since 1911. The newest colleges received recognition as recently as 2025. For NEET aspirants, UP is one of the largest markets for medical seats in India, with state counselling handled by DMET Lucknow through upneet.gov.in.

Similarly, for dental colleges, the DMET brochure listed 22 private dental colleges with 2,110 BDS seats, while the actual allotment data from upneet.gov.in shows 26 dental colleges participated in counselling.

Government medical colleges

The 47 government medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh form the backbone of both medical education and public healthcare delivery across the state. Several of these institutions have decades of clinical training behind them. (The DMET brochure figure of 44 government colleges reflects the count at time of publication; 3 additional government colleges joined counselling via later notifications.)

KGMU Lucknow is the state’s flagship institution. Established in 1911, it has 3,875 hospital beds, handles 21,481 OPD patients per month, and runs 50 departments. It admits 250 MBBS students each year. GSVM Medical College in Kanpur, another large government college, also has an intake of 250 seats. Other well-known government colleges include BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, MLB Medical College in Jhansi, and SN Medical College in Agra; each of these is a regional referral centre for its surrounding districts.

Private medical colleges

Uttar Pradesh has 41 private medical colleges. The DMET brochure listed 36 private colleges with a combined intake of 6,600 private MBBS seats; 5 more private colleges were added to counselling through supplementary notifications. These colleges are concentrated around cities with established healthcare infrastructure: Lucknow, the NCR-adjacent belt (Meerut, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad), and towns along the NH corridors like Bareilly, Hapur, and Barabanki. Rama Medical College in Hapur, Rajshree Medical Research Institute in Bareilly, and Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences in Barabanki each admit 250 students per year, placing them among the state’s largest private intakes.

Seat intake and fill rates

Our database has MSMER intake data for 60 of the 88 colleges. Across these 60, the combined latest-year MBBS intake is 8,878 seats: 3,828 government seats (from 31 government colleges) and 5,050 private seats (from 29 private colleges). The full state seat matrix is larger once the remaining 28 colleges are factored in. Per the official DMET brochure, private colleges alone account for 6,600 MBBS seats.

Five colleges share the highest individual intake of 250 seats each:

• KGMU, Lucknow
• GSVM Medical College, Kanpur
• Rama Medical College, Hapur
• Rajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly
• Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki

Of the total seats, 85% fall under the state quota (counselled by DMET Lucknow) and 15% under the All India Quota (counselled by MCC). State domicile candidates can participate in both rounds, while non-domicile candidates compete only for AIQ seats at UP colleges.

Infrastructure highlights

KGMU’s 3,875-bed hospital and 50-department setup makes it one of the largest teaching hospitals in northern India. Its monthly OPD volume of over 21,000 patients gives clinical students consistent exposure to a wide case mix. Other major government hospitals attached to medical colleges in Kanpur, Varanasi, Agra, and Gorakhpur function as regional referral points, handling cases from multiple neighbouring districts.

NMC recognition data is available for 81 of the 88 colleges in our database. Recognition status matters because colleges without valid NMC approval cannot admit students in a given academic year, and seats at such colleges are excluded from counselling.

Affiliating universities

Most medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh affiliate to one of two universities based in Lucknow:

• King George’s Medical University (KGMU) is itself a standalone university that conducts its own examinations.
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University (ABVMU), Lucknow affiliates the majority of government and private medical colleges across the state.

A few institutions operate as deemed universities or autonomous bodies with their own degree-granting authority. The affiliating university determines the examination pattern, internal assessment weightage, and academic calendar. Students should confirm affiliation status before counselling since it affects the degree certificate they receive upon graduation.

How to check college details

Each of the 88 colleges has a dedicated page on neet2seat with structured data on seat intake, NMC recognition status, hospital infrastructure, cutoff trends, and affiliated university. You can filter colleges by ownership type (government or private), city, and intake capacity to build a preference list that matches your NEET score range and budget.

For counselling-specific information (fee structures, document requirements, round-wise schedules), DMET publishes updates at upneet.gov.in during the counselling season. For an overview of how reservation categories affect seat allocation, see our UP NEET categories and reservations guide. For the full counselling process walkthrough, see our UP NEET counselling process guide.

Uttar Pradesh allocates 85% of government medical college seats through its state quota, with admissions managed by the Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Lucknow. The remaining 15% goes to the All India Quota managed centrally by MCC. For state quota seats, candidates must hold a valid domicile certificate for Uttar Pradesh, and their NEET scorecard is the sole basis for merit determination. The counselling process runs through the official portal at upneet.gov.in, where candidates register, verify documents, and participate in seat allotment rounds.

Reservation in UP follows a two-layer structure: vertical reservations divide seats among social categories, while horizontal reservations cut across those vertical slices to ensure representation for specific groups like persons with disabilities and women.

Vertical reservation breakdown

Vertical reservations in Uttar Pradesh split the total state quota seats into five mutually exclusive categories. A candidate can claim only one vertical category; for instance, an OBC candidate cannot simultaneously claim EWS reservation.

Category	Quota (%)
Unreserved (General)	40%
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	27%
Scheduled Castes (SC)	21%
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)	10%
Scheduled Tribes (ST)	2%

The ST quota in Uttar Pradesh is notably smaller than in states with larger tribal populations. This reflects the state’s demographic composition. Candidates belonging to reserved categories who score high enough to qualify in the unreserved list may be allotted seats in the General category, freeing reserved seats for other candidates within their group.

Horizontal reservation

Horizontal reservations apply within each vertical category rather than carving out separate seats from the overall pool. In Uttar Pradesh, two primary horizontal quotas operate across all vertical categories:

• Persons with Disabilities (PwD/PwBD): 5% of seats within each vertical category are reserved for candidates with benchmark disabilities of 40% or more.
• Women: 20% of seats within each vertical category are reserved for female candidates.

Additional horizontal reservations exist for dependents of ex-servicemen, NCC cadets, and dependents of freedom fighters. These quotas function the same way; a woman from the SC category, for example, would be considered under both the SC vertical quota and the women’s horizontal quota within that SC slice.

Because horizontal quotas operate within vertical categories, they do not reduce the total number of seats available to any social group. A PwD candidate from the OBC category competes within the OBC pool, not against General category PwD candidates.

Exception: four SCP-funded colleges

Four government medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh were established under the Scheduled Caste Special Component Plan (SCP): GMC Ambedkar Nagar, GMC Kannauj, GMC Jalaun (Orai), and GMC Saharanpur. Because these colleges were built with SCP funds earmarked for SC welfare, the state government applied 70% SC reservation at these four institutions through a series of government orders issued between 2010 and 2015. This pushed the combined reserved seats at these colleges to approximately 79% when the 15% AIQ central pool was factored in.

In August 2025, the Allahabad High Court (Justice Pankaj Bhatia) struck down the six government orders, ruling that the reservation exceeded the 50% ceiling established by the Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney v. Union of India (1992). The court directed that these four colleges must follow the standard reservation under the UP Reservation Act 2006 (SC 21%, ST 2%, OBC 27%, EWS 10%). A division bench subsequently stayed fresh counselling for the 2025-26 academic year while ordering that SC students admitted in excess of the standard quota be adjusted to vacant reserved seats at other government medical colleges.

As of June 2026, the matter is before the Supreme Court of India (SLP Diary No. 51735-2025, bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran), which has agreed to examine whether colleges established under the SCP are bound by the 50% reservation ceiling. Until the Supreme Court rules, the seat matrix at these four colleges for 2026 counselling remains uncertain. Candidates should check DMET notifications on upneet.gov.in for the confirmed reservation structure at these colleges before filling choices. The standard reservation percentages listed above (SC 21%, ST 2%, OBC 27%, EWS 10%) continue to apply at all other UP medical colleges without any dispute.

EWS category

The Economically Weaker Sections reservation of 10% applies exclusively to General category candidates. Candidates who belong to SC, ST, or OBC cannot claim EWS reservation regardless of their family income. This distinction trips up many applicants during document verification.

To qualify for EWS, a candidate’s family must meet the income and asset criteria defined by the state government. The EWS certificate must be issued on or after 1 April of the counselling year. Certificates from previous years are not valid, even if the family’s economic situation remains unchanged. DMET verifies certificate dates during document scrutiny, and an expired or pre-dated certificate will result in the candidate losing their EWS claim for that admission cycle.

Candidates should obtain their EWS certificate from the relevant tehsildar or district magistrate’s office well before counselling begins, keeping the April cutoff in mind.

OBC Non-Creamy Layer

OBC reservation of 27% in Uttar Pradesh requires candidates to produce a Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate. The creamy layer concept excludes families whose income or social position has advanced beyond a threshold set by the government; these families are considered economically self-sufficient and therefore ineligible for OBC quota benefits.

Like the EWS certificate, the OBC-NCL certificate must be issued on or after 1 April of the counselling year. This annual renewal requirement exists because a family’s income status can change year to year. A certificate dated March of the same year, even if just weeks old at the time of counselling, will be rejected.

The certificate must be issued by a competent authority (typically the sub-divisional magistrate or equivalent). Candidates should verify that their caste is listed in the Uttar Pradesh state OBC list, as central and state OBC lists can differ. A caste recognized at the central level may not appear on the UP state list, which would disqualify the candidate from state quota OBC reservation.

How merit lists are prepared

DMET prepares separate category-wise merit lists based on NEET scores. There is no separate state entrance exam; the NEET scorecard alone determines rank within each list. Candidates appear on multiple lists depending on their eligibility. A PwD candidate from the SC category, for instance, would appear on the overall SC merit list, the SC-PwD merit list, and potentially the general merit list if their score qualifies.

The ranking within each category list follows NEET score in descending order. When two candidates have identical NEET scores, tie-breaking criteria specified in the NEET counselling guidelines (such as higher marks in Biology, then Chemistry, then fewer incorrect answers, then age) apply.

Seat allotment proceeds category by category. General merit seats fill first, then OBC, SC, ST, and EWS seats in sequence, with horizontal quotas applied at each stage. Reserved category candidates who qualify on general merit are adjusted upward, vacating reserved seats for others.

Certificate requirements and validity

Candidates participating in UP NEET state counselling must produce the following documents during verification:

• NEET scorecard and admit card
• Uttar Pradesh domicile certificate (mandatory for state quota eligibility)
• Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC as applicable), issued by the competent district authority
• OBC Non-Creamy Layer certificate, dated on or after 1 April of the counselling year
• EWS certificate (for General-EWS candidates), dated on or after 1 April of the counselling year
• PwD certificate from a government medical board (for disability quota claims)
• Class 10 and 12 marksheets and passing certificates
• Photograph and government-issued ID

All certificates must be originals at the time of physical verification, with self-attested photocopies submitted for records. DMET’s verification team at the counselling centre cross-checks certificate details against the candidate’s registration data. Any mismatch in name, date of birth, or category between documents and the NEET application can lead to rejection of the candidature for that round.

Candidates should monitor upneet.gov.in for counselling schedule announcements, document checklists, and any year-specific changes to the reservation policy. DMET typically publishes detailed instructions before each counselling round, including the exact list of acceptable certificate formats and issuing authorities.

Related Uttar Pradesh guides

• Uttar Pradesh counselling exit rules: round-by-round deposits, deadlines and penalties
• Uttar Pradesh NEET counselling: full document checklist

UP NEET counselling: how admissions work in Uttar Pradesh

The Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Lucknow, conducts NEET UG counselling for admission to medical colleges across Uttar Pradesh. The process runs through the official portal at upneet.gov.in and covers 85% of seats in government medical colleges under the state quota. The remaining 15% fall under the All India Quota managed by MCC.

UP has 88 medical colleges in total: 47 government and 41 private, with the oldest being KGMU Lucknow (established 1911) and the newest added as recently as 2025. Note: the initial DMET counselling brochure listed 80 colleges (44 government and 36 private MBBS colleges). Additional colleges were added during the counselling process through supplementary notifications on the same portal, bringing the total to 88 colleges that participated in NEET 2025 allotment.

Eligibility and domicile

Candidates must hold a valid NEET UG scorecard with a qualifying percentile for their respective category. A domicile certificate is mandatory for state quota seats. Only candidates who are domiciled in Uttar Pradesh can participate in state counselling for government college seats. Private colleges admit through the same DMET process, but domicile requirements may differ for management quota seats where applicable.

UP follows vertical reservation of SC 21%, ST 2%, OBC 27%, and EWS 10%. Horizontal reservations of 5% for PwD candidates and 20% for women apply across all vertical categories. Candidates claiming reservation must produce valid category certificates issued by competent authorities in Uttar Pradesh.

Step-by-step process

Online registration

Registration opens on upneet.gov.in after NEET UG results are declared. Candidates create an account, fill in personal and academic details, upload scanned documents, and pay the registration fee of ₹2,000 (non-refundable). The security deposit amount depends on whether the candidate opts for government-only counselling or includes private colleges in their preferences.

Document verification at nodal centres

Although the counselling process is largely online, document verification happens at designated nodal centres across the state. Candidates must visit their allotted centre with original documents for physical verification. This is the only offline step before final college reporting.

Choice filling and locking

After successful verification, candidates log in to fill their college and course preferences. The portal allows candidates to add, remove, and reorder choices until the deadline. Choices must be locked before the closing date; unlocked choices are automatically locked by the system in their last saved order. Given that UP has 88 medical colleges spread from Agra to Gorakhpur, candidates should research seat matrices and location preferences thoroughly before filling choices.

Seat allotment

DMET publishes allotment results on the portal after each round. Allotment follows merit (NEET rank), preferences submitted, and seat availability. Candidates who receive an allotment can accept the seat, upgrade in subsequent rounds (if eligible), or exit counselling.

Reporting to college

Candidates allotted a seat must report to the designated college within the specified window. Physical reporting with all original documents and fee payment completes the admission process. Failure to report within the deadline results in cancellation of the allotted seat and forfeiture of the security deposit.

Counselling rounds and timeline

UP NEET counselling proceeds through four distinct rounds:

Round 1: The first allotment based on NEET merit and filled choices. Candidates allotted a seat may accept it or float for upgradation in Round 2.

Round 2: Vacant and surrendered seats from Round 1 are redistributed. Candidates who floated may receive an upgraded allotment. Fresh candidates on the waitlist may also receive seats.

Mop-up round: Seats remaining after two rounds are offered to eligible candidates who either did not participate earlier or did not receive any allotment.

Stray vacancy round: The final round fills any leftover seats. This round typically has limited seat availability and a compressed timeline.

Sub-quota conversion in later rounds

DMET applies a conversion algorithm from the mop-up round onwards. If seats reserved under sub-quota categories (PwD, Ex-serviceman, Freedom Fighter, NCC) within a vertical category remain unfilled after Round 2, those seats convert to the parent vertical category. For example, an unfilled OBC-PwD seat converts to a general OBC seat in the mop-up round. This conversion is applied category-wise within each vertical reservation group (SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and unreserved) as specified in Chapter 5 of the DMET brochure.

The exact schedule depends on when NEET UG results are declared and the MCC AIQ counselling timeline. DMET publishes detailed dates for each round on upneet.gov.in once the counselling schedule is finalised.

Security deposit, fees, and service bond

Registration fee and security deposit

All candidates must pay a non-refundable registration fee of ₹2,000 at the time of online registration.

Candidates opting for government college counselling only must pay a security deposit of ₹30,000. Those who wish to include private colleges in their preference list pay a higher security deposit of ₹2,00,000. The deposit is refundable if the candidate does not receive any allotment or exits counselling according to the rules specified for each round.

Forfeiture rules apply if a candidate is allotted a seat and fails to report, or if they withdraw after a specified deadline. The exact refund and forfeiture conditions are published in the counselling information bulletin each year on the DMET portal.

Compulsory government service bond

Candidates admitted to government medical colleges and PPP (Public-Private Partnership) colleges must sign a compulsory government service bond. The bond amount is ₹10 lakh, and the candidate commits to serving in a government posting for 2 years after completing their degree. This requirement is specified in Chapter 8 of the DMET counselling brochure. Candidates who do not fulfil the service obligation are liable to pay the bond amount to the state government.

Key documents required

• NEET UG scorecard
• NEET UG admit card
• Class 10 mark sheet and certificate (for date of birth proof)
• Class 12 mark sheet and certificate
• Domicile certificate of Uttar Pradesh
• Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS, if applicable)
• PwD certificate (if applicable)
• Passport-size photographs
• Government-issued photo ID (Aadhaar card or equivalent)
• Registration fee payment receipt (₹2,000)
• Security deposit payment receipt

All documents must be originals at the time of verification. Candidates should also carry one set of self-attested photocopies for submission at the nodal centre and at the time of college reporting.

For a complete breakdown of reservation categories and how seat allocation works across different quota types, read our UP NEET categories and reservations guide. To explore individual colleges, cutoff trends, and seat counts across Uttar Pradesh, see our UP medical colleges guide.

Related Uttar Pradesh guides

• Uttar Pradesh counselling exit rules: round-by-round deposits, deadlines and penalties
• Uttar Pradesh NEET counselling: full document checklist

Rajasthan has 48 medical colleges with 5,418 MBBS seats through NEET-based counselling (2025 figures). The state’s college system is split between government, semi-government (RajMES), ESIC, and private institutions.

College types and seat distribution

Type	Colleges	Notes
Pure State Government	6	1,500 seats (250 each); govt quota only
RajMES (semi-government, PPP)	25	Seats distributed across govt, mgmt, and NRI quotas
ESIC	2	150 seats (Alwar 100, Jaipur 50)
Private	15	2,700 seats
Total	48	5,418

Across all 48 colleges, the seat matrix breaks down by quota type: Government Quota 2,208, Private General 1,526, Private Management 1,229, NRI 455. The 25 RajMES colleges operate on a PPP model; their seats are distributed across government, management, and NRI quotas rather than belonging to a single quota type.

The six established government colleges

These are the original state government medical colleges, each with 250 seats and only government quota allocation (no management or NRI seats):

1. SMS Medical College, Jaipur (established 1947)
2. Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner (established 1959)
3. Dr. S.N. Medical College, Jodhpur (established 1965)
4. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer (established 1965)
5. R.N.T. Medical College, Udaipur (established 1961)
6. Government Medical College, Kota (established 1992)

SMS Jaipur, the oldest, consistently records the lowest closing ranks among Rajasthan’s government colleges. These six institutions are attached to the state’s major teaching hospitals and carry no management or NRI quota seats.

RajMES colleges (25)

The Rajasthan Medical Education Society operates 25 semi-government colleges at district headquarters under a PPP model. These were established to expand medical education access to districts that previously lacked it. Each RajMES college has three seat types: Government Quota, Management Quota, and NRI Quota.

RajMES colleges include: GMC Alwar, GMC Banswara, GMC Baran, GMC Barmer, GMC Bharatpur, GMC Bhilwara, GMC Bundi, GMC Chittorgarh, GMC Churu, GMC Dausa, GMC Dholpur, GMC Dungarpur, GMC Hanumangarh, GMC Jaisalmer, GMC Jhunjhunu, GMC Karauli, GMC Nagaur, GMC Pali, GMC Sawai Madhopur, GMC Sirohi, GMC Sriganganagar, GMC Tonk, JMC Jhalawar, RUHS CMS Jaipur, and S.K. GMC Sikar.

Private colleges (15)

Rajasthan’s 15 private medical colleges account for 2,700 MBBS seats. 50% of private college seats are filled through state counselling at regulated fees; the remaining seats are management quota at higher fees. Major private institutions include:

• Geetanjali Medical College, Udaipur (250 seats)
• JNU Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur (250 seats)
• Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur (250 seats)
• NIMS, Jaipur (250 seats)
• Dr. S.S. Tantia Medical College, Sri Ganganagar (250 seats)
• Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur (250 seats)

Private colleges in Rajasthan do not have a separate NRI quota. NRI seats (455 total) exist only in government and RajMES colleges.

Key cities

• Jaipur: 8 colleges (SMS MC, RUHS CMS, MG MC, NIMS, JNU IMS, Geetanjali IMS, Arya MC, BST IMS)
• Udaipur: 5 colleges (RNT MC, Geetanjali MC, Pacific IMS, Pacific MC, American International)
• Jodhpur: 3 colleges (SN MC, JIET MC, Vyas MC)
• Kota: 2 colleges (GMC Kota, Sudha MC)
• Alwar: 2 colleges (GMC Alwar, ESIC Alwar)

The remaining 28 colleges are spread across individual district headquarters, primarily the RajMES institutions.

Fee structure summary

College type	Quota	Annual fee	Approx. 5.5-year total
Government (state + RajMES govt quota)	Government	Rs 70,340	~Rs 5.1 lakh
RajMES	Management	Rs 9,57,191	~Rs 52.6 lakh
RajMES	NRI	Rs 23.9-25.1 lakh	~Rs 1.32-1.38 crore
ESIC	Government/IP	Rs 1,00,000	~Rs 5.5 lakh
Private	State quota (Gen. Seat)	Rs 18.9-25 lakh	Rs 85.9 lakh – Rs 1.2 crore
Private	Management	Rs 26.75-35 lakh	Rs 1.47-1.93 crore

Government college fees include an admission fee of approximately Rs 20,500 (one-time) and annual charges of Rs 16,000-17,000 for sports, development, and academic funds. Hostel charges range from Rs 45,012 to Rs 52,756 per year.

The fee gap between government quota and management quota is significant. A government-quota MBBS seat in Rajasthan costs approximately Rs 5 lakh over 5.5 years, while a management seat in a private college can cost Rs 1.5 crore or more over the same period.

The Rajasthan NEET category list includes six reserved categories plus a defence quota, totalling 65% vertical reservation in medical admissions. The state also applies gender-based horizontal reservation, which creates distinct seat codes for male and female candidates within each category.

Vertical reservation breakdown

Category	Reservation	Creamy layer exclusion
OBC (Other Backward Class)	21%	Yes (non-creamy layer only)
SC (Scheduled Caste)	16%	No
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	12%	No
MBC (More Backward Class)	5%	Yes (non-creamy layer only)
EWS (Economically Weaker Section)	10%	N/A (income-based)
WDP/WPP (Defence/Para-military dependents)	1%	No
Total reserved	65%
General (unreserved)	35%	—

MBC is a separate category from OBC, recognized by only a few Indian states including Rajasthan. MBC candidates can also be allotted to OBC seats when MBC seats are exhausted (visible in allotment data as “MBC OBB” and “MBC OBG” codes).

Sub-quota within ST: Saharia (Scheduled Area) reservation

45% of ST seats are reserved for ST candidates from Scheduled (tribal) Areas. This sub-quota primarily benefits the Saharia community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) concentrated in Baran district.

In allotment data, these appear as category codes “SA SAB” (Saharia Boys) and “SA SAG” (Saharia Girls). The candidate’s original category is recorded as “STA” (Scheduled Tribe — Area). This is not a separate vertical category; it is a sub-quota carved from the 12% ST reservation.

Category codes in allotment data

Rajasthan uses a base category + gender suffix format. The suffix “B” denotes male candidates and “G” denotes female candidates:

Allotment code	Meaning
GEN URB / GEN URG	General Unreserved Boys / Girls
OBC OBB / OBC OBG	OBC Boys / Girls
SC SCB / SC SCG	Scheduled Caste Boys / Girls
ST STB / ST STG	Scheduled Tribe Boys / Girls
MBC MBB / MBC MBG	More Backward Class Boys / Girls
EWS EWB / EWS EWG	EWS Boys / Girls
SA SAB / SA SAG	Saharia (PVTG) Boys / Girls

The “Considered Category” field in allotment PDFs uses simpler codes: GEN, OBC, EWS, MBC, SC, ST, STA.

How to determine your category

Your category for Rajasthan NEET counselling depends on your caste/community certificate issued by the competent revenue authority:

• General: If your community is not listed in any reserved category schedule for Rajasthan
• OBC: Per the Rajasthan OBC list (non-creamy layer certificate required; family income below Rs 8 lakh/year per the standard central government threshold)
• MBC: Per the Rajasthan More Backward Class list (non-creamy layer certificate required)
• SC/ST: Per the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes list for Rajasthan
• STA: ST candidates who are bonafide residents of notified Scheduled (tribal) Areas
• EWS: General category candidates with family income below Rs 8 lakh/year (per the standard central government threshold) and meeting asset criteria; requires EWS certificate from Tahsildar

During registration, candidates fill both their “Category” and “Additional Category” fields. The counselling board determines the “Considered Category” based on eligibility verification.

Horizontal reservations (applied across all categories)

These quotas apply within each vertical category:

Female reservation: 25%

Rajasthan reserves 25% of seats in each category for female candidates. This is implemented through the gender suffix in allotment codes (URG, OBG, SCG, STG, MBG, EWG, SAG). Female candidates can also fill male-category seats on merit.

Persons with Disabilities (PwD): 5%

For candidates with benchmark disabilities (minimum 40% disability). Applies across all vertical categories.

Defence (WDP/WPP): 1%

For widows and dependents of defence or paramilitary personnel killed/disabled in service. This is counted within the 65% vertical structure rather than as a pure horizontal overlay.

Seat vacancy conversion

When reserved seats go unfilled, they do not automatically convert to General. The specific conversion chain is not published in official Rajasthan counselling documents; unfilled reserved seats generally convert to the unreserved category. MBC candidates can be placed in OBC seats when MBC-specific seats are full (observed in actual allotment data). Unfilled NRI seats typically convert to management quota in subsequent rounds.

How Rajasthan categories differ from AIQ categories

Rajasthan state counselling	AIQ equivalent
GEN	UR (Unreserved)
OBC	OBC-NCL
MBC	No direct equivalent (part of OBC at central level)
SC	SC
ST	ST
STA/SA	No equivalent (Rajasthan-specific tribal area sub-quota)
EWS	EWS
WDP/WPP	No equivalent (central has ex-servicemen quota separately)

If you hold both a Rajasthan state category certificate and a central OBC/SC/ST certificate, you can use each in its respective counselling. Rajasthan’s MBC category has no central equivalent; MBC candidates must apply under OBC for AIQ if they hold an OBC-NCL certificate valid for central government purposes.

Related Rajasthan guides

• Rajasthan counselling exit rules: round-by-round deposits, deadlines and penalties
• Rajasthan NEET counselling: full document checklist

The Rajasthan NEET counselling process 2026 is conducted by the NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counseling Board, headquartered at SMS Medical College, Jaipur. The board operates under the Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS) and the state Medical Education Department. It manages admission to 48 medical colleges with 5,418 MBBS seats annually.

Official website: rajugneet20XX.in (the URL changes each year; for 2025 it was rajugneet2025.in)

How Rajasthan’s state merit rank works

Rajasthan does not use your NEET All India Rank directly for state quota allotment. The board prepares a separate Rajasthan State Merit List by sorting all registered Rajasthan-domicile candidates by their NEET score.

Your state merit rank will be numerically lower than your AIR because only Rajasthan applicants are included. A candidate with AIR 10,000 might receive State Merit Rank 300 if only 299 registered Rajasthan candidates scored higher.

The state merit rank determines your position in the counselling queue. Separate merit lists are published for: General State Rank, PWD, Defence, and category-specific lists (OBC, SC, ST, MBC, EWS). In 2025, state merit numbers extended beyond 16,000, indicating over 16,000 Rajasthan domicile candidates participated in state counselling.

Rajasthan follows NEET’s standard tie-breaking criteria: higher Biology marks, then higher Chemistry marks, then fewer incorrect answers, then older candidate.

Who is eligible

You can participate in Rajasthan state counselling if you meet these conditions:

1. Indian citizen with Rajasthan domicile (10 years of Rajasthani residency is the standard criterion) OR continuous schooling in Rajasthan from Class 10 to 12
2. Age: At least 17 years by 31 December of the admission year
3. Academics: Passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English
4. NEET score: Minimum 50% (General), 40% (OBC/SC/ST), 45% (PwD-General)

Non-domicile access: Other-state candidates can apply only for management quota seats in private colleges during Rounds 1 and 2. From Round 3 (mop-up) onwards, Rajasthan opens unfilled seats to non-domicile candidates.

NRI quota: No domicile requirement. Priority goes to candidates with ancestral connection to Rajasthan (self/parents/grandparents resided in the state for at least 5 years).

Registration process

1. Create an SSO ID on the Rajasthan Single Sign-On (SSO) portal using your Aadhaar
2. Link your SSO account to the NEET counselling portal (rajugneet20XX.in)
3. Fill in personal, academic, and NEET details
4. Upload documents: NEET scorecard, domicile certificate, Class 10 and 12 mark sheets, category certificate (if applicable), photographs
5. Pay the registration fee: Rs 2,000 (General) or Rs 1,200 (SC/ST/OBC/PwD)
6. Pay a refundable security deposit via NEFT/RTGS: Rs 50,000 (government seat), Rs 2,00,000 (management seat), or Rs 5,00,000 (NRI/private seat)

Document verification happens in person at SMS Medical College, Jaipur (a single centralized location for the entire state).

Round-by-round timeline

Rajasthan conducts three main rounds plus stray vacancy rounds, spread across August to November:

Round 1 (August)

• Registration opens (late July; 28 July in 2025)
• Choice filling window
• Allotment results published (18 August 2025)
• Reporting to allotted college

Round 2 (September)

• Candidates allotted in Round 1 can opt for upgradation by confirming on the SSO portal
• Fresh choice filling
• Allotment results (25 September 2025)

Round 3 (Mop-up, November)

• Fresh choice filling is mandatory for all candidates regardless of earlier allotment. Previous round choices are scrapped entirely.
• Open to non-domicile candidates for unfilled seats
• Allotment results (4-5 November 2025)

Stray vacancy round (November-December)

• For seats still vacant after Round 3
• A Special Stray Round may follow if seats remain

Choices auto-lock at the specified deadline in each round.

Seat matrix and quota structure

Rajasthan’s seat distribution for MBBS (2025 Round 1 figures):

• Total MBBS seats: 5,418
• 15% All India Quota: Managed by MCC. 15% of government college seats are surrendered to AIQ.
• 85% State Quota: Managed by the Rajasthan counselling board

Within the state quota, seats are distributed across types:

Seat type	R1 count	Source
Govt. Seat (in 33 govt colleges)	2,158	Category-wise reservation applies
Mgmt. Seat (in RajMES colleges)	945	Higher fees, reservation still applies
Gen. Seat (private state quota)	519	50% of private seats at regulated fees
NRI Seat (in govt/RajMES colleges)	120	No domicile; ancestral priority
Total R1 MBBS allotments	3,742

The full seat matrix across all quota types: Government Quota 2,208 seats, Private General Quota 1,526, Private Management Quota 1,229, and NRI Quota 455.

The RajMES model (unique to Rajasthan)

Rajasthan Medical Education Society (RajMES) operates 25 semi-government colleges at district headquarters under a Public-Private Partnership model. Their seats are distributed across government, management, and NRI quotas. Government quota seats carry Rs 70,340/year fees; management quota seats carry Rs 9.57 lakh/year; NRI quota seats carry Rs 23.9-25.1 lakh/year. In most other states, management and NRI quotas exist only in private colleges. For the full list of RajMES colleges, see Guide C.

The six established government colleges (SMS Jaipur, SP Bikaner, SN Jodhpur, JLN Ajmer, RNT Udaipur, GMC Kota) have only government quota seats with no management or NRI allocation.

What happens after allotment

Once allotted a seat:

1. Download your provisional allotment order from the SSO portal
2. Report to the allotted college within the specified window
3. Submit original documents for verification at the college
4. Pay the first-year fee

To try for a better seat in Round 2, confirm your upgradation interest on the SSO portal. Your current seat is held while you compete for upgrades. For Round 3, you must fill fresh choices regardless of earlier allotment.

Key differences from AIQ counselling

	Rajasthan state	MCC All India Quota
Rank used	Rajasthan State Merit Rank	NEET AIR
Reservation	65% (OBC 21% + SC 16% + ST 12% + MBC 5% + EWS 10% + Defence 1%)	49.5% (OBC 27% + SC 15% + ST 7.5% + EWS 10%)
Eligibility	Rajasthan domicile/study	Open to all India
Category system	GEN/OBC/SC/ST/MBC/EWS/SA with gender suffixes	UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS
Rounds	3 + stray	3
NRI quota location	Government/RajMES colleges (not private)	Private/deemed universities
Registration	Rajasthan SSO portal	MCC portal
Document verification	Centralized at SMS MC, Jaipur	At allotted college

Related Rajasthan guides

• Rajasthan counselling exit rules: round-by-round deposits, deadlines and penalties
• Rajasthan NEET counselling: full document checklist

There are 12 Punjab medical colleges for NEET state counselling, offering approximately 1,699 MBBS seats (2025 NMC seat matrix). BFUHS, Faridkot conducts the state counselling process for all 12: 5 government and 7 private. AIIMS Bathinda (100 seats) is a separate central institution that conducts its own admissions and is not part of BFUHS counselling.

Punjab medical colleges for NEET: government vs private

Type	Colleges	Approximate seats
Government	5	~799
Private	7	~850
Total	12	~1,699

The 12 colleges above exclude AIIMS Bathinda, which conducts its own admissions separately (see note in the introduction).

Government colleges

College	City	Seats (2025)
Government Medical College, Patiala	Patiala	250
Government Medical College, Amritsar	Amritsar	250
Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot	Faridkot	150
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali	Mohali	100
ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana	Ludhiana	50

GMC Patiala and GMC Amritsar are the two largest government medical colleges in the state, each with 250 seats. ESIC Ludhiana was added to BFUHS counselling in 2025 with 17 state quota seats (50 total, the remainder going to ESIC’s own quota).

Private colleges

College	City	Seats (2025)
Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research	Amritsar	150
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences	Jalandhar	150
Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research	Bathinda	150
Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital	Banur	150
Christian Medical College (CMC)	Ludhiana	100
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital (DMCH)	Ludhiana	100
RIMT Medical College & Hospital	Mandi Gobindgarh	50

CMC Ludhiana (established 1894) and DMCH Ludhiana (established 1934) are the two oldest private medical colleges in the state. CMC operates as a Christian minority institution with its own minority quota track.

Key cities

• Ludhiana: 3 colleges (ESIC, CMC, DMCH)
• Amritsar: 2 colleges (GMC Amritsar, SGRD)
• Patiala: 1 college (GMC Patiala)
• Faridkot: 1 college (GGS Medical College)
• Mohali, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Banur, Mandi Gobindgarh: 1 college each

Ludhiana has the highest concentration of medical colleges in the state, while Patiala and Amritsar host the largest government institutions.

Fee structure summary

College type	Quota	Annual fee (1st year)	Total 5-year cost
Government	State quota	₹1,74,000	~₹9.05 lakh
Private	Government quota	₹4,05,825	~₹21.5 lakh
Private	Management quota	₹10,40,000	~₹55.2 lakh
Private	NRI quota	—	~₹90 lakh (US $110,000)

Government college fees increase by approximately 10% annually. Hostel charges are extra (₹80,000 to ₹1,20,000 per year). Private college fees under the government quota are regulated by the state; management quota fees are significantly higher.

Additional costs to budget

• Hostel: ₹80,000 to ₹1,20,000/year
• Mess charges: ₹3,000 to ₹4,000/month
• Books and equipment: ₹20,000 to ₹50,000/year
• Counselling registration: ₹5,900 (General) or ₹2,950 (SC)

Deemed universities

Punjab does not have deemed medical universities participating in BFUHS counselling. AIIMS Bathinda, the only central institution in the state, operates under AIIMS national counselling. Candidates must apply separately through the AIIMS entrance system.

The Punjab NEET category list has four vertical reservation categories totalling 45% of state quota seats (SC 25% + BC 10% + EWS 10%), with the remaining 55% filled under the Open (General) category on merit. PwD reservation (5%) is horizontal, applied within each category rather than as a separate vertical slice.

Vertical reservation categories

Code	Category	Reservation %
OPEN	Open / General	55% (unreserved)
SC	Scheduled Caste	25%
BC	Backward Classes	10%
EWS	Economically Weaker Section	10%

Punjab does not have ST (Scheduled Tribe) reservation in state counselling, unlike most other states. The SC reservation at 25% is among the highest in India. Punjab’s SC population is approximately 32% per the 2011 Census, the highest proportion among Indian states.

Punjab also does not apply OBC reservation; the equivalent category is BC (Backward Classes) at 10%.

How to find your code in the Punjab NEET category list

Your category for Punjab NEET counselling is determined by certificates issued by the relevant government authority:

• OPEN: If you do not belong to any reserved category
• SC: Per the Scheduled Castes list for Punjab, with a certificate from the Deputy Commissioner or Sub-Divisional Magistrate
• BC: Per the Punjab Backward Classes list, with a certificate from the competent authority
• EWS: Family income below ₹8 lakh per annum, with an EWS certificate from the Tehsildar or equivalent (certificate must be issued in the year of admission)

Your category certificate must be in the candidate’s name and issued by an authority recognized by the Punjab government.

Horizontal reservations (applied across all vertical categories)

These quotas are applied within each vertical category, not in addition to the 100% seat count:

Code	Category	Reservation
PWD	Persons with Disability	5%
DEFENCE	Wards of Defence Personnel	Up to 3%
SPORTS	Sports Person	1%
FF	Freedom Fighter descendants	1%
TA	Terrorist Affected	1%
RA	Riots Affected (1984 Sikh riots)	1%
BAK_AR	Backward Area	1%
BR_AR	Border Area	1%

Punjab-specific quotas explained:

The Terrorist Affected (TA) quota covers children of those affected by terrorism during Punjab’s period of militancy. The Riots Affected (RA) quota is specifically for children and grandchildren of victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. The Political Pensioner (PP) category, found in allotment data, covers descendants of political sufferers from the independence movement or the Punjab unrest period.

The Backward Area and Border Area quotas (1% each) are geographic reservations for candidates from designated backward regions and border districts of Punjab. These geographic quotas are uncommon among Indian states.

Additional quotas in private colleges

Code	Category	Notes
JK	J&K Migrant	1% in private colleges; for Kashmiri migrants displaced by terrorism
NRI	Non-Resident Indian	15% of private college seats
MINORITY	Minority Quota	50% seats in Sikh minority institutions
CHRISTIAN_MINORITY	Christian Minority	CMC Ludhiana (Christian minority institution)

The J&K Migrant quota was clarified for the 2025 cycle, applicable from Round 3 onwards.

Minority institutions in Punjab operate on two tracks: Sikh minority colleges (such as Sri Guru Ram Das Institute, Amritsar) and Christian minority institutions (CMC Ludhiana). Each reserves 50% of seats for their respective community. Within minority institutions, sub-categories 2A through 2G are used for internal classification.

Vacancy conversion

When reserved seats go unfilled after all rounds, they convert to the general pool. BC and EWS unfilled seats move to OPEN category. SC seats that remain vacant after the mop-up round are also converted.

Horizontal reservation seats (Defence, Sports, FF, etc.) that go unfilled revert to the parent vertical category from which they were drawn.

How Punjab categories differ from AIQ categories

Punjab state counselling	AIQ equivalent
OPEN	UR (Unreserved)
BC	OBC (but Punjab’s BC is 10% vs AIQ’s 27%)
SC	SC (Punjab 25% vs AIQ 15%)
EWS	EWS (both 10%)
—	ST (Punjab has no ST reservation)
—	OBC-NCL (Punjab uses BC instead)
DEFENCE, SPORTS, FF, TA, RA	No AIQ equivalent
BAK_AR, BR_AR	No AIQ equivalent

If you hold both a Punjab category certificate and a central OBC/SC certificate, you can use each in its respective counselling (Punjab certificate for state quota; central certificate for AIQ).

Related Punjab guides

• Punjab counselling exit rules: round-by-round deposits, deadlines and penalties
• Punjab NEET counselling: full document checklist