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  • Himachal Pradesh extends NEET UG 2026 round 1 applications to 18 August

    Atal Medical and Research University has extended the last date for submission of online applications for the first round of MBBS and BDS counselling for the 2026-27 session to 5.00 pm on 18 August 2026. The notice cites the extension of the All India counselling schedule as the reason.

    Some applications have been unfrozen for correction

    Candidates who had already submitted applications under the EWS category and under the category of Wards of Ex-Servicemen and Wives of Defence Personnel have had their forms unfrozen so they can make corrections through their login.

    Those candidates are directed to complete three things within the prescribed time:

    • Update or select the correct priority, strictly as per the priority mentioned in the certificate issued by the competent authority.
    • Upload the requisite category certificate claiming the benefit, strictly in the format and to the requirements prescribed in the MBBS/BDS Prospectus 2026-27.
    • Re-check every detail entered in the application form and re-submit or freeze it.

    If your form falls in either category, treat the unfreeze as an instruction rather than an option. A form left unfrozen and unsubmitted at the deadline is the avoidable way to lose a round.

    Our Himachal Pradesh counselling guide covers the round structure, eligibility and exit rules for the state.

    Source: Atal Medical and Research University, Mandi, notice on extension of date and correction, dated August 2026.

  • Rajasthan publishes NEET UG 2026-27 fee structure for MBBS and BDS

    The Rajasthan NEET UG 2026 admissions portal has published the fee structure for the 2026-27 academic year across five separate documents covering government, private and ESIC colleges for both MBBS and BDS.

    MBBS at government, RUHS-CMS and RAJMES colleges

    Set in compliance with State Government order no. F.8(4)M.E./Group-1/2022 dated 30.09.2022.

    Type of seat Tuition fee per annum
    Government seat Rs. 73,900
    Management seat Rs. 10,05,100

    On top of tuition: caution money Rs. 9,100 one time, admission fee Rs. 21,500 one time, sports and academic fee Rs. 17,900 yearly, and infrastructure development and welfare fund Rs. 9,100 yearly.

    BDS at government dental colleges

    For Government Dental College, Jodhpur and RUHS-CDS, as per the state government order dated 23.06.2026, the government seat tuition fee is Rs. 59,100 per annum. The same one-time and yearly charges as above apply.

    ESIC Medical College, Alwar

    The government seat tuition fee is Rs. 1,00,000 per annum, with caution money of Rs. 5,000 one time and a hostel security deposit of Rs. 10,000. The college notes that a per-year Student Welfare Fund is pending a decision at ESIC headquarters.

    Hostel charges

    At government, RUHS-CMS and RAJMES colleges, annual hostel maintenance is Rs. 58,000 for a single seated room, Rs. 49,500 for a double and Rs. 42,900 for a triple. Those figures are inclusive of yearly electricity and water charges.

    Private colleges

    Private medical and dental college fees are published per college, as provided by each institution, and vary substantially. To take one example from the medical list, American International Institute of Medical Sciences at Bedwas charges Rs. 18,90,000 a year on a general seat and Rs. 25,00,000 on a management seat.

    The gap between a government seat and a management or private seat in Rajasthan is one of the widest in the country, which makes the seat type you are allotted far more consequential than the college name.

    Our Rajasthan cutoff pages show which colleges and seat types your rank reaches, so you can see the fee you would actually face rather than the headline one.

    Source: Rajasthan NEET UG Admissions 2026 fee structure documents for MBBS (government and management), BDS (government), ESIC, MBBS (private) and BDS (private), published on ug.neetrajasthan.com.

  • Karnataka publishes college-wise medical and dental fee structure for 2026-27

    The Karnataka Examinations Authority has published the college-wise fee structure for medical and dental seats for the 2026-27 academic year. The dental rates are set by Government Order No. MED 207 RGU 2026 dated 14 August 2026. The medical rates come from two separate orders: MED 218 RGU 2026 dated 14 August 2026 and MED 213 RGU 2026 dated 13 August 2026.

    What the tables contain

    Each college is listed with four separate rates: the government seat fee, the private seat fee, the management seat fee and the NRI fee. Colleges are also marked by type, which is what determines which of those columns actually applies to you.

    On the dental side, the government colleges charge a single government rate with no private, management or NRI seats. Government Dental College at Victoria Hospital Premises, Bangalore and Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bellary are both at Rs. 49,350. The ESIC Dental College at Gulbarga is at Rs. 1,09,350.

    Across private and minority dental colleges the government seat fee is a uniform Rs. 95,308, while the private, management and NRI rates vary widely by college. Among the ranges published, private-seat dental fees run from about Rs. 2.87 lakh to Rs. 7.45 lakh a year depending on the institution.

    What the medical table contains

    The MBBS table lists 68 colleges. Government colleges charge Rs. 64,350 a year on the government seat, and the two ESI medical colleges at Rajajinagar and Gulbarga charge Rs. 1,09,350. Many government colleges also carry a management and NRI rate of Rs. 25,09,350.

    Private and minority colleges sit at a uniform Rs. 1,53,571 government-seat rate with a Rs. 12,00,117 private rate, and management and NRI rates that run from about Rs. 25 lakh to Rs. 44 lakh a year. Deemed universities are higher again, with several at Rs. 45 lakh on the management and NRI seats.

    Read the seat type, not the headline number

    The single most common mistake is reading a college’s lowest published figure and assuming it is what you will pay. The government seat rate applies only to seats allotted under the government quota through KEA counselling. If your rank reaches the same college under a private, management or NRI seat, the applicable figure is several times higher.

    One dental college in the list, Farooquia Dental College in Mysore, carries a note that its affiliation is subject to the final outcome of W.P. No. 20558/2023 and to approval by the DCI or apex body.

    Our Karnataka college pages carry the per-college fee alongside seats, cutoffs and hospital data, so you can weigh cost against the rank you actually hold.

    Source: KEA college-wise fee structure for medical and dental courses 2026-27, published 17.08.2026. Dental per Government Order No. MED 207 RGU 2026 dated 14.08.2026; medical per MED 218 RGU 2026 dated 14.08.2026 and MED 213 RGU 2026 dated 13.08.2026.

  • Karnataka releases NEET UG 2026 round 1 mock allotment, options open till 20 August

    The Karnataka Examinations Authority has published the mock seat allotment result for the first round of medical and dental seats, released after 4.00 pm on 17 August 2026. Options entered up to 9.00 am on 13 August 2026 were considered.

    This is a mock result, not an allotment

    No admission can be taken against a seat shown in the mock result. KEA states plainly that because candidates may change, add or delete options after seeing it, the seats shown in the mock allotment may or may not be available in the actual allotment. The actual result will be published later.

    The purpose is to let you see where your rank currently lands and adjust before the real thing.

    Dates that matter

    • Change options: till 9.00 am on 20 August 2026. Options can be added, removed, changed or modified. Candidates who have not entered any medical or dental options can still enter them now.
    • Clause-A and Clause-Y candidates: till 6.00 pm on 18 August 2026. Those who qualified in UGNEET but have not registered or enrolled their roll number can register or link within this window, then enter options after downloading the verification slip.

    Why this round is combined

    KEA facilitated combined option entry across UGCET and UGNEET courses, so seat allotment has been made for all courses together on the basis of merit and priority of options. Because medical and dental courses were merged with the UGCET courses, and because the MCC revised the All India Quota schedule, KEA has announced the mock result first for this round as well and is giving candidates a chance to change or add options.

    KEA has also published college-wise, course-wise and category-wise cut-off ranks on its website alongside the mock result.

    Our Karnataka cutoff pages carry closing ranks by college and category from previous years, which is the more reliable guide while the mock result is still provisional.

    Source: KEA Note No. ED/KEA/UGCET-UGNEET/2026 dated 17.08.2026.

  • GGSIPU Delhi opens NEET UG 2026 round 1 registration on 19 August

    Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has notified the round 1 schedule for MBBS admission for the 2026-27 session. Registration, payment of the Rs. 2,500 fee, document upload and choice filling all open at 4.00 pm on 19 August 2026 and close at 11.59 pm on 21 August 2026.

    The schedule

    Who What Opens Closes
    Not yet registered, fee unpaid, score card not uploaded Registration, Rs. 2,500 fee, upload of mandatory documents including the NEET UG 2026 score card 19.08.2026, 4.00 pm 21.08.2026, 11.59 pm
    Already registered, fee paid, score card uploaded Filling of choices and preferences 19.08.2026, 4.00 pm 21.08.2026, 11.59 pm

    Choice filling is compulsory. A candidate who does not fill choices will not be considered for online allotment.

    Which colleges GGSIPU actually counsels

    This is the part most candidates get wrong. The university conducts counselling for the 85% Delhi state quota at only two colleges:

    • North Delhi Municipal Corporation Medical College and Hindu Rao Hospital, 60 seats
    • Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, 125 seats

    At both, the 15% All India Quota is filled by the Medical Counselling Committee, not the university.

    For Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital (170 seats), Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. RML Hospital (100 seats) and ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur (50 seats), all 100% of seats, both All India Quota and state quota, are counselled by the MCC. Candidates who want any of those three must register on the MCC website only.

    Army College of Medical Sciences (100 seats) is counselled by the university, but admission is limited to children of eligible serving and ex-Army personnel and war widows or widows of the Army. The notification is explicit that children of Air Force, Navy and paramilitary forces including CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, Assam Rifles, GREF and DSC are not eligible against those reserved seats.

    The Delhi 10+2 rule

    For the 85% state quota seats at Hindu Rao and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, a candidate must have studied both 11th and 12th in a recognised school or college in Delhi and passed the qualifying examination from a school or college located in Delhi. The university advises uploading the 11th class marksheet along with the 12th class marksheet in a single PDF.

    Two other points

    The category entered in the NEET UG 2026 application form cannot be changed. Admission is on NEET UG 2026 All India Rank, purely on merit, as per the qualifying percentile.

    The round 1 result date and the procedure that follows it will be notified separately.

    If you are weighing Delhi against your home state, our college predictor shows which seats your rank actually reaches, and the Delhi cutoff pages carry the closing ranks from previous years.

    Source: GGSIPU Notification No. 193/2026, F.No. IPU-7/DI (Academic) Counselling/2026/2747, dated 17.08.2026.

  • West Bengal NEET UG 2026 Round 1 registration extended

    The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) has extended NEET UG 2026 Round 1 online registration till further notice for MBBS and BDS admission in the state. The extension is shown on the official WBMCC website.

    Round 1 registration was earlier open from 13 August to 16 August. With the deadline now extended, candidates who missed the earlier window can still register. WBMCC has not announced a new closing date, so register now rather than waiting, and keep checking the WBMCC website for the revised schedule.

    What to do now

    • Complete your WBMCC registration, fee payment and document upload as soon as possible.
    • Do not wait for the last date, as “till further notice” can end at any time once WBMCC issues the revised schedule.
    • Keep your West Bengal domicile, category and NEET UG 2026 documents ready.
    • Plan your choices: check last year’s West Bengal MBBS closing ranks, use our college predictor, and read our West Bengal counselling guide.

    Related: West Bengal NEET UG 2026 Round 1 schedule

    Official links

    Source: West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee — NEET UG 2026 notice: Round 1 registration extended till further notice (wbmcc.nic.in).

  • Gujarat NEET UG 2026 Round 1 Merit List Published

    By Sahil Kakad

    The Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPUGMEC), Gujarat has published the Round 1 merit list for MBBS and BDS admission. The list covers the General, SC, ST, SEBC and EWS categories. Candidates should check their rank and category, because choice filling is built on this merit position.

    If you spot an error in your merit-list entry, you must sort it out in person. Visit the help centre where you completed your document verification, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM from 17 to 19 August 2026, and submit the correction application there.

    What has been published

    • Round 1 merit list for General, SC, ST, SEBC and EWS categories
    • NHL local quota candidate list (Ahmedabad)
    • SMC local quota candidate list (Surat)
    • Not-eligible (disqualified) candidate list for Round 1
    • A merit-change / correction application form

    What to do now

    • Check your name, rank and category in the Round 1 merit list.
    • If anything is wrong, visit your document-verification help centre between 17 and 19 August, 10 AM to 4 PM, with the correction application.
    • Confirm you are not on the not-eligible list; if you are, follow up at the help centre.
    • Plan your college preferences ahead of choice filling.

    As you plan, review last year’s closing ranks on our Gujarat MBBS cutoffs page and read the full process in the Gujarat counselling guide. Our college predictor can help you map your rank to likely colleges before choices open.

    Official links

    Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. Sahil is a second-year MBBS student and a member of the IMA Medical Students Network. This report was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the official ACPUGMEC notices before publishing.

    Source: Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPUGMEC), Gujarat — NEET UG 2026 Round 1 merit list and related lists.

  • Kerala KEAM 2026 Round 1: MBBS/BDS Options Open Till 20 August

    By Sahil Kakad

    The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala has started the first-phase (Round 1) allotment for MBBS and BDS admission under KEAM 2026. Candidates in the State Medical Rank List can now register their college and course options online. Option registration closes on 20 August 2026 at 12 noon. Separately, anyone who finds an error in the provisional category list must complain by 17 August 2026, 11 AM.

    NRI quota seats are not part of this phase. NRI allotment begins only from Round 2.

    Round 1 allotment schedule

    • Option registration: opens 15 August, closes 20 August 2026 at 12 noon
    • Rank-defect clearance for withheld results: by 3 PM on 19 August 2026
    • Provisional allotment: 21 August 2026
    • Final allotment: 22 August 2026
    • Fee payment and admission: 23 August to 28 August 2026, 4 PM (excluding 26 August)
    • College approval of admitted list on OAMS: by 28 August 2026, 5 PM

    Provisional category list

    CEE has published the provisional category list (except NRI) on the KEAM 2026 candidate portal. It covers category, community, nativity, income and special-reservation claims. If your category is shown wrongly, email your complaint with your KEAM application number and name to ceekinfo.cee@kerala.gov.in on or before 17 August 2026, 11 AM. Do not attach documents or certificates to the email. The NRI list has been withheld following the Kerala High Court order in WP(C) 26889/2026.

    Fees and registration

    Option registration needs a fee of ₹5,000 (₹500 for SC/ST/OEC and other eligible candidates). Government college fees are ₹23,150 for MBBS and ₹20,840 for BDS. In self-financing medical colleges the general (85%) tuition fee is about ₹8.1 lakh to ₹9.3 lakh per year, and the NRI (15%) fee is about ₹21.6 lakh to ₹22.7 lakh. For private dental colleges the general fee is ₹3,47,487. These self-financing fees are provisional 2025-26 rates and may change.

    What to do now

    • Register every option you are willing to join before 20 August, 12 noon. There is no fresh option registration in the next phase unless new colleges are added.
    • Check your category in the provisional list and email any correction by 17 August, 11 AM.
    • If your rank is withheld, clear the defect and release your rank before 3 PM on 19 August.
    • Keep the allotment fee ready; you must pay and take admission between 23 and 28 August.

    Before you set your option order, compare last year’s closing ranks on our Kerala MBBS cutoffs and Kerala BDS cutoffs pages, and see the full process in the Kerala counselling guide. Our college predictor can help you judge which colleges match your rank.

    Official links

    Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. Sahil is a second-year MBBS student and a member of the IMA Medical Students Network. This report was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the official CEE Kerala notifications before publishing.

    Source: Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, Kerala — KEAM 2026 MBBS/BDS first-phase options notification and provisional category list notice, both dated 15 August 2026.

  • Odisha NEET UG 2026 Round 1: Choice Filling Ends 18 August

    By Sahil Kakad

    The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) has revised the Round 1 counselling schedule for MBBS and BDS admission under state quota seats. The change follows a modification in the MCC All India Quota schedule. The most important date for candidates: choice filling now closes on 18 August 2026 at 5:00 PM.

    Every candidate who registered for Round 1 and appears in the state merit list should fill and lock choices before this deadline. Choices submitted after the cut-off are not accepted.

    Revised Round 1 schedule

    • Choice filling: 14 August 2026, 8:30 PM to 18 August 2026, 5:00 PM
    • Data reconciliation: 19 August 2026
    • Round 1 provisional allotment: 20 August 2026, 2:00 PM
    • Query window on provisional allotment: 21 August 2026, 2:00 PM
    • Round 1 allotment result and allotment letter download: 22 August 2026, 11:30 AM
    • Provisional admission (fee payment) and reporting: 24 August to 29 August 2026

    Provisional admission and reporting take place at the OJEE Cell, Gandamunda. Carry your original documents and a signed bond. The college-wise reporting schedule will be notified separately, so keep checking the official portals.

    What to do now

    • Log in and lock your choices before 18 August, 5:00 PM.
    • List colleges in your true order of preference; higher choices are considered first.
    • Keep your original documents and the signed bond ready for reporting.
    • Check the provisional allotment on 20 August and raise any query by 21 August, 2:00 PM.

    Before you lock choices, review last year’s closing ranks on our Odisha MBBS cutoffs and Odisha BDS cutoffs pages, and see the full process in the Odisha counselling guide. If you are still gauging where you stand, our college predictor maps your rank to likely colleges.

    Official links

    Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. Sahil is a second-year MBBS student and a member of the IMA Medical Students Network. This report was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the official OJEE notice before publishing.

    Source: Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE) — Revised 1st Round Counselling Activities for MBBS/BDS under State Quota, notice No. OJEE/420 dated 16 August 2026.

  • Rajasthan NEET UG 2026: college information sheets out for MBBS and BDS colleges

    By Sahil Kakad

    The Rajasthan NEET UG counselling board has published college information sheets for the 2026 MBBS and BDS allotments: one page for every college in state counselling, 51 medical and 17 dental. Each page carries the college’s nodal officer, whether it has a hostel, and the bank account into which the first-year tuition fee has to be deposited.

    The timing is tight. Choices auto-lock at 11:55 PM on 20 August. The Round 1 allotment result is due on 22 August, and allotted candidates then have five days, 23 to 27 August, to pay the first-year tuition fee and report. Fee deposit closes at 3:30 PM on 27 August.

    What each sheet carries

    • College name, address, official email ID and website
    • Whether the college has a hostel for students
    • Principal’s name and office phone number
    • Nodal officer’s name, designation, office phone, mobile number and email ID
    • Bank details for the fee: account name, account type, bank, account number, IFSC, branch name and branch city
    • Who a cheque or demand draft should be drawn in favour of, and where it is payable

    Colleges also carry an address on the board’s own domain, such as snmcjodhpur@neetrajasthan.com for Dr S N Medical College, Jodhpur. A query sent there goes to an official channel rather than a personal inbox.

    Check the account name before you transfer

    The name on the bank account is frequently not the name of the college. Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Jaipur takes its fee into an account held by Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology. Dr B. S. Tomar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jagatpura banks as Indian Medical Trust. Government Dental College, Jodhpur uses an account named after Dr S N Medical College. A payee name that differs from the college name is normal here. A payee name that differs from the sheet is not.

    Match four fields against the sheet for your allotted college before you move any money: account number, IFSC, account name and branch. Keep the transaction reference, because you will be reporting at a counter in Jaipur rather than at the college.

    Reporting is centralised at SMS Medical College

    Round 1 reporting and document submission happen at the allotted college’s desk in the Academic Block of SMS Medical College, Jaipur, from 23 to 27 August, 9 AM to 4 PM, with the counter open till 6 PM on 27 August. Candidates carry four printouts of the allotment letter, all original documents, the required bonds, and two copies of the application form with two sets of photocopies. The academic session begins on 8 September.

    Some sheets have gaps

    Not every field is filled in. Dr S N Medical College Jodhpur, RUHS College of Dental Sciences Jaipur and Government Dental College Jodhpur all leave the principal’s office phone number blank. The website field for Government Medical College, Karauli holds a Bing search link rather than a college website. Where a number is missing, the nodal officer’s mobile and the neetrajasthan.com email address are the working contacts.

    Fee amounts are not on these sheets

    The sheets say where to pay, not how much. The board’s Round 1 notification points candidates to a separate college fee structure document alongside the information bulletin, and to the Supreme Court order of 19 May 2022 in civil appeal no. 3978-3995/2017.

    The security deposit is a separate payment made during choice filling, due by 6 PM on 20 August: ₹50,000 for a government MBBS seat in a government, government society, RUHS-CMS or ESIC college; ₹2 lakh for a management seat in a government society college or RUHS-CMS; ₹5 lakh for an NRI seat, or for any MBBS seat in a private college; and ₹10,000 for BDS.

    What to do now

    • Save the sheet for every college on your choice list, so the account details are in hand the moment the result comes on 22 August.
    • Check your category’s seat count against earlier closing ranks before choices auto-lock on 20 August. Our Rajasthan MBBS closing ranks and BDS closing ranks pages show where each college closed in earlier rounds.
    • Read the Rajasthan counselling guide for how freezing, floating and the later rounds work.
    • Run your score through our free NEET rank predictor before you lock choices, to see which of these colleges are within reach.

    Our earlier reports cover the Round 1 schedule and the Round 1 seat matrix, which lists 7,433 MBBS and 1,536 BDS state-quota seats across these same 68 colleges.

    Official links

    Source: Office of the Chairman, NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board-2026, SMS Medical College, Jaipur — College Information Sheets for UG (MBBS/BDS) Allotments 2026 and the Round 1 notification dated 10.08.2026.

    Reviewed and edited by Sahil Kakad. Sahil is a second-year MBBS student and a member of the Indian Medical Association Medical Students Network (IMA MSN). This report was drafted with AI assistance and checked against the official source documents before publishing.