Haryana NEET counselling process 2026

The Haryana NEET counselling process is conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER) through Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences (UHS), Rohtak. The process covers 15 medical colleges with approximately 2,000 MBBS seats.

Official websites: uhsrugcounselling.com (counselling portal), dmer.haryana.gov.in (DMER)

How the Haryana NEET counselling process works

Haryana does not conduct a separate state entrance exam. Your NEET All India Rank (AIR) is the sole admission criterion. UHS Rohtak prepares a state merit list by filtering NEET AIR scores for domicile-eligible candidates, then ranking them in score order.

Your position in the Haryana state merit list determines when you get to choose seats. A candidate with AIR 10,000 could have a state merit rank of 300 if only 299 eligible Haryana candidates scored higher.

Since Haryana uses NEET AIR directly, standard NEET tiebreaking rules apply: Biology marks first, then Chemistry marks, then fewer incorrect answers, then age (older candidate ranked higher).

Who is eligible

You can participate in Haryana state counselling if you meet all of the following:

  1. Residency: You have resided in Haryana for at least 10 years
  2. Schooling: You completed Class 12 from a recognized school in Haryana
  3. Domicile: Your parents hold a permanent residence certificate of Haryana (bonafide resident)
  4. Age: Minimum 17 years by December 31 of the admission year
  5. Academic: Qualified NEET UG; passed 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English

Non-domicile access: Candidates without Haryana domicile can participate only for Management quota and NRI quota seats in private medical colleges.

Registration process

  1. Register on the UHS counselling portal (uhsrugcounselling.com or hry.online-counselling.co.in)
  2. Upload required documents: NEET scorecard, domicile certificate, Class 10 and 12 mark sheets, category certificate (if applicable), passport-size photographs
  3. Pay the registration fee:

– General/UR: ₹4,000

– SC/BC/EWS (Haryana domicile): ₹1,000

– NRI: ₹10,000

  1. Pay the security deposit:

– Government institutes only: ₹10,000

– Government + Private/University: ₹1,00,000

  1. Fill choices (colleges + category combinations) in order of preference
  2. Lock choices before the deadline

The entire process is online. Physical reporting happens only for document verification at the allotted institute.

Round-by-round timeline

Haryana conducts 3 regular rounds plus stray vacancy rounds, spread across August to December:

Round 1 (August)

  • Registration opens (2025: August 8-13)
  • Result and allotment published (2025: August 14)
  • Reporting to allotted college (2025: August 20-22)

Round 2 (September)

  • Open for new registrations and upgradation
  • Vacant seats and any newly added seats filled (in 2025, 200 new seats from two new colleges were added at this stage)

Round 3 (October)

  • Final regular round
  • Upgradation considered; remaining vacancies allotted

Stray vacancy round (November)

  • Fills seats left vacant after three rounds
  • Shorter timeline

Special stray round (December)

  • Last-chance filling for any remaining unfilled seats

Exact dates shift each year based on NEET results, court orders, and AIQ counselling schedule. Monitor uhsrugcounselling.com for official notifications.

Upgradation rules

If you receive a seat in one round, you can participate in the next round for a better allotment. If upgraded, your previous seat is released automatically. If not upgraded, your original allotment continues. You must either report to your allotted institute or explicitly opt for upgradation before the deadline.

Seat matrix and quota structure

Haryana’s seat distribution for MBBS:

  • Total MBBS seats: ~2,000 across 15 colleges (9 government, 6 private)
  • 15% All India Quota (from government colleges only): managed by MCC, not part of state counselling
  • 85% State Quota (government colleges): for Haryana domicile candidates only
  • Private college seats filled through state counselling:

– Government quota in private colleges: ~50% of private seats (state merit, reserved categories apply)

– Management quota: approximately 35-50% of private seats (varies by college; no domicile requirement)

– NRI quota: 15% of management category seats

Minority-run institutions (Al-Falah, Faridabad) have a separate minority quota. ESIC Medical College, Faridabad has ESIC-insured family seats alongside regular state counselling seats.

What happens after allotment

Once allotted a seat:

  1. Download your provisional allotment order from the portal
  2. Report to the allotted college within the specified window (typically 3-5 days)
  3. Submit original documents for physical verification
  4. Pay the first-year fee

Key differences from AIQ counselling

Haryana state MCC All India Quota
Rank used Haryana state merit (from NEET AIR) NEET AIR directly
Reservation 50% unreserved + SC 20% + BCA 16% + BCB 11% + EWS 10% UR + OBC 27% + SC 15% + ST 7.5% + EWS 10%
Eligibility Haryana domicile only (10-year residency + schooling) Open to all India
Category system OPEN/BCA/BCB/SC/SC_DEPRIVED/EWS UR/OBC/SC/ST/EWS
Rounds 3 + stray + special stray 3
Fees (govt colleges) ~₹80,000/year Varies by state
Special features SC sub-classification, women-only college, ESM/FF tiers EWS, PwD