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
- OJEE revised Round 1 counselling schedule, notice No. OJEE/420 (PDF)
- OJEE official portal (ojee.nic.in)
- OJEE counselling portal (odishajee.com)
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.