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  • Rajasthan NEET UG 2026 Round 1 schedule and application open

    The Rajasthan NEET UG Medical and Dental Admission/Counselling Board (SMS Medical College, Jaipur) has released the Round 1 schedule for NEET UG 2026 MBBS and BDS admissions. The online application is open from 12 August 2026.

    Round 1 schedule

    • Online application (Part 1 and Part 2) and fee: starts 12 August; last date for fee 17 August (4:00 PM), last date for the form 17 August (8:00 PM).
    • Provisional seat matrix: 13 August. Provisional merit list: 18 August.
    • Security deposit and choice filling: 14 to 20 August (choices auto-lock at 11:55 PM on 20 August).
    • Round 1 allotment result: 22 August 2026.
    • Fee payment and reporting at SMS Medical College, Jaipur: 23 to 27 August. Academic session begins 8 September 2026.

    Fees and deposits

    • Non-refundable application fee: ₹2,500 (₹1,500 for SC, ST and ST-STA candidates of Rajasthan), plus transaction charges.
    • Security deposit at choice filling: ₹50,000 for a government MBBS seat, ₹2,00,000 for a management seat, ₹5,00,000 for an NRI or private-college MBBS seat, and ₹10,000 for a BDS seat.

    What to do now

    Official links

    Source: NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board, Rajasthan — NEET UG 2026 Round 1 schedule (notification dated 10 August 2026, ug.neetrajasthan.com).

  • Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 Round 1 registration and vacancy out

    The Tamil Nadu Medical Selection Committee has opened Round 1 registration for NEET UG 2026 government-quota and management-quota MBBS and BDS admissions, and has published the tentative vacancy position (as on 13 August 2026) for each college.

    Round 1 tentative vacancy

    • Government MBBS: about 4,048 seats across 36 government medical colleges (government quota), plus 90 at the ESIC medical college, Chennai.
    • Self-financing and private MBBS: about 3,350 seats in self-financing colleges and 575 in private colleges, across government-quota, management and NRI categories.
    • Dental: 197 government BDS seats and about 1,662 self-financing BDS seats.

    The committee has also released the provisional lists of eligible candidates for the government quota, the 7.5% government-school quota, IRT ward quota, management quota, CMC Vellore categories, linguistic-minority (Malayalam and Telugu), Christian-minority and NRI categories.

    What to do now

    Related: Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 provisional rank list

    Official links

    Source: Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu — NEET UG 2026 Round 1 tentative vacancy and registration (tnmedicalselection.net).

  • Punjab NEET UG 2026 Round 1 provisional merit list released

    Update — 16 August 2026: BFUHS has published the revised Round 1 merit list after considering objections, along with a revised NRI merit list and a correction to the Christian-minority (BDS) list. Separately, PwBD candidates must appear for medical assessment at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot from 17 to 20 August 2026, 9:00 AM–2:00 PM.

    Revised documents: revised combined merit list (PDF), revised NRI merit list (PDF), PwBD assessment notice (PDF).

    Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot has released the Round 1 provisional combined merit list for NEET UG 2026 MBBS and BDS admissions in Punjab. It has also published separate lists for the NRI quota and for minority-quota candidates, and a revised admission-criteria notification.

    Which lists are out

    • Provisional combined merit list for the state, showing each candidate’s merit number, NEET UG 2026 rank and marks, category, and eligibility for the 85% state-quota seats.
    • NRI-quota merit list (dated 13 August 2026).
    • List of eligible candidates for the Sikh Minority Quota (SMQ), called for verification.
    • List of eligible and ineligible candidates under the Christian Minority (Category 2, with service commitment).

    Alongside the lists, the Punjab Department of Medical Education and Research has issued a revised admission-criteria notification (dated 10 July 2026). It confirms that BFUHS Faridkot conducts the centralised counselling for all MBBS and BDS seats in the state’s government and private medical and dental colleges, that seats are filled on NEET merit, and that private and minority institutions are governed by the Punjab Private Health Sciences Educational Institutions Act, 2006 and its 2020 amendment.

    What to do now

    • Find your merit number in the combined list, and check whether you are marked eligible for the 85% state-quota seats.
    • If you applied under the NRI or a minority quota, confirm your name in the relevant list and complete verification if you are called.
    • Report any discrepancy to BFUHS within the objection window before the merit list is finalised.
    • Check last year’s Punjab MBBS closing ranks, see the list of Punjab medical colleges, use our college predictor, and read our Punjab counselling guide.

    Official links

    Source: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot — NEET UG 2026 Round 1 provisional merit lists and revised admission criteria (bfuhsonline.ac.in).

  • NEET UG 2026: MCC extends AIQ Round 1 registration to 15 August

    The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has revised the Round 1 schedule for NEET UG 2026 All India Quota counselling. In Notice No. 08 dated 13 August 2026, MCC has given candidates more time: registration and fee payment for Round 1 now stay open until 2:00 PM on 15 August 2026, and choice filling continues till 17 August 2026.

    This schedule covers the 15% All India Quota seats and the 100% seats in deemed and central universities, AFMC, AIIMS and JIPMER, for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing courses.

    Revised Round 1 schedule

    • Registration and payment: 5 August to 15 August 2026, up to 2:00 PM on 15 August (the payment facility stays open till 5:00 PM on 15 August), as per server time.
    • Choice filling: 6 August to 17 August 2026, up to 6:00 PM on 17 August. Choice locking runs from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM on 17 August.
    • Processing of seat allotment: 18 August 2026.
    • Round 1 result: 19 August 2026.
    • Reporting and joining at the allotted college: 20 to 25 August 2026.

    What to do now

    • If you have not registered, finish your registration and fee payment before 2:00 PM on 15 August. Leaving it to the last hour is risky.
    • Fill and lock your choices by 6:00 PM on 17 August. Order them carefully, best college first.
    • Use our college predictor to see which colleges your rank can reach, and check the previous years’ closing ranks before you lock.
    • New to All India Quota counselling? Read our All India Quota counselling guide.

    Related: NEET UG 2026: MCC resets Round 1 registration

    Official links

    Source: Medical Counselling Committee — Notice No. 08 dated 13 August 2026, revised Round 1 schedule (mcc.nic.in).

  • Madhya Pradesh NEET UG 2026 Round 1 seat matrix released

    Update — 16 August 2026: DME has released the Round 1 choice-filling & locking user manual and the fee structure for government and private colleges, so Round 1 choice filling is now underway.

    New documents: choice-filling & locking user manual (PDF), government & private college fee structure (PDF).

    The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Madhya Pradesh has published the Round 1 seat matrix for NEET UG 2026 state-quota MBBS admissions. It lists the seats in each college, split across the All India Quota, the state quota and the reserved categories. DME has now marked this as the final Round 1 seat matrix (13 August 2026); the college-wise seat counts are unchanged from the provisional version.

    What the seat matrix shows

    • College-wise total seats, with the 15% All India Quota, GOI/insured-person quota and the remaining state-quota seats.
    • The state-quota seats are further split into PwD, defence (Sainik), freedom-fighter, government-school and open categories.
    • Government colleges include Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal (250), Gajra Raja Medical College, Gwalior (250), M.G.M. Medical College, Indore (250) and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur (250), along with the newer government colleges and private colleges.

    Match the seat matrix against last year’s Madhya Pradesh MBBS closing ranks, see the full list of MP medical colleges, and use our college predictor to find the seats your rank can reach. Our Madhya Pradesh counselling guide explains the DME process.

    What to do now

    • Read the seat matrix for the colleges you are targeting and note the seats in your category.
    • Keep your MP domicile, category and NEET UG 2026 documents ready for counselling.
    • Watch dme.mponline.gov.in for the Round 1 registration and choice-filling dates.

    Official links

    Source: Directorate of Medical Education, Madhya Pradesh — NEET UG 2026 Round 1 final seat matrix dated 13 August 2026 (dme.mponline.gov.in).

  • West Bengal NEET UG 2026 Round 1 registration from 13 August

    The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) has released the Round 1 schedule for NEET UG 2026 state-quota, private management-quota and NRI-quota MBBS/BDS seats. Online registration runs from 13 to 16 August 2026.

    Round 1 schedule

    • Online registration: 13 August (11:00 AM) to 16 August 2026 (6:00 PM); fee payment till midnight of 16 August.
    • Publication of verified candidates and Round 1 seat matrix: 19 August (after 12:00 noon).
    • Choice filling and locking: 19 August (4:00 PM) to 21 August (4:00 PM).
    • Round 1 allotment result: 25 August 2026 (after 4:00 PM).
    • Reporting and admission at the allotted institute: 26 to 28 August 2026.
    • Online seat surrender at the allotted college: 3 September 2026.

    The registration portal is now live, and the WBMCC has published a step-by-step registration user manual along with the NEET UG 2026 information bulletin. Before you register, check last year’s West Bengal MBBS closing ranks, use our college predictor, and read our West Bengal counselling guide.

    What to do now

    • Register and pay the fee on the WBMCC applicant portal between 13 and 16 August. Follow the user manual step by step.
    • Keep your domicile, category, income (EWS) and medical certificates ready in the WBMCC format.
    • Fill and lock your choices during 19 to 21 August.

    Related: West Bengal NEET UG 2026 Round 1 registration extended till further notice

    Official links

    Source: West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee — NEET UG 2026 Round 1 tentative schedule (Memo dated 11 August 2026), registration user manual and information bulletin (wbmcc.nic.in).

  • Arunachal NEET UG 2026 counselling: registration from 13 August

    The Directorate of Higher & Technical Education (DHTE), Arunachal Pradesh has released the NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule for admission to PCB-group courses, including MBBS. Round 1 online registration runs from 13 to 19 August 2026.

    Round 1 schedule

    • Online provisional registration: 13 August to 19 August 2026 (apdhte.nic.in or apjee.co.in).
    • Uploading documents and replying to queries: 13 to 20 August (up to 12:00 noon).
    • Choice filling and locking: 13 to 20 August 2026.
    • List of eligible registered candidates: 20 August (after 4:00 PM).
    • First round of seat allotment: 21 August 2026. Reporting: 24 to 26 August.
    • Second round allotment: 28 August; reporting 31 August to 2 September. Spot round (tentative): around 9 September.

    PwD candidates

    Candidates claiming the PwD quota must report to the Medical Board at the Conference Hall of TRIHMS, Naharlagun between 12 and 18 August 2026 for medical assessment and confirmation of PwD status and course eligibility.

    Before you register, check last year’s Arunachal Pradesh MBBS closing ranks, use our college predictor, and read our Arunachal Pradesh counselling guide.

    What to do now

    • Register on apdhte.nic.in or apjee.co.in between 13 and 19 August and upload your documents.
    • Fill and lock your choices by 20 August; PwD candidates attend the TRIHMS medical board by 18 August.

    Official links

    Source: Directorate of Higher & Technical Education, Arunachal Pradesh — NEET UG 2026 counselling schedule circular, 11 August 2026 (apdhte.nic.in).

  • Assam NEET UG 2026 provisional state merit list published

    The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Assam has published the provisional state merit list for NEET UG 2026 MBBS and BDS admissions. It ranks Assam candidates for the state-quota seats.

    What the list shows

    • Your Assam state rank, NEET UG 2026 roll number, name, sex, category, total marks, percentile and All India NEET rank.
    • The list is provisional: the state rank here is what your Assam counselling is based on, not your All India Rank.

    What to do now

    • Find your name and check your state rank, category and marks are correct.
    • If you spot a mistake, raise it with DME Assam within the objection window before the final list.
    • Watch dme.assam.gov.in for the counselling schedule and choice filling.

    Use your Assam rank to plan: see last year’s Assam MBBS closing ranks, use our college predictor, and read our Assam counselling guide.

    Official links

    Source: Directorate of Medical Education, Assam — NEET UG 2026 provisional state merit list (dme.assam.gov.in).

  • Uttarakhand NEET UG 2026 Round 1 registration opens 13 August

    Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University (HNBUMEU), Dehradun has announced that Round 1 registration for NEET UG 2026 state-quota MBBS and BDS counselling will start from 13 August 2026.

    What is known so far

    • Round 1 online registration opens on 13 August 2026 on the university’s UG counselling portal.
    • The university has also published PwD (persons with disability) guidelines for candidates claiming the PwD quota.
    • The full round schedule, fees and choice-filling dates will follow on the counselling portal.

    Before you register, check last year’s Uttarakhand MBBS closing ranks, use our college predictor to see the seats your rank can reach, and read our Uttarakhand counselling guide.

    What to do now

    • Keep your NEET UG 2026 scorecard, Uttarakhand domicile, category and (if applicable) PwD certificate ready.
    • Register from 13 August on the HNBUMEU counselling portal and watch it for the full schedule.

    Official links

    Source: Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Uttarakhand Medical Education University — UG counselling notice, NEET UG 2026 Round 1 registration.

  • Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 provisional rank lists released

    The Tamil Nadu Selection Committee (Directorate of Medical Education) has published the provisional rank lists for NEET UG 2026 MBBS and BDS admissions. Separate lists are out for the government quota, the management quota and the 7.5% government-school reservation.

    The three lists

    • Government quota (92.5%): the state merit list for government-quota MBBS/BDS seats.
    • Management quota: the rank list for management-quota seats in self-financing colleges.
    • 7.5% government-school reservation: the separate list for candidates who studied in Tamil Nadu government schools.

    Each list shows your rank, application number, NEET UG 2026 roll number, name, community and NEET mark, with the community rank.

    What to do now

    • Find your name and check that your rank, community and NEET mark are correct.
    • The lists are provisional: if you spot a mistake in your details, raise it with the Selection Committee within the grievance window before the final rank list.
    • Once the rank list is finalised, watch for the choice-filling and counselling schedule on tnmedicalselection.net.

    Use your Tamil Nadu rank to plan ahead: check last year’s Tamil Nadu MBBS closing ranks and BDS closing ranks, use our college predictor to see which seats your rank can reach, and read our Tamil Nadu counselling guide.

    Official links

    Source: Tamil Nadu Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education — NEET UG 2026 provisional rank lists for MBBS/BDS (tnmedicalselection.net).