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  • Punjab Round 2 opens: fresh registration closes 5 September, and not joining forfeits your security

    Baba Farid University of Health Sciences has issued the second round schedule for MBBS and BDS admissions, and the first deadline lands almost immediately. Fresh application and registration runs from 3 September to 5 September 2026, up to 5:00 PM. Candidates who already registered do not need to register again.

    Giving willingness to participate in the second round runs a little longer, from 3 September to 7 September 2026, up to 5:00 PM, and it is mandatory. Willingness is not a formality here: the university says only those candidates who submit willingness along with the required security amount will be considered for the second round.

    One caveat on status. The university has issued this as a draft schedule, prepared for perusal and approval, and the document says so on its face. The registration window it sets out is already open on the BFUHS portal, so treat the dates as operative but check the portal before relying on a date further out in the calendar.

    The Round 2 schedule

    • Fresh application and registration: 3 to 5 September 2026, up to 5:00 PM
    • Giving willingness for Round 2: 3 to 7 September 2026, up to 5:00 PM
    • Tentative vacancy position on the university website: 7 September 2026
    • NRI quota physical application form: 7 and 8 September 2026
    • Sports category hard copies at the Admission Branch, Faridkot: only on 7 September 2026
    • Minority quota verification at the minority institution: 7 September 2026
    • Provisional merit list: 8 September 2026
    • Objections to the merit list, in person at Faridkot: 9 September 2026, up to 3:00 PM
    • Revised provisional merit list: 9 September 2026
    • Online choice filling: 8 to 10 September 2026, up to 5:00 PM
    • Processing of seat allotment: 11 to 12 September 2026
    • Provisional seat allotment result: 12 September 2026
    • Objections to the allotment result, in person at Faridkot: 14 September 2026, up to 4:00 PM
    • Revised provisional allotment result: 15 September 2026
    • Balance fee payment and reporting at the allotted college: 16 to 18 September 2026, up to 5:00 PM

    Objections at both stages have to be made by turning up in person at the Admission Branch in Faridkot with the relevant documents. The university states that objections received by email will not be entertained.

    Round 1 choices are wiped

    Every candidate has to submit fresh choices for Round 2. The university has put it bluntly: choices submitted during Round 1 are treated as null and void. Choices lock automatically once the deadline passes, and no request to change them afterwards will be entertained.

    That makes 10 September the real decision point of this round, not 5 September. Registration only buys you the right to be in it.

    What it costs

    Fresh applicants pay a registration fee of ₹5,000 plus 18 per cent GST of ₹900, and candidates in the SC and BC categories pay ₹2,500 plus GST of ₹450.

    The security fee depends on where you are willing to be allotted. It is ₹10,000 for government colleges only, and ₹5,000 for SC and BC candidates on the same option. For private colleges and private universities it is ₹2,00,000, and it stays ₹2,00,000 for a combined government plus private option, with no category concession on either.

    Candidates allotted a seat in Round 1 also have to submit willingness for Round 2, but their deposited security fee is adjusted and they pay only the remaining tuition amount. Anyone who has already paid tuition of more than ₹10,000 for government colleges, ₹5,000 for SC and BC candidates, or ₹2,00,000 for private universities and colleges, does not pay the security deposit again.

    Who is eligible for Round 2

    Five groups can be allotted a seat in the second round:

    • Registered candidates who got no allotment in Round 1.
    • Registered candidates whose Round 1 seat was cancelled during document verification at reporting. They are considered with a changed category, subject to seats being available in it.
    • Candidates who reported at the allotted institute in Round 1 and submitted willingness for upgradation as Yes.
    • Candidates allotted a seat in Round 1 who did not join.
    • Candidates who resigned online, within the stipulated time, from a Round 1 seat at the college.

    Two classes are shut out: candidates who became ineligible for want of adequate documents under the Punjab government and MCC eligibility criteria, and candidates who registered in neither Round 1 nor Round 2.

    The forfeiture rules are strict, and they compound

    The security deposit is refunded only if no seat is allotted in Round 2. Beyond that, every path costs money.

    A candidate allotted a Round 2 seat who does not report or join may exit, but the security deposit is not refunded. A candidate who joins can still resign within the stipulated period, and the security deposit is forfeited then too. Either way, staying in the process for Round 3 means registering fresh and depositing a fresh security amount on top of the forfeited one.

    Upgradation carries its own lock. A Round 2 seat can be upgraded in Round 3, but once you join the upgraded seat in Round 3 you cannot resign or leave it. And if you do not join an allotted or upgraded seat in Round 3, that security is forfeited as well.

    One structural point matters for anyone counting on a late opening. The university says conversion of NRI and reserved category seats to open merit happens in Round 3, and only after the eligible candidates in the relevant category have been exhausted. Seats you are hoping will spill into the open pool will not do so in this round.

    What to do now

    • If you have not registered at all, do it before 5:00 PM on 5 September. There is no second window.
    • If you are already registered, submit willingness with the security amount by 5:00 PM on 7 September. Skipping it keeps you out of the round entirely.
    • Check the tentative vacancy position on 7 September before you build your preference list.
    • Treat 10 September as the deadline that decides your seat, and submit fresh choices well before 5:00 PM.
    • Sports and NRI candidates: the physical submissions on 7 and 8 September cannot be done by email or post.

    Before you rank colleges, it helps to know where a rank like yours has landed before. We track Punjab closing ranks by college and category, our Punjab counselling guide follows the rounds, and the Round 1 allotment story has the seat numbers this round builds on. The MCC Round 2 schedule runs alongside it, which matters if you are holding an all India quota option too.

    Official links

    Source: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Admission Branch, draft schedule for the second round of online counselling for admission to MBBS and BDS courses under NEET-UG 2026, session 2026, dated 3 September 2026.

  • Punjab NEET UG 2026 Round 1 allotment out: 2,410 seats, reporting 30 August to 5 September

    Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, published the provisional first-round seat allotment for Punjab MBBS and BDS admissions on 27 August. The list runs to 142 pages and allots 2,410 seats: 1,386 in MBBS and 1,024 in BDS, across 12 medical and 17 dental colleges.

    Objections close on 28 August. The revised allotment follows on 29 August, and physical reporting at the allotted college runs from 30 August to 5 September.

    The dates that matter this week

    Event Date (2026)
    Provisional seat allotment published 27 August
    Last date for objections to the allotment 28 August
    Revised provisional allotment, if any 29 August
    Physical reporting at the allotted college 30 August to 5 September

    BFUHS accepts objections only in person, at the Admission Branch in Faridkot, with supporting documents. The revised schedule states plainly that objections sent by email or any other electronic mode will not be entertained. If you have a discrepancy to raise, someone has to travel.

    Reporting is not a formality either. Candidates have to appear at the college with original documents, complete the medical examination where it applies, finish the admission formalities, and pay six months’ tuition fee through the university online payment gateway inside their own login.

    These are Punjab merit numbers, not your NEET rank

    The BFUHS allotment list carries a combined merit number covering MBBS and BDS candidates together. It is not the NEET All India Rank, and the two numbers are far apart. Reading a Punjab closing figure as an AIR is the most common mistake made with this document.

    The numbers below are the closing BFUHS merit numbers in the government quota, Open category, for MBBS. They are provisional and can move when the revised list appears on 29 August.

    College Closing merit number, government quota, Open
    Government Medical College, Patiala 142
    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali) 312
    Government Medical College, Amritsar 318
    Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana 324
    ESIC Medical College, Ludhiana 354
    Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot 423
    Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar 572
    Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Banur 693
    RIMT Medical College and Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh 753
    Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Bathinda 1,264

    Private colleges hold government-quota seats in Punjab

    Five of the ten colleges in that table are private: Dayanand Medical College, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Gian Sagar, RIMT and Adesh. Their seats in the list above are government-quota seats, allotted on state merit at the government-quota fee, not management seats.

    The same colleges also appear in the list under the management quota, where the allotment reaches much deeper. Dayanand Medical College closed its management-quota MBBS allotment at merit number 4,502, and Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences at 5,445. The college name is the same in both cases. The seat, the merit needed and the fee are not.

    On the dental side, the two government dental colleges closed their Open government-quota allotment at merit 1,073 (Patiala) and 1,115 (Amritsar). Private dental colleges ran from 1,816 at SGRD Amritsar down to 4,100 at RIMT Mandi Gobindgarh.

    Reporting collides with All India Quota Round 2

    Punjab’s reporting window ends on 5 September. MCC opens All India Quota Round 2 registration on 3 September, with registration closing at 3:00 PM on 8 September and the result due on 11 September. State counselling Round 2 runs 7 to 11 September.

    A candidate holding a Punjab Round 1 seat and also intending to try All India Quota Round 2 has both processes running in the same week. Read your seat-holding rules before you decide, because what you do in Punjab affects what you can do at MCC.

    Official links

    Related on neet2seat

    Source: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, provisional first-round seat allotment dated 27.08.2026 and revised first-round schedule dated 25.08.2026. Closing merit numbers computed by neet2seat from the published allotment list.

  • Punjab moves its round 1 allotment to 27 August, and objections must be filed in person at Faridkot

    Baba Farid University of Health Sciences has revised the entire first-round schedule for MBBS and BDS admission under NEET UG 2026. Every stage has moved, most by about five days.

    The new dates

    Stage Old Revised
    Online choice filling 16 to 19 Aug, 5 pm 16 to 23 Aug, 5 pm
    Provisional seat allotment result 22 Aug 27 Aug
    Last date for objections 23 Aug, 3 pm 28 Aug
    Revised provisional allotment, after objections 24 Aug 29 Aug
    Physical reporting to colleges 25 to 28 Aug 30 Aug to 5 Sep

    Choice filling has already closed under the revised schedule. What remains live is the allotment on 27 August and everything after it.

    Objections cannot be emailed

    This is the part worth planning around. The notice states that objections to the provisional allotment are accepted only through personal appearance in the Admission Branch, BFUHS, Faridkot, along with supporting documents, and that objections submitted by email or any other electronic mode will not be entertained.

    You get one day. The allotment appears on 27 August and objections close on 28 August, so if you think something is wrong with your allotment you need to be physically in Faridkot with your documents inside that window. Candidates elsewhere in the state, or outside it, should work out the travel now rather than after seeing the result.

    That is a stricter rule than most states run this season. Kerala, by contrast, takes complaints on its first-phase allotment by email.

    Reporting comes with a fee payment

    Physical reporting runs from 30 August to 5 September at the allotted college, and covers verification of original documents, medical examination where applicable, and completion of admission formalities. It also requires payment of six months of tuition fee through the University Online Payment Gateway in the candidate login.

    Six months rather than a full year is the figure to budget against for this stage.

    Our Punjab cutoff pages carry closing ranks by college, category and seat type, and the predictor shows which seats your rank reaches. We covered the round 1 merit list and the original admission schedule earlier.

    Source: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences, Faridkot, Admission Branch, “Revised schedule for first round of online counselling under NEET UG-2026 for admission to MBBS/BDS course”, dated 25.08.2026, signed by the Registrar.

  • 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).

  • Punjab MBBS, BDS 2026 application open; apply by Aug 10

    Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot has opened the Round 1 application for Punjab MBBS and BDS admissions 2026. The online application is live from 5 August and closes on 10 August 2026 (5:00 PM). The application link is now active.

    Apply online

    • Online application: 5 to 10 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.
    • Correction in the submitted form: 5 to 11 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.
    • Application fee: ₹5,900 for General and other categories, ₹2,950 for SC (both include 18% GST). Pay online by 11 August, 3:00 PM.
    • Apply on the official portal: admission.bfuhsonline.ac.in.

    Special categories (extra steps)

    • NRI quota: submit the physical application form from 5 to 12 August 2026, up to 4:00 PM.
    • Christian minority quota: eligibility verification at CMC, Ludhiana, from 5 to 12 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.
    • Sikh minority quota: eligibility verification at Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Amritsar, from 5 to 12 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.
    • Sports category: submit two printed application forms, the Sports Gradation Certificate and self-attested documents in person at BFUHS, Faridkot, from 5 to 11 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.

    What comes next

    • Provisional merit list: 13 August 2026.
    • Objections (in person only, at BFUHS Faridkot): 14 August 2026.
    • Revised merit list: 15 August 2026.
    • Round 1 choice filling: 16 to 19 August 2026.
    • Provisional seat allotment: 22 August 2026; reporting 25 to 28 August 2026.

    Before you fill choices, check last year’s Punjab closing ranks and the list of Punjab medical colleges, use the college predictor to see which seats fit your rank, and read our Punjab counselling guide. For the full round-by-round timeline, see our Punjab MBBS/BDS 2026 schedule.

    Official links

    What to do now

    • Read the prospectus, then apply on admission.bfuhsonline.ac.in before 10 August, 5:00 PM.
    • Pay the fee online before 11 August, 3:00 PM.
    • NRI, minority and sports candidates: finish your extra step in person by 11-12 August.

    Source: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot — MBBS/BDS Session 2026 prospectus and admission schedule, application open 5-10 August 2026 (admission.bfuhsonline.ac.in).

  • Punjab MBBS, BDS 2026: apply by Aug 10, schedule out

    Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot has released the schedule for MBBS and BDS admissions in Punjab for the 2026 session. Online applications open on 5 August 2026 and close on 10 August 2026.

    Important dates

    • Prospectus and online application form open: 5 August 2026.
    • Last date to submit the online application: 10 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.
    • Last date to correct the form (locked after this): 11 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.
    • Provisional merit list: 13 August 2026.
    • Objections to the merit list (in person only): 14 August 2026.
    • Revised merit list: 15 August 2026.
    • Round 1 online choice filling: 16 to 19 August 2026, up to 5:00 PM.
    • Provisional seat allotment result: 22 August 2026.
    • Reporting to colleges (documents, medical, six months’ fee): 25 to 28 August 2026.

    Application fee

    • General and other categories: ₹5,900 (₹5,000 + 18% GST).
    • Scheduled Caste (SC): ₹2,950 (₹2,500 + 18% GST).
    • Pay online through the University payment gateway by 11 August 2026, up to 3:00 PM.

    Special cases

    • Sports category: submit two printed copies of the form with the Sports Gradation Certificate from the Director, Sports, Punjab, in person at the Admission Branch, BFUHS Faridkot, by 11 August 2026.
    • Minority quota: Christian minority candidates are verified at CMC Ludhiana and Sikh minority candidates at Sri Guru Ram Das Institute, Amritsar, both on 12 August 2026. Only verified candidates can pick minority quota seats.
    • NRI quota: submit the physical application form by 12 August 2026, up to 4:00 PM.
    • Objections to the merit list and to seat allotment are accepted only in person at BFUHS Faridkot, not by email.

    To plan your choices, see last year’s Punjab closing ranks and the list of Punjab medical colleges, use the college predictor to see which seats fit your rank, and read our Punjab counselling guide.

    What to do now

    • Open www.bfuhs.ac.in from 5 August, read the prospectus and apply before 10 August.
    • Pay the application fee online before 11 August, 3:00 PM.
    • Sports, minority and NRI candidates: finish the extra in-person step by 12 August.

    Official links

    Source: Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot — Schedule for Admission to MBBS/BDS Courses, Session 2026.

  • Punjab notifies MBBS and BDS 2026 admission rules: BFUHS counselling and a ₹20 lakh government bond

    The Government of Punjab has notified the admission rules for MBBS and BDS seats in the state for 2026. The notification, issued by the Department of Medical Education and Research on 8 July 2026, covers government and private medical and dental colleges, including private universities and minority institutions, and it supersedes every earlier admission notification in the state.

    Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, will run the centralised counselling. Every seat, whether government quota, management quota, NRI or minority, is filled on NEET merit.

    How the seats are filled

    In government colleges, 15% of MBBS and BDS seats go to the All India Quota, filled by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of the DGHS. The remaining 85% form the state quota, filled by BFUHS on NEET merit. After the NEET result, candidates apply to BFUHS on its prescribed form for all seats except the All India Quota. Left-over seats are filled by the same admission committee on the same merit, so individual colleges cannot call for separate applications.

    Who qualifies for the Punjab state quota

    A candidate must be an Indian citizen and meet one of these conditions: passed Class 11 and 12 from Punjab, or was born in Punjab, or is a permanent resident of the state. Permanent residence covers, among others, those who studied five years in Punjab (or the two years just before the qualifying exam), and the children of Punjab government employees, pensioners and long-settled residents. Wards of defence personnel posted in Punjab, NRI candidates and minority-community candidates competing for minority seats are also eligible.

    A ₹20 lakh service bond for government MBBS seats

    Students admitted to MBBS in Punjab’s government medical colleges must sign a service bond of ₹20 lakh. It commits them to two years of government service for a state-quota seat and one year for an All India Quota seat. Anyone who does not complete the bonded service pays the ₹20 lakh, on top of any other recovery. The bonded posting, duties and location are decided by the state government.

    Punjab MBBS and BDS fees 2026: government and private college fee structure

    The notification fixes the annual tuition for every college type and quota. Government seats are the cheapest, while private management-quota and NRI seats cost the most. The table below lists the annual tuition, in rupees, for each seat type.

    Punjab MBBS & BDS annual tuition fees 2026 (₹ per year)
    Seat type Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
    Government colleges
    MBBS ₹2,02,000 ₹2,22,000 ₹2,44,000 ₹2,68,000 ₹1,47,000
    BDS ₹80,000 ₹90,000 ₹1,00,000 ₹1,10,000 —
    Private colleges and universities
    MBBS, government quota (50%) ₹4,69,000 ₹5,16,000 ₹5,68,000 ₹6,25,000 ₹3,44,000
    MBBS, management quota (35%) ₹12,06,000 ₹13,26,000 ₹14,59,000 ₹16,00,000 ₹8,80,000
    BDS, government quota (50%) ₹1,65,000 ₹1,81,500 ₹1,99,650 ₹2,19,615 —
    BDS, management quota (35%) ₹2,20,000 ₹2,42,000 ₹2,66,000 ₹2,92,000 —

    NRI seats are charged for the whole course rather than by year: US$1,10,000 for MBBS and US$44,000 for BDS. The minority colleges CMC and CDC, Ludhiana, charge ₹6.60 lakh a year for MBBS and ₹2.20 lakh a year for BDS, and SGRD University, Amritsar, charges ₹12,06,000 in the first MBBS year; all three raise fees 10% every year. Fees are payable every six months, and colleges cannot demand the full course fee in advance. Hostel charges are extra and are listed in the notification.

    Reservation

    Government colleges reserve 25% of state-quota seats for Scheduled Castes, 10% for Backward Classes, 10% for the Economically Weaker Section and 5% for persons with disability, along with smaller quotas for sports persons, wards of defence and Punjab Police personnel, descendants of freedom fighters, terrorist and riot-affected families, and border and backward-area candidates. Private colleges follow the same pattern and add a 1% quota for Jammu and Kashmir migrants. A reserved-category candidate who qualifies on general merit is counted against the general seats.

    NRI seats

    NRI seats cover 15% of the intake in every private college, at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College, Faridkot, and at the Dr B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Mohali. Government colleges set aside a smaller number: 13 seats each at the Patiala and Amritsar government medical colleges, and 3 and 4 seats at the Amritsar and Patiala government dental colleges. NRI counselling is held before the other categories, and any unfilled NRI seat moves to the general pool.

    A single-state affidavit

    Every candidate, with a parent or guardian, must file a sworn affidavit that they are claiming Punjab state-quota eligibility only and have not sought state-quota admission in any other state or union territory for the same year. A false declaration cancels the admission at any stage. A student already admitted elsewhere can join afresh through this year’s counselling with a no-objection certificate, but leaving a government MBBS or BDS seat before completing two years attracts the full course fee and penalties.

    What aspirants should do next

    Punjab candidates should watch the BFUHS website for the counselling schedule, seat matrix and category-wise merit lists, which the university must display at least seven days before counselling. To judge where you stand, our Punjab NEET cutoffs page lists last year’s college-wise closing ranks, and the NEET rank predictor estimates which Punjab colleges your score can reach. Read the full notification for the exact criteria that apply to your case.

    Read the official Punjab MBBS/BDS 2026 admission notification (BFUHS)