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NEET PG 2025: Round 3 seat allotment on January 21

NEET PG 2025 Registration: According to the revised schedule from the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the choice-locking process for Round 3 has been started and has been closed today at 8 am.

NEET PG 2025: Round 3 counselling registration to close today at mcc.nic.in

The choice-filling process for NEET PG 2024 round 3 began on January 12. (Express Photo/ Representational Image)

NEET PG 2025 Registration: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has closed round three of NEET PG counselling registration. Candidates who did not register had a chance until noon to register and pay the fee by 3 pm on January 19 at mcc.nic.in. The deadline for the same is closed. The seat allotment will be released on January 21.

The choice-filling process for NEET PG 2024 round 3 began on January 12. According to the revised schedule from the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), the choice-locking process for Round 3 started on January 19 at 4 pm and closed today (January 20) at 8 am.

Recently, the MCC withdrew 23 seats from the NEET PG 2024 Round 3 seat matrix, while 12 new seats have been added to the counselling for this round. Among the removed seats are two post-MBBS Diplomate of National Board (DNB) General Surgery vacancies at Ruby General Hospital in Kolkata.

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As per the revised criteria, general and EWS category candidates have to score 15 percentile and above to participate in the counselling process, while SC, ST, OBC, and PwD category candidates have to score 10 percentile and above.

NMC officials say the move aims to fill vacant postgraduate medical seats across the country. However, the experts are divided on the implications of the lowered cut-off. While some view it as a necessary measure to fill vacant seats, others fear it compromises the quality of medical education and training.

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