NEET PG 2025 counselling deadline extended for round 2

NEET PG Counselling 2025 Round 2: How to check

Step 1: Candidates can follow the steps below to complete the process:

Step 2: Visit the official MCC website at mcc.nic.in.

Step 3: Click on the NEET PG Counselling 2025 Round 2 choice filling link on the homepage.

Step 4: Log in using the required credentials.

Step 5: Select and arrange choices as per preference.

Step 6: Submit the choices and download the confirmation page.

Step 7: Keep a printed copy for future reference.

Along with extending the choice-filling deadline, the MCC has added 135 new seats for Round 2. This marks the second round of seat addition. Earlier, in a notice issued on December 8, the committee had announced the addition of 2,620 seats across MD, MS and DNB courses.

The detailed seat matrix includes information on the state, institute type, institute name, quota, branch, category and total number of seats.

Meanwhile, the first round of NEET PG 2025 counselling has once again highlighted a persistent disconnect in India’s medical education system: top-ranked medical colleges under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) continue to be bypassed by the country’s highest-performing postgraduate aspirants. Instead, candidates with the best ranks show a clear preference for central government institutions such as PGIMER, AIIMS hospitals, JIPMER, and legacy state-run colleges including Madras Medical College (MMC), Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and KEM Hospital, Mumbai.

Since 2016, the Union government has published NIRF rankings across multiple categories, including medical education. Over the past nine years, AIIMS Delhi has consistently held the top position.

According to the allotment data, All India Ranks 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 have all opted for PGIMER at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, one of the most preferred central institutions for MD (General Medicine).

This recurring pattern raises a critical question: if NIRF rankings are meant to identify the “best” institutions, why do top students continue to make different choices? More importantly, what does this gap reveal about the strengths and limitations of India’s most high-profile higher education ranking system?