Exploring the MCC NEET UG Counselling Procedure

1. MCC NEET UG Counselling: A Comprehensive Guide Bangalorestudy.com

2. OVERVIEW Heard that, after all NEET exams comes strenuous counselling processes? Yes, that’s right. Counselling rounds are mandatory after NEET entrance exams to get allotted a seat anywhere in India. If you are trying to collect information to avoid mistakes in the counselling processes then you have come to the right place. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is conducted to ascertain the merit of students aspiring to become doctors. The NTA is assigned the responsibility to conduct the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG). The responsibility of conducting the various counselling rounds and allocating MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing seats to meritorious students who have cleared the NEET-UG examination falls on the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and various state examination authorities. The MCC conducts All India Quota (AIQ) NEET counselling and the state examination authorities fill up the state quota. Similarly, Ayush Admissions Central Counselling Committee (AACCC) is responsible for conducting the counselling rounds and allocating the AIQ seats for BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS. In this we will discuss what is NEET counselling, how to apply for NEET counselling, NEET-UG schedule and other topics which will help you get a head-start in the counselling process. Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

3. WHAT HAPPENS IN NEET COUNSELLING? After clearing the NEET-UG examination, students must go through the counselling process. Counselling is the process through which meritorious students are allocated seats in various Medical/ Dental/ AYUSH institutes throughout the country. The counselling process will happen only through online mode. MCC NEET UG counselling 2023 is conducted for the following seats: 15% of AIQ Seats in all Medical and Dental colleges (including Union Territory of JK) 100% of seats in Deemed Universities 15% AIQ in Central Universities 100% Seats in AIIMS & JIPMER 100% Seats in Banaras Hindu University, 100% Seats in Aligarh Muslim University 85% State Quota seats in Delhi University 85% State Quota Seats in I.P University (VMMC/ ABVIMS/ ESIC Dental) 100% Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Millia Islamia) seats along with 5% internal Quota of Jamia students 15% IP quota seats of ESIC. • • • • • • • • • • Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

4. MCC NEET-UG COUNSELLING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR AIQ: Qualified in the NEET-UG entrance exam and who are Domicile free can register for AIQ NEET UG Counselling 2023. (Note: NRI candidates are only eligible for NRI seats) Before the MCC NEET counselling registration for each round begins, the Seat Matrix for students will be released. • • • Category Reservation Percentage Scheduled Caste (SC) 15% Scheduled Tribes (ST) 7.5% Other Backward Classes (as per the Central OBC list) 27% Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) 10% (as per Central Government Norms) Person with Disability (PwD) (Horizontal Reservation as per NMC Norms) 5% Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

5. MCC NEET-UG SEAT MATRIX: MCC announces the seat matrix for various courses. Seat matrix provides information on the number of seats available in every college. The cut-off will be high if the number of seats provided by the colleges are less. As per their result and seat matrix students can decide which college to opt for before the commencement of counselling rounds. Before jumping into Round 1 Counselling details, let’s understand some terminologies like Choice Filling and Locking of Choices and their procedures. Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

6. WHAT DOES CHOICE FILLING AND LOCKING OF CHOICES MEAN? NEET Counselling Choice Filling: Choice Filling is the process where students get to choose the college and course of their choice. Procedure: After they log in, students need to click on the ‘Choice Filling’ tab. The choices will be displayed on the left. Students can pick the course and college by clicking on the ‘+’ button provided against each option. Their choices will be displayed on the right side after they click on the ‘+’ button. They can choose as many choices as they wish, alter their choices and also arrange them in the order they prefer. After the selection of courses, students need to click on the ‘Save & Continue’ button to save their list of choices. Locking of Choices: Locking of Choices is the process where the choices submitted by a student are locked . Procedure: After completing the choice submission process students need to click on the ‘Lock Choice’ tab on the left. The list of submitted choices will be displayed on the screen. Students can cross verify their choices for the last time before they enter their password and click on the ‘Lock my Choices’ button. Choices cannot be changed after they have been locked. • • • • • • • • • • Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

7. MCC NEET-UG COUNSELLING 2023 ROUND 1: MCC NEET-UG counselling 2023 registration date will be released for the online NEET counselling choice filling of Round 1. Once the registration window opens, students need to follow the steps mentioned below and complete their registration with relevant documents and pay the MCC NEET-UG registration fees. The information of the documents required for NEET Counselling will be known only during the registration process. Only students who have qualified in the NEET-UG entrance exam can register for the 1st Round of Counselling. Students who submit the application more than once will be debarred from the counselling rounds. MCC NEET-UG Counselling 2023 Dates for Round 1: Events Date and Time Seat Matrix Yet to be Announced Registration and Payment Yet to be Announced Last Day for Registration and Payment Yet to be Announced Choice Filling/ Locking Yet to be Announced Verification and Processing of Seat Allotment Yet to be Announced Results Yet to be Announced Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling Reporting to Allotted College Yet to be Announced

8. STEPS FOR ROUND 1 MCC NEET-UG COUNSELLING REGISTRATION 2023: Step 1: Visit the official website of MCC. Step 2: Search for Round 1 registration link and click on it. You will be redirected to the registration page. Step 3: If not registered before, click on ‘New Registration’ and fill in the basic information to generate the login credentials, else login using the credentials. Step 4: Click on the ‘Available Choices’ tab provided on the left. The available choices as per the candidates basic information will be displayed. Step 5: Click on the ‘Choice Filling’ tab. Select the college and course of your choice and click on ‘Save & Continue’. (Note: You can alter and delete the choices as per your preference) Step 6: After you finalise the ‘choice submission’ select the ‘Lock Choice’ tab on the left and click on ‘Lock My Choices’ button. (Note: Once Choices are locked it cannot be altered) Step 7: Take a print out of the Locked choices for future reference. The MCC NEET-UG counselling result will be released a few days after the Round 1 registration window is closed. Candidates need to report to the allotted colleges and submit the required documents once the MCC NEET-UG 2023 allotment list is released. If candidates are interested to enter NEET second Round Counselling to upgrade their seats, they can do so by reporting to the allotted college. Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

9. MCC MOP-UP ROUND NEET-UG 2023: The MCC NEET-UG Counselling Mop-Up round is conducted for AIQ, Central Universities, AIIMS, JIPMER, Deemed Universities, AMU, BHU and B.Sc Nursing colleges. Candidates need to submit fresh choices for the Mop-up round. What happens in the MCC NEET-UG Mop-up Round? 1. After the seat matrix is announced, students can start their registration process for the Mop-Up Round when the registration window is open. 2. They need to follow the same choice filling steps as Round 1 and lock their seats. 3. After the registration window is closed the choice filling of every student will be processed and the NEET counselling seat allotment result will be announced. 4. Students need to report to the alloted college and submit the required documents. Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

10. MCC NEET-UG COUNSELLING STRAY VACANCY ROUND: MCC NEET-UG Counselling Stray Vacancy Round 1 is the final counselling round. Stray Vacancy Round is conducted for AIQ/ Central Institutes/ University/ AIIMS/ JIPMER/ B.Sc. Nursing courses. For Deemed Universities, the stray vacancy round will be conducted by respective universities. What happens in the Stray Vacancy Round? 1. There won’t be any Fresh Registration or Choice Filling for the Stray Vacancy Round. 2. The choices filled by candidates in the Mop-Up round will be taken into consideration. 3. Results will be announced after the seat allotment of candidates are processed. 4. Candidates need to report to the allotted college and submit the documents. As this is the final round, there won’t be MCC NEET-UG Counseling Stray Vacancy Round 2. The counselling for seat allotment will be concluded after this round. Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

11. CONCLUSION: The NEET Counselling Process for NEET-UG is not simple. There are many rules and steps to be followed. Hope this Blog has brought a better clarity of MCC NEET-UG Counselling Rounds 2023 for all the students who will be appearing for NEET-UG counselling this year. Get into the college of your choice and pursue the course of your dreams. Source : MCC NEET UG Counselling

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