NEET UG 2025 Counselling – MCC Released Revised Schedule of Second Round

Now the Session of Medical Colleges will start from September 22

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released a big update for the candidates of NEET UG 2025. On Monday afternoon, MCC released a notification on its official website and announced the revised schedule of the second round All India Quota (AIQ) MCC released Revised Schedule.

According to this new schedule, now the academic session of medical colleges across the country, which was earlier scheduled to start from September 5, 2025, has been extended to September 22, 2025.

This revised schedule will be applicable to all the institutions which come under MCC Counselling – like 15% All India Quota seats, Central Universities, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), JIPMER, Deemed University, ESIC Medical College, AFMC Pune and Central Institute of Nursing.

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Revised Schedule of Second round NEET UG 2025 Counselling

According to Parijat Mishra, career Counselling expert at ALLEN Career Institute, Kota, the second round Counselling process will start from September 3, 2025.

Seat verification process – September 3, 2025
Registration and fee payment – September 4 to September 9, 2025

Students will be able to pay fees through debit card, credit card or internet banking.

Candidates who are already registered will not need to register again or deposit security deposit.

Choice filling and locking – September 5 to September 9, 2025

Students will be able to choose medical, dental and nursing colleges of their choice as per their preference.

Choices have to be locked on September 9.

Seat Allotment Process – 10th and 11th September 2025
Result Declaration – 12th September 2025
College Reporting – 13th September to 19th September 2025

Reporting has to be done in the allotted college with documents and fees.

Data Verification of Joining Candidates – 20th and 21st September 2025

State Counselling Schedule also Released

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has also announced the joint schedule of All India Counselling and State Level Counselling .

The registration of State Counselling will run from 10th September to 19th September 2025.
Many states have already started their state level Counselling process.
It will be mandatory for all states to complete their second round by 25th September 2025.
Detailed information will be made available on the respective state Counselling portal.

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New Date of Medical Session

According to the revised schedule, this year’s medical session was earlier proposed from 5 September 2025. But now it has been decided to extend it to 22 September 2025.

This step has been taken so that all the students get enough opportunity to report to their seats on time and complete the admission process.

Important Instructions for Students

Students who have taken seats in the first round and have chosen the upgrade option will only have to do choice filling and locking.

Candidates registered in the first round will not need to register again.

If a candidate does not report on time after college allotment, his seat may be cancelled.

Admission will be recognised only after the document verification process and fee payment.

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Experts’ Opinion

Parijat Mishra, Counselling expert at ALLEN Career Institute, said that the revised schedule will give students extra time, so that they can take better decisions based on their choice and available options. Also, the joint schedule of state level and all India counselling will help students avoid confusion.

He also said that every stage in the counselling process is important—registration, choice filling, locking and reporting—students should not be careless at any stage. The revised schedule of the second round NEET UG 2025 counselling released by MCC brings clarity and transparency in the medical admission process.

Now the new academic session of medical colleges will start from 22 September 2025, giving all the candidates enough preparation time. Candidates are advised to keep checking the updates on the official website of MCC and their state counselling portal regularly and complete all the steps on time. Only the right strategy and timely decisions can get them their dream medical college.

This detailed information is useful for all the candidates associated with NEET UG 2025 counselling and will guide them in deciding the direction of their medical career.

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