NEET is a national-level medical entrance examination conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) for admission to MBBS and BDS courses offered by numerous government and private colleges of India. The NEET 2018 examination was conducted on May 6, 2018, and the result of the same is scheduled to be released on June 5, 2018, which will be followed by NEET Counselling. The Counselling Schedule for NEET 2018 candidates has been released. The NEET Counselling 2018 will commence from June 12, 2018, and will be conducted through online mode.
Things to Know about NEET 2018 Counselling:
Counselling Conducting Authority: TheNEET Counselling is conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of the Directorate General of Health Services. The DGHS will be conducting counseling for 15 percent of All India Seats. The Medical Council Committee will be managing counseling procedure for 15% All India Quota Seats, Deemed University/ Central University/ Seats of ESIC & AFMC including BHU & AMU.
- All India Counselling-The counseling for 15% All India Quota and 85% State Quota Seats will be conducted separately in all the medical and dental colleges. The candidates scoring marks more than 15% of All India Cut Off will be eligible to participate in All India Counselling.
- State Counselling- The counselling for 85% State Quota candidates will be conducted for admission to state medical and dental colleges. The candidates may apply to their domicile states as per the state rules and according to their All India Rank.
Eligibility: The candidates qualifying the NEET 2018 examination will be eligible for NEET 2018 Counselling process. The candidates appearing for NEET Counselling must have cleared Class 12th with a minimum of 50 percent marks.
Counseling Phases: The NEET Counselling will involve three phases i.e. Registration, Choice Locking and Seat Allotment.
Preferences: The candidates have complete authority to select a college or institute of their preference.
Documents Required for NEET Counselling:
- Class X Certificate
- Class XII Certificate
- Class XII Mark Sheet
- NEET Admit card
- NEET Rank Letter or Result
- Eight Passport size Photographs
- Provisional Allotment Letter
- Identity Proof
- Category Certificate (For the candidates of Reserved Category)
NEET 2018 Counselling Registration Process:
Step 1: Online Registration- The Online Registration process involves providing the details of the candidate such as Roll Number, Name, date of Birth, Mobile Number and email ID. After the registration, the Login ID and Password will be generated.
Step 2: Selection and Locking- In this step the candidate can select the course and college of their preference.
Step 3: Seat Allotment- The seat allotment process will be conducted in three rounds. The candidates will be allotted seat according to their rank in the examination along with the preferences mentioned by the candidate during online registration for the counseling. After the allotment of seats, the candidate is required to report the allotted college for admission.
Step 4: Second Round of Counselling- The new registration will be required to participate in the second round of counseling followed by providing the preferences and locking.
Important Dates for NEET 2018 Counselling:
Schedule |
Dates for All India Quota Counselling |
Dates for Deemed and CI |
Dates for State Counselling |
Counselling Registration Starts |
June 12, 2018 |
June 12, 2018 |
June 25, 2018 |
Counselling Registration Ends |
June 24, 2018 |
June 24, 2018 |
July 5, 2018 |
Choice Filling and locking |
Last week of June 2018 |
Last Week of June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Seat Allotment Round 1 |
Last week of June 2018 |
Last week of June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Round 1 Result |
Last week of June 2018 |
Last week of June 2018 |
July 2018 |
Reporting to Allotted College |
July 3, 2018 |
July 3, 2018 |
July 12, 2018 |
Round 2 Registration and choice filling |
From July 6, 2018 to July 12, 2018 |
From July 6, 2018 to July 12, 2018 |
From July 15, 2018 to July 26, 2018 |
Seat Allotment Round 2 |
Second week of July 2018 |
Second week of July 2018 |
July 2018 |
Result of Round 2 |
Third week of July 2018 |
Third week of July 2018 |
July 2018 |
Reporting to the Allotted College |
July 22, 2018 |
July 22, 2018 |
August 3. 2018 |
Mop Up Round |
- |
From August 12, 2018 to August 22, 2018 |
From August 4, 2018 to August 8, 2018 |
Last Date of Joining |
- |
August 26, 2018 |
August 12, 2018 |
After the Counselling Process, the candidates are required to report the allotted college along with downloaded allotment letter before the scheduled deadline. The candidate is also required to submit the admission fees to confirm the seat.