NEET Counselling 2021: Know the MCC Process and Major Changes

NEET Counselling 2021: Know the MCC Process and Major Changes

Huge updates for the NEET AIQ Counselling!

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has officially come up with an update for the NEET Exam Counselling 2021 for the All India Quota seats. This will be applicable for the UG and PG seats. The update states that this year, there will be 4 rounds of counselling for the All India Quota (AIQ) seats instead of the erstwhile 2-round process. 

This means that after 2 rounds of counselling, the remaining seats won’t be allotted to the “State quota” students but only be filled by AIQ.

Important Details of the NEET AIQ Counselling Process 2021

It becomes important that students get a decent idea about the new process that’ll now be followed by the MCC in counselling of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test. The names of the 4 rounds that’ll be conducted online, will be the: -

  1. AIQ Round 1
  2. AIQ Round 2
  3. AIQ Mop-Up Round 
  4. AIQ Stay Vacancy Round 

These rounds will be carried out only to fill up the seats reserved under the All India Quota (AIQ) that make up 15% of the UG and 50% of the PG seats. After the completion of the 2nd Round, rest of the seats shall be filled by the “mop-up” and “stray vacancy” rounds. Other important facts to remember include: -

  • Candidates can only register fresh for the first 3 rounds. No fresh candidates for Stray vacancy.
  • Candidates looking for "upgradation" and "free exit" can do so only in Round 1. 
  • No "free exit" or "upgradation" (to the mop-up round) is available for candidates registered in Round 2.
  • Candidates who have joined a seat in Round 2 can not resigned/exit. Also, they are not eligible to take part in further counseling rounds.
  • Those not joining the allotted  seat in Round 2 are eligible for further rounds. However, they need to forfeit their security deposit as well as register fresh for the "mop-up" round.
  • For this, they need to pay a security deposit for the mop-up round.

What Led to This?

This decision by the MCC can be attributed to an affidavit filed in the Kerala High Court, as part of a case filed there. This was filed by a candidate Nihila PP after 2 students from Kerala were unable to get seats despite scoring high in the NEET Exam 2021.

This was because earlier, there were just 2 rounds that were conducted. The vacant seats were transferred to the states as a result, students of the state quota with lesser marks got them.

Considering the genuinity of the case, Justices Justices L Nageswara Rao, BR Gavai, and BV Nagarathna of the Kerala high Court came out with the decision of conducting the mop-up and stray vacancy rounds after Round 2. This way, the seats will deservingly be filled by the AIQ students only.

On paper, this looks to be a good decision that shall make the NEET Counselling process more fair, especially for the AIQ students. We’re yet to see the reactions to this decision by the states and state quota students. 
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Step 2: Click on NEET UG 2025 result, which is available on the homepage 

Step 3: Submit application number and password 

Step 4: NEET UG Result 2025 will appear on the screen

Step 5: Download and view the scorecard PDF

Step 6: Keep it safe for future reference

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  • Total marks Percentile score 
  • All India Rank (AIR) 
  • Category rank (if any) 
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  • NEET 2025 Password 
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  • Step 2: Click on NEET UG 2025 result link 
  • Step 3: Submit application number and password
  • Step 4: NEET UG Result 2025 will appear on the screen
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  • Step 6: Keep it safe for future reference

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  2. Application Number: The number used while filling the NEET form 
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  4. Subject Percentile: Percentile scored in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany & Zoology)
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  3.  Login using your NEET 2025 Application Number, Password, and Captcha. 
  4.  On the left panel, click "OMR Challenge". 
  5.  Then click on "OMR Challenge Link". 
  6.  Your OMR sheet will appear on screen.
  7.  Scroll down and click "Challenge recorded response".
  8.   Select the questions you want to challenge. 
  9. The number shown is the option you marked in the OMR sheet.
  10.  To challenge, choose the correct option under "Candidate’s Claim". 
  11. After selecting, click "Submit" and go to the next screen. 
  12.  You will see a list of your selected challenges.
  13.   Click "Submit and Pay Fee Finally".
  14.   Pay ?200 per question using Debit/Credit Card or Net Banking. 
  15. After payment, download or print your receipt.

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  2. Click on the link for "NEET 2025 Answer Key and OMR Response Sheet". 
  3.  Log in using your application number and date of birth, or password. 
  4. Once logged in, you can download the answer key and your OMR response sheet as PDFs.

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12:18 24 May 2025
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  1.  Visit at neet.nta.nic.in.
  2.  Click on the NEET Answer Key 2025 link.
  3.   Enter the login details 4. Now check the result

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