NEET UG Counselling 2025: MCC Set to Begin Registration for All India Quota, State Merit Lists and Cut-Offs Released

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is getting ready to start NEET UG 2025 counselling for MBBS, BDS, and other medical courses. This year, more than 12.36 lakh students have qualified for NEET UG, so the competition for medical seats is very high. MCC will soon open the registration link on its official website mcc.nic.in. The counselling will be for 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats, and also for seats in central universities, deemed universities, AIIMS, JIPMER, and other colleges that take part in the counselling process.

Key Dates and Schedule

While the official schedule is expected to be released in the second week of July, the counselling process will unfold in multiple rounds:

Event	Tentative Timeline
NEET UG 2025 Result	June 14, 2025
Round 1 Registration & Fee Payment	2nd–3rd Week of July 2025
Round 1 Choice Filling & Locking	Last Week of July 2025
Round 1 Seat Allotment Result	Early August 2025
Reporting to Allotted Institutes (R1)	Mid–Late August 2025
Round 2 Registration & Payment	Mid–Late August 2025
Mop-Up & Stray Vacancy Rounds	September 2025

Who Can Participate?

Eligibility: Only students who have qualified NEET UG 2025 can take part in the MCC counselling for 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats, deemed universities, central universities, AIIMS, and JIPMER.
State Quota: The remaining 85% of government college seats are filled through state counselling done by each state's counselling authority. These state authorities have also started releasing their merit lists and cut-off marks for admission.

Counselling Process: Step-by-Step

1. Online Registration: Students must register on the MCC website by entering their NEET roll number, application number and personal details.

2. Fee Payment: Pay the non refundable counselling fee and a refundable security deposit based on your category and type of institution (government or private).

3. Choice Filling and Locking: Choose your preferred colleges and courses. You can change your choices before the final date. Don’t forget to lock your choices.

4. Seat Allotment: Seats will be given based on your NEET rank, category, college choices, and availability. MCC will release seat allotment results for each round.

5. Reporting: If you get a seat you must go to the allotted college for document verification and to complete the admission process.

Registration and Counselling Fees

Institution Type	Category	Counselling Fee (Non-Refundable)
15% AIQ/Central Univ.	UR	Rs 1,000
	SC/ST/OBC/PwD	Rs 500
Deemed Universities	All Categories	Rs 5,000

State-Wise Merit Lists and Cut-Offs

Some states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Assam have already released their provisional merit lists and cut-off marks for MBBS and BDS admissions. The NEET 2025 qualifying cut-off scores are given below:

Category	Qualifying Percentile	Cut-Off Score
UR/EWS	50th	686 – 144
OBC/SC/ST	40th	143 – 113
UR/EWS-PwBD	45th	143 – 127
OBC/SC/ST-PwBD	40th	126 – 113

State-specific admission cut-offs for government colleges are higher and vary based on the number of applicants, seat availability, and reservation policies. For example, in Andhra Pradesh, the minimum marks required for general category candidates is 539, while in Assam, it is 688.

Reservation Policy

The following reservation criteria apply for AIQ seats:

Category	Reservation Percentage
SC (Scheduled Caste)	15%
ST (Scheduled Tribe)	7.5%
OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)	27%
EWS (Economically Weaker Section)	10%
PwD (Persons with Disabilities)	5% (Horizontal Reservation)

Conclusion

With the NEET UG counselling 2025 starting soon, students must stay updated by checking official announcements and following all important dates. It’s important to prepare early and fill in your college and course choices carefully to get a seat in the college you prefer. The counselling process is fair and based on merit, so the most deserving students will get admission to India’s top medical colleges.