MCC NEET UG 2026 Round 2 AIQ & State Counselling Schedule Released

Medical Counselling Committee has published a new national Round 2 coordination schedule for NEET UG 2026 dated 2 September 2026.

🚨 NEW MCC ROUND 2 SCHEDULE

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🦷 BDS

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🇮🇳 AIQ / Deemed / Central Universities: 3–11 September 2026

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🏛️ State Counselling Window: 7–11 September 2026

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🏥 Last Date of Joining: 18 September 2026

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📊 Joined Candidate Data Verification: 19 September 2026

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🎓 Academic Session Begins: 15 September 2026

What MCC Published Today

MCC has added a new document titled:

AIQ and State Schedule Round 2 UG 2026 dated 02.09.2026

This document coordinates the timing of Round 2 between:

• All India Quota
• Deemed Universities
• Central Universities/Institutes
• State/UT counselling authorities

It should be used as the latest national Round 2 coordination timeline.

MCC Round 2 National Timeline

MCC has also directed participating institutes/colleges to treat Saturdays, Sundays and Gazetted Holidays as working days because of the compressed counselling timeline.

Important: This Does NOT Open Every State Portal on 7 September

This is one of the most important points for students.

The MCC document gives the national coordination window for State Round 2.

It does not automatically mean that:

• Gujarat registration opens on 7 Sep
• Maharashtra registration opens on 7 Sep
• Karnataka options open on 7 Sep
• UP registration opens on 7 Sep
• Rajasthan registration opens on 7 Sep
• every other State begins the same activity on the same day

Each State/UT counselling authority must issue its own official:

• registration/re-registration notice
• merit-list schedule
• seat matrix
• choice-filling dates
• allotment date
• reporting instructions

Hire Guide Education will continue tracking every State separately.

MCC AIQ Detailed Round 2 Schedule

The detailed MCC AIQ schedule published earlier on 27 August remains relevant.

Seat Matrix Verification

1–2 September 2026

Registration

3–8 September 2026

Registration closes:

8 September — 3:00 PM

Payment

Payment facility remains available until:

8 September — 6:00 PM

Choice Filling

3–9 September 2026

Choice filling closes:

9 September — 10:00 AM

Choice Locking

Starts:

8 September — 4:00 PM

Ends:

9 September — 10:00 AM

Seat Allotment Processing

9–10 September 2026

Round 2 Result

11 September 2026

Reporting / Joining

12–18 September 2026

Joined Candidate Data Verification

19 September 2026

Does the 2 September Schedule Change the Detailed AIQ Dates?

The newly published 2 September document is primarily a combined AIQ-State coordination schedule.

For MCC AIQ candidates, the detailed 27 August Round 2 timetable still provides the operational registration, payment, choice-filling, locking, result and reporting times.

Therefore HGE should retain:

AIQ Registration: 3–8 Sep

AIQ Choice Filling: 3–9 Sep

AIQ Result: 11 Sep

AIQ Reporting: 12–18 Sep

unless MCC issues another detailed AIQ revision.

Who Needs Fresh MCC Registration?

Round 2 participation rules depend on the candidate's Round 1 status.

Students should check the revised MCC Information Bulletin carefully if they are:

• fresh Round 2 applicants;
• not allotted in Round 1;
• allotted in Round 1 but seeking upgradation;
• candidates who exited Round 1;
• candidates affected by resignation/willingness rules.

Do not assume every Round 1 candidate needs to create an entirely new application.

Fresh Choices Matter in Round 2

Candidates entering Round 2 should prepare their preference order again according to the applicable MCC rules.

Round 2 strategy should use the actual 2026 Round 1 closing ranks, not only previous-year cutoffs.

Analyse separately:

• Government AIQ MBBS
• AIIMS MBBS
• JIPMER MBBS
• Central University seats
• ESIC
• Deemed MBBS
• Government BDS
• Deemed BDS
• applicable NRI seats

These have very different closing-rank behaviour.

Round 2 Seat Matrix Will Be Critical

The effective Round 2 seat pool can change because of:

• unjoined Round 1 seats;
• permitted resignations;
• upgraded candidates;
• newly added seats;
• withdrawn seats;
• institute corrections;
• category/quota corrections.

Therefore students should not simply copy their Round 1 choice list.

The Round 2 seat matrix should be checked before final locking.

State Candidates — Important Warning

Do not read the MCC national State window as proof that your individual State portal is open.

For example, a State may use the 7–11 September coordination period differently for:

• registration
• merit processing
• seat matrix
• choices
• result

Only the individual State counselling authority can confirm those activities.

Hire Guide Education will keep every State/UT dashboard independently updated.

Student Action Checklist

1. MCC candidates should prepare for Round 2 registration from 3 September.
2. Check your exact Round 1 status before registering.
3. Verify whether fresh registration is required in your case.
4. Review the Round 2 seat matrix when MCC publishes it.
5. Use actual 2026 Round 1 cutoffs for strategy.
6. Prepare fresh college preferences carefully.
7. Complete payment before the official deadline.
8. Do not miss choice locking.
9. State candidates must wait for their own State authority's Round 2 notice.
10. Do not assume the MCC State coordination calendar activates a State portal.

Important Dates at a Glance

MCC Round 2 registration starts: 3 Sep

Registration closes: 8 Sep, 3 PM

Payment closes: 8 Sep, 6 PM

Choice filling: 3–9 Sep

Choice locking: 8 Sep 4 PM → 9 Sep 10 AM

MCC Round 2 result: 11 Sep

Reporting: 12–18 Sep

State Round 2 coordination window: 7–11 Sep

Common last joining date: 18 Sep

Data verification: 19 Sep

Hire Guide Education Advice

Round 2 should not be treated as a simple repeat of Round 1.

The strongest strategy now comes from combining:

2026 Round 1 cutoff + Round 2 seat matrix + candidate category/quota + realistic upgrade gap + college preference

For State counselling, always follow the individual State authority even when MCC publishes a common national window.

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