Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 3: Fresh Choice Filling Required for Upgradation

Important update for Rajasthan MBBS and BDS candidates: The Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling Board has clarified how candidates joined after Round 2 can participate in Round 3.

Key action: If your status is joined after Round 2 and you want upgradation in Round 3, you must fill fresh choices when the Round 3 choice-filling window opens.

What Has Happened?

The official Rajasthan counselling portal states that a candidate having joined status after completion of Round 2 can participate in Round 3 for upgradation.

However, participation is not automatic. The candidate must submit a new set of choices during Round 3. Do not assume that choices filled in an earlier round will be carried forward.

Important Dates

• Official clarification displayed: 18 September 2026
• Round 3 registration dates: Not yet displayed in the official public notice list
• Round 3 choice-filling dates: Not yet displayed
• Round 3 seat matrix: Awaited
• Round 3 allotment result date: Awaited
• Reporting deadline: Awaited

Candidates should follow only the dates subsequently published by the Rajasthan Counselling Board.

Who Is Affected?

This update is especially important for:

• Candidates who joined a Rajasthan Round 2 MBBS or BDS seat and want an upgrade.
• Candidates allotted a fresh or upgraded Round 2 seat who did not join.
• Candidates planning to participate in Rajasthan NEET UG Round 3.
• Candidates who are unsure whether their previous choices will remain valid.

Round 3 Participation Rules

Candidate Status: Joined after Round 2

• Round 3 Eligibility: Eligible to participate for upgradation.
• Choice Requirement: Fresh choices must be filled in Round 3.
• Candidate Action: Prepare a new preference order and submit it within the official window.

Candidate Status: Fresh or upgraded seat allotted in Round 2 but not joined

• Security Deposit: Subject to forfeiture under the published portal rule.
• Further Participation: Requires fresh application/re-registration and fresh security-deposit payment, subject to the official Round 3 process.
• Candidate Action: Do not assume automatic eligibility; complete every officially required step.

Candidate Status: Retained Round 1 seat or joined Round 2 seat

• Resignation: The portal information states that resignation restrictions and applicable bond conditions will operate as notified.
• Candidate Action: Do not surrender or leave a seat based on unofficial advice. Check the latest written rule before acting.

What Candidates Should Do Now

1. Keep checking the official Rajasthan counselling portal for the dated Round 3 schedule.
2. If seeking upgradation, prepare a complete fresh choice list.
3. Arrange colleges in genuine preference order—not only by the previous round’s cutoff.
4. Recheck tuition fees, security deposit, bond, hostel, college type and reporting conditions.
5. Take screenshots and download the final submitted or locked choices when the portal permits.
6. Do not wait for social-media rumours; follow the official registration and choice-filling window.

Hire Guide Education Analysis

Fresh choice filling gives candidates an opportunity to rebuild their preference order using the latest Round 2 result, joined-seat status and any Round 3 vacancies.

Candidates should review:

• Government, government-society, RUHS, ESIC and private-college options separately.
• MBBS and BDS choices separately.
• Government, management and NRI seat affordability.
• Fee, security-deposit, bond and reporting implications.
• Whether the currently joined seat is acceptable if no upgrade occurs.

Round 3 admission depends on NEET rank, category, domicile, eligible quota, submitted choices, available vacancies, seat movement and official participation rules. No allotment is guaranteed.

Admission Strategy

Place choices in your true preference order. An aspirational college can be placed above a realistic college because allotment software considers the highest available eligible choice.

Do not remove a realistic option merely because its previous-round cutoff looked difficult. Round movement can change because of upgrades, non-joining, resignations, added seats and vacancy conversion—but such movement should never be assumed.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Assuming old choices will automatically continue.
• Missing re-registration or security-deposit requirements.
• Filling only a few colleges.
• Copying another candidate’s choice order.
• Ignoring fees, bond, hostel and reporting rules.
• Acting on an unofficial Round 3 date.
• Resigning or abandoning an existing seat without checking the applicable official consequence.

Official Links

• Official Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling PortalOfficial Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling Portalhttps://ug.neetrajasthan.com/
• Official Rajasthan Counselling Events FeedOfficial Rajasthan Counselling Events Feedhttps://ug.neetrajasthan.com/api/v1/user/getAllEvents
• Rajasthan Medical Education DepartmentRajasthan Medical Education Departmenthttps://medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in/me/#/home/dptHome

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