NEET PG Counselling 2026: AIQ & State-Wise Schedule Released

The NEET PG Counselling 2026 schedule outlines the timeline for admission to postgraduate medical courses through the All India Quota (AIQ), Deemed/Central Universities and State Quota counselling. The schedule includes three regular counselling rounds followed by a Stray Vacancy Round, with the entire admission process scheduled to conclude by the end of December 2026.

As per the schedule, the PG academic session 2026 is scheduled to commence on November 20, 2026. Candidates should carefully track both AIQ and state counselling timelines because their dates are not identical.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 1

The Round 1 AIQ/Deemed/Central counselling is scheduled from October 12 to October 24, 2026. Candidates will complete registration, payment and choice-related activities during this period, followed by seat allotment and result declaration.

The State Quota Round 1 counselling is scheduled from October 21 to November 2, 2026. The last date for joining under the state counselling schedule is November 10, 2026, while joined-candidate data is scheduled to be shared by state authorities on November 11, 2026.

For the AIQ/Deemed/Central process, the last date of joining for Round 1 is November 2, 2026.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 2

The second round of AIQ/Deemed/Central counselling will be conducted from November 6 to November 14, 2026.

The corresponding State Quota Round 2 is scheduled from November 14 to November 23, 2026. The last date for joining under the state schedule is November 30, while the sharing of joined-candidate data with MCC is scheduled for December 1, 2026.

For AIQ/Deemed/Central counselling, candidates allotted seats in Round 2 must complete joining by November 23, 2026.

NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 3

Round 3 will begin in the last week of November.

The AIQ/Deemed/Central Round 3 is scheduled from November 26 to December 4, 2026, while the State Quota Round 3 will run from December 4 to December 12, 2026.

The last date for joining in the AIQ/Deemed/Central Round 3 is December 12, while the state counselling schedule gives December 18 as the last joining date.

Joined-candidate data from the AIQ/Deemed/Central process is scheduled to be shared on December 14, while state authorities are scheduled to share their data on December 19, 2026.

NEET PG Stray Vacancy Round 2026

After Round 3, counselling will move to the Stray Vacancy Round.

The AIQ/Deemed/Central Stray Vacancy Round is scheduled from December 16 to December 24, 2026. The corresponding state counselling process is scheduled for December 22 to December 25, 2026.

The last date of joining for the Stray Vacancy Round is December 31, 2026, for both the AIQ/Deemed/Central and State counselling schedules shown in the notice.

The schedule states that data of allotted candidates in the AIQ/Deemed/Central stray round will be shared by MCC on December 24, 2026.

NEET PG 2026 Counselling Schedule

Important Point for NEET PG Aspirants

Candidates should note that AIQ/Deemed/Central and State Quota counselling have separate timelines. A candidate participating in both processes should track registration, choice filling, allotment, reporting and joining deadlines independently.

The schedule also notes that, because of the limited time available for counselling, participating institutes and colleges are required to treat Saturdays, Sundays and gazetted holidays as working days.

Conclusion

The NEET PG Counselling 2026 schedule gives candidates a clear timeline from Round 1 in October through the Stray Vacancy Round in December. With AIQ/Deemed/Central and State Quota counselling running on different dates, candidates should carefully follow the applicable schedule and complete all admission formalities within the prescribed deadlines.

The NEET PG 2026 counselling process is scheduled to conclude with the final joining deadline of December 31, 2026.