NEET UG Counselling — The Complete Guide

AIQ counselling (15% of government seats, all seats in central institutes like AIIMS/JIPMER, and deemed/central university seats) is conducted by MCC on behalf of the Directorate General of Health Services.

State counselling (state quota seats, state government medical colleges, and many private/deemed colleges within a state) is conducted separately by each state's counselling authority — rules, reservation categories, and timelines vary by state.

Most candidates participate in both AIQ and their home state's counselling simultaneously, since a seat confirmed in one track affects eligibility in the other depending on the round and the state's specific carry-forward rules.

Registration and fee payment open the cycle. Choice filling — where you rank the colleges/courses you're willing to accept — happens next, followed by seat allotment based on your rank, category, and choices.

Counselling typically runs across multiple rounds (an AIQ or state round 1 and round 2, a mop-up round, and a stray vacancy round), each with its own choice-filling window for candidates still in the process.

Because dates shift every year and vary by state, we don't print fixed dates here — check the year-specific page below for how this cycle's stages line up, and always cross-check live dates on the official MCC or your state's counselling portal before you act.