NEET UG Round One Counselling 2025: After extending the round one choice locking facility following multiple requests from NRI/CW candidates and ongoing court cases, MCC has now again extended the facility. As mentioned on the official website the choice filling facility for Round 1 has been extended till Monday (August 11) at 11:59 pm. Earlier, the NEET UG round one seat allotment list was schedules to release on August 11.
Before this extension, the MCC had already extended the deadline to August 7, at 1:30 pm due to technical glitches on the official website, allowing candidates additional time to select their preferred medical and dental colleges.
Candidates who receive a seat in round 1 must download their allotment letter and report to the allotted college within the specified dates to confirm their admission. Those who do not secure a seat or wish to participate in further rounds can wait for the next phase of counselling. The MCC will release detailed guidelines for the reporting process along with the results on August 11.
How to check NEET UG 2025 Round 1 seat allotment result, once out
Step 1: Visit the official MCC website at mcc.nic.in.
Step 2: Locate and click on the link for “NEET UG 2025 Round 1 Seat Allotment Result.”
Step 3: Log in using your NEET roll number and password or application number.
Step 4: View the details of the allotted college and course.
Step 5: Download and save the seat allotment letter.
Step 6: Carry the allotment letter to the allotted college for admission and document verification.
Despite increase in MBBS seats, 2,849 remained vacant in 2024: Govt data
Meanwhile, despite a significant 39 per cent increase in MBBS seats over the past few years, a considerable number of undergraduate medical seats remain vacant across India, data from the National Medical Commission (NMC) reveals. The data was presented in the Lok Sabha on August 1 by Anupriya Patel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The unstarred question was asked by a member of the Telugu Desam Party, Putta Mahesh Kumar.
The number of MBBS seats rose from 83,275 in 2020–21 to 1,15,900 by 2024–25; however, the number of vacant UG seats (excluding AIIMS and JIPMER) peaked at 4,146 in 2022–23, before witnessing a gradual decline to 2,849 in 2024–25.
