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Today, August 21, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will open the window for the first round of counselling for the National Eligibility and Admission Test for Undergraduate Students (NEET UG). The official site for selecting the options is mcc.nic.in. Also, the MCC has extended the last date for filling and selecting the options, which was supposed to end on August 20.
Candidates can fill the options today at 11:59 pm. On August 21 at 11:59 pm, applicants who have filled the options and registered for the first phase of NEET UG 2024 counselling will be able to lock their options. The option locking facility will open today at 5 pm.
NEET UG 2024 Counselling: Steps to apply (Options blocked)
• Go to the official website at mcc.nic.in.
• Click the online counseling registration link.
• Press the candidate’s payroll number and password.
• Use the fill-in-the-form option and list the candidate’s preferred courses and universities.
• Lock the options after reviewing them and press submit.
NEET UG 2024: Counselling Date and Documents
The seat allotment for the first round of NEET UG counselling 2024 of MCC will be announced on August 23 and will be processed tomorrow. Between August 24 and August 29, candidates who have been allotted seats in the first round of NEET UG counselling will have to report to the university. They should also bring along the original as well as a photocopy of the following documents.
• MCC NEET UG Allotment Letter
• NEET UG Admit Card 2024 issued by National Testing Agency (NTA)
• NEET UG Scorecard 2024
• Class 10 mark sheet or date of birth certificate.
• 12th grade certificate or report card.
• For OCI, PIO, Foreign candidates, Citizenship Certificate and Card Number documents are mandatory.
• Eight passport-sized photographs similar to the one appearing on the application form.
• Identity Proof: Aadhaar, PAN, Driving License or Passport.
• NRI candidates must submit a copy of the sponsor’s passport and a certificate from the embassy.
• Affidavit of sponsorship and affidavit of relationship.
NEET UG 2024 Counselling: Essentials
• The advisory body also recently released the seat matrix for this year, which lists 26,582 seats available in MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing programmes offered by Central Universities, Deemed Universities, AIIMS, ESIC and JIPMER institutes under the All India Quota (AIQ).
• The result of the first round seat allotment will be announced on August 23. Candidates will be required to report to the designated institute between August 24 and 29.
• There will be four rounds of NEET UG 2024 counselling – Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 (Mopping-up Round) and an Unauthorised Vacancy Round. The entire process is expected to be completed by 30th October 2024.
• To ensure that they are considered for seat allocation, which will be determined by merit, preferences and seat availability, candidates are reminded to complete registration and filling of options within the established deadlines.
• The registration process for the second round of NEET UG counselling will begin on September 5 and will last till September 10 at 12 noon.
First published: August 21, 2024 | 14:07 IS
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