MCC begins NEET UG 2026 special stray vacancy round for MBBS seats
The Medical Counselling Committee has released a schedule to fill approximately 2,000 vacant MBBS seats across medical colleges nationwide.
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the schedule for the NEET UG 2026 Special Stray Vacancy Round to fill approximately 2,000 vacant MBBS seats in medical colleges across the country, according to Prabhat Khabar.
Registration and fee payment for the national round began on November 2, 2026. Eligible candidates can apply until 3 pm on November 4, while the facility to pay application fees remains available until 6 pm on the same day.
Candidates can perform choice filling for medical colleges and seats from November 2 until November 5. The option to lock choices is available from 4 pm on November 4 until 11 am on November 5.
The seat allotment process will take place on November 5 and 6, with the results scheduled for release on November 7, 2026. Those allotted seats must report to their respective medical colleges between November 7 and November 16, with a final deadline of 5 pm on November 16.
In Chhattisgarh, the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) has also initiated a Special Stray Vacancy Round for 72 MBBS and BDS seats in private and government colleges, as reported by Medical Dialogues.
For Chhattisgarh, fresh online registration and choice filling began at 11 am on November 3 and will continue until 11:59 pm on November 5, 2026.