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Rajasthan releases schedule for NEET UG 2026 special stray round

The state board has announced dates for MBBS and BDS admissions with 157 seats currently vacant.

The Rajasthan NEET UG Medical and Dental Admission/Counselling Board has issued the schedule for the MBBS Special Stray Round and Round 5 for BDS admissions, according to Medical Dialogues. The seat matrix shows 136 vacant MBBS seats and 21 vacant BDS seats are available across the state's medical and dental colleges.

Candidates must deposit the application fee by 4 pm on November 5, 2026, and complete both parts of the online application form by 8 pm that same day. Eligible registered candidates are required to attend offline document verification at the Academic Block of SMS Medical College, Jaipur, between November 6 and November 7, 2026.

The provisional combined merit list is expected to be published on November 7, 2026, following the verification process and the declaration of the MCC Special Stray Round results. Choice filling will be open from November 7 to November 10, 2026, with an auto-lock scheduled for 11:45 pm on the final day.

The board noted that all choices submitted during previous rounds, including Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and the stray vacancy round, will be considered null and void. Consequently, participating candidates must submit fresh choices for this round.

Security deposit amounts vary by seat type. Government MBBS seats require Rs 50,000, management MBBS seats require Rs 2,00,000, and private medical college MBBS seats require Rs 5,00,000. BDS courses require a deposit of Rs 10,000.

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