411 MBBS seats remain vacant after special stray vacancy round
The number of unallotted medical seats is higher than the 60 to 70 vacancies reported after last year's counselling.
A total of 411 MBBS seats remained unallotted following the conclusion of the special stray vacancy round for NEET UG 2026, according to sources from the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) reported by Medical Dialogues and The Indian Express.
The seat matrix for this special round included 948 vacant MBBS seats. Of these, 537 seats were assigned to candidates, leaving 411 positions unoccupied.
The current number of unfilled seats is higher than the 60 to 70 MBBS seats that remained vacant after the counselling process last year.
The MCC organised this fifth round to attempt to occupy medical seats that were still available after the standard rounds of undergraduate medical counselling were finished.
While the Supreme Court had instructed the MCC to carry out four rounds of counselling, the committee conducted an additional fifth round.
The matter is scheduled to be heard next on November 16.