The Medical Counselling committee has announced the counselling schedule of NEET qualified students for various medicine related courses. The national eligibility cum entrance test(NEET) for the admission in Private & Government medical colleges across  India was conducted in two phases, on 13th September and 14th October. The 2nd phase was conducted only for those students who missed the phase-1 examination on account of being Covid positive or for those who were in containment zone.

The result was declared by NTA on 16th October, following which the process of counselling will start.

The counselling process is mandatory for every qualified student to get admitted in MBBS, BDS & AYUSH courses.

Here’s a step by step guide of the counselling process.

The counselling of NEET is divided into two phases, i.e. All India Quota (AIQ) counselling and the State counselling. 85% of the total seats are filled up through the state counselling whereas the remaining 15% is filled up by the AIQ counselling. The counselling for All India Quota will be conducted by the MCC while the state counselling will be looked after by the counselling body of respective states.

Counselling procedure for AIQ:

Soon after the release of NEET 2020 results, the medical counselling committee (MCC) will release an official notification and the dates for the counselling for NEET 2020 soon after the release of the results on the NEET website.

1. Registering on MCC website:

The candidates can register for this counselling on the official MCC website. This registration is applicable for admission in both MBBS and BDS college for private and government colleges across the country. After visiting the official website select the option that shows ‘UG medical counselling’ and register yourself. The registration portal will ask for the following details:

• Application No.
• Roll No.
• Name of candidate
• Date of birth

2. Take printout of the registration slip and keep it safe for future references.
3. Visit the website and login on the website with your ‘login credentials’
4. Choice filling:

After logging in to the website, start the process of choice filling. Select all the colleges you want to get yourself enrolled in according to the priority order. Once the choice filling is completed and you submit the form, you can’t make any changes in the priority list.

One has to submit a refundable tuition fee and a non refundable registration fee after completing the choice filling.

5. Release of mock list:

Once the process of registration is completed, MCC releases the mock seat allotment according to the counselling schedule. This mock list will help to determine whether a candidate got a seat in the college of his/her preference.

6. Choice locking:

Once the candidate is sure about the choices filled and mock allotment… They have to lock their choices before the deadline. Failing to do so would result in inability to be a part of the counselling process.

The AIQ counselling takes place in 3 steps… The first round, the second round and the mop up round of counselling. After the list for counselling and allotted seats are released, the candidate has to revisit the website, login with the created id and password and look up for the remaining available choices. The process continues till the mop up round.

The seats allotted to students through AIQ counselling, if not joined, get reverted to the State quota. That’s the reason why there are less than 15% students from AIQ in every college.

Counselling procedure for State counselling:

The process of state counselling is the same as AIQ counselling. The schedule for counselling will be released by the state and registration will begin on the state’s website.

Documents required while appearing for counselling:

1. Class 10th and 12th marksheet.
2. Class 10th and 12th passing certificate.
3. ID proof
4. Birth certificate
5. Domicile certificate (for State counselling)
6. EWS certificate (if applicable)
7. Category certificate (if applicable)
8. 6 passport size photographs
9. NEET admit card
10. NEET rank card