NEET UG 2022 COUNSELLING: DATES, PROCESS, FEE, RESERVATION CRITERIA & MORE

The NEET (National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test) 2022 counselling process will be initiated after the official results are declared by the  NTA (expected in the second half of August). Please find below some of the key highlights related to the counselling process

NEET UG 2022 Counselling Highlights

·         Counselling Dates: After the results are released (expected in August end or September beginning). The NTA will release their merit list for 15% AIQ (All India Quota) based on NEET scores & rank. State wise merit lists will be released by the respective state authorities for the 85% state quota

·         The AIQ Counselling is conducted by the MCC and will be spread across 4 rounds followed by 2 additional rounds (mop up & stray round). Candidates can register for the NEET AIQ counselling on the official website: https://mcc.nic.in

·         All state quota seats (85%) will be managed by the state specific counselling authorities (this will also include private medical colleges in each state). Counselling will be conducted based on the candidates rank in the state specific merit list

·         NEET Counselling 2022 Eligibility Criteria:

o   Candidates need to have a minimum of 50^th Percentile in the NEET exam to be eligible for counselling (40^th Percentile for SC / ST / OBC and 45^th Percentile for PWD candidates)

o   Candidates need to register themselves on the MCC website

o   NRI candidates need to send their relevant documents to the mcc (ug.nri.mcc@gmail.com)

o   Candidates will need to follow / adhere to the university specific seat distribution in cases of certain central institutions (DU, AMU, BHU, JMI etc.)

o   OCI candidates will be able to apply for the counselling process under the open / AIQ category

·         Last year ~300 medical colleges had participated in the AIQ counselling. This year an increase in the number of medical seats is expected

NEET UG 2022 Counselling Registration Procedure

1.    Visit The Official MCC website: https://mcc.nic.in

2.    Click on “New Registration” and enter your personal details (roll number, application number, name, date of birth etc.)

3.    Login by entering your roll number & password

4.    Pay the fee for the counselling (varies between INR 500 and INR 5000 based on candidate category and university type)

5.    Check the details mentioned on the registration slip (download and print this for future reference)

NEET 2022 Reservation Criteria

·         Gen-EWS: 10%

·         SC: 15%

·         ST: 7.5%

·         OBC-NCL: 27%

·         PwD: 5%