NEET PG 2026 Round 2 Dates Are Out: Register by 14 November, Lock Choices by 15 November
Published 07/11/2026
In short: The wait is over. On 7 November the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) posted the new Round 2 schedule for NEET PG 2026 all-India counselling. Registration is open now and closes on 14 November, choices must be locked by 15 November, and the final result comes on 17 November. If your child holds a Round 1 seat and wants to give it up without losing the deposit, the window closes on 9 November, just two days away.
What happened
On 4 November we reported that Round 2 had been pushed back because NMC approved new PG seats on 3 November, and that MCC would announce fresh dates from 7 November. MCC has now done that. Its notice dated 7 November says the Round 2 schedule has been changed because the new seats were added to the Round 2 seat list.
The key steps, as per MCC's notice (times are as per MCC's server):
- Resigning a Round 1 seat without losing the security deposit: up to 6:00 pm on 9 November. Students who chose "freeze" must go to their college in person to resign. Students who chose "float" can resign online on the portal.
- Registration for Round 2: from 1:00 pm on 7 November to 3:00 pm on 14 November. Edit or reset of registration is allowed till 1:00 pm on 14 November.
- Payment: till 6:00 pm on 14 November.
- Choice filling: from 1:00 pm on 10 November to 11:55 pm on 15 November.
- Choice locking: from 4:00 pm on 14 November to 11:55 pm on 15 November.
- Seat processing and provisional result: 16 November. Final result: 17 November.
- Reporting at the allotted college: 18 to 24 November.
Round 2, day by day
- 9 NovResign a Round 1 seat, deposit safe
- 10 NovChoice filling opens
- 14 NovRegistration and payment close
- 15 NovChoice locking closes, 11:55 pm
- 17 NovFinal result; report 18–24 Nov
For students
Do you need to register again? MCC's information bulletin says:
- If you registered for Round 1 and got no seat, you do not register again.
- If you resigned from, or did not report to, your Round 1 seat, you also do not register again.
- If you never registered in Round 1, you must register now and pay the full fee and deposit by 14 November.
- Everyone taking part must fill and lock a fresh list of choices. Round 1 choices do not carry over.
What to do this week:
- Decide on your Round 1 seat by 9 November. If you plan to leave it, do it before 6 pm that day. MCC's news line on its website mentions 5 pm, so aim to finish well before 5 pm to be safe.
- Study the updated seat list before choice filling opens on 10 November. Look for new colleges and branches that were not offered in Round 1.
- List only seats you would actually join. From Round 2 onwards, a seat that is allotted but not joined costs you the security deposit.
- Lock your choices early on 14 or 15 November. Don't wait for the last hour of the 15th, when the site can be slow.
- If you are upgraded in Round 2, you must take online relieving from your Round 1 seat and join the new one. You lose any claim on the Round 1 seat.
For parents
- The deposit is now at risk. Under MCC's bulletin, the refundable security deposit for All India Quota seats is ₹25,000 for UR/EWS students and ₹10,000 for SC/ST/OBC/PwD students, plus a non-refundable fee of ₹1,000 or ₹500. For deemed universities, it is a ₹5,000 fee and a ₹2,00,000 deposit for every category. If a student is allotted a seat in Round 2 or later and does not join, MCC keeps the deposit.
- Agree the choice list together. Talk through fees, city, hostel and branch before 15 November, so your child is not deciding alone at midnight.
- Keep college fees ready. Tuition and hostel fees are paid to the college at reporting, separate from MCC's deposit. Deemed universities can ask for a large first instalment.
- Know whether you will freeze or float. If your child is allotted a seat and accepts it as final ("freeze"), they must go to the college in person between 18 and 24 November, with original documents, so plan travel. If they want a chance at a better seat in Round 3 ("float"), MCC's bulletin says documents are verified online and no visit is needed for now.
- Round 3 is final. A Round 3 seat cannot be resigned or upgraded once joined. Not joining one means losing the deposit and being dropped from later rounds.
- One note. The bulletin on MCC's site is still marked as a draft. Check the site again before paying.
What to do this week
- Fill a fresh choice list
- List only seats you will join
- Lock by 15 Nov, 11:55 pm
- Deposit lost if a seat is not joined
- Keep college fees ready
- Freeze? Plan travel, 18–24 Nov
Key dates
| Date (2026) | What |
|---|---|
| 9 Nov, 6 pm | Last time to resign a Round 1 seat without losing the deposit |
| 10 Nov, 1 pm | Choice filling opens |
| 14 Nov, 3 pm | Round 2 registration closes (payment till 6 pm) |
| 15 Nov, 11:55 pm | Choice filling and locking close |
| 16 Nov | Provisional result |
| 17 Nov | Final Round 2 result |
| 18 to 24 Nov | Reporting at the allotted college |
Sources
- MCC, Notice No. 5: Schedule for Round 2, dated 7 November 2026. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
- MCC, PG Medical Counselling page, Latest News (Round 2 registration open; Round 1 resignation note). Checked 7 Nov 2026.
- MCC, PG Information Bulletin 2026: fees, security deposit, Round 2 and Round 3 rules. Checked 7 Nov 2026.
If you'd like a calm second opinion on your Round 2 choice list, more help is on easyapply.in.
Dates can change. Confirm on the official website before you pay or apply.