HP NEET UG stray round counselling 2026 registration begins

Atal Medical and Research University Himachal Pradesh (AMRUHP) has initiated the registration process for the HP NEET UG Stray Round Counselling 2026. The registration, which commenced today, October 21, 2026, is being conducted online via the official portal, amruhp.ac.in, to fill the remaining Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) state quota seats for the 2026-27 academic session.

This stray round represents the final opportunity for eligible candidates to secure a state quota MBBS or BDS seat in Himachal Pradesh, following the completion of Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 of counselling. The official schedule document for this round was uploaded by AMRUHP on October 19, 2026.

Eligibility and Application Process for the Stray Round

Only candidates who have not yet been admitted to any medical or dental college in earlier rounds (Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3) are eligible to participate in the HP NEET UG Stray Round Counselling 2026. Candidates not previously registered on the AMRUHP portal must complete a fresh registration to apply for this round. Applicants must possess a valid NEET UG 2026 scorecard and satisfy the Himachal Pradesh state quota eligibility norms.

The online registration process involves visiting amruhp.ac.in, clicking on the fresh registration link, filling in personal and academic details, uploading necessary documents, paying the prescribed counselling fee, and finally submitting the application. The counselling fee, once submitted, is non-refundable.

Overview of Previous Counselling Rounds

The HP NEET UG 2026 counselling process has already completed three rounds for the allocation of MBBS and BDS seats. Round 1 counselling registration for NEET UG 2026 qualified candidates opened on August 13, 2026, and concluded on August 17, 2026, with joining dates on August 28 and 29, 2026. Round 2 saw fresh online applications from August 31 to September 2, 2026, and candidates joined colleges on September 13 and 14, 2026.

Round 3 registration took place from September 16 to September 18, 2026. The HP NEET UG 2026 Round 3 State Merit List was released by AMRU on September 30, 2026. Eligible students for Round 3 could lock their choice of MBBS and BDS from October 1 to October 4, 2026. The results of seat allotment for Round 3 were declared on October 6, 2026, with admission formalities completed on October 12 and 13, 2026. The stray round has been initiated to address any remaining vacancies after these prior rounds.

Seat Allocation and Contact Information

Atal Medical and Research University (AMRU), Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, is doing conducting the counselling process. AMRU fills 85% of the State Quota seats in government colleges, Management/NRI quotas in private colleges, and 100% of seats in private unaided dental colleges. The 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats are managed separately by the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) at mcc.nic.in.

For any queries regarding the stray round counselling, candidates can contact the conducting body via email at coemedicaluniv.mandi@gmail.com. Further updates regarding the choice filling window, provisional and final seat allotment lists, and the final reporting schedule for stray round admissions will be published on the official AMRUHP portal.

Further reading

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