NEET UG 2026: Report to colleges by Oct 26 for stray vacancy round seat allotment

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) released the provisional seat allotment result for the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round on the morning of October 20, 2026. This round was conducted to fill 4,068 vacant MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc. Nursing seats across various institutions.

According to the provisional result, 3,108 seats were allotted, resulting in more than 800 seats remaining vacant after the completion of this final counselling phase. The provisional result is available as a downloadable PDF on the MCC’s official website, mcc.nic.in.

NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy Round Allotment Details

The stray vacancy round aimed to address remaining vacancies after multiple preceding rounds of counselling. The registration for this round closed on October 14, 2026, at 3 PM, with choice-locking beginning at 4 PM on the same day. The last date for choice filling was October 15, 2026.

The MCC NEET stray round seat allotment result 2026 was originally scheduled for October 17, 2026. Candidates who have received a provisional allotment are scheduled to report to their respective colleges between October 19 and 26, 2026.

The closing ranks for various categories in the NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round for MBBS and BDS admissions are detailed below:

Context of NEET UG 2026 Counselling

The NEET UG 2026 counselling process included Round 2, Round 3, and the Online Stray Vacancy Round. Round 3 registration concluded on September 27, 2026, with its seat allotment result due on September 30, 2026. Round 2 of counselling saw 8,828 seats allotted, comprising 7,485 MBBS, 1,057 BDS, and 286 B.Sc. Nursing seats.

Round 3 had approximately 6,600 to 6,700 clear vacancies, an increase from last year’s Round 3 which offered 4,821 clear vacancy seats. The MCC publishes three separate lists each round: Clear vacancy, Virtual vacancy, and Newly added seats. Clear vacancy seats are those not allotted in earlier rounds or where candidates did not join, resigned, or were rejected. Virtual vacancy seats are those that may become available as candidates move to higher preferences. The Round 3 virtual vacancy list contained 10,353 seats across MBBS, BDS, and B.Sc. Nursing. In addition, 183 seats were added to Round 3, including 83 MBBS seats and 100 BDS seats at Datta Meghe Dental College, Nagpur. MCC counselling covers 15% All India Quota seats, along with 100% of seats in deemed universities, central universities, AFMC, AIIMS, and JIPMER.

Rajasthan NEET UG Stray Vacancy Round 2026

Separately, the Office of the Chairman, NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board 2026, SMS Medical College, Jaipur, initiated the Rajasthan NEET UG Stray Vacancy Round 2026. Registration for fresh candidates in Rajasthan began on October 16, 2026. Offline document verification for this round was conducted from October 18 to 20, 2026.

The provisional seat allotment result for the Rajasthan NEET UG Stray Vacancy Round 2026 is scheduled for October 22, 2026. The application fees and security deposits for various categories and courses in Rajasthan are as follows:

Further reading

• NEET UG 2026 Round 3 admissions conclude for MBBS at Medical College, Kolkata
• WB AYUSH UG round 2 merit list released: admission based on NEET UG 2026 scores
• NEET cutoff: previous closing ranks and marks Next step
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• NEET PG 2026: Apply for management quota by Oct 23, pay Rs 3 lakh deposit
• KEAM 2026: Apply for 84 MBBS, 106 BDS stray seats. CEE to announce dates Applications open

Written by Nishit Kumar

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