Punjab NEET UG stray vacancy round 2026 registration opens for MBBS, BDS seats

Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS), Faridkot, has released the counselling schedule for the Punjab NEET UG Stray Vacancy Round 2026. This final round aims to fill remaining MBBS and BDS seats for the 2026-27 academic session in Punjab’s medical and dental colleges. The notification for this round was issued on October 15, 2026.

Eligible candidates, who must have qualified NEET UG 2026 and not already joined a medical college in earlier rounds, can register online at admission.bfuhsonline.ac.in. The registration window for fresh applications, application fees, and security deposits is open from October 16 to October 18, 2026. The entire counselling calendar for 2026 has been adjusted due to the re-examination of NEET UG 2026, which took place on June 21, 2026, with results declared on July 16, 2026.

Key Dates for Stray Vacancy Round 2026

The counselling process for the stray vacancy round commenced with the display of vacancy positions on October 15, 2026. Following the registration period, the verification of Christian Minority status is scheduled for October 19, 2026, until 3:00 PM. The provisional merit list will also be displayed on October 19, 2026, allowing candidates to proceed with choice filling.

Online choice filling and submission of preferences will occur from October 20 to October 21, 2026. The seat allotment processing and provisional results are slated for October 22, 2026. Candidates will have until October 23, 2026, 3:00 PM, to submit any objections to the provisional allotment. The final step involves reporting at the allotted college and completing admission formalities between October 24 and October 26, 2026.

Eligibility and Application Process

Only candidates who have qualified NEET UG 2026 are eligible to participate in this final counselling round. Those who have already secured and joined a medical college through previous counselling rounds (Round 1, Round 2, or Mop-Up Round) are not permitted to participate. The stray vacancy round is specifically designed to fill seats that remained vacant after these earlier rounds.

The application fee for General and Other Categories is ₹5,900, which includes 18% GST. For the SC Category, the application fee is ₹2,950, also inclusive of 18% GST. This registration fee for Punjab NEET UG counselling is non-refundable. Document verification will be conducted by the allotted colleges after seat allotment, as confirmed by an official notice dated October 12, 2026. Tuition fees can only be paid online after college allotment.

Admissions and Seat Distribution in Punjab

Admissions for the 2026 session in Punjab are governed by the Punjab Government notification dated July 10, 2026, which supersedes earlier notifications. Punjab’s NEET counselling incorporates three types of quotas: 85% State Quota for Punjab domicile candidates, Management Quota open to all NEET qualified candidates across India, and NRI Quota for foreign nationals or those sponsored by NRI status students. The remaining 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats in government colleges are filled through national counselling by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

Punjab has a total of 14 government and private medical and dental colleges, offering 1,950 seats across MBBS and BDS courses. This includes 850 government MBBS seats, 1000 private MBBS seats, 100 government BDS seats, and 1150 private BDS seats. In a previous Punjab UG counselling cycle, 641 candidates competed for 32 MBBS and BDS seats in the final stray vacancy round, highlighting the competitive nature of these last-minute admissions.

Further reading

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