Rajasthan NEET UG 2026 stray vacancy round seat allotment released: report to colleges by 26 October

The provisional seat allotment results for the Rajasthan NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy Round were declared on October 22, 2026, by the Office of the Chairman, NEET UG Medical and Dental Admission/Counselling Board 2026, SMS Medical College, Jaipur. This final round aims to fill remaining MBBS and BDS seats across the state, with candidates required to complete admission formalities by October 26, 2026.

The stray vacancy round follows the conclusion of the Medical Counselling Committee’s (MCC) All India counselling, which included three main rounds. Rajasthan’s state quota stray round operates on its own schedule, with a total of 1,077 MBBS and 135 BDS seats available for allotment as of October 17, 2026.

Rajasthan NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy Round Schedule and Fees

The process for the Rajasthan NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy Round began with online registration for new aspirants on October 16, 2026. The deadline for application fee payment was October 17, 2026, up to 4:00 PM, with both parts of the online application form required to be completed by 8:00 PM on the same day. Offline document verification and original document submission took place from October 18 to 20, 2026.

The Provisional Combined Merit List was published on October 20, 2026, followed by the online choice filling window from October 19 to 21, 2026. Choices were auto-locked at 11:45 PM on October 21, 2026, leading to the declaration of provisional seat allotment results on October 22, 2026. Candidates can access their seat allotment letters and must report to their allotted colleges to complete admission formalities between October 22 and October 26, 2026. The deadline for tuition payment and reporting is October 26, 2026, with payment closing at 5 PM and reporting at 8 PM.

Non-refundable registration fees for new aspirants were ₹2,500 for General and Other Applicable Categories, and ₹1,500 for Rajasthan Domicile SC, ST, and ST-STA Candidates. Security deposits varied by course and category, with ₹50,000 for Government MBBS, ₹2 lakh for RUHS-CMS/RAJMES Management, ₹5 lakh for private MBBS, and ₹10,000 for BDS.

Vacant Seats and Eligibility Criteria

The provisional vacant seat matrix for Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling Stray Vacancy Round was released on October 16, 2026. As of October 17, 2026, a total of 1,077 MBBS and 135 BDS seats were available. For MBBS, six government seats and three management seats at RUHS-CMS/RAJMES institutions were vacant. Private colleges accounted for 1,068 MBBS seats, comprising 758 General and 310 Management seats. No MBBS NRI vacancy was listed in this round. The BDS matrix recorded 135 seats, including four government, 103 private General, and 28 private Management seats. One starred General seat at Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College, Ganganagar, is to remain vacant under a Rajasthan High Court order dated October 16.

Candidates marked ‘Joined’ in MCC Round 3, and those allotted or upgraded in that round but did not join, were ineligible for the Rajasthan Stray Vacancy Round. The stray vacancy round has stricter rules, requiring fresh registration and choice filling, with no upgrade or ‘Float’ option after allotment, and joining is mandatory. A penalty for not joining an allotted seat in this round is forfeiture of the security deposit and ineligibility for any subsequent counselling. For BDS applicants, a minimum of 50% in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (PCB) was required for General category candidates, 40% for SC/ST/OBC, and 45% for PwBD candidates. The main bond requires stamp paper of at least ₹500 and signatures from the candidate, surety, and two witnesses.

Provisional Merit List and Reporting

The provisional state merit list for the stray vacancy round was published by SMS Medical College, Jaipur, on October 21, 2026. This list includes details such as combined state merit number, registration ID, NEET ID, candidate name, father’s name, gender, domicile status, category, NEET UG marks, and All India Rank. Candidates can access the official provisional merit list by visiting ug.neetrajasthan.com.

Upon seat allotment, candidates must download the provisional allotment letter from mcc.nic.in. They are required to report to the allotted institute between October 22 and October 26, 2026, carrying original documents and photocopies as listed in the MCC information bulletin and the allotment letter. The deadline for tuition payment and reporting is October 26, 2026.

Further reading

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Written by Nishit Kumar

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