NEET

There are a total of 9,814 MD, MS and PG Diploma seats available for NEET PG Counselling candidates this year, the maximum being in the speciality of MD General Medicine with 1,048 seats.

The confirmation of this aggregate comes from the recently released seat matrix on the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) indicating the number of MD, MS and PG Diploma seats being offered for NEET PG Counselling as per the categories available in medical institutes across the country.

The NEET PG Counselling process has begun from 12th January. For Round 1, candidates have to first register with the MCC. After the registration, they will have to select and lock their medical college preferences from the options available till January 17. The verification of candidates by the respective institutes would be conducted from January 18 to January 19, 2022. This will be followed by the seat allotment process, on January 20 and 21. The result will be declared on January 22, 2022.

The last date of joining after the completion of overall counselling procedures including stray vacancy round is 16th March 2022 for AIQ seats and 10th March 2022 for state counselling candidates.

According to the seat matrix for NEET PG Counselling 2021 for candidates seeking PG medical admissions under AIQ quota this year, the maximum number having 1,048 seats are available in MD General Medicine.

NEET PG Seat Matrix 2021 – 22 Session

A fake circular under the name of the National Board of Examinations (NBE) is going viral on various social media platforms claiming that NEET-PG 2022 examination has been postponed.

“The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Govt of India vide its letter no. V.11025/215/2020-MEP(FTS-8079808) dated 10.01.2022 has directed that in light of the present situation of COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account of safety and well-being of the students, the conduct of NEET-PG 2022 examination scheduled to be held on 12th of March 2022 be postponed,” the fake circular read.

However, when Press Information Bureau (PIB) conducted a fact check on this report, it found out that no such announcement has been made by the NBE as yet.

Debunking the fake news, Press Information Bureau, the govt’s fact-checking arm said, “A public notice purportedly issued by the National Board of Examinations claims that the NEET-PG 2022 examination scheduled to be held on 12th March 2022 has been postponed. The claim is fake”.

The State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, Maharashtra, has deferred the last date of online registration for NEET-UG 2021 counselling. The window for registration for 85 per cent state medical seats will now be open until January 17. Previously, candidates were required to complete the online registration by January 10 and fee payment by January 11. Candidates may check the revised registration notice online at CET’s official website cetcell.net.

Those who already have registered and made payment are not required to do it again. The Maharashtra NEET counselling will be done for admission into the state quota UG medical courses including MBBS, BDS, BUMS, BAMS, BHMS, BPTh, BOTh, BASLP, B(P and O), and BSc (Nursing) courses. Candidates while filling the form will have to enter their application and roll number instead of their ranks in NEET-UG 2021

CET Cell will be releasing the provisional merit list of phase-I, phase-II, phase-III and CAP Round(s) for all the medical UG courses during the later stages of the process.

Steps for the online application to Maharashtra NEET Counselling

Step 1: Log on to CET Cell’s portal for NEET-UG admissions, cetcell.net/UG_NEET_2021

Step 2: Click on the ‘New Registration’ link available on the home page.

Step 3: Enter the required information such as NEET-UG roll number, application number and percentile score obtained followed by contact details in the next process.

Step 4: Submit the details

Step 5: After successful submission, log in again using your system generated credentials

Step 6: Attach the required documents in the specified format and pay the application fee for the counselling.

Save a copy of the confirmation message in printed or soft form

While the counselling of undergraduate medical seats under the state quota of many major states has already begun, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is also expected to release the all India quota NEET counselling schedule soon. The online registration window at mcc.nic.in will open from January 19 with January 24 being the deadline.

“Counselling Schedule for NEET-PG and UG 2021 counselling will soon be uploaded on Official website of MCC, DGHS,” the MCC said in a statement issued on January 7.

Reservation in the all India quota seats for admission to UG and PG medical seats will be as follows:

• SC: 15 per cent
• ST: 7.5 per cent
• PwD – Horizontal reservation as per MCC norms: 5 per cent
• OBC (Non-creamy layer) as per the central OBC list: 27 per cent
• EWS (As per central government norms): 10 per cent

While the MCC has introduced some changes to the AIC NEET counselling scheme, the process will remain same as previous years for central institutions. “The proposed modified scheme of Online 4 rounds of counselling will be in tune with the prevailing norms of counselling (including the fees and security deposit) being followed for Central Institutes/Universities,” the MCC said earlier.

NEET 2021 Topper, Mrinal Kutteri

NEET 2021 Result

The MCC said candidates will not be allowed to apply for upgradation of seats or free exit after round 1. This means after round 1 seat allotment result, candidates can apply for upgradation of seats in round. However, after round 2, they can not apply for upgradation in the mop-up round and so on. Moreover, if candidates join the allotted seats in round 2, they can not resign the seats and participate in the further rounds. However, if they do not join the allotted seat in round 2, they can apply for the mop up round if they forfeit the security deposit and register fresh.

How To Register For AIQ NEET UG, PG Counselling

• Go to mcc.nic.in
• Click on the PG or UG counselling tab
• The link for registration will be displayed. Click on it
• Enter the required information and register
• Now login and fill the application form
• Upload documents, pay the registration fee and submit
• Take a printout of the application form