NEET UG Counselling 2025: After holding the round one choice filing and locking facility for unknown reasons, MCC has released the revised schedule for the round one NEET UG 2025 counselling. The registration process for Round 1 has been extended and will remain open until 3 PM on August 6. In case candidates wish to reset their registration, the option will be available until noon on the same day, i.e., August 6. The last date for making the payment for Round-1 counselling has also been extended up to 6 PM on August 6.
Candidates can fill their choices for NEET UG Round-1 counselling up to 8 AM on August 7. The choice locking window will open from 8 PM on August 6 and remain available until 8 AM on August 7. After the choice locking deadline, the seat processing for Round 1 will be carried out between August 7 and August 8.
| S. No. | Event of UG Counselling 2025 | Time Schedule (as per Server Time) |
| 1 | Registration for Round-1 | Extended up to 3 PM on Aug 6 |
| 2 | RESET Registration for Round-1 | Available up to noon on August 6 |
| 3 | Payment for Round-1 | Extended up to 6 PM on Aug 6 |
| 4 | Choice Filling for Round-1 | Extended up to 8 AM on Aug 7 |
| 5 | Choice Locking for Round-1 | From 08 PM on Aug 6 to 8 AM on Aug 7 |
| 6 | Seat Processing for Round-1 | Aug 7 to Aug 8 |
| 7 | Result Declaration of Round-1 | Aug 9 |
| 8 | Reporting for Round-1 | Aug 9 till Aug 18 |
The result of Round-1 seat allotment will be declared on August 9. Following this, selected candidates must report to their respective allotted institutions by August 18 to complete the admission formalities.
Earlier, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) had put on hold the NEET UG 2025 round one choice filing and choice locking facility. The Committee has not shared any reason for the hold, but has mentioned that the revised schedule will be released shortly. “The Choice Filling & Choice Locking for Round-1 has been put on hold. The revised schedule will be announced shortly,” read the official website.
Before the latest revised NEET UG counselling schedule for 2025, candidates were required to submit and lock their choices by August 4. The round 1 seat allotment results were initially set to be released on August 6. However, the schedule was extended to accommodate Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), who had requested additional time to obtain their certificates from designated centres.
Meanwhile, the Committee (MCC) has approved the conversion of 188 candidates from Indian to NRI status for the NEET UG 2025 counselling process. These candidates were required to submit their scanned documents to MCC via email at ug.nri.mcc@gmail.com, no later than August 3, 2025. The list of NRI candidates was compiled following a thorough review of documents submitted by applicants, ensuring compliance with the eligibility criteria set by MCC.
Additionally, despite a significant 39 per cent increase in MBBS seats over the past few years, a considerable number of undergraduate medical seats remain vacant across India, data from the National Medical Commission (NMC) reveals. The data was presented in the Lok Sabha on August 1 by Anupriya Patel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.