The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the Seat Matrix for NEET PG 2025 Round 3 counselling on its official portal mcc.nic.in, marking a crucial update in the MD/MS/DNB admissions process for this academic year.
According to the published matrix, a total of 18,076 seats are now available for allocation in Round 3. This includes 10,101 clear vacancies from earlier rounds and 292 newly added MD and MS seats introduced for this counselling stage. Candidates can now check the detailed PDF of the round-3 seat matrix and proceed with choice filling and locking ahead of the allotment process.
Latest Updates:
- To check NEET PG 2025 Seat Matrix for Round III – Click Here
- To visit NEET 2025 Counseling Portal – Click Here
Counselling Schedule & Process:
- NEET PG 2025 online choice filling and locking for Round 3 began on January 16, 2026, and will continue until January 26, 2026, according to the MCC schedule.
- The seat allotment results are scheduled to be announced between January 27–28, with official results expected on January 29, 2026.
- Reporting by allotted candidates is slated between January 30 and February 6, 2026.
Revised Eligibility and NEET PG 2025 Cut-off:
To widen participation and reduce seat wastage, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), on government advice, has relaxed NEET PG eligibility criteria for Round 3. The minimum qualifying percentile has been lowered — for General (UR) candidates to the 7th percentile (around 103 marks), UR-PwBD to 5th percentile (approx. 90 marks), and SC/ST/OBC categories to the 0th percentile — allowing candidates with scores as low as –40 to be eligible.
The revised NEET 2025 PG cut-off has created a controversy.
Additional Updates on NEET PG 2025 Counseling:
- To maximise seat utilisation, the MCC has also reopened options for candidates to convert nationality status to NRI ahead of the final counselling rounds, which may further increase seat occupancy under NRI quotas.
- This round is seen as a final major mainstream opportunity before the stray vacancy round that follows the primary counselling rounds.
Candidates are advised to regularly check mcc.nic.in for official documents, updated seat lists, and counselling instructions.