National Medical Commission has declared the counselling schedule for NEET PG 2025 admissions for both All India Quota (AIQ) and state quota seats. Besides this, it has also published the final seat availability for postgraduate broad speciality courses for the 2025–26 academic year.
As per a public notice posted by the Postgraduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB) of the NMC, the admissions through counselling for NEET PG 2025 will be held in four rounds- Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and a stray vacancy round for both AIQ and state quota seats.
Counselling institutions in the states have been given a clear instruction to adhere strictly to the timetable released by the MCC so that there is harmony as well as no overlapping of AIQ and state-level counselling processes.
Students have been advised to regularly check the official websites of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the latest updates on seat allotment results, joining deadlines, and further counselling guidelines.
NEET PG 2025: Detailed Timeline and Deadlines
Round 1 of counselling, which was in accordance with the scheduled timeline, was held during October and November 2025, and Round 2 in December 2025. The third round will be going on until January 2026, and the stray vacancy round is expected to be completed by the end of January 2026. Candidates have been given until January 31, 2026, to fill the seats allotted to them through all the rounds. At the same time, the academic session for postgraduation courses officially started on December 22, 2025.
It has been made clear by the NMC that in order to finish the counselling process on time, even weekends and gazetted holidays will be treated as working days during this period.
NEET PG 2025: Final Seat Matrix for 2025-26
The Medial Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), a part of the NMC, has also revealed the final seat matrix for PG broad speciality courses for the academic year 2025-26. The matrix reflects the overall count of postgraduate seats in medical colleges and institutions as on December 8, 2025, with all seats sanctioned by the NMC till that date.
Medical institutions have been instructed to check the seat details under their names and inform the MARB of any discrepancies within 15 days of the notice. The NMC has warned that if the differences are not reported in the given period, it may affect the updating of student admission records on the NMC admission portal. Students are, therefore, advised once again to keep an eye on the MCC and NMC websites for the latest updates regarding counselling and admissions.
