NEET PG Counselling 2023: Stray Vacancy Round Application Process Ends Today

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will close the registration process for the National Eligibility Entrance Test – Postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling 2023 stray vacancy round today, October 11. Interested and eligible candidates can complete the choice filling and choice locking by today at the official website — at mcc.nic.in.

After the registration process ends today, the processing of the NEET PG counselling stray vacancy round seat allotment will be done between October 12 and 13. Thereafter, the merit list of the stray vacancy round will be released on October 14. Those who make it to the merit list will have to report to the colleges between October 15 and 20. Candidates must note that the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 counselling was reduced to ‘zero’ prior to the round 3 counselling process by the health ministry.

Candidates who have not occupied a seat in any of the previous rounds of counselling conducted by MCC or through state quota counselling are eligible to register for the stray vacancy round of PG counselling in 2023. While those who received a seat in round three of postgraduate counselling but do not accept it are not eligible to take part in the stray vacancy round.

NEET PG Counselling 2023 Stray Vacancy Round: How to Apply

Step 1 – Go to the official website of MCC — mcc.nic.in

Step 2 – Go to the NEET PG section and click on the counselling stray vacancy round registration link available on the home page

Step 3 – Enter the required details and click on login.

Step 4 – The choice filling window will open.

Step 5 – Fill the options and click on submit.

Step 6 – Download the confirmation page and keep a hard copy of the same for further need.

The MCC had reduced the cut-off marks to the ‘0’ percentile to ensure that no PG medical seat goes vacant. The cut-off was earlier set at 50 percentile. Following the health ministry’s decision to reduce the cut-off to zero, several medical graduates and students expressed their disappointment. Some called it a mockery of the whole system while some said even negative marks can get one a PG medical seat.