The National Medical Commission (NMC) has officially released the NEET PG 2025 counselling schedule for admissions under the All India Quota (AIQ), Deemed Universities, Central Universities and State Quota seats. The commission has directed all state counselling authorities to strictly adhere to the timetable issued by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

The move is aimed at ensuring uniformity and coordination between central and state-level counselling processes, and to avoid overlap or conflicts during seat allocation and joining.

Strict adherence to avoid overlap

In its official notification, the NMC stated that all state counselling authorities must follow the MCC schedule to prevent “incoherence” between AIQ and State Quota (SQ) counselling. The directive has been issued in line with various orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.

Medical education authorities have been asked to ensure timely sharing of joined candidates’ data between the MCC and state Directorates of Medical Education (DMEs) to maintain transparency and prevent duplicate admissions.

NEET PG 2025 counselling timeline

According to the schedule released by the NMC:

  • Round 1 counselling (AIQ/Deemed/Central): October 17 to November 22, 2025
  • Last date of joining (Round 1 – AIQ): December 1, 2025
  • Round 1 counselling (State Quota): November 21 to December 1, 2025
  • Last date of joining (State Round 1): December 7, 2025
  • Round 2 counselling (AIQ): December 5 to December 12, 2025
  • Last date of joining (AIQ Round 2): December 21, 2025
  • Round 2 counselling (State): December 10 to December 21, 2025
  • Last date of joining (State Round 2): December 28, 2025
  • Round 3 counselling (AIQ): December 26, 2025 to January 2, 2026
  • Last date of joining (AIQ Round 3): January 11, 2026
  • Round 3 counselling (State): December 31, 2025 to January 11, 2026
  • Last date of joining (State Round 3): January 17, 2026
  • Stray vacancy round: January 15 to January 21, 2026
  • Final date of joining: January 31, 2026

What candidates should note

Medical aspirants have been advised to closely track deadlines and comply with joining requirements within the stipulated timelines, as delays may result in forfeiture of allotted seats. Authorities have emphasised that no extensions will be granted beyond the prescribed dates.

The counselling schedule applies uniformly across the country, including Karnataka, and is expected to streamline postgraduate medical admissions for the 2025 academic year.