NEET PG round 2 dates changed: MCC adds new seats, choice filling now runs from 10 to 15 November and the result moves to 17 November

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) issued Notice No. 5 on 7 November 2026, changing the round 2 schedule of NEET PG counselling 2026. The reason given: the National Medical Commission has approved new PG seats, and they are being added to the round 2 seat matrix. The dates in our earlier round 2 report no longer apply.

Old dates and new dates

Step	Earlier schedule	Revised schedule (server time)
Institutes verify the seat matrix	4 and 5 November	Up to 11 am, 9 November
Resign a round 1 seat without losing the deposit	Not in that schedule	Up to 6 pm, 9 November
Registration	6 November to noon, 11 November	1 pm, 7 November to 3 pm, 14 November
Edit or reset registration	Not in that schedule	3 pm, 7 November to 1 pm, 14 November
Payment	Until 3 pm, 11 November	Until 6 pm, 14 November
Choice filling	7 November to 10 am, 12 November	1 pm, 10 November to 11:55 pm, 15 November
Choice locking	4 pm, 11 November to 10 am, 12 November	4 pm, 14 November to 11:55 pm, 15 November
Seat processing and provisional result	12 and 13 November	16 November
Final result	14 November	17 November
Reporting and joining	16 to 23 November	18 to 24 November
Verification of joined candidates	24 November	25 November

If you already hold a round 1 seat

The notice gives a short window to step out cleanly. Until 6 pm on 9 November you can resign your round 1 seat without forfeiting the security deposit:

• Freeze candidates (happy with the seat, not seeking an upgrade) must go to the allotted institute in person to resign.
• Float candidates (holding the seat but willing to upgrade) resign online on the MCC portal.

Weigh this before you resign: a seat you give up is gone, and round 2 has no guarantee of a better one. The added seats are not yet listed by college, so wait for the round 2 matrix if you can.

What to do now

• Choice filling opens only at 1 pm on 10 November, so you have time to study the new seat matrix when MCC posts it.
• Choices lock automatically at 11:55 pm on 15 November. Lock them yourself after 4 pm on 14 November and print the locked list.
• The round 2 rules in the PG information bulletin still apply, including the loss of your security deposit if you are allotted a round 2 seat and do not join.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Medical Counselling Committee, DGHS: its Notice No. 5 of 7 November 2026 revising the round 2 schedule of NEET PG counselling 2026. Official portal: mcc.nic.in/pg-medical-counselling/. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.