West Bengal NEET PG counselling: round-1 registration runs 22 to 28 October, and private seats need a ₹2 lakh or ₹5 lakh deposit

The West Bengal Medical Counseling Committee (WBMCC) has published the round-1 schedule and information bulletin for NEET PG 2026 state counselling. It covers state quota, private management quota and NRI quota seats in MD, MS, DNB degree and PG diploma courses at colleges affiliated to the West Bengal University of Health Sciences. The memo is dated 14 October 2026, and the schedule is labelled tentative.

Round-1 schedule

Step	Dates
Online registration	11 am on 22 October to 6 pm on 28 October 2026
Online fee payment	11 am on 22 October to midnight on 28 October 2026
Document verification at the allotted college and slot	26 to 29 October 2026, 11 am to 4 pm
List of verified candidates and round-1 seat matrix	30 October 2026, after 2 pm
Choice filling and locking	4 pm on 30 October to midnight on 1 November 2026
Round-1 allotment result	4 November 2026, after 4 pm
Reporting and admission	5, 6, 7 and 10 November 2026, 10 am to 4 pm

Who can claim a state quota seat

The bulletin sets the state quota criteria “in pursuance to” the Supreme Court’s judgment in Tanvi Behl v. Shrey Goel. Under them, eligibility turns on where you studied MBBS or where you serve:

• Candidates who passed MBBS from West Bengal can claim state quota seats.
• In-service doctors of the West Bengal government can claim them too.
• Other service-category candidates qualify only if they also did MBBS in West Bengal.

The state reserves 40% of state quota degree seats and 50% of diploma seats for its in-service teachers and medical officers. Minimum NEET PG marks are the 50th percentile for unreserved and EWS candidates and the 40th percentile for SC, ST and OBC, unless NBEMS or the Centre lowers the cut-off. The internship cut-off date is 30 September 2026.

The money involved

• Registration fee: ₹3,000, one-time and non-refundable.
• Security deposit: ₹2 lakh if you want to fill choices for state quota seats in private colleges, and ₹5 lakh for private management quota seats. Without it you cannot pick those seats.
• The deposit is adjusted against the course fee if you take admission, and returned in several other cases. It is forfeited from round 2 onwards if you do not report, if documents turn out to be fake, or if you resign after counselling ends.
• Leaving the course midway costs ₹5 lakh for a degree seat and ₹2 lakh for a diploma. Open-category doctors must also serve a bond of three years (degree) or two years (diploma).

What to do now: keep your MBBS and internship documents, category certificates and Medical Council registration ready before 22 October. Raise your card or net-banking limit beforehand if you plan to pay a security deposit. All-India round-1 allotment comes out on 24 October, before the state’s choice filling begins, so factor that seat into your state choices.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the West Bengal Directorate of Medical Education’s memo HFW-23099/320/2026 dated 14 October 2026 (round-1 schedule) and the WB NEET PG Medical 2026 notice-cum-information bulletin. Official portal: wbmcc.nic.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.