NEET MDS 2025 Counselling Stray Round Allotment Out, Check Schedule, Direct Link, Cutoff, Reservation, Admission

NEET MDS 2025 counselling is being held by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for 50% All India State Quota (AIQ). The counselling will be held in three rounds, followed by an online stray vacancy round.

NEET MDS 2025 Stray Vacancy Round seat allotment result has been released on September 2, 2025, on the official website – mcc.nic.in. Shortlisted candidates must report to the allotted college from September 2 to 8, 2025.

Direct Link to NEET MDS Counselling 2025

National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has set NEET MDS 2025 eligibility criteria for the counselling process for All India 50% quota seats for MDS courses. According to this, General category requires 50th percentile, SC/ST/OBC/PwD(SC/ST/OBC) requires 40th percentile. On the other hand, UR PWD needs 45th percentile to be eligible for counselling.

As per NBE, NEET MDS cut off score for General candidate is 263, and for SC/ST/OBC and General PwD, the cut off score is 230 and 246 respectively.

NEET MDS Seat Allotment 2025 PDF

Download round-wise NEET MDS seat allotment result PDF for free here. The allotment result includes the rank, allotted quota, allotted institute, course, and remarks on the admission status of candidates.

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NEET MDS Counselling Dates 2025

NEET MDS 2025 counselling dates are out now – 

NEET MDS 2025 Qualifying Cut off

Candidates who clear NEET MDS 2025 cut off become eligible for the admission process. With reports of a slightly easier NEET MDS 2025 exam, the cutoff score is higher this year compared to last year. The qualifying NEET MDS Cut off percentile is 50 for GN/ EWS, 45 for GN/ EWS-PwD & 40 for SC/ST/OBC/PwD categories. Check NEET MDS 2025 Cut off

The minimum qualifying percentiles have been lowered by 19.863 percentile for each category.

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NEET MDS 2025 Tie Breaking Policy

In the event of two or more students obtain the same score, the merit position shall be determined using following tie breaker criteria in descending order:

• At first, candidate having lesser number of incorrect responses in the overall paper (Part A & B) will be placed at better merit position.
• Candidate obtaining higher score in Part B of the question paper will be placed at better merit position
• If tie still persists, students having lesser number of incorrect responses in Part B of the question paper will be placed at better merit position
• At last, candidates with older age will be placed for a merit position

Admissions Through NEET MDS Counselling 2025

NEET MDS Counselling 2025 will be held for admissions of the following:

• All India 50% Quota Seats – Counselling for all India reserved category candidates will be conducted by the Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) of the Directorate General of Health Services, Government of India, which is solely based on the NEET MDS 2025 result.
• State Quota Seats – Reservation of NEET MDS seats in states of India will be taken care of by designated Counselling authority of the respective States/Union Territories. They will be responsible for conducting counselling sessions under State Quota based on the results of NEET MDS. The counselling committee will consider eligibility criteria, applicable regulations, guidelines and applicable reservation policies while allocating seats under this category.
• Admission to Private Dental Colleges, Institutes, Universities, Deemed Universities – Seats for NEET MDS 2025 will be allotted to candidates under this category via counselling sessions conducted by the designated counselling authority of these Private Colleges/Institutes/Universities/ Deemed Universities on the basis of NEET MDS scores. Applicable Regulations, eligibility criteria, reservation policy, etc. will also be adhered to while allotting seats.
• Admission to Armed Forces Medical Service Institutions – Counselling for admissions to Armed Forces Medical Service Institution is conducted by The Army Dental Corps, Ministry of Defense, Government of India based on NEET-MDS

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NEET MDS Counselling 2025 Procedure

The counselling will be conducted separately for each category. The procedure for counselling is as follows:

Step 1: Registration

• Register on the website of the counselling authority.
• The links and necessary information will be provided on the NBE website
• Enter the relevant details like NEET MDS Registration Number, Name, Date of Birth, Gender, etc for completing NEET MDS Registration 
• Candidates will be issued a new username and password

Step 2: Filling the Counselling Form

• Login in using the credentials to select the college of their choice
• Candidates can select the preferred college of choice from the list of available choices
• Once satisfied, candidates will have to lock their selection
• Candidates can make multiple edits before submission. Once submitted, candidates will not be able to make any changes after locking
• If candidates do not lock their selections, then the selected college will be allotted to them
• The board / designated authority will review the applications and allot the seats based on the merit list
• An allotment letter will be sent to the candidate via email and post
• Once the seat is allotted, candidates will have to attend NEET MDS Counselling at the scheduled time and venue for document verification

Step 3: Payment of Fees

• Candidates can pay the admission fees and block the seat allotted to them. 
• Here the registration fees that you will pay during the time of filling the online form for counselling will be non-refundable. 

NEET MDS Counselling Round 2

• NEET MDS 2025 counselling round 2 will be conducted after the conclusion of the round 1 counselling. 
• If a candidate is not satisfied with the seat or college allotted to him and wishes to upgrade the same then such candidates can fill fresh choices in round two choice filling.
• However, if a candidate does not wish to upgrade his seat which is allotted to him in Round 1 and there is not to apply for round 2 counselling. Such candidates will be required to confirm their seats and complete the admission process.  

NEET MDS Counselling Mop-Up Round

• The last round i.e. Mop Up round of counselling will only be conducted if seats are left vacant after the completion of round 2 counselling.  

NEET MDS 2025 Selection Procedure

If candidate belongs to general category, 50% is the minimum qualifying score whereas for OBC/SC/ST, candidates have to score 40% marks in order be at par in the selection criteria as per NBE. The NEET MDS counselling Procedure is elaborated below which shall be applicable for allotment of 50% AIQ MDS seats:

1. Main online Counseling Registration
2. Exercising of Choices, Indicative Seat and Locking
3. Process of Seat Allotment (Round 1)
4. Result Publication (Round 1)
5. Reporting at the allotted Medical/Dental College against 1st Round
6. Process of Seat Allotment -Round 2
7. Result Publication (Round 2)
8. Reporting at the allotted Medical / Dental Colleges against Round 2
9. Transfer of NEET MDS vacant seats to State Quota

List of documents required at NEET MDS Counselling 2025

All the qualified candidates are required to carry the following original documents:

• NEET MDS 2025 scorecard
• NEET MDS 2025 Admit Card
• Mark sheet of BDS 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd year examinations
• Qualifying examination certificate, that is, BDS Degree Certificate
• Permanent or provisional certificate provided by DCI/Dental Council
• Internship completion certificate issued from the Head of the Institution
• 10^th standard certificate as proof of birth
• Valid Government Identity proofs (Driving License/ PAN Card/Voter ID/Passport or Aadhar Card)
• Physically handicap medical certificate, if required.
• SC/ST/OBC certificate, if required

NEET MDS 2025 Seat Allotment

Candidates fill preferences based on seats available. NEET MDS Seat Allotment result is published in the form of a list including the name, allotted college, All India Rank, Remarks, and candidate category. Selected students will be required to download the allotment letter of NEET MDS 2025. It is mandatory to carry the allotment letter along with the list of documents at the allotted institute to complete the admission process. 

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