Overview
- The Medical Counselling Committee confirmed that reporting and admission formalities for Round 3 must be completed by February 13, 2026.
- MCC scheduled the stray vacancy round with registration from February 16–18, choice filling from February 16–19 with locking on February 19, allotment processing on February 20, results on February 21, and reporting from February 22–28.
- Round 3 allotment results released on February 6 assigned 10,084 fresh seats, with two seats later withdrawn due to duplication and technical issues.
- The counselling run by MCC covers 50% All India Quota seats and all seats in deemed universities, central universities and Armed Forces Medical Services institutions.
- Lowered NEET PG qualifying percentiles that expanded Round 3 eligibility remain under judicial scrutiny after the Supreme Court asked NBEMS to file an explanatory affidavit.