The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has extended the registration process for the National Eligibility Entrance Test – Postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling 2023 stray vacancy round. The registration process which was scheduled to conclude on October 11 has been extended by a day. The application will now end today, October 12 at 5 pm. Candidates who have not occupied a seat in any of the previous rounds of NEET PG 2023 counselling conducted by MCC or through state quota are eligible to register for the stray vacancy round.

“The Choice filling for Stray Vacancy Round was delayed since many PG DNB Institutes had not reported the candidates online. Hence, the competent authority has decided to extend the schedule for Stray Vacancy Round of PG Counselling 2023,” read the official notice by MCC.

Candidates who are yet to apply can complete the registration form by today at the official website at mcc.nic.in. The last date for choice filling and choice locking is Oct 13. The processing of the NEET PG counselling stray vacancy round seat allotment will be done between October 13 and 14. The merit list will be released on October 15. Candidates will have to report to the colleges between October 16 and 20.

NEET PG Counselling 2023 Stray Vacancy Round: How to Apply

Step 1 – Go to mcc.nic.in

Step 2 – Go to the NEET PG section and click on the counselling stray vacancy round registration link available on the home page

Step 3 – Enter the required details and click on login.

Step 4 – The choice filling window will open.

Step 5 – Fill the options and click on submit.

Step 6 – Download the confirmation page and keep a hard copy of the same for further need.

Candidates must note that the qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2023 counselling was reduced to ‘zero’ prior to the round 3 counselling process by the health ministry. The MCC had reduced the cut-off marks to the ‘0’ percentile to ensure that no PG medical seat goes vacant.