NEET Counseling (UG): Crucial Details You Need

Counseling is one of the most important processes in a competitive exam, and when the exam is one of the biggest entrance exams in the country, the process becomes even more important. During NEET counselling 2022 many of you must be confused and can make mistakes. This phase could be like a make-it-or-break-it situation for most of you.

Highlights of NEET Exam

National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test, NEET (UG) replaced the ‘All India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) and all ‘MBBS Entrance Exams’, which were usually conducted in States and/or Medical Colleges.

• Mode of Examination– NEET (UG) is a Pen & Paper-based test, to be answered on a specially designed machine gradable sheet using Ball Point Pen.
• The duration of the test will be three (03) hours.
• The NEET shall consist of one question paper containing 180 multiple-choice questions (four options with a single correct answer) from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Botany & Zoology).
• In 2021, NEET was conducted in 13 languages – English, Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati, Marathi, Odiya, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Punjabi, and Telugu.  
• The national-level counselling for admission to MBBS and BDS courses will be conducted by MCC (Medical Counselling Committee).
• The state-level counselling for admission to MBBS and BDS courses will be conducted by various state government representatives.
• For more information regarding NEET (UG), please refer to the official site given in links (last section).

NEET Counselling 2022 Process

After qualifying NEET exam, you have to participate in the counselling process for the All-India Quota (AIQ) seats in Deemed Universities/ Central Universities/ ESIC (Employee State Insurance Corporation) colleges. For that, you will be required to register online on the official website.

You will be required to pay a registration fee for NEET counselling. Following is a tentative registration fee for the NEET exam based on last year’s details.

• After completing the registration of the NEET Counselling process, you will be required to fill in the choices by logging your account details
• At this stage, you must choose a course and college as per your preference.
• Based on your All-India Rank obtained in NEET and as per the choices filled by you during registration you will be allotted a seat for counselling.

NEET UG state-wise Counselling

Following are some of the States/institutes that conduct NEET UG Counselling:

Note: The admission in various colleges of Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana are done individually.

Documents Required for NEET Counselling

Following are the documents required for NEET All India Counselling process:

• Admit card of NEET
• Scorecard/rank letter of NEET exam
• For date of birth verification, your class 10^th mark sheet is required
• Marksheet of class 12^th
• Any ID proof (Aadhar card/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport)
• 8 passport size photographs
• Caste certificate/PwD certificate (if applicable)
• Provisional allotment letter

For NRI or OCI candidates

If you are an NRI candidate or OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) candidate, then you must have the following documents along with the others:

1. Copy of passport and embassy certificate
2. Sponsorship certificate (stating the expenses for the whole duration of study will be bear by the sponsor)
3. Relationship certificate (stating your relationship with the sponsor)

NEET UG Counselling 2022 Dates

The first round of NEET UG counseling is expected to be held on:

For the second round of NEET UG Counselling 2022 dates, refer to the table below:

Now let’s have a look at the Mop-up round Counselling dates:

The table below shows the schedule of NEET 2022 vacancy round.

Counselling Fees for NEET

After successful registration, candidates are requested to pay a non-refundable NEET 2022 counseling registration fee and a refundable security deposit. Fees can be paid through online mediums like Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking. Candidates can check the NEET 2022 counseling fee from the table given below-

It’s a Wrap

So, here you have the essentials of the NEET Counselling process. We hope you have some clarity about the matter now. If you are here, it is enough evidence that you have decided where you want to see yourself in the future, but career decision is one of the most important things in your life and you may want to talk to industry experts. iDreamCareer is always ready to help young minds from 9th class, 10th class, class 11, class 12 with an aim to select their most-suited career choices.

Useful Links

• How many attempts for NEET
• NEET UG information bulletin
• Medical Counselling Committee, Online NEET – UG Medical Counselling
• Everything you need to know about NEET
• NEET: pathway to crack it
• NEET Latests Links – updates, form etc.
• Beyond NEET in 2021: Options other than NEET
• Online Coaching Guide
• NEET UG Result 2022
• Top Medical Courses Without NEET

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Anushree Rastogi

Anushree has 4+ years of experience in the career counseling industry as a Content Writer. She has also worked as a Social Media Marketing Expert for a startup and Content Quality Analyst for Publishing and E-learning Industry. She has done her Master’s in Commerce and PGDM in Finance & Trade and Marketing & HR, but she is currently following her passion for writing.