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.
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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.
Category | Fee (in INR) |
Refundable Tuition Fees | |
15 % AIQ/ Central Universities | |
1. General | 10,000 |
2. SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | 5,000 |
Deemed Universities | |
1. All Categories | 2,00,000 |
Non-refundable Tuition Fees | |
15% AIQ/ Central Universities | |
1. General | 1000 |
2. SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | 500 |
Deemed Universities | |
1. All Categories | 5000 |
- 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:
AP Counselling | Chandigarh MBBS Counselling | Gujarat NEET Counselling |
IPU Counselling | Kerala NEET Counselling | Meghalaya NEET Counselling |
Rajasthan NEET Counselling | Uttar Pradesh Counselling | AMU Counselling |
Arunachal Pradesh Counselling | Chhattisgarh Counselling | Haryana Counselling |
J&K NEET Counselling | MP NEET Counselling | Odisha NEET Counselling |
Tamil Nadu NEET 2021 Counselling | Uttarakhand NEET Counselling | BHU NEET Counselling |
Assam NEET Counselling | DU NEET Counselling | Himachal Pradesh NEET Counselling |
Jharkhand NEET Counselling | Maharashtra NEET Counselling | Punjab NEET Counselling |
Telangana NEET Counselling | West Bengal NEET Counselling | CMC Vellore NEET Counselling |
Bihar NEET Counselling | Goa NEET Counselling | |
Karnataka NEET Counselling | Manipur NEET Counselling | |
Tripura NEET Counselling | FMC NEET 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 10th mark sheet is required
- Marksheet of class 12th
- 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:
- Copy of passport and embassy certificate
- Sponsorship certificate (stating the expenses for the whole duration of study will be bear by the sponsor)
- 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:
NEET 2022 Counselling Event | NEET 2022 Counselling Dates |
NEET 2022 Counselling Registration Process | 11-Oct-2022 to 17-Oct-2022 17-Oct-2022 to 18-Oct-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Choice Filling and Locking Process | 14-Oct-2022 to 18-Oct-2022 18-Oct-2022 to 19-Oct-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Document Verification | 17-Oct-2022 to 18-Oct-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Provisional Result | 20-Oct-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Result/Merit List | 21-Oct-2022 |
Institute Reporting | 22-Oct-2022 to 28-Oct-2022 21-Oct-2022 (2 PM) to 29-Oct-2022 (4 PM) |
For the second round of NEET UG Counselling 2022 dates, refer to the table below:
NEET 2022 Counselling Event | NEET 2022 Counselling Dates |
NEET 2022 Counselling Registration Process | 02-Nov-2022 03-Nov-2022 to 07-Nov-2022 11-Nov-2022 (1 PM) 13-Nov-2022 (10 AM) |
NEET 2022 Counselling Choice Filling and Locking Process | 03-Nov-2022 to 08-Nov-2022 04-Nov-2022 to 09-Nov-2022 13-Nov 2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Document Verification | 07-Nov-2022 to 08-Nov-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Result/Merit List | 11-Nov-2022 14-Nov-2022 (Provisional) 15-Nov-2022 (Final) |
Institute Reporting | 12-Nov-2022 to 18-Nov-2022 (Delayed) 15-Nov-2022 (3 PM) to 22-Nov-2022 |
Now let’s have a look at the Mop-up round Counselling dates:
NEET 2022 Counselling Event | NEET 2022 Counselling Dates |
NEET 2022 Counselling Registration Process | 23-Nov-2022 to 28-Nov-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Choice Filling and Locking Process | 24-Nov-2022 to 29-Nov-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Document Verification | 28-Nov-2022 to 29-Nov-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Result/Merit List | 03-Dec-2022 |
Institute Reporting | 04-Dec-2022 to 10-Dec-2022 |
The table below shows the schedule of NEET 2022 vacancy round.
NEET 2022 Counselling Event | NEET 2022 Counselling Dates |
NEET 2022 Counselling Document Verification | 12-Dec-2022 to 13-Dec-2022 |
NEET 2022 Counselling Result/Merit List | 14-Dec-2022 |
Institute Reporting | 15-Dec-2022 to 20-Dec-2022 |
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-
Category | Non-Refundable Registration Fee | Refundable Security Deposit | ||
– | 15% AIQ/ Central Universities | Deemed Universities | 15% AIQ/ Central Universities | Deemed Universities |
UR | INR 1,000 | INR 5,000 | INR 10,000 | INR 2,00,000 |
SC/ST/OBC/PwD | INR 500 | INR 5,000 | INR 5,000 | INR 2,00,000 |
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
FAQs
NEET counseling is the next step after clearing the exam. Candidates will get admission to medical colleges anywhere in India through NEET Counselling.
There will be four rounds of Counselling: Round 1, Round 2 of AIQ, and Mop-Up Round & Stray Vacancy Round. Out of the four rounds, three rounds will be conducted online by MCC.
A non-refundable registration fee of INR 1000 will be charged from all unreserved candidates (INR 500 in case of SC/ST/OBC/PH candidates) for All India Quota Counseling and Central University Counselling.
As mentioned above some of the documents required for NEET counseling are: Admit card of NEET, a Scorecard/rank letter of the NEET exam, date of birth verification, your class 10th mark sheet is required, a Marksheet of class 12th, Any ID proof (Aadhar card/PAN Card/Driving License/Passport), 8 passport size photographs, Caste certificate/PwD certificate (if applicable), Provisional allotment letter, etc.
NEET counseling is conducted both online and offline depending on the respective state and central authorities. Students participating in online counseling will have to fill out the online forms and go through the online procedure.

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