NEET UG Counselling 2024: MCC revises eligibility for stray vacancy round, Check the latest update here
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NEET UG Counselling 2024: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced the revised eligibility criteria for the stray vacancy round of the National Eligibility Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET UG) counselling 2024 and added a seat. MCC has also asked state counselling authorities to share the data of joined candidates till 25 October 2024.

According to the official notice, “Hence, all state counselling authorities are requested to share the data of joined candidates of all rounds held so far on intramcc portal provided by MCC latest up to 05:00 P.M of 25.10.2024 so that candidates holding a seat in state colleges are weeded out before seat processing of Stray Vacancy Round of All India UG counselling being conducted by MCC.”

“The data of joined candidates of Round-3 conducted by MCC will be shared with state counselling authorities and such candidates will be debarred from taking admission in state quota counselling,” MCC added. In compliance with the court order, MCC has added one seat of Sri Lakshmi Narayan Institute of Medical Science Kudapakkam Post, Villianur, Puducherry in the stray vacancy round. The counselling committee said that the filtering out of such students is mandatory before the commencement of the stray vacancy round.

NEET UG Counselling 2024: Eligibility 
  • The security deposit of candidates who do not join their allotted seat in stray vacancy round will be forfeited and such candidates will be debarred from taking the NEET exam for the next year.
  • Candidates who did not join their seats allotted through MCC in round 3 are ‘Not Eligible’ to participate in the stray vacancy round of UG counselling 2024 of MCC. However, ‘Not Reported’ candidates of round 3 of MCC counselling can participate in state UG counselling. 
  • Candidates who are not holding any seat either in the All India Quota or state quota are eligible to participate in the stray vacancy round of NEET UG counselling 2024 to be conducted by MCC. 
  • Candidates who have joined state quota seats through earlier rounds are not eligible to participate in the stray vacancy round of UG counselling 2024 of MCC.