Andhra Pradesh NEET Counselling 2025

The NEET 2025 counselling process is likely to begin in the fourth week of July 2025, approximately a month after the declaration of the NEET 2025 result, or latest by August 2025. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has stated that the NEET result 2025 will be declared by June 14, 2025, after which the counselling process of NEET 2025 will commence. 

The NEET counselling process will be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) in online mode, except for the last round, which is the institute reporting process, wherein candidates have to be physically present at the allotted institute for document verification and complete the admission process. There will be approximately five to six rounds of NEET 2025 counselling, and the rounds may be extended based on the number of vacant seats. 

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The NEET 2025 counselling can be divided into two types, for the 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats and 85 per cent State Quota (SQ) seats. While MCC conducts the counselling process for the AIQ seats, State Counselling authorities conduct the NEET State Counselling process. 

The NEET 2025 exam will be conducted on May 4, 2025. The official notification of NEET 2025 was released by the National Testing Agency (NTA), the exam conducting body, on February 7, 2025, along with the release of the application form. The NEET 2025 application process concluded on March 7, 2025, 11.50 PM, followed by the NEET 2025 application correction window from March 9 to March 11, 2025.

NEET UG Counselling 2025 Overview

The overview or the highlights of the NEET 2025 counselling are in the table below.

The central and state counselling processes of NEET are conducted by 15 per cent All India Quota (AIQ) seats for admission to MBBS, BDS and BSc Nursing courses at Central and Deemed Universities, AIIMS, JIPMER and AFMC institutes. On the other hand, the 85 per cent state quota seats medical admission are conducted by the State Authorities for admission to state medical colleges.

NEET UG 2025 Counselling Rounds

There are four rounds of NEET 2025 counselling, which are as follows:

• Round 1

• Round 2

• Round 3/Mop-up Round

• Stray Vacancy Round

After the conclusion of the first four rounds of NEET UG 2025 counselling, there may be additional rounds of counselling to fill up the vacant seats. The number of rounds may further increase depending on the seat vacancy.

NEET 2025 Exam Dates

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NEET 2025 exam

NEET Counselling 2025 Eligibility Criteria

To participate in the NEET UG 2025 counselling process, candidates must fulfil the following eligibility requirements:

• They must qualify for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)

• They must be registered on the official website of MCC

• All candidates, including candidates from the UT of J&K, can participate in the counselling for AIQ seats and deemed universities

NEET 2025 Qualifying Cutoff

Along with the NEET result 2025, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will declare the NEET 2025 cutoff or the qualifying marks for each category. The table below brings category-wise NEET 2024 qualifying cutoff or last year's NEET cutoff for candidate's reference.

Eligibility Criteria for Central Universities 

The following table mentions the eligibility criteria for the Central Universities and the seat scheme.

Reservation of AIQ Seats in NEET 2025

The Government of India has implemented 27 per cent OBC reservation (Non-Creamy Layer) and 10 per cent EWS reservation in 15 per cent Under Graduate (UG) All India Quota seats (MBBS/BDS) (contributed by the State/UTs to the Central Pool) in the selection of candidates through NEET UG counselling for MBBS. 

Documents Required for NEET Counselling 2025

Candidates reporting to the allocated institute for confirmation of the seat had to carry the following documents with them:

• NEET Admit Card 2025

• NEET 2025 scorecard

• Class 10 mark sheet and certificate

• Class 12 mark sheet and certificate

• Valid, non-expired and government-issued photo ID proof

• Six to eight passport-sized photographs (preferably the same as the one submitted with the NEET 2025 application form)

• Caste Certificate (if applicable)

• Disability Certificate (if applicable)

• Provisional allotment letter

*Candidates have to carry both original and photocopies of the above-mentioned documents for the institute reporting or document verification rounds.

NEET 2025 Counselling Process

Candidates qualifying for NEET 2025 willing to participate in the counselling process for the AIQ seats in Deemed Universities/ Central Universities/ ESIC colleges have to register online on the official website of MCC. The process of NEET 2025 counselling is explained in detail below:

Registration

The first step is to register for the NEET counselling window for each round. The registration process is completely online. Candidates have to visit the official website of MCC to complete the registration process and pay the fee in online mode using net banking, credit or debit card and UPI. 

Choice filling

• After completing the registration process, candidates need to fill in the choices by logging into the registered account on the MCC portal

• They need to choose the course/ college in the desired order of preference

• They can fill in any number of choices from the list provided

• Candidates can add/delete a choice

• They can also move up/ move down a choice as per their preference

• After filling in the choices, they must save a copy of the choices filled in for future reference

Choice Locking

The next step is to lock the choices entered by them. During the choice locking period, it is necessary to lock the choices to get a print of your submitted choices. Cautioning candidates, MCC stated, “Don’t wait till the last minute to Register and Lock your choices and to take a printout. Please go through your submitted choices before locking, as once you lock the choices they cannot be modified or changed even if you have made a mistake. It may result in the allotment of a seat which you never wanted. Please note that the choices once locked cannot be unlocked even from MCC.”

Verification by Universities and Processing of Seat Allotment

The universities and colleges will verify the registration details and choices submitted by candidates. Accordingly, they will release the seat allotment result.

Seat Allotment Result

MCC will release the seat allotment result for candidates who will register and submit choices following the due process. First, a provisional result will be released and candidates will be allowed to submit objections if any and then, the final result or seat allotment list will be released. Based on their seat allotment, candidates could either accept or go for the institute reporting round. Or they could opt for an upgrade of seats. In case of the latter, they had to register for further rounds of counselling.

Reporting to the college allotted

Candidates who will be allocated seats in counselling of NEET 2025 will have to report to the allocated institutes for verification of documents and confirmation of the seat. If any candidate accepts the seat that is allocated to them but fail to report to the allocated institute before the given deadline, their candidature will be cancelled. 

The seats left vacant after the first round will be carried forward to the second round. However, the seats left vacant after the last round of NEET counselling 2025 will be transferred to the respective state quota. The seats left vacant in the AIQ quota of Deemed Universities/ Central Universities/ ESIC colleges will be filled through a mop-up round of NEET 2025 counselling. The remaining seats (if any) will be filled in the institutional round/stray round of NEET Counselling.