NEET UG 2026 counselling begins August 4; academic session to start Sept 8 | Check schedule here

NEET UG 2026 counselling begins August 4; first round for AIQ, deemed, and central universities runs from August 4 to August 17, with joining by August 22.

Registration for the first counselling round starts August 5, with choice filling from August 6 to 13; seat allotment results on August 17.

The academic session for the 2026-27 batch commences on September 8.

State quota counselling begins August 13, with the first round concluding August 22 and joining by August 28.

Subsequent rounds include second (August 24-September 2) and third (September 10-18) for AIQ, and stray vacancy rounds in late September to early October.