One All India Rank, one choice list, four pools of seats. Here is what you are actually competing for in MCC counselling, and what is not part of it.
Students call it “AIQ counselling”. Strictly, the All India 50% quota is just one of the four pools that the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) fills with your NEET PG rank.
MCC counselling · Round 1, 2026
Half of the MD/MS seats in government medical colleges across the states, plus open seats of central institutions.
See these seats →National Board (NBEMS) seats in government and private hospitals, including DNB diplomas.
See these seats →All MD/MS seats of deemed universities: paid (6,421), NRI (1,005), Jain and Muslim minority (111).
See these seats →Seats kept for MBBS graduates of Delhi University (360), IP University (297), AMU (107) and BHU (93) colleges.
See these seats →State quota: the other 50% of government MD/MS seats and state private colleges, filled by each state’s own counselling, often with domicile rules.
AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER and similar institutes: separate INI-CET examination and counselling.
Rules on upgrades, resignations and forfeiting fees differ by round. Always read the current MCC information bulletin.
| Round | Seat matrix | Choice filling | Result | Reporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 15 Oct | 13–22 Oct | 23 Oct | 26 Oct – 2 Nov |
| Round 2 | 6–7 Nov | 7–12 Nov | 14 Nov | 16–23 Nov |
| Round 3 | 25–26 Nov | 27 Nov – 2 Dec | 4 Dec | 5–12 Dec |
| Stray vacancy | 15 Dec | 16–21 Dec | 24 Dec | 24–31 Dec |
Dates as reported from MCC’s 2026 counselling schedule; MCC can revise them. Always confirm on mcc.nic.in before every deadline.
Students use "AIQ counselling" for the counselling run by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). It fills four kinds of seats with one NEET PG All India Rank: the All India 50% quota of government colleges, DNB seats, deemed university seats, and the central internal quotas of Delhi University, IP University, BHU and AMU.
Not exactly. The All India 50% quota is one of the four seat pools in MCC counselling: half of the MD/MS seats in government medical colleges, plus open seats of central institutions. MCC counselling also includes DNB, deemed university and central internal quota seats.
MCC counselling and state counselling are separate processes with their own rules, rounds and deadlines. If you take part in both, follow each authority’s rules on joining, resigning and forfeiting fees. Check the current MCC and state information bulletins before you decide.
Only candidates who did their MBBS at a college of that university: Delhi University, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha (IP) University, Banaras Hindu University or Aligarh Muslim University.
No. They admit MD/MS students through the separate INI-CET examination and their own counselling.
In MCC’s 2026 Round 1 deemed matrix every seat is listed as an Open seat, split into paid (self-financed), NRI and minority quotas. Fees are high and differ by university.
