Big update for all the students participating in MCC NEET UG counselling 2026. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the Stray Round new schedule and starts the registrations for the Stray Round from 16th October 2026.
Students who have still not got any medical college are informed that the Stray Round seat matrix has been released and 4,068 seats are vacant, including AIIMS and government medical colleges. So, 16th of October is the last date for RESET Registration option, payment, Choice Filling, and Choice locking.
Aspirants looking for MBBS or BDS seats are advised to fill in their choices for all medical colleges during the stray vacancy round. If you leave the college allotted to you in Round 4, your security deposit will be forfeited, and you will not be allowed to participate in the final Round 5.
Brief on NEET UG Stray Round
NEET UG Stray Round is the fourth round in the Counselling process. Students participating in the NEET UG stray round are updated that MCC has released the revised schedule for Stray Vacancy Round. The Registrations for MCC Stray Vacancy Round are live at MCC official portal and the last date for is 16th Oct 2026 up to 11:55 PM. As per the latest data around 4068 seats are vacant across the medical colleges in which 3943 seats are vacant for Non-PH, and 125 seats are vacant for PH/PwD candidates.
NEET UG 2026 Stray Vacancy Round Schedule
Students participating in NEET UG counselling should be aware that the MCC has issued the new schedule and opened registrations for the Stray Vacancy Round from today. Must have a look at the table below:-
| Event Name | Date & Time |
| Registration Available for Stray Round | 16th Oct 2026, Up to 04:00 PM |
| RESET Registration option Available | 16th Oct 2026, Up to 03:00 PM |
| Payment for Stray Round Available | 16th Oct 2026, Up to 06:00 PM |
| Choice Filling for Stray Round | 16th Oct 2026, Up to 11:55 PM |
| Choice Locking for Stray Round | 16th Oct 2026 from 07:00 PM up to 11:55 PM |
| Seat Processing for Stray Round | 17th Oct 2026 to 18th Oct 2026 |
| Result Declaration of Stray Round | 19th Oct 2026 |
| Reporting for Stray Round | 19th Oct 2026 to 26th Oct 2026 |
NEET UG 2026 Stray Round Seat Matrix OUT Check College-Wise Vacant Seats
Students going for the choice filling process are informed that the Stray Round Seat Matrix PDF is available at MCC official website at https://mcc.nic.in/ug-medical-counselling. Individuals can download the matrix through the portal and can check the college-wise seat details.
Note: Download NEET UG 2026 Stray Round Seat Matrix directly by clicking on the link Click Here.
NEET UG Counselling 2026 Stray Vacancy Round Category-wise Seat Matrix
A total of 4,068 seats are still vacant in several medical colleges across all categories. Interested candidates can check the category-wise split between Non-PH and PH/PwD seats from the table below:-
| Category | Seats (Non-PH) | Seats (PH/PwD) | Total Seats |
| OP (General/Open) | 3054 | 51 | 3105 |
| BC (OBC) | 386 | 38 | 424 |
| SC | 261 | 15 | 276 |
| EW (EWS) | 122 | 14 | 136 |
| ST | 120 | 7 | 127 |
| Total | 3943 | 125 | 4068 |
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Conclusion
Students who are participating in the MCC NEET UG 2026 counselling process are informed that NEET Stray Vacancy Round registrations are open now (16th Oct 2026, Up to 04:00 PM) and the last date for choice filling (16th Oct 2026, Up to 11:55 PM) and choice locking is 16th Oct 2026 from 07:00 PM up to 11:55 PM. Students are advised to do the choice locking process as without it the medical college chosen by you will not be considered. After that on 19 October MCC will declare the result for stray round, and students who are allotted seats, have to report to the medical college physically till 26 October 2026.
FAQs
A total of 4,068 seats are open in the Stray Vacancy Round. Of these, 3,943 are Non-PH seats and 125 are for PH/PwD candidates.
The result will come out on 19th October 2026. Seat processing runs from 17th to 18th October, just before that.
You can report to your allotted college from 19th to 26th October 2026. Don’t wait for the last day, and keep your documents ready.
