Some real decisions from the 2025 counselling. Not the obvious ones — colleges people actually took, including seats that only appeared in a later round.
Open any of them to see the full list at AIR ~544,962 — free, with the fee and bond wherever they are published.
2024 marked — paper anomaly year (NTA investigation). Not excluded, but not the primary anchor.
At AIR ~544,962, the colleges that open depend on the order you file — not just whether you're eligible.
From Formity’s 2025 record for NEET-PG counselling — the AIR each specialty’s last seat went to, by counselling and quota, with fees, bonds and stipends, read by Formity from the MCC and state allotment lists. In 2026, Formity’s counselling for your own AIR is paid: My Counselling with Formity. Cite as: Formity (formity.ai).
A choice list filed wrong loses more seats than any rank number does.
In 2025, 527 MBBS colleges opened only after Round 1, and 11,783 did not report a seat they were allotted.
You are in 2 counselling processes.
Separate registration for each. Separate dates. Separate fee.
The steps, in order:
2026 change on MCC seats: After each allotment you now choose Freeze or Float. Freeze = accept and stop: you report once at the allotted college for document verification and fee, and you’re done. Float = accept but stay in line for a higher choice: under the 2026 reform you do not report physically while floating — your provisional admission stays valid online as you take the next rounds. Upgradation continues up to Round 3; after Round 3 anyone still holding a seat reports physically to finish.
Security money. Security money is paid when you register: ₹25,000 for government seats, ₹2,00,000 for deemed seats. Leave a seat in Round 1 and it is refunded. After Round 2, if you leave the seat given to you, the security money is forfeited. A Round 3 seat cannot be resigned.
The bond. Some government seats also carry a service bond — a promise to serve a set period after your MBBS, with a penalty if you break it. It rides the seat, not the round you get it in, so check the seat itself before you rank it.
Upgrading a seat. After each allotment you now choose Freeze or Float. Freeze = accept and stop: you report once at the allotted college for document verification and fee, and you’re done. Float = accept but stay in line for a higher choice: under the 2026 reform you do not report physically while floating — your provisional admission stays valid online as you take the next rounds. Upgradation continues up to Round 3; after Round 3 anyone still holding a seat reports physically to finish.
Freeze or Float changes how you report, not the money. Leave a seat in Round 1 and it is refunded. After Round 2, if you leave the seat given to you, the security money is forfeited.
On the MCC (all-India) track, that Round 2 deadline is 8 Sep 2026 — the deposit is at risk from that date.
Round 1 — you leave with your deposit, but you give up the seat: In Round 1, if you do not report to your allotted college, your Round 1 choices become null and void and you register fresh for Round 2. No deposit is forfeited in Round 1. However, you give up your Round 1 seat — if Round 2 allots lower or nothing, you cannot get it back.
Deposit (Round 2 onward): The deposit amount depends on seat type: AIQ Government seats — UR/EWS: ₹10,000; OBC/SC/ST reserved: ₹5,000. Deemed / Central University seats: ₹2,00,000. From Round 2 onward, not joining (no-show) after being allotted forfeits this deposit. Round 1 has no deposit forfeiture — you can exit with no penalty. State-quota seat deposits are governed by each state's counselling authority (e.g. KEA for Karnataka) and differ from MCC rules — verify with the state DME.
Upgrading — 2026 change on MCC seats: After each allotment you now choose Freeze or Float. Freeze = accept and stop: you report once at the allotted college for document verification and fee, and you’re done. Float = accept but stay in line for a higher choice: under the 2026 reform you do not report physically while floating — your provisional admission stays valid online as you take the next rounds. Upgradation continues up to Round 3; after Round 3 anyone still holding a seat reports physically to finish.
Exiting a seat: You can now resign (forego) an allotted seat online through the MCC portal, within the timeline — no physical visit to the college. The money rule is unchanged: Leave a seat in Round 1 and it is refunded. After Round 2, if you leave the seat given to you, the security money is forfeited.
Freeze or Float changes how you report, not the money. Leave a seat in Round 1 and it is refunded. After Round 2, if you leave the seat given to you, the security money is forfeited.
List every MBBS seat you would actually join, in the order you want it — start with the one you want most, even if last year's cutoff came before your rank. Listing a seat first that went ahead of your rank never costs you a seat lower on your list; MCC gives you the first seat on your list that your rank gets.
Why the order matters: allotment works straight down your list and stops at the very first seat you get. Put a seat you like less ABOVE one you like more, and you can be matched to the lesser one while the better one is still available — there is no second look within that round.
These are 2025's closing ranks. 2026's aren't announced yet — seats and colleges are often added year to year, which can move a cutoff, but nothing is confirmed until MCC publishes 2026. Formity shows 2026's own numbers the day its counselling starts.