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 ~484,252 — 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 ~484,252, 84 seats within reach across 8 separate counsellings — each its own registration, its own dates. Which ones you file, and in what order, is the decision.
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 runs up to Round 3; after Round 3 anyone still holding a seat reports physically to finish.
The deposit. Every MCC seat carries one — ₹10,000 for a government/AIQ seat and ₹2,00,000 for a deemed seat. Round 1 gives you a free exit — decline the seat and the deposit comes back. From Round 2 onward, the deposit is forfeited if you leave.
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 runs up to Round 3; after Round 3 anyone still holding a seat reports physically to finish.
Freeze/Float changed the reporting, not the money: in Round 1 you can exit and your security deposit is refunded — you give up the seat, not the money; from Round 2 the deposit is forfeited if you leave.
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 runs 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 deposit rule is unchanged: exit in Round 1 and your security deposit is refunded — you give up the seat, not the money; the deposit is forfeited from Round 2.
Freeze/Float changed the reporting, not the money: in Round 1 you can exit and your security deposit is refunded — you give up the seat, not the money; from Round 2 the deposit is forfeited if you leave.
List every MBBS seat you would actually join, in the order you want it — start with the one you want most, even if it closed at a better rank than yours last year. Ranking a stretch first never loses you a safer choice; MCC gives you the best seat on your list you can get.
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 open — 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. We'll show 2026's own numbers the day its counselling starts.