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NEET UG Counselling 2026: Stray Vacancy Round Schedule Announced for MBBS and BDS Seats
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News18•18-10-2026, 15:19
NEET UG Counselling 2026: Stray Vacancy Round Schedule Announced for MBBS and BDS Seats
- •The stray vacancy round for NEET UG Counselling 2026 has been announced across several states to fill thousands of vacant MBBS and BDS seats.
- •In Maharashtra, 1036 seats are vacant with choice filling ending on October 18 and results scheduled through October 25.
- •Haryana has released a seat matrix for 103 vacant seats with choice filling open until October 19 and admissions closing on October 26.
- •Odisha, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan have also released their respective schedules and choice-filling dates for the stray vacancy round.
Key Questions Answered
In Maharashtra, choice filling for the stray round runs until October 18, 2026, at 11:59 PM. The results for the first, second, and third rounds are scheduled for October 19, October 22, and October 25 respectively, with admission closing on October 26, 2026.
Haryana has a total of 103 vacant MBBS and BDS seats under the stray vacancy round, which comprises 78 MBBS seats and 25 BDS seats.
Offline verification of original documents for Rajasthan's NEET UG stray vacancy round is scheduled to take place from October 18 to October 20, 2026, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
