NEET PG counselling 2026 is where a number on a scorecard transforms into a real seat, a real speciality, and a real career trajectory. Get it right, and you walk into the residency you dreamed about. Get it wrong—through poor planning, missed deadlines, or sloppy choice filling—and you settle for whatever the algorithm leaves behind. This guide breaks down the entire NEET PG counselling process for 2026, from registration to the final seat allotment. No jargon. No filler. Just the practical roadmap you actually need. This guide is for every MBBS graduate planning to pursue postgraduate medical admission process 2026. Whether you’re a fresh graduate completing your internship, a doctor reattempting NEET PG for a better rank, or a foreign medical graduate who has cleared FMGE, the counselling process applies to you. The stakes are genuinely high. NEET PG admision 2026 is expected to draw around 2.4 lakh candidates competing for roughly 60,000 postgraduate seats. That’s a competitive ratio of about one seat for every four candidates — and within that, clinical specialties like Radiology, Dermatology, and General Medicine are even more fiercely contested. The candidates who succeed aren’t always the highest scorers. They’re the ones who understand the system, prepare their documents early, and fill their choices with strategy rather than guesswork. NEET PG Counselling Fees General/OBC: ₹1,000 (non-refundable) + ₹25,000 refundable security deposit SC/ST/PwD: ₹500 (non-refundable) + ₹15,000 refundable security deposit ₹5,000 (non-refundable) + ₹200,000 refundable security deposit If you’re allotted a deemed university seat in Round 2 or Round 3 and don’t join, your ₹2 lakh security deposit is forfeited. Plan choice filling carefully.
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