NEET PG 2024 Stray Round Registration Begins, Cut-Off lowered to 5th percentile

Bhubaneswar: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has opened online registration for the NEET PG 2024 stray round. Candidates can register on the official website, mcc.nic.in. The registration deadline is March 8, 2025, with the choice-filling and locking facility available on March 10.

A total of 733 seats are available in this round of counselling. However, the seat allotment will be processed from March 10 to 11, and the final result will be announced on March 12 based on seat availability and cut-off trends.

How to Register for NEET PG 2024 Counselling

1. Go to the official website: mcc.nic.in.
2. Click on the ‘PG Medical’ tab on the homepage.
3. A new page will open.
4. Select the ‘New Registration’ link.
5. Complete the registration process and proceed.

Shortlisted candidates must report to their designated institute by March 20 for document verification. MCC has reduced the NEET PG 2024 cut-off to the 5th percentile to prevent seat vacancies. This decision follows directives from the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

As per the official statement, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, directed the reduction of the minimum qualifying percentile for NEET PG 2024 on February 20, 2025, in continuation of the NBEMS notice dated January 6, 2025.

Earlier in the year, the MCC had already lowered the cut-off for all categories. General and EWS category students scoring in the 15th percentile and above were allowed to participate in the counselling. The revised cut-off announced in January required SC, ST, OBC, and PwD category students to score at least 10 percentile to be eligible.

Previously, the NEET PG cut-off percentile was set at 50th for unreserved categories, 45th for PwD candidates, and 40th for reserved category students.