NEET PG 2026 Fee Rules Revised: First-year Course Fee Not Needed For Seat Upgradation
Candidates who choose to upgrade their allotted seats in subsequent counselling rounds need not pay the first-year course fee while waiting for a possible upgrade
NEW DELHI: The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has revised the first-year course fee rules for candidates allotted postgraduate medical seats through NEET PG 2026 counselling.
Candidates who choose to upgrade their allotted seats in subsequent counselling rounds need not pay the first-year course fee while waiting for a possible upgrade.
According to the revised rules, only candidates who choose to keep their allotted seat need to pay the first-year course fee directly to the NBEMS-accredited hospital where they have taken admission. They need not deposit the fee into NBEMS accounts during the counselling.
The advisory applies to candidates allotted NBEMS seats through NEET PG 2026 all India quota round, said an official notification.
To view the official notification, click here.
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NEET PG 2026 counselling schedule
MCC’s published schedule sets out four broad stages of counselling for the 2026 admission session. Candidates must track the reporting deadlines for each round, as the NBEMS advisory does not permit an extension of the prescribed joining window.
- Round 1 reporting and joining: October 26 to November 2, 2026
- Round 2 result: November 14, 2026
- Round 2 reporting and joining: November 16 to 23, 2026
- Round 3 result: December 4, 2026
- Round 3 reporting and joining: December 5 to 12, 2026
- Online stray vacancy round result: December 24, 2026
- Stray vacancy round reporting: December 24 to 31, 2026