Jharkhand NEET PG 2026: final merit list today, choice filling from October 29

By TUF News Desk · Published 28 October 2026 · 3 min read

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October 28 is the date Jharkhand’s postgraduate medical aspirants have been waiting for. The Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB) is scheduled to publish the Round 1 final state merit list for NEET PG 2026 today, on its counselling portal, jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in.

The list decides the order in which candidates fill choices for MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB seats under the state quota in government and private medical colleges across Jharkhand. Admission is based on the NEET PG 2026 result, and the state quota covers half of the seats in these colleges.

What the final list means

The provisional state merit list came out on October 26, and candidates were then given a window to point out errors in their rank or details. The final list published today settles those corrections. Once it is out, the rank on it is the rank that counts for choice filling.

Candidates should check the PDF for their name, NEET PG roll number and state merit rank as soon as it appears, and save a copy. If a detail still looks wrong, the time to act is now, before choices are locked, because the allotment that follows is made strictly on merit and preference.

Round 1 dates to remember

Choice filling runs for just two days, October 29 and 30. That is a short window for a decision that fixes where a doctor spends the next few years of training, so candidates should have their preference order ready before the window opens rather than building it inside it.

How to use the two-day choice window

Rank colleges and branches in the order you would actually join, not the order that looks best on paper. A seat allotted in Round 1 comes with a provisional allotment letter on November 2, and reporting with document verification runs from November 3 to 10 at the allotted institute.

Location, workload and the branch itself all matter more after allotment than before it, and our how to choose a university in India guide covers the practical checks worth making before locking preferences. Documents need to be ready before reporting starts too. The admission documents checklist covers the originals and copies candidates are usually asked for at joining, so the November 3 to 10 window is spent on verification rather than hunting for paperwork.

Candidates who miss the October 29 to 30 window will not be part of the Round 1 allotment on November 2. Later rounds follow, but a seat in the first round is the surest route to a preferred branch, and it is the round where the widest set of seats is still open.

Frequently asked questions

When is the Jharkhand NEET PG 2026 Round 1 final merit list published?

On October 28, 2026, on the JCECEB portal jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in, after the provisional list and the objection window.

When is choice filling for Jharkhand NEET PG Round 1?

On October 29 and 30, 2026, through the JCECEB portal, before provisional seat allotment letters are issued on November 2.

Which seats does Jharkhand NEET PG counselling cover?

MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB seats under the state quota in government and private medical colleges of Jharkhand, based on the NEET PG 2026 result.

When must allotted candidates complete admission in Jharkhand NEET PG Round 1?

Between November 3 and November 10, 2026, with certificate and document verification at the allotted institute.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: CollegeDunia, Affinity Education, NEET PG Exam