NEET PG Round 2 choice filling paused for 2 hours today, registration closes Nov 14

By TUF News Desk · Published 13 November 2026 · 3 min read

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Choice filling for Round 2 of NEET PG 2026 counselling stopped for two hours on Friday. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) paused it from noon to 2 pm on November 13, and it is open again now. MCC needed the window so colleges could finish reporting their Round 1 admissions on the portal.

Why MCC paused choice filling

Some institutes had finished the online admission formalities for their Round 1 candidates but had not reported them on the MCC portal. MCC had already told colleges, in a notice issued on November 12, to use the noon to 2 pm window on November 13 to complete that reporting. The new notice, numbered 9 and dated November 13, paused Round 2 choice filling for the same two hours so the reporting work could go ahead without clashing with live choice filling. MCC said the step was taken in the larger interest of candidates.

The 75 admissions behind the pause

The reporting gap is the same one that left 75 Round 1 candidates at risk of losing seats they had already won. MCC reopened the reporting portal for one day, November 13, from 9.30 am to 11 pm, so the colleges could complete the process. Any admission not submitted on the portal by tonight will be treated as null and void, and the seat will go back into the pool for the next round.

No deadline has moved

The two-hour pause changed nothing in the Round 2 timetable. Registration for Round 2 closes at 3 pm on November 14, and the fee payment facility stays open till 6 pm the same day. Choice filling runs till 11.55 pm on November 15. Choice locking opens at 4 pm on November 14 and closes with choice filling at 11.55 pm on November 15. MCC will publish a provisional allotment result on November 16 and the final result on November 17. Candidates who get a seat must report to their college between November 18 and 24.

The seat matrix for this round was also revised after the National Medical Commission approved new postgraduate medical seats. MCC issued the revised matrix under Notice No. 6, so candidates should check the current matrix on the portal before they lock their choices. A seat list that looked full a week ago may now have new entries.

What candidates should do now

Anyone who was in the middle of filling choices can go back to the portal now. Check that the choices you saved earlier are still there, finish registration if you have not done it yet, and lock your choices before 11.55 pm on November 15. Keep your documents ready for the reporting stage. Our admission documents checklist covers the papers counselling portals commonly ask for.

Candidates should also keep checking the official MCC counselling portal for notices, since MCC has revised this round’s schedule once already and can issue further notices.

Frequently asked questions

Why did MCC pause NEET PG Round 2 choice filling on November 13?

MCC paused it from noon to 2 pm so colleges could finish reporting their Round 1 admissions on the portal. Some institutes had completed the admission formalities but had not updated the portal.

Has choice filling resumed?

Yes. It reopened after 2 pm on November 13, and candidates can fill or change their choices again.

When does NEET PG Round 2 registration close?

At 3 pm on November 14, 2026. The fee payment window stays open till 6 pm the same day.

When will the NEET PG Round 2 allotment result come out?

The provisional result is due on November 16, 2026, and the final result on November 17. Candidates allotted a seat must report to their college between November 18 and 24.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: NEET PG Exam, UniList, Medical Dialogues