NEET MDS stray round: 110 seats open, register by 3 pm on Nov 14

By TUF News Desk · Published 12 November 2026 · 3 min read

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Registration for the final round of NEET MDS 2026 counselling closes at 3 pm on November 14. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) opened the stray vacancy round on November 10, and 110 postgraduate dental seats are on offer across government dental colleges, central universities and deemed universities.

This is the last MCC round for MDS admissions this year. MCC has not listed any further round after this one, so candidates who miss it will have to depend on state counselling or wait for next year’s exam.

The full stray round schedule

Registration and fee payment run from November 10 to 14. The registration form closes at 3 pm on November 14, while the fee payment facility stays open till 6 pm the same day. Choice filling runs from November 10 to 16, and choices can be locked between 4 pm and 11:55 pm on November 16.

MCC will process seat allotment on November 17 and 18 and declare the result on November 19. Candidates who get a seat must report to their allotted college between November 20 and 28 with their original documents.

Which seats are available

The 110 seats cover the 50% All India Quota in government dental colleges, along with seats in deemed universities, central universities, ESIC and AFMC institutions. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology has the most vacancies at 35, followed by Periodontology and Public Health Dentistry with 17 each. Orthodontics and Oral Medicine and Radiology have 10 each. The remaining seats are in Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry (7), Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (6), Prosthodontics (4) and Conservative Dentistry (4).

Seats are split across Open, OBC, SC, ST and EWS categories. MCC has said the matrix lists vacant seats only and does not predict final allotments, so the number of candidates who finally join may be different.

How to register

Candidates can register on the official MCC counselling portal. Registration needs a non-refundable fee and a refundable security deposit, and the amount depends on the seat type and the candidate’s category. Deemed university seats carry a higher fee than All India Quota seats, and the deposit is refunded only to the account used for payment.

Fresh registration is allowed in this round, so candidates who did not register in the earlier rounds can still join. State counselling authorities will run their own stray rounds from November 18 to 21. The MDS academic session began on October 1, 2026.

What to check before locking choices

Download the seat matrix from the MCC portal and shortlist seats that match your category before you start filling choices. Check each speciality, institute and quota carefully, since a locked choice cannot be changed after the window closes. Keep your NEET MDS scorecard, BDS degree and ID proof ready, and carry the originals when you report. Our admission documents checklist covers the papers counselling portals commonly ask for, which helps avoid a last-minute problem at the reporting counter.

Frequently asked questions

What is the last date to register for the NEET MDS 2026 stray vacancy round?

November 14, 2026. Registration closes at 3 pm, and the fee payment facility stays open till 6 pm the same day.

When will the NEET MDS stray round result be declared?

The seat allotment result will be declared on November 19, 2026. Seat allotment processing runs on November 17 and 18.

How many seats are available in the NEET MDS 2026 stray round?

MCC has listed 110 vacant MDS seats across government dental colleges, central universities and deemed universities.

Where do I register for the NEET MDS stray round?

On the official MCC counselling portal at mcc.nic.in. Registration, fee payment and choice filling all happen there.

Frequently asked questions

Sources: Collegedunia, Shiksha, Medical Dialogues