Uttar Pradesh has indefinitely postponed its NEET PG 2025 Round 3 counselling. The Director General Medical Education and Training, Uttar Pradesh, announced the deferral. This decision directly results from a significant delay in the All India Quota (AIQ) counselling schedule. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) conducts these crucial AIQ rounds. Consequently, state-level admissions for postgraduate medical programs in Uttar Pradesh are now on hold until further orders from the MCC regarding the national schedule.
MCC Counselling Schedule Remains Unclear
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has yet to provide clear guidance on its NEET PG 2025 Round 3 counselling. This lack of clarification persists 21 days after the MCC initially released its updated counselling timeline. According to the revised NEET PG counselling dates for 2025, published on December 17 , specific deadlines were established. The original schedule mandated January 2 as the final date for completing the third round of MCC AIQ counselling. Furthermore, a deadline of January 12 was set for all participating institutions to submit data on candidates who had joined their allocated seats. Earlier, the MCC had already extended the resignation deadline for candidates allotted seats in Round 2. This allowed candidates until December 30 to resign from their allocated positions without penalty.
Nationwide Impact on State Admissions
The delay in the central MCC schedule has broad implications, affecting state medical postgraduate admissions across the entire country. State-quota counselling rounds, including those in Uttar Pradesh, are fundamentally reliant on the completion and finalization of the AIQ rounds conducted by the MCC. This sequential process ensures a streamlined allocation of seats and prevents conflicts. Uttar Pradesh’s NEET PG Round 3 counselling was initially planned to commence on January 2 . However, due to the central delays, this state-specific round is now deferred. An official notification from the Director General Medical Education and Training explicitly cited the reason: “In view of the non-start of counselling for All India Quota under the third round of NEET PG 2025 by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), New Delhi, the (UP NEET PG) counselling is postponed till further orders.” This confirms the direct link between the MCC’s national schedule and state-level proceedings.
Frequent Seat Matrix Revisions Cause Rescheduling
The MCC NEET PG counselling process has experienced multiple rescheduling events and extensions throughout this year. These frequent adjustments are primarily attributed to continuous changes in the available postgraduate medical seats. The National Medical Commission (NMC), through its Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), has been active in these revisions. For instance, the NMC recently approved an addition of 171 new PG medical seats . These additional seats were allocated across nearly 27 colleges nationwide. The repeated cycle of seat additions, subsequent approvals, and occasional deletions has consistently necessitated alterations to the counselling timeline. This dynamic and often unpredictable seat matrix directly contributes to the ongoing delays and rescheduling challenges faced by the counselling authorities.
Guidance for Affected Candidates
Candidates affected by these delays must stay updated through official channels. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is expected to publish the final seat matrix for both All India Quota (AIQ) and state-quota seats. The revised NEET PG counselling 2025 schedule will also be released as soon as it is finalized. For comprehensive updates regarding AIQ, candidates should regularly check the official MCC website, mcc.nic.in . Furthermore, it is crucial for candidates to monitor their respective state counselling portals for specific information pertaining to state-level admissions. Relying solely on these official platforms will provide the most accurate and current information regarding any revised dates, eligibility criteria, or procedural changes.