New Delhi

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has announced the resumption of NEET PG Round 3 counselling under a revised timeline, allowing eligible candidates another opportunity to register and fill their preferences.

According to DGHS, the counselling process has been reopened with the provision for fresh registrations and the inclusion of additional seats. In a post on social media platform X, the health authority said the move would provide more opportunities to candidates eligible for postgraduate medical admissions and advised aspirants to check details on the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) website.

As per the official notice, the window for new registration and fee payment opened on January 30 and will remain available until January 31. Registration will close at 2:00 pm, while the payment facility will continue until 5:00 pm on the same day.

The choice-filling process is scheduled to begin on January 31 and will remain open until February 2, with the deadline set at 11:55 am. Candidates will be able to lock their choices from 8:00 pm on February 1.

Seat allotment will be carried out between February 2 and February 3, and the results are expected to be published on February 3. Candidates who secure seats will be required to report to their allotted colleges between February 4 and February 11, in accordance with MCC guidelines.

NEET PG is a national-level entrance examination taken by MBBS graduates who have completed their degrees and mandatory internships. The exam serves as a ranking mechanism to ensure transparent and centralised allocation of postgraduate medical seats.

Earlier, the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) issued a notification on January 13 announcing a revision in the qualifying cutoff for NEET PG admissions for the 2025–26 academic session.

Sources said the decision to revise the qualifying percentiles was taken from a national perspective, noting that a large number of postgraduate medical seats remained vacant after Round 2 counselling. More than 18,000 seats in government and private medical colleges reportedly went unfilled across the country.

Officials clarified that while the qualifying percentiles were revised, candidates’ scores were not altered. They added that negative marking in the examination structure contributes significantly to lower scores among aspirants.

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The revision, sources said, aims to ensure optimal utilisation of available postgraduate medical seats, stressing that leaving a substantial number of seats vacant affects healthcare delivery and leads to the underuse of critical educational resources.