UP NEET Counselling 2024: Dates, Eligibility, Registration, Documents

UP NEET Counselling 2024: The round 2 UP NEET counselling registration started on Sep 14, 2024 and the last date was extended to Sep 19, 2024. The Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET) will announce the merit list for round-2 counselling on Sep 20, 2024.

Students who want to study undergraduate and graduate medical programs (MBBS, MD, MS) and dental programs (BDS, MDS) in any government, private, or dental college in India must take the NEET UG entrance exam. Only those students are eligible for the counselling round who get their names in the UP NEET Merit List 2024. Check out the article below to know more about the UP NEET Counselling 2024. 

UP NEET Counselling 2024 Important Dates

The UP NEET Counselling 2024 important dates are given below for students reference. Only those students are eligible for the NEET Counselling 2024 who score the cutoff marks. 

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UP NEET Counselling 2024 Overview

UP NEET Counselling 2024 is conducted for candidates who have appeared for the NEET UG examination across test centres in Uttar Pradesh. The following are the details of UP NEET UG counselling 2024.

• Candidates who want to participate in the counselling process should register themselves on the official website for UP NEET: upneet.gov.in
• UP NEET Counselling 2024 is of 3 rounds; namely the first round, the second round, and the mop-up round.
• Before the counselling process starts, the candidates must verify their documents.
• The UP NEET registration date is kept open for 3-4 days before the start of the counselling round.
• The seats left vacant in the first round will be filled in the second round if there are any seats left. In top-ranking colleges, the latter tends to be the case.
• The 'mop round' is where candidates are asked to visit the college to choose their seats personally. Seats for the students are selected based on availability.
• The mop-up round NEET-UG 2024 dates are released once the first two rounds are conducted. The final 'stray round' is conducted by colleges whose seats the candidates would have already chosen.
• The candidates must visit their chosen college and bring the required documents along with a Demand Draft for fee payments and make the necessary security deposits.
• Candidates must be aware that the amount is non-refundable if their admission is cancelled.

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UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 Process

The UP NEET Counselling 2024 process starts with the registration for the rounds. Only those students who obtain the NEET cutoff are eligible for the counselling round. Next, candidates are expected to pay the security money and advance to the document verification round. All the detailed steps are as follows:

Registration for UP NEET UG Counselling

Even if the UP NEET Counselling 2024 registration process is simple, we strongly advise that candidates take care while completing it for NEET UG UP counselling. As a reminder, we recommend all candidates check the eligibility criteria mentioned above once more before proceeding with the registration process.

• Candidates must register themselves once candidates receive their results of NEET UG which would be available on the official website
• Even though there are 4 rounds of UP NEET Counselling 2024, candidates may register for the counselling only once. 
• Candidates do not have to repeat the same process if candidates move on to the next round of counselling.
• The registration fee is INR 2,000, which is payable online via Net Banking or Debit / Credit Card.

Also Read: NEET Cutoff for BDS 2024

Security Deposit

After completing the UP NEET Counselling 2024 registration process, candidates must pay a refundable deposit via a Demand Draft. The deposit should be in favour of “Director General, Medical Education & Training, U.P” payable at Lucknow. The deposit differs among the candidates based on the choice of college- Government or private- or the choice of course; medical or dental course.

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Documents Verification

Candidates must now verify the documents at their respective UP NEET Counselling 2024 centre where they have been allotted a seat. If candidates don’t arrive at the stipulated time, the seat would be given to another candidate.

The documents required for UP NEET 2024 Counselling verification are as follows:

• Higher Secondary Certificate
• NEET UG Admit Card
• NEET UG Rank Card
• ID proof like Aadhar card, PAN Card, etc
• Domicile certificate for Government colleges
• Category certificate
• Demand draft of the security deposit
• Application form

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Choose a Preference

With the main UP NEET Counselling 2024 procedure completed, the last step that remains is the choice of college. The steps are as follows:

1. Candidates will have to log in to upneet.gov.in
2. With the registration number and password, candidates may log in to the UG NEET 2024 page.
3. Candidates may choose from the list of colleges given in their order of preference.
4. Candidates must be careful when choosing the college, as the wrong choice might not be a strong base for candidates desired career.
5. Choices should be submitted before the deadline given. 
6. If candidates fail to submit before the deadline, they will not be selected for the counselling process.
7. Once candidates submit their choices, the authority gathers all the UP NEET Counselling 2024 applications of all the candidates and makes a seat allotment and merit list.
8. Candidates should check in with the colleges where their seats have been allotted and bring the required documents for admission to the college.

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UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 Eligibility

Candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria before registering for the UP NEET UG Counselling process. If the criteria are not met, the application will be considered void. The eligibility criteria for the UP NEET Counselling 2024 are as follows:

• Candidates must pass the qualifying UP NEET examination with an aggregate of 50% marks (40% marks for the reserved category) with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English as mandatory subjects.
• Candidates must be at least 17 years old and a maximum of 25 years old as of December 31, 2024. For reserved category candidates, there is an age relaxation of 5 years.
• The seats of the government colleges are reserved for the residents of Uttar Pradesh while the seats for the private colleges are available for any candidate who has satisfied the above conditions mentioned.

Also Read: NEET Cut Off Marks for Government Colleges

UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 Reservation of Seats

The reservation for seats for UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 is listed in the table below for various categories. The reservation of UP NEET Counselling 2024 is in percentage. 

Vertical Reservation

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Horizontal Reservation

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The UP NEET Counselling 2024 process is an important process in admission; it decides which university/college and course candidates will be taking up. All the candidates who have applied for the examination compete for the best college/university in the location. A brief summary of the entire UP NEET Counselling 2024 process is given below.

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UP NEET UG 2024 Seat Distribution

The UP NEET UG Seat distribution mentioned below is based on Government and private colleges, and deemed universities. The number of seats available is displayed in the table below. 

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Government Medical Colleges in UP

The candidates can check the number of seats available for the Government Medical Colleges in UP from the table mentioned below.

Also Read: NEET Cutoff for BHMS 2024

Government Dental Colleges in UP

The candidates can check the seat availability for the Government Dental College in UP from the table mentioned below. 

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Private Medical Colleges in UP

The seat availability of Private Medical Colleges in UP is mentioned in the table below.

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Private Dental Colleges in UP

The Private Dental College in UP seat availability is mentioned in th table below for the candidates to check.

As candidates can see, it's important to practice and prepare well for the examination to get a better score and a higher chance of getting admission to the best possible college through the UP NEET Counselling 2024 process.

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