1,073 MBBS seats up for grabs in NEET UG counselling

Bhopal: Candidates participating in MP NEET UG 2025's initial counselling round now have access to 420 additional MBBS seats in the second round, providing an opportunity to select a more preferred institution. Six hundred and fifty three seats will be part of the second round, along with the newly-added 420 seats — making it a total of 1,073 MBBS seats available for fresh allotment and upgradation. The second round of counselling under the MP state quota will include 170 MBBS seats from govt medical colleges, with 85 seats each from newly approved facilities in Sheopur and Singrauli. Following the Delhi high court's authorisation for Index Medical College, Indore to participate in NEET UG counselling for 2025-26, 250 MBBS seats from this private institution will also be available. The initial round of NEET UG state-level counselling in Madhya Pradesh ended when the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) finalised admissions on Thursday at 6 PM. From the total 4,775 MBBS state quota seats, 3710 were allocated in round one—1,970 in govt institutions and 1,740 in private ones. Govt institutions achieved approximately 90% occupancy, whilst private institutions showed lower figures. Of the 2,163 MBBS seats in govt institutions, 1,970 were allocated in round one, leaving roughly 193 vacant. Private institutions had 2,200 MBBS seats, with 1740 filled, leaving approximately 460 unoccupied. In total, 653 MBBS seats remained vacant after initial counselling. These vacancies, alongside newly added seats, will be available in round two. For second-round upgrades, candidates can utilise the \"Willingness to Upgradation\" link on their DME portal until Aug 30 at 11 pm, as per DME notification.