UP NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 2 Merit List, Dates, Choice Filling

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 2 merit list has been released today, September 21, 2026, by the Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh. Candidates who registered for Round 2 can now check and download the UP NEET UG Round 2 merit list PDF through the official counselling portal, upneet.gov.in. The merit list was released after the Round 2 counselling schedule was postponed earlier.

Candidates included in the merit list can participate in Round 2 choice filling from September 21 to September 24, 2026. The UP NEET UG Round 2 seat allotment result is scheduled to be announced on September 25, 2026. Candidates allotted MBBS or BDS seats will have to complete reporting and admission formalities from September 26 to October 1, 2026.

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026: Latest Update

The UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 2 merit list has been released on September 21, 2026. Candidates who registered for the second round can download the merit list PDF from the official UP NEET counselling portal and check their state merit rank.

Candidates included in the Round 2 merit list can now participate in choice filling from September 21 to September 24, 2026. They must log in to the counselling portal, select their preferred MBBS and BDS colleges and courses, arrange their choices and lock them before the deadline.

The UP NEET UG Round 2 seat allotment result will be released on September 25, 2026. Candidates allotted seats will have to complete reporting and admission formalities from September 26 to October 1, 2026.

Current status: Round 2 merit list released; choice filling open from September 21 to September 24; seat allotment scheduled for September 25.

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Highlights

Note: The revised schedule follows the postponement of the earlier Round 2 counselling timeline. The merit list is now released, with choice filling scheduled before the revised seat allotment date.

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 2

The UP NEET UG Round 2 merit list 2026 has been released on September 21. Candidates who registered for Round 2 can download the merit list and check their state merit rank before participating in choice filling. The revised choice-filling window is open from September 21 to September 24, 2026.

The Round 2 seat allotment result will be announced on September 25. Candidates allotted MBBS or BDS seats will then have to complete reporting and admission formalities from September 26 to October 1, 2026.

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 2 Choice Filling

Candidates included in the UP NEET UG Round 2 merit list 2026 can participate in choice filling from September 21 to September 24, 2026. The merit list has been released by DGME Uttar Pradesh, and eligible candidates can now log in to the UP NEET counselling portal to submit their college and course preferences.

Candidates should select and arrange their preferred MBBS and BDS colleges and courses carefully and lock their choices before the September 24 deadline. The choices submitted during this window will be considered for the Round 2 seat allotment process.

Important: Candidates should complete choice filling and locking within the prescribed deadline. The UP NEET UG Round 2 seat allotment result is scheduled for September 25, 2026.

UP NEET UG Counselling Dates 2026

The UP NEET UG 2026 Round 2 counselling schedule has now moved to the choice-filling stage. With the merit list available, candidates can proceed with college and course preferences before the September 25 seat allotment. The revised timeline also specifies the reporting and admission window for candidates allotted MBBS or BDS seats.

The revised Round 2 schedule now places the merit list release on September 21, followed by choice filling, seat allotment and reporting within the updated timeline.

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Eligibility Criteria

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 eligibility conditions have been prescribed officially by DGME Uttar Pradesh for MBBS and BDS seats under the 85% state quota. Candidates must refer to the official UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 brochure for the final eligibility rules and ensure that they satisfy the following criteria before applying for counselling.

• Qualifying Examination: Candidates must qualify the NEET UG 2026 exam with the minimum required percentile for their category.
• Educational Qualification: Candidates must have passed the Class 12 examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology, and English as compulsory subjects
• Minimum Marks: 50% aggregate marks for General category, 40% for SC/ST and 45% for PwD, as prescribed by NMC and counselling authorities.
• Minimum Age: The minimum age must be 17 years, as of December 31, 2026.
• Maximum Age: No upper age limit has been mentioned by the NMC.
• Nationality: Indian nationals, OCI, and NRI candidates
• Domicile Requirement: For UP State Quota seats in government medical colleges, candidates are required to fulfill any one of the following conditions:

1. Be a domicile or permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh.
2. Have a parent or legal guardian who is a permanent resident of Uttar Pradesh.
3. Have passed both Class 10 and Class 12 from UP

UP NEET UG Counselling Process 2026 Step-wise

UP NEET UG Counselling Process 2026 is being conducted by DMET, Uttar Pradesh, online at the official website of upneet.gov.in, for providing admission to the NEET UG 2026 qualifiers in MBBS or BDS programmes offered at UP medical and dental colleges. The stages involved in the UP NEET UG counselling 2026 are registration, fee payment, document verification, choice filling, seat allotment, and reporting to the allotted college.

Stage 1: UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Online Registration Process

Candidates can register for UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 going to the official UP NEET UG counselling portal at upneet.gov.in and register as a new candidate by creating an account. To register, they must click on the “New Registration” link for UG NEET 2026. After this, they should enter the NEET UG 2026 details like Candidate’s Name, Date of Birth, Mobile Number, Email ID, NEET UG 2026 Roll Number, NEET UG 2026 Application Number. Set a new password to create the login credentials for accessing the counselling dashboard. After this, complete the OTP verification to confirm that the registered mobile number is authentic.

Stage 2: Pay the UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Registration Fee & Security Deposit

Candidates must pay the registration fee of INR 2000 through online mode to participate in the counselling process. The registration fee cannot be refunded. The accepted payment methods are Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking, and UPI. Apart from the registration fee, candidates must also pay a security deposit based on the type of college they wish to enroll in: Government or Private. The security deposit is refundable. The security deposit for different institutes is INR 30,000 for Government medical or dental colleges, INR 2,00,000 for private medical colleges, and INR 1,00,000 for private dental colleges.

Stage 3: Upload the Documents Required for UP NEET UG Counselling 2026

To confirm that a candidate is eligible to pursue MBBS/BDS courses in Uttar Pradesh, he/she must upload the required documents as mentioned below:

• NEET UG Admit Card
• NEET UG Rank Card/Scorecard
• Class 10 Marksheet/Certificate
• Class 12 Marksheet/Certificate
• Uttar Pradesh Domicile Certificate (if applicable)
• Category Certificate (if applicable)
• Sub-category Certificate (if applicable)
• OBC Certificate (if applicable)
• EWS Certificate (if applicable)
• PwD Certificate (if applicable)
• Valid Government-issued Photo ID

Stage 4: Choice Filling

Candidates who successfully complete Registration, registration-fee payment, required document upload/verification, and security-money payment are eligible for choice filling. Candidates should choose all the colleges they are genuinely interested to enroll in, carefully arrange their college and course choices according to their actual preferences, check the available seat matrix before filling choices, review the order of choices carefully, and lock the choices before the deadline.

Stage 5: UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Seat Allotment

Seat Allotment will be conducted in multiple rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Mop-Up Round, and Stray Vacancy Round based on NEET UG merit/rank, State merit, Category, Reservation, Choices filled by the candidate, and Seat availability.

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 Reservation Policy

UP NEET UG Counselling 2026 seats will be reserved for eligible candidates in two ways: vertical reservation and horizontal reservation, as per the state reservation guidelines of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The highest number of seats is expected to be reserved for the OBC-NCL at 27%, followed by SC at 21% and Women candidates at 20%.

UP NEET UG Cutoff 2026

The NEET UG 2026 cutoffs were released along with the NEET UG 2026 results on July 16, 2026. If a candidate has obtained just the minimum qualifying percentile for their category, they will not be eligible for Government MBBS Colleges in Uttar Pradesh under the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) and 85% UP State Quota (General). A minimum score ranging from 519 to 523 marks will be required for the General category for government MBBS seats in Uttar Pradesh. Obtaining the NEET UG cutoff scores will make the candidate eligible only for private medical colleges, primarily through Management Quota, Mop-up Round, and Stray Vacancy Round.

• The cutoff for the General (UR)/ EWS category is 50 percentile. Candidates can enroll in private medical colleges like GS Medical College & Hospital, Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Saraswathi Institute of Medical Sciences, Muzaffarnagar Medical College, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, etc., with this score.
• The minimum qualifying cutoff for candidates belonging to the OBC/ SC/ ST categories is 40 percentile. With this score, candidates from reserved categories will become eligible for private medical colleges like Rohilkhand Medical College & Hospital, Naraina Medical College & Research Centre, Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Career Institute of Medical Sciences, Naraina Medical College & Research Centre, Krishna Mohan Medical College, Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College, etc., among others.

Check the table below to know the category-wise official qualifying percentiles and corresponding score ranges for 2026:

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