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NEET UG admission to MBBS, BDS and AYUSH degrees

Look at how admission to MBBS, BDS and the AYUSH degrees works through NEET (UG): NTA's 2026 bulletin, MCC's all-India counselling and the AYUSH counselling committee's rules, with the fees and conditions each prints.

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Cost8 sourcedThe NEET (UG) 2026 application fee for the General category at a centre in India was Rs 1700.
StipendNot applicableStudy route, so no salary. A stipend appears only where a source states it.
Timetable3 sourcedThe NTA home page lists a notice titled 'Conduct of Re-examination for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test [NEET (UG)] 2026'.
Admission12 sourcedA candidate must have completed 17 years of age on or before 31 December of the year of appearing in NEET-UG.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 7 sources · next review 20 Nov 2026

Cost, pay and hours

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Extra cost8 sourced
- The NEET (UG) 2026 application fee for the General category at a centre in India was Rs 1700.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  NEET (UG) 2026 examination fee, General category, centre in India
  excludes Processing charges and GST chargeable by the bank/payment gateway in addition
  fee not refunded once deposited
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  NEET (UG) 2026 application fee for an exam centre in India, as printed in the 'Fee payable for NEET (UG) 2026' table on printed page 2.
  A single figure of 9500/- for centres outside India is printed beside the General row;.
  Note:
  The bulletin's closing date was 08 March 2026 (extended to 11 March 2026)
  the 2026 application window is closed.
- The NEET (UG) 2026 application fee for General-EWS and OBC-NCL candidates at a centre in India was Rs 1600.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  NEET (UG) 2026 examination fee, General-EWS / OBC-NCL, centre in India
  excludes Processing charges and GST chargeable by the bank/payment gateway in addition
  fee not refunded once deposited
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  NEET (UG) 2026 application fee for an exam centre in India, as printed in the 'Fee payable for NEET (UG) 2026' table on printed page 2.
  A single figure of 9500/- for centres outside India is printed beside the General row;.
  Note:Only the OBC-NCL (Non-Creamy Layer, Central List) category gets this fee, per the bulletin's footnote.
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- The NEET (UG) 2026 application fee for SC, ST, PwBD, PwD and Third Gender candidates at a centre in India was Rs 1000.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  NEET (UG) 2026 examination fee, SC/ST/PwBD/PwD/Third Gender, centre in India
  excludes Processing charges and GST chargeable by the bank/payment gateway in addition
  fee not refunded once deposited
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  Scope:
  NEET (UG) 2026 application fee for an exam centre in India, as printed in the 'Fee payable for NEET (UG) 2026' table on printed page 2.
  A single figure of 9500/- for centres outside India is printed beside the General row;.
  Note:No separate women-candidate fee is printed in the table.
- For 15% AIQ, central universities, AFMC/ESI, AIIMS, JIPMER and B.Sc. Nursing counselling, the non-refundable registration fee was Rs 1000 for UR/EWS and Rs 500 for SC/ST/OBC/PwD candidates.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  MCC UG counselling registration, 15% AIQ / central universities / AFMC & ESI / AIIMS / JIPMER / B.Sc. Nursing
  excludes Refundable security deposit (separate finding)
  not refundable
  state-quota counselling fees
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  MCC NEET-UG counselling 2026, revised bulletin dated 20.08.2026.
  Counselling fee for seat allotment, not an exam fee.
  Note:Does not cover tuition fees of the allotted college, which MCC says vary by institute.
- The refundable security amount was Rs 10,000 for UR/EWS and Rs 5,000 for SC/ST/OBC/PwD candidates for the same counselling types.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  Refundable security deposit at MCC UG registration (15% AIQ / central universities etc.)
  excludes Forfeited if a seat from Round 2 onward is not joined
  no interest paid
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  Scope:MCC NEET-UG counselling 2026, revised bulletin dated 20.08.2026.
  Note:Does not say the deposit is returned in every case; the bulletin lists forfeiture conditions.
- For deemed universities, the non-refundable registration fee was Rs 5000 and the refundable security amount Rs 2,00,000, the same for all candidates.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  MCC UG counselling registration for deemed universities
  excludes Tuition and other college fees
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  Scope:MCC NEET-UG counselling 2026, revised bulletin dated 20.08.2026.
  Note:Does not give tuition fees of any deemed university.
- For AIQ government/aided, central university/national institute seats, UR/EWS/OBC-NCL candidates paid Rs 1,000 non-refundable registration fee plus Rs 20,000 refundable security money.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  AACCC-UG counselling registration, AIQ-Govt./Govt. Aided/CU/NI, UR/EWS/OBC-NCL
  excludes Security money refundable only per the bulletin conditions
  college tuition not covered
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  Scope:AACCC UG 2026-27. Worked example from the FAQ;.
  Note:Does not cover tuition fees of Ayush colleges.
- For the same seat types, SC/ST/PwBD candidates paid Rs 500 non-refundable registration fee plus Rs 20,000 refundable security money.
  Basis:
  Indian rupees
  one-off
  AACCC-UG counselling registration, AIQ-Govt./Govt. Aided/CU/NI, SC/ST/PwBD
  excludes College tuition
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  Scope:AACCC UG 2026-27. Worked example.
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PayNot established
This is a study route, so there is no salary.A stipend or fee waiver appears only where a source states it.Have a source? Tell us
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Timetable & attendance3 sourced
- The NTA home page lists a notice titled 'Conduct of Re-examination for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test [NEET (UG)] 2026'.
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  Scope:2026 cycle. Only the notice title was read;.
  Note:Does not state the reason for the re-examination.
- The NTA home page lists a fee-refund notice for the NEET (UG) 2026 exam held on 03 May 2026.
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  Scope:2026 cycle. Title only;.
  Note:Does not say who was refunded, or how much.
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- MCC's UG counselling page lists a 'Special stray vacancy round for MBBS and 5th round of BDS/B.Sc Nursing 2026', beyond the four rounds in the bulletin.
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  Scope:2026 counselling, still in progress on 31 October 2026. Title only;.
  Note:Does not give the dates of that round.

Reality check

From the sources

The work

NEET (UG) 2026 was 180 compulsory questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology to be attempted in 180 minutes, planned as a single-day, single-shift, pen-and-paper exam.
NTA says MCC counsels for MBBS and BDS and AACCC for the AYUSH degrees.
These pages do not describe the study or what graduates go on to do.

Entry requirements

NEET (UG) asks for Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Biotechnology along with English, the candidate 17 years old by 31 December, and no upper age limit.
The bulletin also lists a B.Sc. with at least two of Physics, Chemistry and Biology as a qualifying route.
To qualify for the MBBS-type courses, General and General-EWS candidates need the 50th percentile and SC, ST and OBC candidates the 40th.
BUMS also asks for Urdu, Arabic or Persian at Class 10.

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The NMC's own eligibility text could not be read, so the Class 12 minimum-marks rule is not established here.

Trade-offs to consider

NTA's home page lists a notice for a re-examination of NEET (UG) 2026 and a fee-refund notice for the exam held on 3 May 2026, and states it conducted the exam on 21 June 2026.
A score is not a seat: MCC runs four rounds of all-India counselling and a stray vacancy round, counselling charges a non-refundable registration fee and a refundable security amount, and AACCC registers only candidates who qualified in NEET (UG) 2026.

Skills & employers

From the sources

Skills to investigate

Physics, Chemistry and Biology
Entrance test preparation

Institutions named in sourcesNone recorded.

Study or credential needed

NEET (UG) 2026 was the entrance test for admission to MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS, BSMS and BHMS courses.
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Scope:
NEET (UG) 2026 cycle, information bulletin uploaded February 2026.
The test is the route into these six degrees; it is not a degree itself.
Note:Does not say which seats a particular rank will get; seat allotment is by counselling authorities.
The bulletin says admission to all seats of BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS is done through NEET (UG) 2026.
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026 cycle. Mandatory for these four degrees according to this bulletin.
Note:Does not cover institutions or seats outside the categories the bulletin lists.

How admission works

12 sourced

A candidate must have completed 17 years of age on or before 31 December of the year of appearing in NEET-UG.
Names: MBBS, BDSSource: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026. The bulletin attributes this to the Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023 (Amendment) dated 16.06.2023.
Not established:Does not give the birth-date cut-off in a form read reliably here.
The bulletin states that there is no upper age limit for NEET (UG).
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026, citing NMC UGMEB letters dated 09 March 2022 and 13.01.2026.
The Class 12 route to NEET (UG) needs the requisite subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology along with English, which may be studied even as additional subjects after Class 12.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026. 'CODE: 02' row of the bulletin's table of qualifying examinations.
Not established:This text sets subjects, not a minimum Class 12 percentage;.

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The bulletin lists the Intermediate/Pre-degree Examination in Science with Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English as a qualifying examination.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026. One of several alternative qualifying examinations.
Not established:Does not by itself say which boards count as equivalent in a given state.
A B.Sc. examination of an Indian University is listed as qualifying if the candidate passed it with not less than two of Physics, Chemistry, Biology (Botany, Zoology)/Biotechnology and had earlier passed the qualifying examination with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:
- NEET (UG) 2026. BSC is named only as an alternative qualifying examination alongside Class 12
- it also requires the earlier Class 12 subjects.
Not established:Does not say that a B.Sc. holder can skip the Class 12 subject requirement.
A candidate whose Class 12 result is awaited may apply and appear, but is not eligible for admission if the qualifying examination is not passed by the first round of counselling.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026.
Not established:Does not say what the first-round date is.
For BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS, candidates shall have passed 10+2 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Biology or Biotechnology.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:
- NEET (UG) 2026, AYUSH degrees.
- The same item sets the age rule: seventeen years on or before 31 December of the year of admission into the first year.
Not established:This item does not mention English.
For BUMS, the candidate must have passed the 10th standard with Urdu, Arabic or Persian as a subject, or clear the Urdu test of 10th standard where such a test exists.
Names: BUMSSource: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026. The same sub-item sets a Tamil requirement for BSMS (passed Tamil as one of the subjects in the 10th standard or higher secondary course, or study Tamil in the first professional course).
Not established:Does not say how the language test is conducted.
- To qualify for admission to MBBS-type undergraduate medical courses, General and General-EWS candidates must score at the 50th percentile in NEET (UG)
- SC, ST and OBC candidates at the 40th percentile.
Names: MBBS, BDSSource: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:
- NEET (UG) 2026. The same item gives the 45th percentile (General and General-EWS) and 40th percentile (SC/ST/OBC-NCL) for candidates with benchmark disabilities, and says the Central Government may lower these for a year.
- The bulletin gives the same 50th/40th/45th percentile rule for BAMS, BSMS, BUMS and BHMS on printed page 42.
Not established:This is a percentile of the exam, not a mark figure;.
Processing charges and GST are charged on top of the examination fee by the bank or payment gateway.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026. The bulletin's appendix on online payment gives per-mode charge schedules;.
Not established:Does not give the rupee amount of the processing charge here.
The examination fee once deposited is not refunded and is not carried forward to a future examination.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:
- NEET (UG) 2026 bulletin text.
- A later NTA page title shows a separate refund process for the exam held on 03 May 2026.
Not established:Does not say a refund is impossible when NTA itself cancels an exam.
Only NEET (UG) 2026 qualified candidates are eligible to register for AACCC-UG counselling.
Names: BAMS, BSMS, BUMS, BHMSSource: Ayush Admissions Central Counseling Committee (AACCC), Ministry of Ayush / NCISM ↗
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Scope:AACCC UG counselling 2026-27.
Not established:Does not set a qualifying percentile (the NTA bulletin does).

The work and what comes next

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The work, from the sources

The test pattern was 180 compulsory questions in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology), to be attempted in 180 minutes.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026 bulletin, citing NMC letter dated 05.12.2025.
NEET (UG) 2026 was planned as a single-day, single-shift exam in pen-and-paper mode.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:
- Bulletin plan for the 03 May 2026 date.
- The 03 May exam was later cancelled and re-held on 21 June 2026.
Not established:Does not say the mode of any future cycle.

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NTA states it conducted NEET (UG) 2026 on 21 June 2026.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:
- 2026 cycle. The notice does not itself say why the date differed from the 03 May 2026 date in the bulletin
- the NTA home page lists a 'Conduct of Re-examination' notice.
Not established:Does not describe the earlier 03 May exam.
NTA's result press release says close to 20 lakh candidates appeared and 11.21 lakh qualified, and the exam was conducted in 13 languages.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:
- Exam held 21 June 2026 (the re-examination).
- Figures are as printed by NTA for that sitting.
Not established:
- Does not say how many seats exist or what proportion of qualified candidates get a seat
- a qualifying score is not a seat.

What can come next

NTA says MCC (of the Directorate General of Health Services) conducts online counselling for MBBS and BDS and runs counselling for AIQ seats, AIIMS, JIPMER, central universities and deemed universities.
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026 bulletin.
Not established:Does not cover state-quota counselling, which is run by each state.
NTA names AACCC as the counselling authority for all-India-quota seats of BAMS, BUMS and BSMS (under NCISM) and, separately, BHMS (under NCH).
Source: National Testing Agency ↗
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Scope:NEET (UG) 2026 bulletin. Private AYUSH institute seats and state-quota seats are handled by other authorities, per printed page 42.
Not established:Does not say AACCC handles state-quota seats.

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MCC runs four rounds of AIQ counselling: Round 1, 2, 3 and a stray vacancy round.
Source: Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW ↗
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Scope:MCC NEET-UG counselling 2026, revised bulletin dated 20.08.2026.
Not established:Does not cover state-quota rounds.

Sources and unanswered questions

NTA, MCC and AACCC documents for the 2026 cycle, checked on 31 October 2026 · India · the 2026 cycle is closed and no 2027 bulletin was out; NMC's eligibility regulations could not be read.
Source checking confirms only the scoped statements on this page, not anyone’s individual eligibility.
Confirm current requirements with the employer or programme.

Information Bulletin NEET (UG)-2026 ↗National Testing Agency · accessed 31 Oct 2026
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Scope:
NEET (UG) 2026 cycle, information bulletin uploaded February 2026.
The test is the route into these six degrees; it is not a degree itself.
Not established:Does not say which seats a particular rank will get; seat allotment is by counselling authorities.
Checked by a person; not monitored automatically.
Public Notice dated 20th July 2026 (fabricated OMR sheets and score cards, NEET (UG) 2026) ↗National Testing Agency · accessed 31 Oct 2026
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Scope:
2026 cycle. The notice does not itself say why the date differed from the 03 May 2026 date in the bulletin
the NTA home page lists a 'Conduct of Re-examination' notice.
Not established:Does not describe the earlier 03 May exam.
Checked by a person; not monitored automatically.
Press Release: NTA Declares Result of NEET (UG) 2026 ↗National Testing Agency · accessed 31 Oct 2026
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Scope:
Exam held 21 June 2026 (the re-examination).
Figures are as printed by NTA for that sitting.
Not established:
- Does not say how many seats exist or what proportion of qualified candidates get a seat
- a qualifying score is not a seat.
Checked by a person; not monitored automatically.
National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (home page, public notices list) ↗National Testing Agency · accessed 31 Oct 2026
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Scope:2026 cycle. Only the notice title was read;.
Not established:Does not state the reason for the re-examination.Checked by a person; not monitored automatically.
Revised UG Counselling 2026 Information Bulletin dated 20.08.2026 (NEET-UG MBBS/BDS/B.Sc. Nursing Counselling Scheme) ↗Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW · accessed 31 Oct 2026
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Scope:
MCC NEET-UG counselling 2026, revised bulletin dated 20.08.2026.
Counselling fee for seat allotment, not an exam fee.
Not established:Does not cover tuition fees of the allotted college, which MCC says vary by institute.
Checked by a person; not monitored automatically.
UG Medical Counselling (MCC home for UG) ↗Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, MoHFW · accessed 31 Oct 2026
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Scope:2026 counselling, still in progress on 31 October 2026. Title only;.
Not established:Does not give the dates of that round.Checked by a person; not monitored automatically.
Information Bulletin AACCC UG 2026-27 ↗Ayush Admissions Central Counseling Committee (AACCC), Ministry of Ayush / NCISM · accessed 31 Oct 2026
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Scope:AACCC UG counselling 2026-27.
Not established:Does not set a qualifying percentile (the NTA bulletin does).Checked by a person; not monitored automatically.

Your next step: Read NTA's current bulletin for the age, subject and percentile rules, then MCC's or AACCC's counselling bulletin for the fees and rounds of the seats you want.

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