NEET PG 2024: Special Stray Vacancy Round Registration Opens Tomorrow – Who Can Apply?

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has declared the special stray vacancy round for NEET PG 2024 which will serve as a final chance for candidates to bag a seat. Registration is set to begin today on March 6th 2025, at mcc.nic.in.

This round is in July and is introduced after the NEET PG cut-off percentile was dropped to the 5th percentile to fill the vacant seats which remain unfilled after others of the previous counselling rounds. Those who are eligible will be required to complete the registration, choice-filling and payment processes within the given timeline. 

Also keep in mind that the seat allotment results will be shared with state counselling authorities, meaning candidates selected in this round cannot participate in any other state special vacancy rounds.

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Who Can Apply?

For entering the special stray vacancy round of NEET PG 2024, candidates have to satisfy the following criteria,

• Must have not been allotted or joined any seat in previous roundlike AIQ, state quota or deemed universities. 
• Must have scored at least the 5th percentile in NEET PG 2024.
• Candidates who already joined a seat via AIQ, state counselling or deemed universities are ineligible. 
• Candidates allotted a seat in AIQ round three or in the earlier stray vacancy round but did not join them are ineligible.
• Fresh choice filling is mandatory for this round.
• Must pay an amount which is a refundable security deposit of ₹50,000 for government AIQ seats)\ or ₹3,00,000 for deemed universities.