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NEET UG Round 1 Seat Allotment Result: Result to be released on August 21The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has revised the NEET UG Counselling

NEET UG Counselling 2026: The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has revised the schedule for NEET UG Counselling 2026 Round 1, with the seat allotment result now scheduled to be released on August 21, 2026. The revised timeline covers admissions under the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) and 100% of seats in Deemed Universities, Central Universities, AIIMS, JIPMER and AFMC institutions for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing courses.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a detailed account from the National Testing Agency (NTA) on the steps taken to implement recommendations aimed at strengthening the country's examination system, making it clear that reforms in NEET cannot remain temporary fixes introduced after every controversy.

NEET Counselling 2026 Live Updates: As per the new rules announced by the medical committee, no physical reporting for candidates opting for upgradation is needed.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta explained that at first, a bank of 500 questions were created by several set of moderators. From this lot, other moderators prepare four different question papers having 100 questions each.

The round 1 final allotment result of NEET UG 2026 counselling will be uploaded today, August 19. Candidates who get a college or a medical seat allocation will be required to report to the allotted institution between August 20 and August 25.

According to the Centre's submissions, the question-paper preparation process involves several moderators and subject experts who prepare questions for a common question bank. The experts are not informed about which of their questions will ultimately form part of the examination paper.

The government said vehicles transporting NEET question papers are fitted with GPS, with even small movements being recorded.

NEET: SC directs NTA to inform on steps taken to implement recommendations of Radhakrishnan panel | Education News

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that the system in place for conducting the NEET examination is "foolproof" and difficult to breach, citing multiple safeguards for the preparation, transportation and handling of question papers.