# MCC NEET UG 2026 special stray vacancy round opens 2026-11-02T11:33:45+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has announced the special stray vacancy round for NEET UG Counselling 2026. Registration opened on Monday, 2 November 2026, on the official website mcc.nic.in and will close on 4 November. Choice filling ends on 5 November, with locking available from 4 pm on 4 November to 11 am on 5 November. Seat allotment results will be declared on 7 November. Candidates allotted a seat must report to their college from 7 November to 16 November. A sixth round has also been announced. Its registration runs from 17 November to 19 November, with choice locking from 4 pm on 18 November to 9 am on 19 November. Seat allotment results for the sixth round will be out on 20 November, and reporting at the allotted college will take place from 21 November to 28 November. Candidates who have not yet secured a seat can apply in these rounds. ## Indian Opinion Analysis MCC has opened a special stray vacancy round and a sixth round for NEET UG counselling, giving candidates without a seat fresh chances to register. Choice locking deadlines are tight, and reporting windows last only a few days, so applicants must act fast to avoid losing an allotment. The sixth round, starting mid-November, may serve as a final opportunity before the academic year closes. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com Straight schedule announcement with no framing slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: MCC, Medical Counselling Committee, NEET-UG, ugcnet.nta.nic.in Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/mcc-neet-ug-2026-special-stray-vacancy-round-opens/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/mcc-neet-ug-2026-special-stray-vacancy-round-opens/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/