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NEET PG counselling: No first-year fee for seat upgrade candidates
The Story in Brief
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has changed fee payment rules for NEET PG 2026 counselling. Candidates who wish to upgrade their seat in a later round will not have to deposit the first-year course fee until the result is announced.
Those accepting their allotted seat must pay the fee directly to the recognised hospital. The reporting and joining process for Round 1 began on 26 October and will continue until 2 November 2026.
Candidates must choose between freezing their seat or floating for an upgrade. Round 2 results are scheduled for 14 November, with reporting from 16 to 23 November. The online vacancy round result will be out on 24 December.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The fee waiver removes a financial barrier for candidates chasing a better seat, but only defers payment, those who fail to upgrade must still join the earlier seat or lose it. The freeze-or-float choice puts the onus on each candidate to weigh the risk of holding out for a higher preference against the certainty of a confirmed seat. NBEMS has kept all reporting and joining deadlines unchanged, meaning the relief in payment does not extend the clock for completing admission formalities. The next concrete decision point is Round 2's result on 14 November.
Source: tv9hindi.com
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