Counselling
Understand how medical counselling actually works.
Medical admissions in India follow a dual-track architecture: the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)oversees All India Quota, AIIMS, and Deemed institutions, while State DMEs administer the 85% state quota. Choose your counselling pathway below.
ALL INDIA COUNSELLING
Conducted centrally by MCC DGHS for 15% AIQ + 100% Central / Deemed Universities.
- •15% MBBS/BDS in Government Medical Colleges nationwide
- •100% Seats in AIIMS (20+ institutes) & JIPMER (Puducherry & Karaikal)
- •Central Universities: BHU, AMU, DU, VMMC, ABVIMS
- •100% Deemed Universities (Manipal, Amrita, DY Patil)
- •ESIC Medical Colleges (IP Quota + AIQ)
STATE COUNSELLING
Conducted by 36 State Medical Directorates (KEA, DME TN, WBMCC, etc.) for 85% State Quota.
- •85% State Government Quota seats reserved for local state domicile
- •Private State Medical Colleges (Govt & Management Quota)
- •State Minority & NRI Quotas in Private Universities
- •State-specific service bond obligations & penalty rules
- •Progressive release: Published strictly after Level-1 source verification
DEEMED UNIVERSITIES
Centralized MCC counselling for private deemed medical institutions across India.
- •100% Open to all NEET qualified candidates without domicile barriers
- •₹2,00,000 Refundable Security Deposit
- •Management / Paid seats + NRI quota allocation
- •Annual tuition fees ranging from ₹14 Lakhs to ₹28 Lakhs
- •Unfilled NRI seat conversion protocol in Round 3
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
Dedicated counselling protocols for PwD, NRI, CW (Defence), and Institutional candidates.
- •5% Horizontal reservation for PwD across all central categories
- •16 Designated MCC Disability Assessment Centres
- •NRI Sponsorship: 1st-degree relative validation & affidavit rules
- •Children of Armed Forces Personnel (CW) Priorities I through IX
- •Internal Institutional Quotas for AMU, BHU, and Delhi University
Medical College Index extracts counselling workflows directly from official Gazette notifications, MCC Information Bulletins, and seat matrix archives published on mcc.nic.in. Every displayed timeline, rule, and deposit threshold is traceable to its original government document.