UP NEET PG 2025: Stray Vacancy Round to Begin on February 20

The Director General Medical Education and Training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh has published the official timetable for the UP NEET PG 2025 Stray Vacancy Round, which provides a last chance for qualifying candidates to get admitted against the remaining MD, MS, Diploma and DNB seats for the academic year 2025-26. The entire counselling process will be done online via the state portal.

Registration Window Opens February 20

Online registration for the NEET PG stray vacancy round will commence at 11:00 AM on February 20, 2026 and remain open until 9:00 AM on February 23, 2026. During this period, candidates must also deposit the registration fee and mandatory security money. The DGME has clearly stated that only candidates who successfully complete registration and deposit the required security amount will be permitted to participate in the choice filling process.

This particular round is very significant for candidates who did not get the seats in the earlier counselling phases.

Seats Covered Under Stray Vacancy Round

The admissions to the state quota postgraduate seats will be done for:

• Government medical colleges

• Private medical colleges

• MD/MS Degree programmes

• PG Diploma courses

• DNB courses

The aim of this round is to use as many postgraduate medical seats as possible.

Merit List & Choice Filling

The State merit list for stray vacancy round will be published on 23rd Feb, 2026. Then, the choice filling window will be accessible from 12:00 PM on 23rd Feb to 3:00 PM on 24th Feb, 2026.

Candidates are requested to be very careful while making their choices as the options once locked cannot be changed.

Seat Allotment & Admission

The last seat allotment declaration will be on 25 February 2026. The candidates who get seats shall download their letters of allotment from 25 to 28 February 2026 and report to the institutions within the period mentioned. Failure to complete the admission formalities may lead to cancellation of the seat.

Impact of MCC Allotment on UP Counselling

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will announce the NEET PG 2025 AIQ stray vacancy allotment on 21 February 2026. Following the announcement:

• The lists of AIQ allotted candidates will be shared with the states

• The UP authorities will exclude these candidates from the state counselling to avoid double seat allotments.

• Official website: https://upneet.gov.in/

UP NEET PG 2025 Stray Vacancy Counselling Schedule

Key Instructions for Candidates

• Complete your registration before the deadline

• Pay the security deposit

• Fill in the choices carefully and lock them

• Keep track of the merit list and allotment updates

• Report during the admission window

Final Advisory

The stray vacancy round is the last stage of UP NEET PG 2025 counselling. Candidates must strictly follow the deadlines and be ready with all the necessary documents if they want to avoid disqualification.