MCC Online Stray Vacancy Round (Round 4) Schedule Released NEET PG 2025: Check Cutoff, Eligibility , Schedule

MCC NEET PG 2025 Stray Vacancy Round 4 schedule out. check registration, payment, choice filling, choice locking, allotment result and reporting process, eligibility rules, no upgradation and no free exit conditions, final AIQ counselling opportunity for MD MS seats in government, deemed and central universities along with important guidelines and participation instructions.

MCC NEET PG 2025 Stray Vacancy Round (Round 4) Schedule Released

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has released the official schedule for the NEET PG 2025 Online Stray Vacancy Round, also known as Round 4. This is the last and final phase of All India Quota (AIQ) counselling for MD/MS admissions in government, deemed and central universities.

Candidates who did not get any seat in Round 1, Round 2 or Round 3 now have one final opportunity to secure a postgraduate medical seat. After this round, no further MCC counselling will be conducted for the 2025 session.

MCC NEET PG 2025 Online Stray Vacancy Round (Round 4) Schedule 

Eligibility for MCC NEET PG 2025 Stray Vacancy Round

MCC has defined strict rules regarding who can and cannot participate in the Online Stray Vacancy Round (Round 4). Candidates must carefully check their status before expecting allotment in this final round.

You are Eligible if:

• 1. You were not allotted any seat in Round 1, Round 2, or Round 3.
• 2. You were allotted a seat earlier but formally resigned through the MCC portal (security deposit forfeited).
• 3. You were allotted a seat but did not report/join the institute (except fresh Round 3 allottees).
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You are NOT Eligible if:

• 1. You have already joined any seat in Round 1, Round 2, or Round 3.
• 2. You are holding or have joined any State Quota counselling seat.
• 3. You were freshly allotted a seat in Round 3 and did not join the institute.
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These rules are strictly enforced to prevent seat blocking and ensure that only genuinely unallotted candidates get the final opportunity to secure a postgraduate medical seat.

The stray vacancy round is very different from earlier rounds. There are no upgrades and no resignations allowed.

If a candidate gets a seat in this round, they must join it compulsorily.

1. No fresh registrations after deadline

• 2. No free exit option
• 3. No upgradation to better college
• 3. Non-joining leads to permanent disqualification

This round is conducted mainly to fill the remaining vacant seats left after Round 3 due to non-joining, resignation or high fees in private colleges.

Every year many PG seats remain vacant after the third round. Reasons include:

• 1. High fees in deemed universities
• 2. Location preference issues
• 3. Branch mismatch
• 4. Late upgrades in previous rounds
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The stray vacancy round ensures that medical seats do not go waste and colleges can start the academic session on time. For many candidates, this round becomes a life-changing opportunity because cutoffs drop significantly.

Difference Between Round 3 and Stray Round

After candidates join colleges, MCC will share the list of joined candidates with state counselling authorities. This is known as the weeding out process.

It ensures that students who joined AIQ seats cannot take admission in state quota seats. This prevents duplicate admissions and helps states identify actual vacancies.