Rajasthan NEET UG 2026: Round 1 Revised Schedule Is Out — Here's Your Complete Timeline

Introduction

If you've been sitting on Part 2 of your Rajasthan NEET UG application, half-finished, telling yourself you'll get to it "tomorrow" — here's some genuinely good news. The Rajasthan NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board has just released a revised Round 1 schedule, and it's given candidates a bit of breathing room where it matters most: the Part 2 application deadline.

This guide breaks down the entire revised Round 1 timeline, explains what each step actually involves, and flags the details — especially around security deposits and document reporting — that tend to catch candidates off guard if they're rushed through instead of read properly.

There’s just one small yet essential note before proceeding further: the official counselling sites for the state of Rajasthan are ug.neetrajasthan.com and medicaleducation.rajasthan.gov.in. This blog refers to each and every notification, schedule, and merit list as available in the official notice issued by the Office of the Chairman, NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board 2026, based at SMS Medical College, Jaipur. As and when any new information is received, it is better to directly check the same through one of the above-mentioned sites rather than through a forwarded message.

Who Conducts Rajasthan's NEET UG Counselling?

Admissions to MBBS and BDS courses across Rajasthan's Government Medical Colleges, Government Society Medical Colleges (RajMES), RUHS-CMS, RUHS-CDS, ESIC Medical College, and Private Medical and Dental Colleges are all conducted centrally by the NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board, functioning under the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Government of Rajasthan, with its administrative base at SMS Medical College, Jaipur.

This board manages the entire 85% state quota process — registration, merit list preparation, choice filling, seat allotment, and reporting — while the remaining 15% of seats are filled separately through MCC's All India Quota counselling.

Why This Schedule Got Revised?

Counselling schedules get revised more often than most candidates expect, and it's rarely a red flag when it happens. In this case, the Board's notification explains that the revised Round 1 schedule has been issued specifically in compliance with the state schedule released by MCC for NEET UG Counselling 2026 — in other words, Rajasthan's state-level timeline has been realigned to stay in sync with the national counselling calendar. The one change that matters most to candidates still mid-process is a clear one: the deadline for submitting Part 2 of the online application form has been extended to 21 August 2026, 8:00 PM.

If you haven't finished Part 2 yet, that extension is your window — and it's worth treating it as a firm deadline rather than assuming further extensions will follow.

The Complete Round 1 Revised Schedule

Here's the full timeline as laid out in the official notification, covering every stage from application to reporting:

A few of these steps run in parallel rather than one after another — notice how choice filling, the security deposit window, and the final stretch of Part 2 applications all overlap. That's intentional on the Board's part, designed to keep the overall Round 1 timeline tight, but it does mean candidates need to track multiple deadlines simultaneously rather than assuming one step waits for the next to finish.

Understanding The Security Deposit Structure

One detail that genuinely deserves its own section is the security deposit, since it isn't a flat, one-size-fits-all figure — it changes based on the type of seat a candidate intends to opt for during choice filling, and it needs to be deposited within the same window as choice filling itself.

Here's a genuinely useful detail buried in the notification: candidates who deposit the higher ₹2,00,000 or ₹5,00,000 security amount become automatically eligible to fill choices across Government Medical/Dental Colleges, Government Society Medical Colleges, RUHS-CMS, RUHS-CDS, ESIC MC, and Private Dental Colleges — essentially unlocking a broader choice-filling range in one step, rather than needing separate deposits for separate seat categories.

Given how directly this figure ties into which colleges a candidate can even select during choice filling, it's worth deciding on a target seat category early and depositing the correct amount well within the window, rather than leaving it for the closing days.

What About Defence, Para-Military, And NRI Candidates?

If you happen to belong to either the Defence, Para-Military, or NRI group, there's a specific step during the time frame mentioned here that is relevant for you in particular, namely, attending the verification ceremony in person in the presence of the Board of Admissions on 24th August 2026 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm at the Academic Block in SMS Medical College in Jaipur.

The notification does clarify one helpful exception — candidates who have already been verified in an earlier stage of this process do not need to appear again. But for anyone who hasn't yet completed this verification, physical presence on that specific date and time window is a firm requirement, not an optional step, and it directly feeds into the revised, verified merit list being published that same night.

A Simple Checklist For Candidates Right Now

1. Finish Part 2 of your application before 21 August 2026, 8:00 PM, if you haven't already — this extension is the whole reason this schedule was revised.
2. Decide your target seat category (Government, Management, NRI, Private, or BDS) so you know exactly which security deposit amount applies to you.
3. Deposit your security amount within the 14–25 August window, keeping in mind it directly determines which colleges you can select during choice filling.
4. Fill and save your choices early, even though editing remains open until auto-locking at 11:55 PM on 25 August — early filling reduces last-minute pressure and technical glitches.
5. Defence, Para-Military, and NRI candidates should confirm whether they still need in-person verification on 24 August, and if so, arrive at SMS Medical College, Jaipur, within the 10:00 AM–2:00 PM window.
6. Keep all original documents, bonds, and photocopies ready in advance for the reporting stage between 30 August and 5 September, following exactly what's listed in the Information Bulletin.
7. Check ug.neetrajasthan.com regularly — the notification itself specifically advises candidates to keep visiting the website for all relevant updates, rather than expecting individual notifications.

Why This Extension Matters More Than It Might Seem?

An extension to the 8:00 PM deadline may seem to be a small change administratively, but can mean a lot to a candidate who may have difficulty uploading documents, making payments, or just being able to devote enough time to completing Part 2. Considering the fact that the subsequent steps — merit list announcement, verification, filling of choices and allotment — are very close to each other, it is important to use the extension sensibly rather than just as a delay.

FAQs

Bringing It All Together

The schedule for Rajasthan Round 1 NEET UG 2026 counseling has been amended to push the Part II application deadline to August 21, 8 PM; however, all the other aspects of the Round 1 process— release of the merit list, security deposit payment, choice filling, allotment and reporting — continue to operate in an organized manner until early September. The process outlined is detailed but manageable as long as each deadline is monitored separately rather than being presumed to take place in simple direct order.

Finish your application, choose your security deposit category deliberately, and keep the official Rajasthan NEET UG website open as a regular check-in point over the next couple of weeks. That's really what separates a smooth Round 1 experience from one spent scrambling at the very last hour.

Disclaimer: This blog is based on the official revised schedule notification issued by the NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board, Rajasthan, dated 20 August 2026. Dates, fees, and requirements are subject to further revision, so candidates should verify the latest updates directly through the official website, ug.neetrajasthan.com, before taking any action.