UP NEET UG 2026 Round 2: Revised Counselling Schedule Is Out

Introduction

The Office of the Director General, Medical Education & Training, Uttar Pradesh has released the revised schedule for online counselling of the Second Round of UP NEET UG 2026 (MBBS/BDS), covering admission against State Quota seats in Government and Private Medical/Dental Colleges and Medical Universities across the state.

This notice, dated 20 September 2026 (No. ME-3/2026/1711), comes in continuation of the earlier Government Letter dated 19 September 2026, the same letter that clarified how Round 1 admissions would remain protected and addressed the status of four specific government medical colleges pending a Supreme Court matter. If you've been following that update, this revised Round 2 schedule is the next concrete step that follows from it, cancelling an earlier rescheduled plan for the First Round and setting out the confirmed dates for Round 2 instead.

If you're participating in UP NEET UG 2026 counselling, this is the schedule you should be working with from now on.

Round 2 Revised Schedule At A Glance

Declaration of Second Round Merit List: 21 September 2026

Online Choice Filling: 21 September 2026, 2:00 PM to 24 September 2026, 11:00 AM

Seat Allotment Result: 25 September 2026

Download of Allotment Letter and Admission: 26 September to 1 October 2026

What Determines Your Round 2 Allotment?

The notice is explicit on this point: seat allotment in the Second Round will be made strictly on the basis of the Second Round Merit List, declared on 21 September 2026. If you're checking your standing for Round 2, make sure you're referring to this specific merit list rather than an earlier one, since your Round 2 allotment depends entirely on where you stand here.

How To Complete Choice Filling?

Step 1: Once the Second Round Merit List is declared on 21 September, check your position on it.

Step 2: Visit the official portal — upneet.gov.in — to begin online choice filling.

Step 3: Choice filling opens at 2:00 PM on 21 September and closes at 11:00 AM on 24 September 2026. This window runs across roughly three days, so use the time to review colleges and courses properly rather than filling in a rush.

Step 4: Save your choices in genuine order of preference before the window closes.

All Other Round 2 Rules Remain Unchanged

This notice specifically revises the schedule and the dates for Round 2. It explicitly states that all other rules and conditions for the Second Round of counselling remain unchanged. This matters because it means whatever eligibility conditions, category rules, or seat-related conditions applied to Round 2 before this schedule revision continue to apply now. If you were already familiar with Round 2's general rules from an earlier notice, don't assume this revised schedule has changed anything beyond the dates themselves.

If you haven't reviewed those broader Round 2 rules, including anything relevant to the four government medical colleges (Ambedkar Nagar, Kannauj, Jalaun, and Saharanpur) currently excluded from further counselling rounds pending the Supreme Court's decision, it's worth revisiting that information alongside this schedule, since both notices work together.

What To Do Right Now?

Check the Second Round Merit List the moment it's declared on 21 September, so you know exactly where you stand before choice filling opens.

Log in to upneet.gov.in at or soon after 2:00 PM on 21 September to begin choice filling — don't wait, given the window closes by 11:00 AM on 24 September.

Fill your choices in genuine order of preference, keeping in mind that all other Round 2 rules and conditions from earlier notices still apply.

Mark 25 September for checking your Seat Allotment Result.

Plan to download your Allotment Letter and complete admission between 26 September and 1 October, ideally not on the very last day, given how many candidates will likely be completing this step in the same short window.

Keep checking upneet.gov.in and dgme.up.gov.in regularly, since the notice specifically advises candidates to stay updated through these two official websites.

If you have a query, use the official helpline — 8189011696, 8189011697, 8189011698, 8189011699, or 8189011700 — available from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Documents You Should Keep Ready

• NEET UG 2026 admit card and scorecard
• Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets and certificates
• UP domicile certificate, if applying under State Quota
• Category certificate, if applicable
• Second Round Merit List confirmation of your rank
• A valid government photo ID
• Recent passport-size photographs

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Final Thoughts

This revised Round 2 schedule moves quickly; merit list, choice filling, allotment result, and admission all fall within roughly ten days starting 21 September. Since the notice confirms that only the dates have changed and all other Round 2 rules remain as they were, make sure you're working from accurate, current information on both fronts: this schedule for your dates, and the broader Round 2 conditions for everything else, including anything relevant to the four colleges currently excluded pending the Supreme Court matter.

If you're unsure how to interpret your position on the Second Round Merit List, confused about how the broader Round 2 rules apply to your situation, or want help completing choice filling within this tight window, reaching out to a trusted NEET counselling expert can help you stay on track.

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