Uttar Pradesh NEET UG 2026 – Round 1 Registration & Payment Started

Online Registration: 7 August 2026, 12:00 PM to 12 August 2026, 2:00 PM

Registration Fee & Security Money Payment: 7 August 2026, 12:00 PM to 12 August 2026, 5:00 PM

Overview

If you're a NEET UG 2026 qualified candidate hoping to land an MBBS or BDS seat in Uttar Pradesh, the wait is finally over. The Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh, has switched on Round 1 counselling, and the registration and payment links on upneet.gov.in are live right now. This is the very first checkpoint of UP's state quota admission process for 2026–27, and honestly, it's the one round most candidates end up remembering as the busiest, simply because it's when everyone is registering at once.

Let's walk through exactly what's open, what needs to be done, and by when — because the two deadlines here aren't identical, and mixing them up is easier than you'd think.

What's Actually Open Right Now?

DGME UP runs this counselling to fill roughly 85% of MBBS and BDS seats across the state — that's the State Quota — spread across government and private medical and dental colleges. The remaining 15% of government MBBS seats go through the All India Quota, handled separately by MCC. If you're aiming for a UP state quota seat, upneet.gov.in is where your journey starts.

Two things have opened simultaneously, and it helps to think of them as related but separate tasks:

Online Registration and Document Upload run from 7 August 2026, 12:00 Noon, to 12 August 2026, 2:00 PM. This is where you create your counselling profile, fill in your details, and upload your documents.

Registration Fee and Security Deposit Payment runs from 7 August 2026, 12:00 Noon, to 12 August 2026, 5:00 PM. Notice this window closes three hours later than the registration window. That gap exists so candidates who finish registering close to the 2 PM cutoff still have a little breathing room to complete the payment. But don't treat that gap as extra time to relax — you still need your registration form fully submitted before you can pay.

Key Dates And Links At A Glance

Who This Round Is For?

Candidates who have successfully passed NEET UG 2026, which has been organized by NTA, and who want to use UP's state quota counseling process to seek admission into colleges can register through this particular registration period. However, candidates who haven’t qualified in NEET 2026 would have to wait until the next cycle to undertake any admissions process. For those who have qualified, this would be the first major step in the admission process, and failure to do this would imply that they would not be able to have the admission process initiated.

How To Register — Step By Step

None of this is particularly complicated, but a lot of candidates rush through it and end up making small errors that cost them time later. Take it slow the first time.

Head to the official portal. Open upneet.gov.in and use the registration link provided — the candidate login page for UG registration. Bookmark it now so you're not searching for it again in a hurry closer to the deadline.

Register using your own contact details. DGME has been clear about this: use your own mobile number and email ID, not a parent's or a coaching centre's shared number. All counselling communication — allotment notices, reminders, updates — gets sent to whatever contact details you register with, so this isn't a place to cut corners.

Fill in your personal and academic details. Your NEET UG 2026 roll number, application number, category, and other academic details will all be requested here. Keep your NEET admit card and scorecard in front of you while filling this in, rather than typing from memory.

Log in and upload your documents. Once your basic registration is done, you'll log back in to upload a photograph, your signature, and a thumb impression, along with your academic certificates. Pay attention to the file format and size instructions on the portal — scanned copies that are too large, blurry, or in the wrong format tend to get rejected during verification later.

Select your nodal verification centre. As part of this round, candidates are required to choose a nodal centre for online document verification. Pick one that's convenient for you, since this is where your documents get cross-checked against your originals.

Pay the registration fee. The registration fee is ₹2,000, and it's non-refundable — worth knowing before you pay, so there's no surprise later. This fee is separate from, and in addition to, the security deposit.

Pay the security money. Use the dedicated Security Money Payment link on the portal to complete this part. The amount depends on which category of college you're aiming for — more on that below.

Verify everything and submit. Before your final submission, go through every field one more time. Once submitted, changes become harder to make, so this last check really matters.

About The Fees — What You're Actually Paying For?

There are two separate payments involved here, and it's worth understanding what each one is for.

The registration fee is a flat ₹2,000 for all candidates, and it's non-refundable regardless of what happens afterward in counselling. Think of it as the cost of entry into the process itself.

The security deposit, on the other hand, varies depending on the type of college you might end up choosing, and this one is generally refundable — though it can be forfeited if you don't follow the reporting and admission guidelines once you're allotted a seat. In accordance with the previous patterns, a rough estimate of about ₹30,000 is calculated for the deposit to be paid for seats in government colleges, whereas for the private MBBS seats the deposit is much higher, and for private BDS seats, it lies in between the figures for the above two seats. The precise value for this round of admissions can be referred to in DGME’s official circular; hence, it is better to obtain the latest figures rather than referring to the previous sessions' charges.

Documents You'll Likely Need

While the exact checklist is detailed in the official information bulletin, candidates going through UP NEET counselling typically need to keep the following ready in scanned form:

• NEET UG 2026 admit card and scorecard
• Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets and certificates
• A valid photo ID such as Aadhaar
• Recent passport-size photograph, signature, and thumb impression in the prescribed format
• Category certificate, if applicable (note that OBC and EWS certificates need to be dated on or after 1 April 2026 to be considered valid)
• Any special category or reservation certificates relevant to your case

Keep both physical originals and clear scanned copies handy — the originals will be needed later at the nodal centre or during college reporting, and the scans go up during this registration step.

A Few Things Worth Getting Right The First Time

Don't wait until the last day. This is probably the single most repeated piece of advice in every counselling notice ever issued, and for good reason. Portals slow down considerably in the final hours as thousands of candidates try to register or pay at the same time. Registering on day one or two, rather than day five, saves you from technical headaches that are entirely out of your control once they start happening.

Match the deadlines correctly. Registration closes at 2 PM on 12 August, but payment stays open until 5 PM the same day. It's tempting to assume both close together — they don't, but that extra window is meant as a safety margin, not an invitation to delay your registration itself.

Use accurate, currently active contact details. Since all communication routes through the mobile number and email you register with, double-check both before submitting. A wrong digit in your phone number could mean missing an important update at a critical stage.

Keep your payment receipts. Once you pay the registration fee and security deposit, save the transaction confirmation and receipt. You may need to reference these later if there's ever a discrepancy to sort out.

Read the official brochure before assuming anything about fee amounts or eligibility. Numbers shift slightly from year to year, and the DGME brochure for 2026 is the only reliable source for this cycle's exact figures.

What Happens After Round 1 Registration Closes?

Once the registration and payment windows shut on 12 August, DGME moves the process forward in stages. Document verification at the chosen nodal centres typically follows, where your uploaded documents are checked against the originals. After verification, eligible candidates move into choice filling, where you list your preferred colleges and courses in order of preference. Seat allotment for Round 1 is then done based on NEET rank, category, seat availability, and the choices you've locked in.

If you're allotted a seat, you'll need to report to that college with your original documents and complete the admission formalities within the timeline announced. Candidates who aren't satisfied with their Round 1 allotment, or who don't get one at all, generally get another shot in Round 2, followed by mop-up and stray vacancy rounds later in the cycle — UP counselling has historically run through several rounds before all seats are finally filled.

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Final Word

Round 1 of UP NEET UG counselling is where your entire admission journey for the year effectively begins, and it rewards candidates who treat it seriously from day one rather than scrambling in the last 48 hours. Register early, keep your documents ready and accurate, pay both the registration fee and security deposit within their respective windows, and hold onto every confirmation you receive along the way. The rest of the process — verification, choice filling, allotment — all builds on how carefully this first step is completed.

For the most accurate and current information, always refer directly to upneet.gov.in and dgme.up.gov.in rather than secondhand sources.