The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has commenced the registration process for the NEET MDS 2024 Special Stray Vacancy Round today, October 14, 2024. This round of counselling aims to fill the remaining seats in the Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) courses across various dental colleges in India.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has officially reduced the qualifying cutoff percentile for NEET MDS 2024 has been reduced by 21.692 across all categories, including General, SC, ST, OBC, and UR-PWD. This revision means more students who previously may not have met the cutoff criteria are now eligible to participate in the counseling process. Following these eligibility criteria, MCC released a fresh schedule for the special stray vacancy phase.
Eligible candidates who have not secured a seat in the previous rounds can now start registering through the official MCC website.
Key Dates
- Fresh Registration Deadline - October 16, 2024
- Payment Deadline - October 16, 2024
- Choice Filling Deadline - October 17, 2024
- Choice Locking - October 16 to October 17, 2024
- Processing of Seat Allotment - October 17, 2024
- Seat Allotment Result - October 18, 2024
- College Reporting - October 19 to October 25, 2024
This round is specifically conducted to fill the leftover seats after all regular counselling rounds are completed. The MCC NEET MDS Special Stray Vacancy Round is one of the final opportunities for aspirants to secure a seat in an MDS course for the 2024 academic year. The process is conducted strictly based on the merit and preferences submitted by the candidates during the counselling process.