Counselling guides

Last updated 3 Oct 2026 · Reviewed by Dr. Rajiv Marechal
Written from the same official allotment records the tool is built on, not from other predictor sites.

Most of what goes wrong in a first counselling season is not bad luck. It is reading a number that meant something other than what it looked like: a stray-round allotment mistaken for a cutoff, a state rank compared against an All India rank, a list that quietly included candidates competing under a different reservation. These pages are about not doing that.

NEET-PG counselling guides All 16 →

MCC's All India rounds, the state counsellings, reading closing ranks, documents, deposits and the choices between an MCC seat and a state seat.

Get the most out of FindMyBranchA start-to-finish season plan using every feature: how to answer the wizard, read a result card, build the round plan, shortlist and a 100-row choice list, act in each round, and the ten mistakes that cost seats.After your NEET-PG result: what to do nextThe steps to take once your result is out, in order, so you are ready before counselling starts.How NEET-PG counselling worksAll India Quota, state quota, deemed universities and DNB seats, and what actually happens in each round from Round 1 to the stray vacancy round.

INI-CET counselling guides All 11 →

AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST: how their joint seat allocation works and what each seat has closed at.

Get the most out of the INI-CET toolHow to answer the six questions, read a result card, use the filters, and act right in each INI-CET round, with the mistakes that cost seats.After your INI-CET result: what to do nextThe steps after the result, in order: your overall rank, the seat list, Round 1 choices, your papers and the ₹3 lakh rule, and how tight the July 2026 dates were.How INI-CET counselling worksAIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST seat allocation in plain words: the rounds, the two seat options, the ₹3 lakh deposit, AIIMS preference seats and documents, from AIIMS's own prospectus.

NEET-MDS counselling guides All 12 →

Dental PG counselling: MCC's MDS rounds, deposits and what each branch has closed at.

Get the most out of FindMyBranch for NEET-MDSHow to use the MDS options page from start to finish: which rank to enter, how to answer each step, how to read a result card, what is free, and how to turn the results into your MCC choice list.After your NEET-MDS result: what to do nextThe steps after the NEET-MDS result, in order: save your scorecard, see your options, register with MCC and your state, get documents ready and learn the round rules.How NEET-MDS counselling worksMCC's dental PG counselling in plain words: which seats it fills, the four rounds, Freeze and Float, the security deposit and what leaving a seat costs, from MCC's own 2026 bulletin.

Counselling FAQShort answers on closing ranks, quotas, DNB versus MD, registering for state and All India counselling, and what a predictor can honestly tell you.

Or go straight to your own numbers. Enter your rank in the free NEET-PG college predictor and see what seats have actually closed at, by category and quota, from 2020 to 2025.

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