MCC adds 30 MBBS seats to NEET UG 2026 Round 2

MCC has added 30 fresh All India Quota MBBS seats to NEET UG 2026 Round 2. The seats are at three colleges in Karnataka and Bihar, and candidates can exercise choice filling for them through the MCC portal. If your Round 2 choices are still unlocked, check the revised seat list before submitting or locking them. (MCC notice dated 5 September 2026)

This is a live seat-matrix change, not a new counselling round. MCC temporarily halted choice filling on 5 September 2026 while the new seats were added, and said the process would resume after 7:00 p.m. the same day. (MCC notice, dated 5 September 2026)

## What changed

The new seats are:

- Bagalkote Medical College and Research Institute, Bagalkote: 15 MBBS All India Quota seats — UR 6, ST 1, SC 2, OBC 3, OBC-PwD 1 and EWS 2. - Government Medical College, Chapra (Saran): 7 MBBS All India Quota seats — UR 4, SC 1 and OBC 2. - Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital, Samastipur: 8 MBBS All India Quota seats — UR 1, UR-PwD 1, ST 1, SC 2, OBC 2 and EWS 1.

These category-wise figures come from the official MCC notice dated 5 September 2026. The notice identifies all 30 seats as MBBS seats and says candidates will be able to include them in Round 2 choice filling. (Primary MCC notice, dated 5 September 2026)

This update comes after MCC had already published a broader Round 2 “newly added seats” matrix on 3 September 2026. That earlier matrix contained 659 seats across MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing, including government, deemed-university and other listed quota categories. The later 5 September notice is therefore best understood as an additional MBBS update, not as a replacement for the earlier 659-seat matrix. (MCC newly added-seat matrix, dated 3 September 2026)

## Who should act now

You should check the revised matrix if you are already registered for MCC Round 2 and are eligible for the relevant All India Quota category. This includes candidates who were not allotted a seat in Round 1, candidates participating for the first time in Round 2, and eligible Round 1 candidates seeking upgradation under the rules applicable to their allotment status. MCC’s Round 2 schedule covers the All India Quota, deemed and central-university counselling process from 3 September to 11 September 2026. (MCC AIQ and State Schedule, dated 2 September 2026)

The practical action is simple:

1. Log in through the official MCC UG counselling portal. 2. Open the available choices or seat matrix for Round 2. 3. Search for Bagalkote Medical College and Research Institute, Government Medical College Chapra, and Shri Ram Janki Medical College and Hospital, Samastipur. 4. Check the category attached to each seat before adding it. 5. Recheck the entire preference order, then lock only after you are satisfied.

MCC’s official candidate guide says seat allotment is based on the order of preferences submitted and locked by the candidate. It also says that once choices are locked, they cannot be changed. (MCC Candidate User Guide, dated 6 August 2026)

## What happens if you do nothing

If you do not add the new seats, they will not be considered in your preference list. The new seats do not automatically create an allotment for every registered candidate; they are simply additional options within the Round 2 matrix. Allotment still depends on eligibility, category, rank, seat availability and the order in which you lock your choices. (MCC Candidate User Guide, dated 6 August 2026)

If you have already locked your choices, do not assume that the new seats can be inserted later. MCC’s guide states that locked choices cannot be modified. Check your dashboard and the current MCC notices rather than relying on screenshots or messages shared in coaching groups. (MCC Candidate User Guide, dated 6 August 2026)

MCC’s portal currently displays a reset option up to 5:00 p.m. on 7 September 2026 for Round 2. That is a portal instruction for today, not a promise that every candidate can reopen already locked choices. Candidates should rely on the status shown inside their own login. (MCC UG counselling portal, accessed 7 September 2026)

## What is not yet announced

As of 7 September 2026, MCC’s 5 September notice does not announce a separate extension to the overall Round 2 schedule because of the 30-seat addition. The official schedule still shows Round 2 activity from 3–11 September 2026 and the last date of joining as 18 September 2026. (MCC schedule dated 2 September 2026)

MCC has also not published a separate notice saying that candidates with locked choices will receive an automatic reset. Until such a notice appears, treat a locked list as final and contact MCC through the official helpdesk if your dashboard shows a discrepancy. Do not pay any intermediary to “activate” a newly added seat.

For the wider counselling process, use our NEET UG Counselling: 15% AIQ vs 85% State Quota Explained guide alongside the official MCC notices. This post is an update to the Round 2 coverage already published on NEET Help Center: the change here is the addition of 30 MBBS seats after the original Round 2 matrix was released.

Author: NEET Help Center Editorial Team Published: 7 September 2026 Last updated: 7 September 2026 AI-assistance disclosure: This post was prepared with AI-assisted research and drafting, then checked against the linked primary documents by the NEET Help Center Editorial Team.

Sources - Official NEET portal - MCC notice for addition of new seats in Round 2 of UG Counselling 2026, dated 5 September 2026 - MCC AIQ and State Schedule Round 2 UG 2026, dated 2 September 2026 - MCC newly added seats Round 2 matrix for MBBS, BDS and B.Sc Nursing, dated 3 September 2026 - MCC Candidate User Guide for NEET UG Counselling 2026, dated 6 August 2026

_Last verified: 2026-09-07._

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