MCC Round 1 Counselling 2026: Reset Link Open Till August 12 — What AIQ Candidates Must Fix Now

If you registered for the All India Quota (AIQ) Round 1 of NEET UG 2026 counselling and later noticed a mistake in your form — a wrong category tick, a typo in personal details, or a misclicked option — the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has now given you a short but important window to fix it. This reset registration facility went live on the official portal, mcc.nic.in, and stays open only until 11 AM on August 12, 2026. Getting this right matters because once choice locking starts, there is no further opportunity to correct your form, and an error at this stage can put your seat allotment at risk. This piece walks through the dates, fees, seat numbers, and exactly what to check before the window shuts.

Why a reset window exists at all

Every counselling cycle sees a share of candidates who rush through the initial registration form and end up with an incorrect category status, a wrong address, or a selection that doesn't match their actual eligibility. MCC's reset facility is designed to catch these errors before they turn into bigger problems during seat allotment.

The catch is that this is not an open-ended correction facility — it runs for a fixed number of days and closes well before choice locking finishes. Candidates who skip this step and only discover an error after allotment may find it difficult, or impossible, to have it corrected at that stage.

Round 1 schedule at a glance

MCC has laid out a tight sequence of steps for Round 1, and each one depends on the previous being completed correctly. Missing any single date can cost you a round of counselling entirely.

Registration fee for Round 1

The counselling registration fee depends on your category and is paid online at the time of registration. This fee is separate from any seat acceptance or security deposit amounts required later in the process.

How many seats are actually on the table

MCC has published the Round 1 seat matrix for the 15% All India Quota, and it gives candidates a sense of the scale they're competing for. Remember that this quota is only a slice of the total MBBS/BDS seats nationally — most seats are filled through state counselling, which runs on separate timelines.

How to use the reset facility

The process is entirely online and takes only a few minutes once you're logged in. The steps are:

• Visit mcc.nic.in and open the NEET UG counselling registration login page.
• Log in using your NEET UG 2026 roll number and password.
• Find the unlock or reset option on your candidate dashboard.
• Edit the field that was entered incorrectly — personal details, category, or any misclicked option.
• Save and resubmit the corrected registration form before the 11 AM deadline on August 12.

What to check before you submit

A small error caught now is far less costly than one discovered after seat allotment. Before you close the reset window, verify these carefully.

• Category and sub-category (UR, EWS, OBC, SC, ST, PwD) match your certificates exactly.
• Name, date of birth, and contact details match your NEET UG application and identity proof.
• State of eligibility and domicile-related entries are correctly selected, since these affect quota eligibility.
• Any selections you made by mistake during the rushed first attempt are undone before you lock choices.

Frequently asked questions

If you have any doubt about the accuracy of your Round 1 registration, don't wait — log in, review every field, and use the reset link well before the August 12 morning deadline. From there, keep your calendar marked for choice locking, the August 17 result, and the reporting window that follows, since each step leaves little room for delay.