The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), which runs All India Quota (AIQ) counselling for MBBS and BDS seats, has put out a short notice on its website. It says choice locking — the step where a candidate confirms the final, unchangeable order of colleges and courses they want — has NOT started yet. MCC has not given a date. It says the schedule for choice locking will be announced soon, and asks candidates to keep checking the MCC website regularly. This is simply a status update, not a new round announcement or a result.
Choice locking for MCC's NEET UG counselling has not opened — no date has been announced yet, so do not rely on any date circulating elsewhere; check the official MCC website for the real update.
What is 'choice locking' and why it matters
In MCC's online counselling, after registration and payment of the counselling fee, candidates fill in their choices — the list of colleges and courses (MBBS/BDS) they are willing to be allotted, arranged in order of preference. Once the choice-filling window closes, candidates get a short extra window called 'choice locking' where they can review and confirm this list one final time.
If a candidate does not manually lock their choices, the system usually auto-locks whatever list was last saved when the window closes. Because the order of choices directly decides which college a candidate can get, this is one of the most important steps in the whole counselling process — a wrongly ordered or unlocked list can mean losing a preferred seat.
What the notice actually says
MCC's notice is very short and has two parts: first, that choice locking has not yet started; second, that the time (date and hours) for choice locking will be announced later. No other detail — no round number, no dates for registration, choice filling, or seat allotment — is given in this notice.
- Choice locking has NOT started as of this notice.
- The exact time/date for choice locking will be announced separately.
- Candidates are advised to keep checking the MCC website for this announcement.
What candidates should do right now
Since no date has been given, there is nothing to submit or lock immediately. The only action point in this notice is to stay alert for the next MCC update.
- Keep visiting the official MCC website (mcc.nic.in) regularly for the choice-locking schedule.
- Do not act on any date for choice locking that you see on social media, WhatsApp forwards, or coaching-centre messages unless it is confirmed on the MCC website itself.
- If you have already filled your choices, do not assume they are final until the locking window is announced and completed — keep reviewing your choice order in the meantime so you are ready to lock as soon as the window opens.
- Make sure your login credentials, documents, and fee payment status are in order so you are not scrambling once the window opens (this is general counselling housekeeping, not a claim from this specific notice).
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See My CollegesFrequently asked questions
Has MCC choice locking started?
No. MCC's notice explicitly states that choice locking has not started yet.
When will choice locking start?
MCC has not given a date. It says the time for choice locking will be announced soon — candidates must watch the MCC website for that update.
What should I do if I see a choice-locking date on social media?
Do not trust it unless it is confirmed on the official MCC website. This notice only confirms that no date has been fixed yet.
What happens if I don't lock my choices manually?
This notice does not describe MCC's auto-lock rule for this round. In general MCC counselling practice, unlocked choice lists are usually auto-locked in the order last saved when the window closes — but always confirm the exact rule from the official schedule once it is announced.
Can I still edit my choices while waiting for the locking date to be announced?
The notice does not say anything about the choice-filling window being open or closed. It only addresses locking. Refer to the current status shown on your MCC candidate login for whether choice filling is still active.
Is this related to a specific counselling round?
The notice does not name a round number or give any other schedule detail — it is a general status update about choice locking only.
There is no action to take today beyond staying alert — check the MCC website regularly for the official choice-locking announcement, and treat any date not published there as unconfirmed. MedAdmit will update this page as soon as MCC announces the actual schedule.
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