If you or your family belong to the Children and Widows (CW) of Armed Forces Personnel category and applied for a medical or dental seat under Delhi's 85% state quota, there is a fresh update worth checking right away. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), which runs central and state-level NEET UG seat allotment for several categories, has put out a revised eligibility list for CW candidates in Delhi. This came after Delhi University's Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMSc DU) allowed applicants to upload documents they had missed earlier, which meant some names had to be added or corrected. For the families this list affects, it can decide whether a candidate gets to compete for MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BUMS or BHMS seats through this reserved category at all.
CW-category NEET UG candidates applying under Delhi's 85% quota must check the newly updated eligibility list on the FMSc DU website by their NEET roll number to confirm they are still in the running for reserved seats.
What exactly was released
MCC published a supplementary — meaning updated and additional — list of eligible candidates under the CW category for Delhi's medical and dental counselling. This list is separate from the main merit or seat allotment list; it simply confirms who is allowed to participate in this specific reserved-category counselling round.
The update follows an administrative step: FMSc DU had earlier given CW applicants a window to upload documents that were missing or incomplete in their original application. Once those documents were reviewed, some previously excluded candidates became eligible, and their names now appear on this revised list along with a priority number.
Who the CW quota is for, and what '85% Delhi quota' means
The CW category stands for Children and Widows of Armed Forces Personnel — a reservation meant for the sons, daughters and widows of defence personnel, including those killed or disabled in service. It exists within Delhi's own state quota seats, not the all-India quota.
Delhi allocates 85% of seats in its state medical and dental colleges to candidates with a Delhi-linked eligibility (such as domicile or having studied in Delhi schools), while the remaining 15% goes to the all-India quota pool managed centrally. Within that 85% share, a small portion is set aside for CW candidates as a further sub-reservation, on top of the usual categories like general, SC, ST, OBC and EWS.
How to check if your name is on the list
The list is a PDF hosted on the FMSc DU website, not on the MCC portal directly, so candidates need to go to the university's own page for this counselling cycle rather than searching only on the main MCC site.
Once the PDF is open, candidates should search using Ctrl+F (or the equivalent on mobile) for their own name or, more reliably, their NEET roll number, since names can repeat or be spelled differently. Next to the name, the list also shows a priority number, which determines the order in which CW candidates will be considered for seat allotment within this quota.
- Go to the FMSc DU website (not the general MCC portal) for the CW supplementary list link
- Open the PDF specifically titled for CW category, Delhi quota, NEET UG counselling
- Search by NEET roll number to avoid confusion with similar names
- Note down your priority number and keep a screenshot or printout for your records
- Cross-check this against any advisory MCC has issued for Delhi quota MBBS/BDS/BSc Nursing and DU/IP seat applicants
Why this matters even if you're not in the CW category
Even candidates outside the CW category should treat this as a reminder of how document verification can quietly reshape eligibility lists mid-counselling. A missed upload, a wrong certificate format, or an incomplete form can knock a candidate out of a reserved-category round entirely — and getting back in usually depends on the authority offering a correction window, as FMSc DU did here.
For any reserved-category NEET UG applicant — CW, defence, PwBD, or state-specific categories — the practical lesson is the same: document completeness matters as much as your NEET score once you are inside a quota-based counselling process.
What CW-category families should do now
If your ward's name appears on the updated list, no separate action may be needed beyond confirming the priority number and proceeding through the regular Delhi counselling steps — choice filling, locking, and reporting as per the schedule MCC or FMSc DU announces.
If the name does not appear, do not assume the case is closed without checking directly with FMSc DU, since document-based additions of this kind sometimes come with a short follow-up window for genuine errors. Families should also keep original CW-category certificates (such as the relevant Armed Forces authority's certificate) ready for physical verification at any point in the process, since reserved-category admissions are checked closely.
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What does CW quota mean in NEET UG counselling?
CW stands for Children and Widows of Armed Forces Personnel. It is a reservation category within certain state quotas, including Delhi's, for the children and widows of those who served or died/were disabled in service.
Why did MCC release a 'supplementary' list instead of the final list?
Delhi University's Faculty of Medical Sciences allowed CW applicants to upload documents they had missed earlier. After reviewing those uploads, some candidates who were initially left out became eligible, so an updated list was issued to reflect these additions.
Where do I check the CW Delhi quota list — on the MCC website or elsewhere?
The list is hosted on the FMSc DU (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Delhi University) website, not the general MCC counselling portal, so search there specifically for the CW supplementary list PDF.
What courses does this Delhi CW quota cover?
It covers admission to MBBS, BDS, and AYUSH programmes including BAMS, BUMS and BHMS offered through Delhi's state quota seats.
What is a 'priority number' on this list?
It is the rank order assigned to each eligible CW candidate, which is used to decide the sequence in which candidates are considered for seat allotment within this reserved category.
Does the CW quota apply only in Delhi?
This particular list is for Delhi's 85% state quota. Defence-related reservations can differ from state to state, so families outside Delhi should check the specific quota rules of the state they are applying under.
My name is missing from this updated list — what should I do?
Contact FMSc DU directly through their official counselling helpline or email to confirm your status rather than assuming you are excluded, especially if your documents were genuinely complete at submission.
CW-category applicants under Delhi's medical and dental counselling should check this updated list without delay, note their priority number, and keep certificates ready for verification. For everyone else, this is a useful reminder to track every quota-specific notice from MCC and the relevant counselling authority, since eligibility lists can change even after the main counselling process has begun.
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