Odisha NEET UG 2026 State Quota Counselling: Registration Closes August 10, Full Schedule Inside

If you're a NEET UG 2026 qualifier hoping for an MBBS or BDS seat in Odisha, there's a tight deadline you can't afford to miss. The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee (OJEE) is running the registration window for the state's 85% state quota counselling, and it closes on August 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM. This quota covers seats reserved for Odisha domicile candidates across the state's medical and dental colleges, separate from the All India Quota seats allotted centrally. Missing this window means missing your shot at these seats entirely for Round 1, so knowing the exact steps and dates matters.

What this counselling covers

Odisha runs its own state-level counselling for the 85% state quota seats in MBBS and BDS courses at government and private medical/dental colleges within the state. These seats are reserved for candidates who meet Odisha's domicile criteria and are filled separately from the 15% All India Quota, which is counselled by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) at the national level.

Only candidates who have a valid NEET UG 2026 score and meet the qualifying cutoff can register here. If you're an Odisha resident hoping to study in your home state at a lower cost, this is likely your primary counselling route.

Key dates for Round 1

The OJEE Cell has laid out a fairly compressed schedule between registration and physical reporting. Aspirants should mark each date, since queries and corrections have very narrow windows.

How to register — step by step

The application process is straightforward if you have your NEET scorecard and documents scanned and ready in advance.

• Visit ojee.nic.in or odishajee.com and select the MBBS/BDS Counselling Registration 2026 link.
• Create your login using your NEET UG 2026 application number, All India Rank (AIR), mobile number, and email ID.
• Log in and fill in personal details, academic records, and your Odisha domicile claim.
• Upload self-attested scans of your NEET scorecard, Class 10 and 12 certificates, Odisha residence/domicile certificate, and category certificates if applicable.
• Pay the non-refundable counselling registration fee online, verify all entries, and download the confirmation slip — keep this for every later stage of counselling.

Important note for PWD and Ex-Servicemen candidates

If you are claiming reservation under the Person with Disability (PWD) or Ex-Servicemen (ES) category, online registration alone is not enough. You must appear in person for verification — PWD candidates before the Medical Assessment Board at SCB Medical College, Cuttack, and ES candidates before the Rajya Sainik Board in Bhubaneswar — on August 10 or 11, 2026.

Skipping this in-person verification means you lose the reservation benefit for this counselling round, even if you've registered online correctly. There's no separate window announced for a re-attempt, so treat this as a hard deadline.

What NEET aspirants should do now

Given how compressed this schedule is — from registration closing on August 10 to physical reporting by August 28 — there's very little room for delay at any stage. Candidates should have all documents scanned and fee payment ready before logging in, rather than starting the process from scratch at the last minute.

Once the final merit list is out on August 14, you'll have only three days to fill and lock your choices for Round 1. It helps to already have a shortlist of Odisha medical/dental colleges ranked by preference, based on your expected rank and past-year closing ranks, so you aren't deciding choices under time pressure.

Frequently asked questions

With the registration deadline just around the corner, Odisha NEET UG candidates should complete their application well before August 10 to avoid last-minute server load or upload errors. Keep your confirmation slip safe, watch for the merit list on August 13–14, and be ready to fill your college choices the moment the window opens.