Rajasthan NEET UG 2026 Counselling: Round 1 Dates Revised — Merit List, Choice Locking and Allotment Timeline You Need Now

If you're waiting on a state-quota MBBS or BDS seat in Rajasthan, the counselling authority has just moved the goalposts slightly — in your favour, if you act fast. The Office of the Chairman, NEET UG Medical and Dental Admission/Counselling Board, Rajasthan, has pushed out a revised Round 1 schedule, with the merit list dropping on August 20, 2026 and choice-locking closing the very same night. Seat allotment now lands on August 22, 2026, with college reporting to follow in a tight five-day window. Any candidate registered for Rajasthan's 2026 counselling needs to re-check every date on the official portal right away, because a missed deadline here means your already-filled choices get locked in as final, whether or not you got to review them properly.

What exactly changed

Counselling schedules get revised fairly often — usually because verification of a specific category (like Defence, paramilitary, or NRI candidates) takes longer than planned, or because seat matrices need last-minute correction. In Rajasthan's case, the board has recalibrated the run of dates after certificate verification, pushing the merit list, choice-lock, and allotment dates forward on a tighter chain.

The revised timeline keeps registration, fee payment, and the provisional seat matrix release on their original early-August dates, but resets everything from the merit list stage onward. This is the part candidates most need to track, since it directly affects when you get to see your rank and when your choices become irreversible.

Why the choice-lock deadline matters more than usual

This round compresses two big steps — merit list release and choice-lock closing — into the same day. That leaves candidates almost no breathing room to react to their revised rank before choices freeze automatically at 11:55 PM on August 20.

Choices entered earlier in the process remain valid and can still be reordered or edited right up to the lock, but if you don't log in and adjust your preference order after seeing the new merit list, whatever sequence you had entered earlier becomes your final submission. There is no manual extension for individuals who miss this window.

• Log in immediately once the merit list is out and check your exact state and category rank.
• Re-order your college and course preferences based on that rank, not on assumptions made before the revision.
• Do this well before midnight — portals often slow down in the last hour before a lock deadline.

Fees and deposits you should have ready

Registration for Rajasthan's counselling carries a non-refundable processing fee, and every seat type also requires a refundable security deposit at the time of registration. Knowing these figures in advance avoids last-minute payment failures that could cost you the choice-lock window.

• Counselling fee: Rs 2,500 for General category candidates; Rs 1,500 for Rajasthan-domicile SC/ST candidates.
• Security deposit for government MBBS seats: Rs 50,000 (refundable).
• Security deposit for management/NRI quota MBBS seats: Rs 2,00,000 to Rs 5,00,000 (refundable).
• Security deposit for BDS seats: Rs 10,000 (refundable).
• All payments are accepted only through online modes on the official portal — no offline or cash payment is entertained.

What to do between now and reporting day

With allotment now scheduled for August 22 and reporting compressed into just five days (August 23–27), candidates allotted a seat have very little slack. Documents, admit cards, and category certificates should be organised well before the result is out, not after.

• Visit ug.neetrajasthan.com and download the revised merit list PDF using your NEET UG 2026 roll number and password.
• Cross-check your rank against the provisional seat matrix to set realistic college and branch expectations.
• Lock your final preference order before 11:55 PM on August 20, 2026.
• Keep original certificates, NEET scorecard, category and domicile proofs ready for physical verification at reporting.
• Watch for the Round 1 allotment result on August 22 and report to your allotted college between August 23 and 27.
• Track the official portal for any further corrigendum on reporting or upgradation options after Round 1.

Frequently asked questions

Rajasthan's revised timeline leaves almost no gap between seeing your rank and having your choices locked, so treat August 20 as a full-day task, not a quick check-in. Keep documents ready in advance, monitor ug.neetrajasthan.com for any further corrigendum, and plan your travel for the August 23–27 reporting window well ahead of time.