Only dates published by the competent authority should drive registration, payment, choice locking, reporting or resignation. This guide deliberately avoids presenting an unverified 2026 timetable.
First choose the correct counselling route
UP state counselling
State government, most UP private and minority colleges. Authority: UP Directorate General of Medical Education and Training.
Open official UP portal ↗MCC counselling
AIIMS, central universities, All India Quota and deemed-university pools. Authority: Medical Counselling Committee.
Open official MCC portal ↗Preparation checklist
Identity and NEET
- NEET admit card and scorecard
- Government photo ID
- Recent photographs and signatures
- Class 10 certificate for date of birth
Education
- Class 10 and 12 marksheets/certificates
- Transfer or migration certificate when required
- Eligibility documents specified in the brochure
Reservation and domicile
- Current category/EWS certificate in required format
- OBC-NCL evidence where applicable
- Domicile or education evidence under current UP rules
This is a preparation list, not a substitute for the 2026 brochure. Required formats and validity dates can change.
Choice-filling workflow
- 1
Verify the live matrix
Confirm college, seat pool, category and round before ranking any choice.
- 2
Build preference—not cutoff—order
Put the college you genuinely want first. The system evaluates choices in order subject to merit and availability.
- 3
Use a wide ladder
Include aspirational, borderline, competitive and safer historical options plus financially suitable alternatives.
- 4
Save proof and check status
Keep payment receipts and locked choices. Recheck allotment, reporting and upgrade/resignation instructions directly.
Common mistakes to avoid
Entering category rank
This predictor and many result PDFs use AIR. Category rank can produce a dangerously wrong comparison.
Mixing MCC and UP cutoffs
An AIIMS or BHU closing rank is not a UP state-round cutoff, even though the campus is in Uttar Pradesh.
Checking tuition only
Hostel, security, miscellaneous charges, bond and refund rules can change affordability.
Depending on social media dates
Use official notices for every deadline and keep screenshots or PDFs of important instructions.
Build a source-labelled college ladder
Compare all 88 UP colleges by rank, category, route, fee band and clinical indicator.