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Delhi State Quota Counselling vs All India Quota Counselling

Manika Gupta • 5 Mins read • 2 Jun 25

Delhi NEET Counselling is a crucial step for all the medical students who are planning to pursue their medical journey in India because it gives you freedom to choose the medical colleges of your dream.

The MCC conducts two counseling sessions one under state quota and other for all India quota. If you are a medical aspirant who is going to pursue medicine from Delhi but confused to choose between Delhi State Quota Counselling and All India Quota Counselling, this blog is for. Here we will discuss in detail about Delhi State Quota Counselling and All India Quota Counselling and which one is better.

Delhi State Quota Counselling

Delhi State Quota Counselling is NEET Counselling conducted by Delhi University and IP University for the 85% state quota seats of Delhi medical colleges. Check the table below for a quick overview on Delhi State Quota Counselling.

Particulars	Highlights
Conducting Authority	Faculty of Medical Sciences, DU GGSIPU
Seats Reservation	85% of Delhi medical seats
Participating College	FMSC - MAMC, LHMC, UCMS GGSIPU - BSA, NDMC, ACMS
Eligibility	Delhi Domicile candidates only

All India Quota Counselling

All India Quota Counselling is NEET Counselling conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for the 15% of medical seats in all medical colleges of India. Check the table below for a quick overview on All India Quota Counselling.

Particulars	Highlights
Conducting Authority	Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
Seats Reservation	15% of all India medical seats
Participating College	All colleges
Eligibility	All candidates who qualified NEET

Quick Overview of Counselling

Let’s have a quick overview of both Delhi State Quota Counselling and All India Quota Counselling.

Particulars	Delhi State Quota Counselling	All India Quota Counselling
Conducting Authority	Faculty of Medical Sciences, DU GGSIPU	Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
Seats Reservation	85% of delhi medical seats	15% of all India medical seats
Participating College	Delhi Medical Colleges only	All Indian medical colleges
Eligibility	Delhi Domicile candidates only Students who have qualified 11 and 12 from Delhi	All candidates who qualified NEET
Reservation Policy	Only those candidates who have category certificate of delhi	Any reserved category student
Reporting	Local College	National level
Portal	fmsc.ac.in ipu.admissions.nic.in	mcc.nic.in

Differences Between Delhi State Quota Counselling and All India Quota Counselling

Delhi State Quota Counselling and All India Quota Counselling have significant differences when it comes to choice locking, seat allocation, preferences and seat upgradation. Check the table below for understanding the clear difference between the both.

Particulars	Delhi State Quota Counselling	All India Quota Counselling
Process	The process is decentralized and conducted by two different authorities - DU and GGSIPU. The students are required to fill form separately for both the Counselling.	The process is centralized and conducted by MCC. The students can do registration for all the Indian medical colleges in one place.
Colleges	The students can only choose medical colleges of Delhi and IP University.	The students can choose from all participating government and deemed colleges across India in one place.
Number of Preferences Allowed	Preferences are limited and students must choose colleges carefully for seat upgradation.	No limit
Choice Locking	The students must lock choices before deadline but IPU allows modifications until deadline and may allow real-time locking.	The students must lock choice before the deadline otherwise, choices are auto-locked.
Upgradation	Only those candidates who were allotted seats in Round 1 can upgrade seats with condition, they opted for upgradation. No upgradation in mop-up round, only fresh choice can be locked.	Only Round 1 candidates can apply for upgradation. No upgradation in mop-up round.

Free Exit and Penalty Guidelines in Counselling

Both Delhi State Quota Counselling and All India Quota Counselling allows for free exits during upgradation or cancellation of seats. But in few exit cases, a penalty may be applied. Check the table below for free exit and penalty exit in Delhi State Quota Counselling and All India Quota Counselling.

Particulars	Delhi State Quota Counselling	All India Quota Counselling
Round 1	Free Exit allowed	Initial seat allotment Free Exit if candidates does not joined
Round 2	Upgradation allowed if opted Exit may result in penalty	Students who get seat in Round 1 can apply for upgradation No Free exit
Mop-up Round	Limited to those who haven’t taken a seat in Round 1 and Round 2	Only fresh registrations No students who were allotted seats in Round 1 and Round 2 are allowed
Stray Vacancy	Seats filled by colleges directly	No fresh registrations Institutional level counselling

Counselling Timelines

While applying for the NEET 2025 Counselling, it is crucial to take care of counselling deadlines. Check the table below for the Counselling timelines (tentative).

Particulars	Delhi State Quota Counselling (tentative)	All India Quota Counselling (tentative)
Round 1	Registration & Fee Payment - Mid August, 2025 Choice Filling - Mid August, 2025 Seat Allotment - August end, 2025 Reporting to College - August end, 2025	Registration & Fee Payment - Mid August, 2025 Choice Filling - Mid August, 2025 Seat Allotment - August end, 2025 Reporting to College - August end, 2025
Round 2	Registration & Fee Payment - September start, 2025 Choice Filling - September start, 2025 Seat Allotment - First week of September, 2025 Reporting to College - First week of September, 2025	Registration & Fee Payment - September start, 2025 Choice Filling - September start, 2025 Seat Allotment - First week of September, 2025 Reporting to College - First week of September, 2025
Mop-up Round	Registration & Fee Payment - October first week, 2025 Choice Filling - October first week, 2025 Seat Allotment - October first week, 2025 Reporting to College - mid October, 2025	Registration & Fee Payment - September mid, 2025 Choice Filling - September mid, 2025 Seat Allotment - September end, 2025 Reporting to College - September end, 2025
Stray Vacancy	Registration & Fee Payment - October end, 2025 Choice Filling - October end, 2025 Seat Allotment - October end, 2025 Reporting to College - First week of November, 2025	Registration & Fee Payment - October first week, 2025 Choice Filling - October first week, 2025 Seat Allotment - October first week, 2025 Reporting to College - mid October, 2025

Conclusion

Both All India Counselling and Delhi State Counselling have their own importance though All India Counselling does provide options to choose between the colleges from overall India thus widening the scope. The students who are opting for NEET 2025 Counselling are advised to fill the counselling form for both All India Quota Counselling and Delhi State Quota Counselling. Since, the competition is tough, the more choices, the better chance one can have to get admission in the medical college.