West Bengal NEET Counselling 2021: Registration, Seats, Dates

Q: Is there any limit on the number of attempts made by a student for NEET?

No, there is no limit on the number of attempts according to the regulatory body, but there is an upper age limit.

Q: Can I fill the application form for West Bengal NEET Counselling in an offline mode?

No, the application form will be available in an online mode only. Applications sent by the candidates either by post or any other mode will not be accepted.

Q: Am I supposed to bring the original documents for verification?

Yes, the candidates are required to bring both the original documents as well as the photocopies of the same for the document verification round.

Q: Can I make changes in the choices filled once after locking the preferences?

No, it is not allowed to make any changes after locking the choices.

Find out the details of Counselling process, counselling dates, cut off for different colleges of West Bengal NEET Counselling then you are on the right page.

The counselling for Medical and Dental courses in West Bengal is governed by the governing body WBMCC – West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee. There are 18 Government and 5 private medical colleges in West Bengal, which have 2550 and 700 seats respectively. The complete admission process in the state medical and dental colleges of West Bengal is administered by the West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata.

The counselling in West Bengal is conducted for 85% of the state Govt. seats and 100% private seats. There are three rounds of West Bengal NEET counselling - 1st round, 2nd round and mop up round that is also known as Spot round or physical round. Only the students having domicile of the state of West Bengal are eligible for Government seats. Fees will vary for domicile and non-domicile students however Private seats are open for all.

In 2019, Physical verification of documents was conducted by the authorized persons of West Bengal Counselling and it is going to be the same.

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Select Your University Observations

As per ‘Select Your University’ studies, Kolkata seems to be high in demand in West Bengal, whereas cut off for Government seats were at moderate level. The cut off under state quota Govt. seats for the General category was 32549 in Round 1, whereas it was 39200 in Round 2.

Those who are looking for Government seats in West Bengal should try through the state quota as the cut off under AIQ is quite higher than the state. For non-domicile students who were looking for Private medical seats the Cut off for Round 1 was 39527 and in Round 2 it was 45464. Compared to state students, fees are higher for students from other states.

We would suggest our Medical aspirants look into per year total expenses and bond details before they go ahead with the form filling.

West Bengal NEET Counselling 2021 - Quick Highlights

Highlights	Details
Name of the Organization	WBMCC NEET UG
Name of Exam	NEET (National Eligibility & Entrance Test)
No. of Counselling Rounds	2 Rounds + 1 Mop up
No of Participating Colleges	Government : 18 Private: 5
Domicile Status	Open for all for Pvt. seats. Domicile required for Govt. seats
Government Colleges Cutoff	Round 1 Cutoff: GN - 32549, OBC - 35929, ST - 432527, SC - 123878 Round 2 Cutoff: GN - 39200, OBC - 43464, ST - 511361, SC - 145700
Private Colleges Cutoff	Round 1 Cutoff: GN - 39527, ST - 495075, SC - 140928 Round 2 Cutoff: GN - 45464, ST - 605663, SC - 159448
Non Domicile Cutoff For Private Colleges	Round 1: GN - 71059 Round 2: GN - 117179
Categories	GN/ST/OBC/SC
Number of Seats	Government : 2550 Private : 700
Average Fee Year Range	Government: 9000 - 100000 Non Domicile Pvt. - 1383000 - 2075000 Private: 220000 - 400000

West Bengal MBBS Counselling - Important Dates 2021

Events	Dates
Round 1
Start date of online registration and payment of fees	To be announced
Last date to registe	To be announced
Online choice filling and locking	To be announced
Publication of state merit list	To be announced
Declaration of result	To be announced
Document verification	To be announced
Reporting to the allotted institutes by candidates who have got allocation of seats in Round I	To be announced
Publication of net vacant seats	To be announced
Commencement of classes	To be announced
Round 2
Start of Online Registration	To be announced
Payment of registration fee	To be announced
Verification of documents	To be announced
Publication of eligibility list	To be announced
Online choice filling and locking	To be announced
Declaration of result	To be announced
Reporting at the allotted institute	To be announced

Eligibility Criteria for West Bengal NEET Counselling

Candidates must have cleared the qualifying examination with a minimum of 50% marks (40% for reserved category candidates) in PCB and English subjects.
Candidates appearing for the last year can also apply.
Applicants must be a minimum of 17 years of age as on 31st December in the year in which the admission is being taken. The upper age limit is 25 years and 5 years of age relaxation for reserved and other categories.
Only those candidates will be eligible to participate in the West Bengal NEET 2021 counselling, who have qualified in NEET 2021 entrance test by achieving minimum 50 percentile for General and 40 Percentile for SC/ST.
For the state counselling process, only Domicile candidates of West Bengal can apply.
For West Bengal counseling, non-domicile students are not eligible to apply.

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What is the Process of West Bengal NEET Counselling?

Have a look at the detailed counselling process given below:

At first, students will have to register themselves for WBMCC NEET UG’s official website by paying Rs.2000 for General, Rs.1500 for OBC/ST/SC.
Candidates must report to their respective verification centres with their original certificates for physical verification of documents. A candidate will only be considered as eligible to participate in West Bengal NEET 2021 counselling after their documents have been successfully verified.
Then, a list of eligible candidates will be displayed.
After the verification process is complete, candidates can then login to their respective accounts and exercise the choice filling. This is also an online process and candidates can choose as many colleges/ courses as they want.
A seat may be allocated to the candidate, based on the choices filled by them, candidate’s rank, candidate’s preference, institute cutoff ranks, priority, etc. In the seat allotment list of West Bengal, following details will be mentioned:
- The details of current round of West Bengal NEET counselling
- The All India Rank secured in NEET 2021
- Choice number
- Name of the institute allotted
- Course allotted
- Category under which the allocation of seat has been done
- Category of the candidate
- Status of the allotment (Retained/ Fresh allotment/ Upgraded/ Not upgraded)
Candidates then must report to the respective college for admissions and can accept the seat allotted. Or they can opt for round 2.
All the subsequent rounds of seat allotment will be conducted as per schedule, and candidates can proceed to take part in the further counselling rounds.

Documents Required for West Bengal NEET Counselling

For verification process, candidates will need to bring the original documents as well as photocopies of the documents & attach the self-attested copies of the below given documents with the application:

Class 10th Mark Sheet & Passing Certificate
12th or its Equivalent Examination Mark Sheet
NEET Score Card
NEET admit Card
Proof of Date of Birth
Caste/ Category certificate
Migration certificate
A registered medical practitioner’s Medical certificate
Final verification slip which is generated after the verification of document
Disability certificate issued by the IPGMER Kolkata’s medical board (if applicable)
School Leaving Certificate or Transfer Certificate
Caste Certificate
Non-Creamy Layer Certificate
PwD Certificate
Domicile Certificate
A valid Photo ID proof

West Bengal NEET Counselling - Application Processing Fees

Following are the application fees for Rajasthan NEET 2021:

Category	Fee (in Rs.)
General/ Open Category	2,000 + transaction charges
SC/ ST Category (Reserved) and PWD	5,000 + transaction charges

West Bengal NEET Counselling 2021 - Gender Wise Statistics

Gender	Registered	Appeared	Qualified
Male	7,10,979	6,81,168	3,75,260
Female	9,03,782	8,63,093	4,94,806
Transgendere	16	14	8
Total	16,14,777	15,44,275	8,70,074

Seat Matrix - Government MBBS Colleges in West Bengal

Name of College	City	Type of College	Fee / Year	No. of Seats
Bankura Sammilani Medical College	Bankura	Government	9,166	200
Burdwan Medical College	Burdwan	Government	9000	200
Sagar Dutta Medical College & Hospital	Kolkata	Government	9000	125
Calcutta National Medical College	Kolkata	Government	9000	250
Coochbehar Government Medical College and Hospital	Coochbehar	Government	9000	100
Diamond Harbour Government Medical College and Hospital	Kolkata	Government	9000	100
Esic Pgimsr Kolkata	Kolkata	Government	100000	100
IPGMER and SSKM Hospital	Kolkata	Government	9000	200
Malda Medical College and Hospital	Malda	Government	9000	125
Midnapore Medical College	Midnapore	Government	11144	200
Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital	Murshidabad	Government	9000	125
Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital	Raiganj	Government	9000	100
Rampurhat Government Medical College and Hospital	Rampurhat	Government	9000	100
R.G. Kar Medical College	Kolkata	Government	9000	250
Nilratan Sircar Medical College	Kolkata	Government	9000	250
Government Medical College Kolkata	Kolkata	Government	9000	250
North Bengal Medical College and Hospital	Darjeeling	Government	9000	250
College of Medicine & JNM Hospital	Kolkata	Government	9000	250

Seat Matrix - Private MBBS Colleges in West Bengal

Name of College	City	Type of Seat	Fee / Year	No. of Seats
KPC Medical College and Hospital	Kolkata	Private	220000	150
KPC Medical College and Hospital	Kolkata	Management	2075000	-
I Q City Medical College	Kolkata	Private	316000	150
I Q City Medical College	Kolkata	Management	1383000	-
Icare Institute of Medical Science and Research	Kolkata	Private	380000	150
Icare Institute of Medical Science and Research	Kolkata	Management	1680000	-
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences	Durgapur	Private	380000	150
Shri Ramkrishna Institute of Medical Sciences	Durgapur	Management	1520000	-
JG Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital	Kolkata	Private	400000	150
JG Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital	Kolkata	Management	1600000	-

West Bengal MBBS Counselling Categories

Abbreviation	Category / Type
GN	General
NRI	Non Resident of India
EWS	Economically Weaker Sections
BC	Backward Class
PWD	Person with specified disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and in accordance with the provisions of Graduate Medical Education Regulation, 1997 of MCI.
OCI	Overseas Citizen of India
PIO	Person of Indian origin
PM	Para military personnel
SC	Scheduled Caste
PH	Physically handicapped
ST	Scheduled Tribe