What Is Mop-Up Round in MBBS Admission? NEET UG 2025 Guide

Latest Update

• For the NEET UG 2025 reporting to the institute is rescheduled from October 9, 2025, to October 17, 2025
• All India Round 3 seat allotment results are delayed until October 11, 2025

What Is a Mop-Up Round in MBBS Admission?

The mop-up round is one of the crucial rounds of your NEET UG counselling, which can help you get a seat if you have not got one already in the second round. However, you must ensure you are eligible for it and know its benefits and drawbacks. The blog below will discuss some important aspects of an MBBS mop-up round.

According to current regulations, there are four rounds in the NEET counselling process. Mop-up round is the stage where the seats remaining vacant after the first and second rounds are filled. Currently, there are 1,12,112 seats for MBBS in the country. Now suppose 1,10,000 of them have been filled at the first and second rounds, which are held at the national and state levels, respectively. In that case, the mop-up round will be held as the third round of counselling, where the remaining 2,112 seats will be filled. 

Thus, a mop-up round offers you an opportunity to get a seat in the MBBS course at a national or state-level public or private college. If you have cleared the exams and have not been allocated a seat yet, you are eligible for a mop-up round. 

Mop-up Round MBBS 2025: Quick Highlights

Check the tabular form for Mop-up Round counselling highlights here:

Mop-up Round MBBS 2025: Important Dates

The table below demonstrates the mop-up round dates important for MBBS Admissions 2025: 

Mop-up Round MBBS 2025: Seat Matrix

The first stage of the NEET counselling contains 15% of the seats under the All India Quota (AIQ). The second stage contains 85% of seats under the State Quota (SQ). Sometimes, some seats might remain vacant after these two counselling rounds. The third round is the mop-up round, which is meant to fill the remaining vacancies. The table below shows you the seats filled in the 2024 NEET counselling mop-up round. 

Read More: Total MBBS Seats in India

Virtual vacancy refers to the seats that are available when a student wants to upgrade to another seat. On the other hand, clear vacancies are the unclaimed ones. In addition to that, there are also newly added seats included in the total vacancy. 

Mop-up Round MBBS 2025: Application Fees

The table below summarises the application fees that students have to pay for the mop-up rounds:

Mop-up Round MBBS 2025: Application Process

Candidates who are eligible for this round can apply in a few simple ways through the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee. Here are the steps in which the mop-up counselling works:

Mop-up Round MBBS 2025: Eligibility 

To register for the mop-up round, you must fulfil the specific eligibility criteria for this round. Check the table below for the key eligibility criteria for the NEET mop-up round for admission to MBBS.

Benefits of Mop-Up Rounds in MBBS Admissions

Here are the some benefits of taking MBBS admissions in the Mop-up rounds -

• Second Chance at Admissions: The Second mop-up round re-emerges again to get admission in MBBS in the event of not getting admission during the first or the Second round.
• Having an upgrade: The students stand to possess the opportunity of an upgrade to a superior college or seat of their choice.
• New Seats Added: The number of positions that are being included in this round increased, hence the likelihood of getting one increased as well.
• Choice Filling Flexibility: The applicants will feel free and can make commitments to any form of college, hoping that they have a high probability of admission.

Disadvantages of Mop-Up Rounds of MBBS Admission

It is crucial to understand that along with benefits there are several cons of Mop-ups round. The cons of Mop-Up Rounds of MBBS Admission are - 

• Seat Blocking: Students of higher degrees are at liberty to occupy the seats they desire, where they are not receiving.
• Uncertain Seat Availability: Each year, the vacancy varies, and as a consequence, it does not provide certainty in the results, and it is only a chance to take them in.
• Anticipation of Casting Previous Seats: Loss of previous seats might also occur as a result of the mop-up.
• High Competition: The competition is quite few in terms of seats, hence me much competition and uncertainty in the process.

Mop-up Round MBBS 2025: Important Tips.

• Check College Preferences: Check cutoffs and write up some backup preferences to create some probabilities on your side.
• The Schedule on the official MCC webpage is always subject to change, and you need to be able to update it on a regular basis and register as soon as possible.
• Professional Advice: Consult with professional individuals, such as counsellors, in an attempt to make good choices and address the state of indecision.
• Reason, strategy: Be ambitious enough/be practical- take more decisions when signing, and make superior judgments.

Conclusion

The last but most crucial NEET UG counselling activity is the MBBS mop-up round that would mop up vacancies or additional interests or seats that were not filled in the first two rounds. At this phase, around 15,000+ spots were availed and potential applicants had another opportunity to be included. 

Despite being a huge opportunity for students who are unable to achieve admission, it does not guarantee seats, and they are highly competitive. This is to include immediate registration, completion of the strategic choice form, and continuous checking of official forms of MCC updates in order to achieve the best chances of admission.

FAQs

Ques. Why do we have the MBBS mop-up round?

Ans. The mop-up round comes in to occupy the vacant or still new MBBS openings after the first and second surges of NEET UG counselling.

Ques. Who can participate in the mop-up round?

Ans. Any candidate who has completed NEET UG but has not secured any seat during the first or second rounds and who has forfeited the previously secured seat may join.

Ques. What is the expected date of the Round 3 seat allotment?

Ans. Round 3 (mop-up round) results on seat allotment will be announced on October 11, 2025.

Ques. What are the reporting dates of the allotted candidates?

Ans. Applicants who have secured seats in the mop-up round would have to report by October 9 - 17, 2025, to their respective institutes.

Ques. How will students be able to apply to the MBBS mop-up round?

Ans. The students are supposed to register through the official MCC site (https://mcc.nic.in/), complete the choice filling and locking procedure and pay the required application fee.