NEET UG Counselling 2021 The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) which is conducting the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) counseling has issued a notice for the candidates who now want to change their categories to the Unreserved (UR) category.
Medical applicants who have inadvertently filled Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC), Economically Weaker Section (EWS), or Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in the application form can now change to UR category. However, once the category is changed, the applicant will be treated as a UR in all the remaining rounds of NEET counseling and they won’t be suitable to change their categories back.
The MCC statement said “ MCC of DGHS, MoHFW is receiving requests from NEET-UG 2021 applicants who have inadvertently filled SC/ ST/ EWS/ PwD/ OBC category in the enrollment form of NBE. It was at an after stage the candidates realized that they’re unfit to claim reticent category seat due to any reason.”
Hence, the MCC statement added, considering the said circumstances and as a one-time measure, “ MCC of DGHS, MoHFW is allowing‘ Change of Category’ option on the frontal runner of the enrollment form which may be availed by only those candidates who wish to change their category from SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS/ PwD to UR order for Round 1 of NEET-UG Comforting, 2021 and subsequent rounds.”
Candidates can avail of the facility change of Category’ only formerly, the MCC statement added.
Registration for NEET-UG round 1 counseling started on January 19 at mcc.nic.in. Applicants who had registered for NEET UG 2021 counseling can now enter choices, confirm the colleges and lock it by January 24 (4 pm). The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will keep the registration link open for round 1 of the NEET-UG counseling process till January 24.