UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 guidelines out; check reservation details and FAQs here
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UP NEET UG Counselling 2024 guidelines: The Directorate of Medical Education and Training (DMET), Uttar Pradesh has released guidelines and fee details in connection with UP NEET UG counselling 2024. Candidates should keep in mind that on the basis of the merit list of National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test - Undergraduate (NEET UG 2024), admission for 85 percent of the state quota available in the government medical colleges and 100 percent MBBS, BDS seats in private medical colleges will be carried out. It should be  mentioned that the UP NEET counselling dates 2024 have not been announced yet. However, aspirants can expect the complete schedule soon on the official website (dgmeup.gov.in and upneet.gov.in)

Candidates, who have been declared successful in the NEET exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), are eligible to participate in the UP NEET UG 2024 counseling process for MBBS, BDS admissions.Candidates, who were interested in enrolling in the state's private medical colleges, should obtain all information about the institution before making any choices.

UP NEET 2024 Counselling fee details 

Candidates, who wish to participate in the state NEET counselling process, will have to register at upneet.gov.in. 

UP NEET Counselling and fee denomination 

Registration fee for first, second, and third counselling: Rs 2,000

Stray vacancy registration fee (fresh registration): Rs 1,000

Security Money

For government medical colleges: Rs 30,000

For private medical colleges: Rs 2 lakh

For private dental colleges: Rs 1 lakh

For both government and private medical colleges: Rs 2 lakh

For both government and private dental colleges: Rs 1 lakh

UP NEET Counselling 2024: Domicile

It is necessary for the candidate to be a native of Uttar Pradesh 

In a bid to take admission in government medical, dental colleges of the state, candidates should be a native of Uttar Pradesh. However, domicile or residence certificate will not be necessary for those candidates who have passed both high school and intermediate examinations from Uttar Pradesh.

It should be mentioned that domicile or residence certificate should be submitted by candidates who have passed one or both of the high school and intermediate examinations from outside the state and are natives of Uttar Pradesh.

Residents of other states of India, including Uttar Pradesh, will also be eligible for admission in private institutes in the state.

UP NEET UG Counselling 2024: Reservation details 

Candidates, who belong to Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), will have to submit caste certificates in the prescribed format. They need to submit the caste certificate issued on or after April 1, 2024.

Candidates, who belong to the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe category, are advised to get the reservation related certificate issued by the Uttar Pradesh government in the updated format, so that online verification of the certificate can be done conveniently.

Candidates, who belong to a reserved category of states other than Uttar Pradesh, will be considered in unreserved category. The benefit of reservation will not be admissible to such candidates.