MCC now lists an MDS Counselling Schedule dated September 15, 2026. That document is newer than the September 10 schedule that established the NEET MDS 2026 Round 2 registration, choice-filling, allotment and reporting timeline.
What changed on MCC?
MCC’s MDS schedule page now lists MDS Counselling Schedule dated 15.09.2026 as the newest 2026 MDS schedule entry. The same page also continues to list AIQ and State Schedule MDS 10.09.2026 below it.
This creates a controlling-source change even before a date-by-date difference is established: candidates should verify the September 15 schedule rather than rely only on an older September 10 timetable.
What did the September 10 Round 2 schedule say?
The September 10 timetable used for the existing Round 2 workflow listed the following sequence:
- September 15–19: registration and payment.
- September 16–20: choice filling.
- September 19–20: choice locking.
- September 21–22: processing of seat allotment.
- September 23: Round 2 result.
- September 24–30: reporting or joining.
- October 1: verification and sharing of joined-candidate data.
Those dates remain useful as the documented September 10 state, but they should not be treated as the final controlling timetable until the September 15 schedule is checked line by line.
What should candidates do now?
Confirm that you are looking at the September 15, 2026 MDS Counselling Schedule rather than relying on an older saved copy or secondary report.
Verify the registration, payment, choice-filling and choice-locking rows in the September 15 document before assuming that the September 10 cutoffs remain unchanged.
Use MCC’s MDS counselling page to confirm which candidate activities are currently available. A scheduled date and a live portal state should be checked together when completing a time-sensitive action.
Where the portal provides confirmation, retain the relevant registration, payment, choice or submission acknowledgement for your records.
If the September 15 schedule changes the result, reporting or joining sequence, the newer MCC timetable controls.
Is the September 10 schedule still usable?
It is still useful for understanding the previously published Round 2 sequence, but it is no longer the newest schedule entry on MCC. A newer official schedule can correct a date, cutoff, workflow detail or another part of the timetable even when much of the earlier schedule remains the same.
Because the reviewed MCC schedule index confirms the newer September 15 document but does not provide its full row-by-row contents in the accessible listing, TPS is not treating the older dates as newly reconfirmed without that comparison.
Who does this MCC schedule apply to?
This article covers MCC’s NEET MDS 2026 counselling process for the relevant 50% All India Quota and participating Deemed/Central University and AFMS counselling framework. It does not treat MCC dates as the timetable for separate state-level MDS counselling authorities.
What happens if a cutoff changes?
Where to verify the current schedule
Candidates can check the MCC MDS schedule page, which now lists the September 15, 2026 MDS Counselling Schedule as the newest schedule entry, and the MCC MDS counselling page for the current candidate activity board.
Verification note
ThePulseSignal checked MCC’s current MDS schedule surface on September 16. MCC now lists an MDS Counselling Schedule dated September 15, 2026 above the September 10 AIQ and State schedule. The accessible schedule index establishes that a newer official document exists, but it does not by itself expose enough row-level detail to confirm which, if any, Round 2 dates changed.
Limitations and unresolved facts
The exact line-by-line delta between the September 10 and September 15 MCC MDS schedules remains unresolved from the reviewed accessible schedule listing. Candidate-specific eligibility, payment confirmation, seat availability, portal behaviour and institute-level reporting requirements also remain case-dependent. Candidates should verify the September 15 schedule document before relying on any deadline reproduced from the earlier timetable.