Jharkhand NEET UG Counselling 2025: Special Stray Round, Registration, Dates, Document, Fees, Result etc.

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is a national level medical entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate medical and dental courses in India. This article will tell you about Jharkhand NEET counselling 2024. It is conducted by the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB). Candidates can also download the Jharkhand NEET UG counselling ebook for better guidance of Jharkhand NEET counselling.

Students are advised to read this article thoroughly as the scorecard of NEET UG will be accepted by the various government and private medical and dental institutions of Jharkhand through Jharkhand NEET UG Counselling.

Brief Description

Before discussing the details of the Jharkhand NEET counselling procedure, let’s briefly describe NEET:

Particular	Description
Name of Examination	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test
Conducted by	National Testing Agency (NTA)
NEET Exam Date	4 May 2025
NEET Result	14 June 2025
MCC AIQ NEET Counselling Starting Date	To be Announced
Jharkhand NEET Counselling Starting Date	To be Announced
Jharkhand NEET Counselling Conducting Authority	Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB)
No. of Government MBBS Seats in Jharkhand	805
No. of Private MBBS Seats in Jharkhand	250
No. of Govt BDS Seats in Jharkhand	63
No. of Private BDS Seats in Jharkhand	250

Jharkhand NEET UG counselling Schedule

Here is the schedule for the Jharkhand NEET UG Schedule 2025. Take a look:

1st Round of Online Counselling

Sl. No.	Activity	Date
a.	Starting date of Online Registration and Choice Filling for Seat Allotment	To be Announced
b.	Last date of Online Registration & Choice Filling for Seat Allotment	To be Announced
c.	Editing in filled-up choices, if needed	To be Announced
d.	Seat Allotment and Downloading of Provisional Seat Allotment Letter	To be Announced
e.	Documents Verification and Admission in the concerned Institute	To be Announced

2nd Round of Online Counselling

Sl. No.	Activity	Date
a.	Online Application Form Submission by New Candidates	To be Announced
b.	Editing of Application Form by the registered candidates	To be Announced
c.	Publication of State Merit List for 2nd Round	To be Announced
d.	Display of Vacant Seat Matrix	To be Announced
e.	Starting Date of Choice Filling for Seat Allotment by registered candidates	To be Announced
f.	Last date of Choice Filling for Seat Allotment	To be Announced
g.	Editing in filled-up choices, if needed	To be Announced
h.	Issue of Provisional Seat Allotment Letter	To be Announced
i.	Certificates/Documents Verification & Admission in the Concerned Institute	To be Announced

3rd Round of Online Counselling

Sl. No.	Activity	Date
a.	Online Application Form Submission by New Candidates	To be Announced
b.	Editing of Application Form by the registered candidates	To be Announced
c.	Publication of State Merit List for 3rd Round	To be Announced
d.	Display of Vacant Seat Matrix	To be Announced
e.	Starting Date of Choice Filling for Seat Allotment by registered candidates	To be Announced
f.	Last date of Choice Filling for Seat Allotment	To be Announced
g.	Editing in filled-up choices, if needed	To be Announced
h.	Issue of Provisional Seat Allotment Letter	To be Announced
i.	Certificates/Documents Verification & Admission in the Concerned Institute	To be Announced

Special Stray Vacancy Round of Online Counselling

Activity	Date
Online Application Form Submission by New Candidates	To be Announced
Editing of Application Form by the Registered Candidates	To be Announced
Publication of State Merit List for Special Stray Vacancy Round	To be Announced
Display of Vacant Seat Matrix	To be Announced
Starting Date of Choice Filling for Seat Allotment by Registered Candidates	To be Announced
Last Date of Choice Filling for Seat Allotment	To be Announced
Editing in Filled-up Choices, if needed	To be Announced
Issue of Provisional Seat Allotment Letter	To be Announced
Certificates/Documents Verification & Admission in the Concerned Institute	To be Announced

Jharkhand NEET UG Counselling Eligibility Criteria

Jharkhand NEET Counselling Online Application Forms are invited for preparing the State Merit List for conducting the Counselling for admission in different courses, i.e. MBBS/BDS of Medical Colleges/Institutes of Jharkhand State, from candidates who have qualified NEET (UG) 2025 & fulfilling the following eligibility criteria:-

Particulars	Eligibility Criteria
Educational Criteria	The Candidate must have passed PCB/Bio-technology and English individually and obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in PCB/Bio-technology at the qualifying examination. Regarding the candidates belonging to SC, ST, BC-I or BC-II, the minimum marks obtained in PCB/Bio-technology in the qualifying examination shall be 40% instead of 50% for Unreserved General-EWS Candidates. Regarding PwD candidates, the minimum marks in the qualifying examination in PCB (or Botany & Zoology)/Biotechnology should be 45% instead of 50%.
Residential Criteria	The Candidate must be a citizen of India and a Local/Permanent resident of Jharkhand. The “Local Resident of Jharkhand” has been defined & identified in 7/Aa. Niti (Sarvdaliaye Baithak) 27/2002 (Khand)ka.-3198/, dated 18.04.2016 of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasa Department, Govt. of Jharkhand. A candidate must upload a Local Resident Certificate in the proper format, issued by the competent authority [Circle Officer or Sub Divisional Officer – (Civil) or Dy. Commissioner of Jharkhand State]. The Notification copy is available under the Downloads column on the Board’s website. The Residential Certificate issued by any authority other than the prescribed format will not be entertained, and their claim will be rejected. The Local Resident certificate format is available under the Act & Circulars column on the Board’s website.
Reservation on a Caste Basis	The current reservation policy of Govt. of Jharkhand will be followed for admission to Institutes. Candidates claiming reservation must upload a caste certificate in the proper format, issued by the competent authority [Circle Officer or Sub Divisional Officer — (Civil) or Dy. Commissioner of Jharkhand State].  The caste certificate issued by any other authority and in other than the prescribed format will not be entertained for claiming reservation, and their claim for reservation will be rejected. Letter no. 14/Ja.Ni.-03-13/2015/Ka.-1754 dated 25.02.2019 of Deptt. Of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Govt. of Jharkhand, Candidates belonging to BC – I & BC – II, will have to upload the caste certificate. Caste certificates produced by BC -I & BC – II Candidates will be valid only if they do not belong to the creamy layer & it should be mentioned in the caste certificate. The Notification copy & caste certificate format is available under Act & Circulars column on the Board’s website.
Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)	Candidates from primitive tribal groups can avail of reservation benefits per the Memorandum (Letter No. 5555 Dated 28.06.2016) of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasa Department, Ranchi. The concerned Memorandum is uploaded on the Board’s Website. While filling up the online application form, the eligible candidates from the reserved Category/Quota should claim the benefits of reservation only when they already possess the concerned certificate issued in the proper format by the competent authority.
Reservation for Person with Disabilities	The current reservation policy of Govt. of Jharkhand will be followed for admission to Institutes. Candidates claiming reservation must upload a caste certificate in the proper format, issued by the competent authority [Circle Officer or Sub Divisional Officer — (Civil) or Dy. Commissioner of Jharkhand State].  The caste certificate issued by any other authority and in other than the prescribed format will not be entertained for claiming reservation, and their claim for reservation will be rejected. Letter no. 14/Ja.Ni.-03-13/2015/Ka.-1754 dated 25.02.2019 of Deptt. Of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Govt. of Jharkhand, Candidates belonging to BC – I & BC – II will have to upload the caste certificate. Caste certificates produced by BC -I & BC – II Candidates will be valid only if they do not belong to the creamy layer & it should be mentioned in the caste certificate. The Notification copy & caste certificate format is available under Act & Circulars column on the Board’s website.
Reservation for Primitive Tribal Groups Candidates	Candidates from primitive tribal groups can avail of reservation benefits as per the Memorandum (Letter No. 5555 Dated 28.06.2016) of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasa Department, Ranchi. The concerned Memorandum is uploaded on the Board’s Website. While filling up the online application form, the eligible candidates from the reserved Category/Quota should claim the benefits of reservation only when they already possess the concerned certificate issued in the proper format by the competent authority.

Jharkhand NEET UG Registration/ Application Fees

The candidate will have to pay the Registration/Application Fee through Payment Gateway by Credit Card/Debit Card/Net Banking[UPI as given below:-

Category	Application fee	Counselling Fee
General/EWS/BC-1/BC-11	Rs. 500.00	Rs. 1000.00
SC/ST/Female Candidate of all categories	Rs. 250.00	Rs. 500.00
Divyang candidates of any category	–	Rs. 500.00

Jharkhand NEET UG Counselling 2025

A candidate can visit the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (JCECEB) to register for NEET UG 2024 Jharkhand State Counselling. Below, we have mentioned the step-by-step process of counselling.

Jharkhand NEET Counselling 2025 Procedure

1. Candidates must check the Jharkhand NEET UG counselling merit list declared on the official website of JCECEB.
2. Such candidates included in the merit list for Jharkhand NEET UG Counselling will have to report to the designated centre with essential documents for Jharkhand NEET UG Counselling 2025.
3. Candidates will have to get their documents verified at the allotted centre; then, they will have to select their choice or preference of college and course, considering their rank in the state merit list.
4. Those candidates who do not get any seat allotted for themselves in the first round of counselling for Jharkhand NEET will be eligible to participate in the subsequent rounds.

Counselling Process (AIQ Quota)

Candidates applying for Medical/Dental Colleges in Jharkhand must register for NEET UG counselling. Counselling of NEET for All India Quota will be conducted in two rounds in online mode. The counselling will consist of these steps.

1. Candidate Registration: Register on the official website.

2. Choice Filling and Locking (Round 1): You have to choose the courses and colleges of your preference and lock in the preferences in the online portal.

3. Seat Allotment Result (Round 1): The seat allotment will be published online based on available vacancies and candidates’ choices.

4. Reporting to college: Those who will be allotted a seat in the first round must either reject the allotted seat or report to the allotted college and complete the admission formalities.

5. New Registration (Round 2): For candidates who couldn’t register in the first round of counselling.

6. Fresh Choice Filling and Locking (Round 2): This is similar to Round 1.

7. Seat Allotment Result (Round 2): This is similar to Round 1.

8. Reporting to college (Round 2): Here, it is to be noted that those who will be allotted a seat in the second round of counselling (15% AIQ Quota) will not be permitted to vacate their seats as per the orders made by the Supreme court of India.

How to Apply

• Step I: The candidate must visit the official website. 
• Step 2: Click on the “New Registration” Option.
• Step 3 (Personal Information): After the successful registration and activating account, candidates need to fill his/her personal information. Make sure all the information is correct while filling out the application form.
• Step 4 (Upload Photo and Signature): After entering the personal information, the candidate should upload his / her passport-size photograph of high contrast (The photo must be snapped with a placard containing the candidate’s name and snapping date) and full signature in Hindi and English (Not in capital letter) after duly scanning the same. After uploading a photo and signature, click the “Save & Continue” button.
• Step 5 (Educational Information): After uploading the scanned photo and signature, the candidate should enter his / her educational information on the computer screen and click the “Save & Continue” button.
• Step 6 (Payment of Counselling Fee): After filling in all the required details, candidates must proceed with the payment. The counselling Fee will not be refunded.
  There are the following two modes for payment of the Counselling Fee:
  a. Payment by Bank Challan: If the candidate wants to Pay the counselling fee through Bank Challan, he/she should select the offline / NEFT Challan option from Payment mode appearing on a computer screen and download the Challan and get the print and
  visiting any Bank up to the scheduled last date, the counselling fee may be paid through NEFT mode.
  b. Online Payment: If the candidate wants to pay the Counselling Fee through Online mode, e.g. Credit Card / Debit Card / Net banking, he/she should select an online option from the payment mode appearing on the computer screen and “Make the Payment.”
  should be made through Credit Card / Debit Card / Net banking. The candidate has to pay a processing charge in addition to the counselling fee for payment through online mode.
• Counselling Fee: The counselling fee must be paid through the above modes.

Documents Required

• 10th Certificate.
• 12th Certificate.
• 12th Mark Sheet.
• NEET UG Admit Card.
• NEET UG Result/Scorecard.
• Category Certificate (if applicable).
• Domicile Certificate (for Jharkhand candidates only).
• Certificate of Sub Category, If Applicable.
• ID Proof (Aadhaar Card/Voter card etc.)
• Passport size Photograph
• Fee Receipt

Jharkhand Category-Wise Seat Reservation Criteria

This section provides detailed information about Jharkhand NEET-UG 2025 counselling category-wise seat reservation criteria; you can check the seat reservation percentage of general, SC, ST, and OBC categories.

Category	Seats (%)
General Category	50%
Schedule Caste (SC)	26%
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	10%
OBC-I	8%
OBC-II	6%

NEET UG Cutoff 2024

NTA has released the NEET UG 2024 Cutoff. You can check the percentile and number of students here:

Category	Cut off Percentile	Cut off Score	No. of Candidates	Category	Cut off Percentile	Cut off Score	No. of Candidates
UR/EWS	50th Percentile	720-164	1165904	UR/EWS – PwD	45th Percentile	163-146	455
OBC	40th Percentile	163-129	100769	OBC-PwD	40th Percentile	145-129	270
SC	40th Percentile	163-129	34326	S C-PwD	40th Percentile	145-129	55
ST	40th Percentile	163-129	14478	S T-PwD	40th Percentile	141-129	11

Jharkhand NEET Counselling Previous Year Information

Students, if you want the previous year’s Seat Matrix, Result, Merit List, Cutoff etc. We have mentioned this in the table below. You can check:

List of Medical Colleges in Jharkhand	Jharkhand NEET UG Cutoff
List of Dental Colleges in Jharkhand	Jharkhand NEET UG Merit List
Jharkhand Medical Colleges Fee Structure	Jharkhand NEET UG Seat Allotment
Jharkhand NEET UG Seat Matrix	Jharkhand NEET Conducting Authority