Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2024: Dates, Registration, Eligibility, Fees, Cutoff, Documents etc.

Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2024 is conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, Mumbai. The Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling for 2024 is an important event for medical aspirants who have cleared the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) PG exam. Counselling will help the students get admission in the MD/MS Courses in all the government/ government-aided/ private unaided institutes and private universities of Maharashtra. Along with this, candidates must qualify for the NEET PG 2024.

NEET PG is a national-level exam conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE) for admission to postgraduate medical courses such as MD/MS/MDS/Diploma courses. This article will provide all the details regarding Maharashtra NEET PG counselling 2024, including important dates, the registration process, eligibility criteria, documents required, and seat reservation. Candidates can also download the Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling ebook for better counselling guidance.

Quick Facts

Hello Candidates! Here are some Quick Facts for you. This will help you to get an analysis of the NEET PG 2024 Counselling. For further details, read the full article:

Features	Specifications
Name of Examination	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (PG) or NEET PG
Conducted by	National Board of Examinations (NBE)
Exam Date	23 June 2024
NEET PG result 2024	15 July 2024
MCC AIQ NEET PG 2024 Counselling starting date	To be announced
Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling starting date	To be announced
Maharashtra NEET PG Conducting Authority	State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Level of NEET Examination	National-level
Medical Institutes Exempted From NEET	DNB PDCET, NEET MDS, FMGE DEC

Maharashtra NEET PG 2024 Counselling Dates

In this section, the candidate will get all the important dates regarding Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2024. Therefore, all the candidates are requested to check the below.

Events	Dates
NEET PG exam	23 June 2024
Commencement of online application form	16 April 2024 (3 pm Onward)
Last date of submission	6 May 2024 (Till 11: 55)
The last date for receipt of filled-in online application	To be announced
Choice Filling / Locking	To be announced
Result for round 1	To be announced
The download of the provisional allotment order	To be announced
Last date of reporting	To be announced

Eligibility Criteria

Here, Below we are provided with the PG medical eligibility Criteria for 2024.

Eligibility	Criteria
Nationality	Candidate must be an Indian national to apply for Maharashtra NEET PG 2024 Counselling.   Non-resident Indians (NRI) are eligible only for the 15% NRI quota seats in unaided private/minority medical colleges. Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) / Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) are not eligible for Maharashtra PG Medical Counselling 2024
Domicile	Candidate must have passed the final examination of the MBBS degree course from an institute in Maharashtra. He/she must have completed the compulsory rotatory internship by July 31, 202r. Candidates who have passed MBBS from a foreign university are not eligible. A candidate who is domiciled in the state of Maharashtra and has completed his/her MBBS from outside Maharashtra (allocated a seat under 15%AIQ) will also be eligible for the counselling of Maharashtra NEET PG 2023.

Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2024

Candidates can visit the official portal of the State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra, Mumbai, to get themselves registered for NEET PG 2024 Maharashtra State Counselling. Before we speak about the counselling procedure for Maharashtra NEET PG, Let us first look at the Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling schedule for 2024.

Counselling Procedure

The following steps can best explain the counselling process.

Step-1:- Counselling Registration through Online

Admission Seekers can apply online mode by visiting the website- https://cetcell.mahacet.org/

1. For registration, seekers will use their NEET PG roll no. and email registration in NEET PG (NEET PG) and follow the instructions on the screen.
2. After that, the candidate’s NEET-PG registration details will be displayed.
3. If the exam qualifies, the applicant will make an online payment. An SMS will be sent to their registered mobile no (used for NEET-PG registration) to confirm successful registration. The password you create at the time of registration, kindly note this password for choice filling.
4. After successful payment, candidates will get Transaction and Registration no. on their registered mobile number.

Step-2:- Online Security Money Payment

1. Candidates willing to attend the counselling process to grab their PG Medical seat in the desired Medical College must pay the required Security money fees prescribed by the authority.
2. After paying security money and the state merit list has been declared, the online seat choice filling option will be available as per the earlier schedule.
3. The applicant could take a printout of their online payment receipt.

Step-3:- Merit Declaration

1. For Inter-se rank in the State merit list, the reference shall be NEET-PG
2. The final merit list will be prepared per the provisions (Displayed on the website).

Step-4:- Online Choice filling

Visit the website- https://cetcell.mahacet.org/

1. Click on choice filling.
2. Choice Filling Procedure:
   – Login for choice filing using your NEET roll number and password created at registration.
   – Choice filing can be done in several sessions but remember to save and continue; otherwise, you’ll lose your work.
   – The choice filling will not be complete until you finally submit and lock. No changes will be possible after locking the choice.
3. After the last date of choice, the filling is over, and the seat allotment list will be declared online.

Step-5:- Seat allotment

1. log in to the website. Your seat allotment status will be displayed.

2. If you accept the allotment letter:-

• But do not join or resign after joining; even then, you’re eligible for second counselling but will forfeit your security deposit.
• Join the college you’ll remain eligible for a second counselling to upgrade your seat without losing your seat. If your seat is elevated, then the previous allotment will be automatic.
• The online process will do the seat allotment on a merit cum option basis.

3. Physically disabled category candidates are essentially required to be physically present before the medical board constituted by dates will be available on https://cetcell.mahacet.org/
website.

4. Candidates eligible for the reserved category will be given admission as per the rules of the state government, applicable on the counselling date.

5. OBC candidates covered by the provisions of the creamy layer will not be entitled to the benefits of the OBC category.

6. Candidates who fail to produce required original documents at the time of admission or, if any, concealment or falsification of facts comes into the light at the time of admission and after that during the study will not be entitled to any benefit of having appeared in the entrance examination. Any use of acquiring a seat Legal action would be taken against such candidates.

7. Candidates will be checked for their identity at admission. It will be considered unfair if it does not match, and their candidature will be cancelled. Additional legal action would be taken against such candidates.

8. If a candidate does not participate in online counselling or join the allotted seat by the due date, they shall forfeit any right of admission based on said counselling/allotment.

9. Once exercised by the candidate in online counselling, the option cannot be altered under any circumstances.

10. No request for re-allotting seats allotted in the first and second rounds will be entertained.

Documents Required

The documents mentioned below are mandatory for candidates applying for the Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2024. The candidates are requested to collect all the documents before applying for the counselling process.

• MBBS Certificate.
• Mark sheet of MBBS 1st, 2nd and 3rd-year examinations
• Medical Registration Certificate.
• Internship Completion Certificate.
• Photo identity proof in the form of a Certificate with an attested photo from the Head of the Institution last studied/Copy of Passport/Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Driving License (Self-attested photocopy after verifying with the original documents).
• Copy of: Birth Certificate for proof of age (if the date of birth is not given in the HSC mark sheet/ certificate).
• NEET Score Card.
• Copy of Online Counselling Registration Certificate.
• Sponsorship Certificate from State Govt. If applicable.
• Passport size Photographs 8 copies.

NEET PG Counselling Norms

The Directorate of Medical Education & Research, Mumbai, conducted the counselling below the given Norms. The candidates are requested to see the details here:

S.No.	Factors
1.	50% All India Quota(AIQ) seats
2.	50% of State Quota seats
3.	Central Universities (DU, AMU, BHU)
4.	Deemed Universities
5.	ESIC colleges
6.	Armed Forces Medical Services

NEET PG Expected Cut off 2024

Category	NEET PG Qualifying Percentile	NEET PG Cut off Scores
Unreserved (UR)	50th percentile	280-295
SC/ST/OBC	40th percentile	245-260
Unreserved – PH (UR-PH)	45th percentile	260-270
SC/ST/OBC – PH	40th percentile	245-260

NEET PG 2023 Cutoff

By the minimum qualifying/eligibility criteria for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma course, as mentioned in the Information Bulletin for NEET-PG 2023, the cut-off scores for various categories are as follows:-

Category	Minimum Qualifying/Eligibility Criteria	Cut-off (Out of 800)
General / EWS	50th percentile	291
General-PwBD	45th percentile	274
SC/ST/ OBC (Including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)	40th percentile	257

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)