National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) has started its first round of counselling yesterday. The online registration process for the counselling will be closed on March 24, while the last date for choice filling of seats will be till March 19, 2019. The seat allotment for the first round of counselling will be on March 25 and 26 and seat allotment for the second round of counselling will take place from April 5 to 9, 2019.

Students from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are eligible for 50 percent quota in MD/MS/post graduate diploma courses (2018 admission session) as these two states are participating in the counselling for all India 50 per cent quota for MD/MS/PG diploma seats.  

Students from Jammu & Kashmir are not eligible for 50 per cent quota seats. However, candidates nominated by Indian government to pursue MBBS course from medical colleges in J & K are eligible for 50 per cent quota in MD/MS/post graduate diploma courses.  

The NEET PG examinations were released on January 31. The cut-off for candidates from unreserved category is 340 marks out of 1200. The cut-off for SC/ST/OBC category is 295. The minimum marks required for handicapped category is 317.