UP NEET PG 2025 round 1, 2 seat resignation allowed till February 1; round 3 registration from January 23

The Office of the Director General of Medical Education and Training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh, has allowed candidates admitted through the first and second rounds of UP National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG 2025) counselling to resign from their allotted seats by February 1. The option is available for candidates admitted to MD, MS, Diploma, and DNB courses.

According to the notice, candidates seeking to resign will have to report in person to the same nodal centre where their admission process was completed and submit the resignation to complete the required formalities. DGME clarified that resignations submitted through any other mode will not be accepted.

“The candidate must appear in person at the same nodal centre where the admission process was completed and submit the resignation to complete the required formalities. Resignations submitted through any other mode will not be accepted,” the official notice said.

The DGME will open the registration window for the UP NEET PG 2026 round 3 counselling , which will begin on January 23 and close on February 1. The UP NEET PG 2025 merit list for round 3 will be issued on February 2, while online choice filling will be conducted from February 3 to February 7.

DGME stated that only candidates who complete online registration and deposit the required security amount will be eligible for choice filling. “The UP NEET PG 2025 information booklet (brochure) and important instructions are available on the websites www.upneet.in and www.dgme.up.gov.in, Keep visiting websites regularly for updated information,” the official notice said.

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UP NEET PG 2025 round 3 counselling schedule

The UP NEET PG 2025 round 3 counselling schedule is given in the table below.

As per the revised criteria approved by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, SC, ST, and OBC candidates with scores as low as minus 40 marks out of 800 in NEET PG 2025 are eligible for admission. Doctors and social workers have raised concerns over academic standards, merit, and patient safety, while officials stated that the decision was taken to fill around 18,000 vacant MD and MS seats.

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the reduction of the NEET PG 2025 qualifying cut-off to zero and the eligibility of reserved category candidates with negative scores, arguing that the move defeats the purpose of a national-level merit-based exam meant to curb donation-driven admissions.