KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 Round 3 Extended Choice Filling Dates

 

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) posted a notice on its official website on January 21st, 2025, regarding the Round 3 Extended Choice Filling dates for NEET PG counselling. Candidates must visit the official website to enter their options. This article sheds light on the released Round 3 Extended Choice Filling dates, provides an overview of KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024, and shares other vital information.

 

 

Round 3 Extended Choice Filling Deadline for KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024

 

The counselling authority of Karnataka lowered the NEET PG qualifying percentiles, in accordance with the official notice from MCC, dated January 4^th, 2025. This reduction in the qualifying percentiles provides opportunities to other candidates who could not participate in the previous KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 rounds.

 

The deadline for online entry of options was initially up to 1:00 p.m. on January 23^rd, 2025. The counselling authority of Karnataka announced the Round 3 Extended Choice Filling dates after MCC published the revised schedule for NEET PG counselling. The KEA NEET PG 2024 round 3 extended choice filling deadline is 1:00 p.m. on January 27^th, 2025. The official notice also mentions that the provisional seat allotment results will be published on January 29^th, 2025.

 

Click here to view the official notice regarding Round 3 Extended Choice Filling dates.

 

Also Read KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 Round 3 Choice Filling, Seat Allotment Result

 

 

Availability of Seats for Round 3 KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024

 

As per the information on the official website, a total of 1,210 seats across 55 institutes and 28 specializations are available for round 3 of KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024.

 

• Quota-wise Seat Availability: The Management Quota (MQ) has the highest number of vacant seats among other quotas, with 479 seats (40% of the total number of available seats). This is followed by the Government Quota, with 402 seats, and the Private Quota, with 325 seats. There are 4 seats available under the NRI Quota.
  
  
• Institute-wise Seat Availability: 67% of the seats, which is 815 seats are available in private institutes. 232 seats (19%) are available in State Private Institutes. This is followed by Government Institutes and Deemed Universities, with 146 and 17 seats, respectively. Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre has the highest number of vacant seats among other institutes, with 73 seats. This is followed by JJM Medical College, Davangere, with 60 seats.
  
  
• Course Types Seat Availability: Seats are available across 3 course types. 594 clinical seats are available for round 3 NEET PG counselling, whereas 321 and 295 seats are available under Para-clinical and Pre-clinical, respectively. MD General Medicine has the highest number of vacancies among other specializations for round 3 KEA NEET PG counselling, with 109 seats. This is followed by MD/ MS Anatomy and MD Physiology, with 100 and 96 seats, respectively.

 

Click here to get additional details of the vacant seats for round 3 KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024.

 

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Overview of Round 3 KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024

 

The KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 process simplifies the allotment of seats to candidates through registration and choice filling. The four rounds in the KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 process, including round 1, round 2, mop-up round, and the stray vacancy round, provide opportunities to candidates across different categories and ranks. Candidates are allotted seats across various medical colleges in Karnataka based on the NEET PG percentiles, AIR, categories, and online option entries. The results of the seat allotments for each counselling round are posted on the official website.

 

KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 candidates must make use of the opportunities provided by reducing the qualifying cut-off percentiles during the Round 3 Extended Choice Filling dates. They must ensure to adhere to the dates and deadlines on the official website to get a chance at securing seats in prestigious medical colleges.

 

Steps After Choice Filling for Round 3 KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024

 

Candidates must be aware and have clarity about the next steps in the KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 process.

 

• Seat Allotment: The counselling authority will process the seat allotments to candidates based on their NEET PG percentiles, All India Rank (AIR), categories, and online option entries. The results of the seat allotments along with other additional details will be posted on the official website. The provisional seat allotment list will be released initially. This will be followed by the release of the final seat allotment list.
  
  
• Reporting to College: KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024 candidates must report to colleges only based on the information on the final seat allotment list. They must carry the required original documents and the tuition fees. Once the original documents are verified for their authenticity and the fees are paid, candidates can confirm their allotted seats.
  
  

 

Additional Information for Round 3 Choice Filling in KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024

 

Here are a few additional pointers regarding choice filling for round 3 KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024.

 

• Research: The Round 3 Extended Choice Filling dates provide additional time for research. Candidates must research and gather vital details of colleges’ fee structure, infrastructure, and previous achievements to make better decisions during choice filling. Candidates may also choose to reach out to the college authorities for additional details.
  
  
• Fresh Choices: According to the information on the official website, candidates must fill in fresh choices for round 3 KEA NEET PG Counselling 2024. The options entered in the previous counselling rounds will not be considered.
  
  
• Order of Preference: Candidates must enter the college and course options in the order of their preference. This is because the online entry of options is one of the vital factors considered by the counselling authority during seat allotments.
  
  
• Review Entered Choices: Candidates must carefully review the entered choices carefully and make the necessary changes before clicking on ‘Submit’. They must also take a photocopy of the choice-filled page for reference in the future.

 

 

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