MCC Counselling: Hello Mentor’s Step-by-Step Guide

 

 

MCC Counselling along with other State Medical Counselling authorities is the generalized round-wise process for medical admissions in India. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is the central authority tasked with counselling Medical and Dental seats at an All India Level. The authority conducts counselling for the Directorate General of Health Services, guided by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) is the standardized exam for admissions into various medical courses in India. 

 

MCC Counselling is, in general, a challenging mountain to climb. It is a long, arduous, and vast process, and students often miss out on a deserved medical college due to a mistake.

 

To combat this, a deep-rooted understanding of the counselling particulars is necessary. Before entering the MCC’s counselling process, insights into the NEET exam are also important.  

 

Hello Mentor’s Guide to MCC Counselling broaches these subjects, explaining every nitty-gritty a student must know when aspiring to pursue a medical degree.

 

Moreover, this coverage aims to guide students in making the best-fit, strategic decisions. 

 

Topics that this guide looks to cover are:

 

• Introduction to the National Testing Agency (NTA) and MCC Counselling 

• The NTA’s roles and responsibilities

• About the NEET UG exam

• Timelines of NEET UG and conduction chronology

• NEET UG Exam Pattern

• The Medical Counselling Committee

• Objectives and Agendas of the MCC

• Types of colleges applicable under MCC

• Number of applicable colleges in India

• Percentage of Seat Count

• Types of MCC Counselling 

Also Read Important Update: A Record 23,81,833 Registrations for NEET UG 2024

 

 

 

The National Testing Agency (NTA)

 

The National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) is a pen and paper-based entrance examination for admissions to medical courses nationwide. The conducting authority for NEET is the National Testing Agency, authorized to conduct the NEET UG examinations across India.  

 

The Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Government of India (GOI) established NTA as a self-sustained organization to conduct international-standard tests to assess candidate competencies for admission to premier higher education institutions.

 

Objectives, Roles, and Responsibilities of the NTA

 

• Conducting efficient, transparent, and international standard tests to assess candidate competencies

• Holding the NEET UG exam

• Question Paper Evaluation

• Publishing NEET UG exam Answer Key and Results

• Forward the final list to MCC

 

About the NEET UG exam

 

Qualifying NEET UG is mandatory to secure admission to MBBS/BDS and other medical courses. NEET UG 2023 saw 20,87,462 candidate registrations globally for admission to 1,08,988 MBBS seats in 703 Medical colleges and 29,088 BDS seats in Dental colleges. 

 

11,45,976 candidates cracked the NEET UG 2023 of the total 20,38,596 aspirants appeared. 

 

Qualified candidates can apply and claim seats through MCC Counselling under these categories:

 

• All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)

• Deemed Universities

• ESIC Medical Counselling

• All India Quota Counselling

• Central Universities/Institutes

• Armed Forces Medical College Counselling

• State Government Counselling for - Government, Private, Management, and NRI seats

 

Also Read Breaking: 112 New Medical Colleges to Add 14000+ MBBS Seats in 2024-25

 

 

 

 

NEET UG Exam Pattern and Timelines