The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) yesterday extended the deadline for choice filling and locking to 16 November. Candidates can now complete the process by visiting the official MCC website — mcc.nic.in.
The official notification reads, “In view of the directions of Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Contempt Petition No. 671 of 2022 (Dy. No. 35224/2022), all states and union territories have to complete second round of state counselling by 06:00 P.M on 16th Nov., 2022 and submit the data on the same day to the Medical Counselling Committee for the purpose of uploading the data.”
“Hence, the competent authority has decided to reopen the Choice Filling for Mop Up Round of PG Counselling 2022,” the notification added.
As per the new schedule, candidates will now have time till 5 pm of 16 November to complete the choice filling process. Choice locking process will be conducted from 2 pm of 16 November to 5 pm of 16 November.
The decision to extend the date came after the Supreme Court directed all states and union territories to complete the round 2 of NEET PG counselling by 6 pm of 16 November. This order was passed by a bench consisting Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli.