Jharkhand NEET UG 2026 —
Round 2 Runs 1–18 September for Vacant Seats

Unconfirmed. A secondary-channel, WhatsApp-style text digest reports that Round 2 document verification and admission for All India Quota (VDCH) seats, and separately for All India Quota (MBBS) admission “in the Concerned Institute,” both started 12 September 2026 and run to 18 September. This is structurally consistent with the schedule already confirmed on this page — JCECEB's Press Communique (Advt. Nos. JCECEB/46/26-75 & -76, 31 August 2026) already lists document verification and admission at the institute running 12–18 September 2026 for State Quota, AIQ and NRI-quota seats alike, so this claim falls squarely within the previously-published window. But we have not been able to corroborate this specific claim against any dated official notice or the JCECEB portal. There is no notice number, no portal citation and no image behind it — it comes from a secondary text digest only, and the term “VDCH” is reproduced exactly as given because its full expansion is not available to us. Treat it as plausible but unconfirmed, and verify directly at jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in before assuming document verification is open.

Yes. Advertisement No. JCECEB/46/26-77, dated 1 September 2026, opened a window for candidates to apply for correction in Category and other relevant particulars in the State Merit List based on the NEET (UG)-2026 result. A further notice, Advertisement No. JCECEB/46/26-78, dated 4 September 2026, extended that window to 6:00 PM, 5 September 2026. JCECEB states the earlier advertisement should be considered modified only to this extent — every other term and condition in Advt. -77 stays the same. This is a separate process from the Round 2 counselling schedule; confirm the full correction procedure directly at jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in, under the Important Notice section.

Advertisement No. JCECEB/46/26-52, dated 8 August 2026 — a detailed notice for preparing the Merit List from NEET (UG)-2026 results and running the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Stray Vacancy rounds of online counselling. Acting on a direction from the Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department dated 7 August 2026, the Board is organising this counselling specifically for All India and NRI quota seats in MBBS at Laxmi Chandravansi Medical College & Hospital, Bishrampur, Palamu, and Netaji Subhas Medical College and Hospital, Adityapur, Seraikela-Kharsawan.

Revised on 11 August 2026 (Advt. No. JCECEB/46/26-56): applications run until 13 August 2026, with the merit list now published on 14 August 2026 — pushed back from the originally notified 7–11 August window and 12 August publication. Submission and editing continue simultaneously up to 13 August, 6 PM to midnight. Candidates who already applied for an earlier merit-list inclusion do not need to reapply for this window — the notice says so explicitly at point 3.

Round 1 (revised a third time on 21 August, Advt. -66, per MCC's nationwide extension direction of 19 August): for State Quota (MBBS/BDS), registration and choice filling now close 25 August, editing runs simultaneously on 25 August, seat allotment and provisional letter 27 August to 5 September, document verification and admission 28 August to 5 September. For All India Quota MBBS at the four named colleges, registration and choice filling now close 25 August, seat allotment 27 August to 5 September, admission 28 August to 5 September. All India Quota BDS at Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, Garhwa is covered by the same Advt. -66 revision with the identical dates: registration and choice filling close 25 August, seat allotment 27 August to 5 September, admission 28 August to 5 September. Round 2 as originally notified: new applications 25–28 August, merit list 30 August, choice filling 31 August–6 September, allotment letter 8–14 September, admission 9–14 September — but this was superseded on 31 August 2026 by Advertisement Nos. JCECEB/46/26-75 and -76, which push Round 2 to 1–18 September; see the next question for the current dates. Round 3: new applications 11–13 September, merit list 15 September, choice filling 16–24 September, allotment letter 26 September–1 October, admission 27 September–1 October. Stray Vacancy: new applications 28–30 September, merit list 2 October, choice filling 3–4 October, allotment letter 5–10 October, admission 6–10 October. Rounds 3 and the Stray Vacancy round have not been revised as of 1 September 2026, though the same MCC direction that pushed Round 2 may still prompt changes there too.

JCECEB's Press Communique dated 31 August 2026 (Advertisement Nos. JCECEB/46/26-75 and -76), issued per a Medical Counselling Committee, New Delhi direction of 27 August 2026, gives one revised timetable that runs across three tracks at once. Online application by new candidates: 1–3 September 2026. Editing of the form: 4 September. Publication of the State Merit List for Round 2: 6 September. Vacant seat matrix displayed and choice filling opens: 7 September, closing 9 September, with a short editing window on 10 September up to noon. Provisional seat allotment letters are issued 11–18 September, and document verification with admission at the institute runs 12–18 September. The same dates apply to State Quota seats in MBBS, BDS and BHMS; to the vacant 60% All India Quota and 15% NRI-quota MBBS seats at Laxmi Chandravansi Medical College & Hospital, Palamu, Netaji Subhas Medical College and Hospital, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Sido Kanhu Medical College & Hospital, Dumka, and Birsa Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Khunti; and to the vacant 60% AIQ and 15% NRI-quota BDS seats at Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, Garhwa. Candidates already admitted in Round 1 who want a different course or college can take part in this round, but if they get a new seat they must accept it — their earlier admission is cancelled automatically. Anyone who already applied for the State Merit List before Round 1 does not need to submit a fresh application now. And a candidate holding a State Quota seat who wants to move to an All India Quota seat instead must first surrender the State Quota seat and resign from that institute in writing, which means forfeiting the security deposit paid there.

Advertisement No. JCECEB/46/26-66, dated 21 August 2026, states this revision is issued “in compliance of direction issued by Medical Counselling Committee, New Delhi on 19.08.2026 regarding extension of the schedule for 1st Round of UG State Counselling 2026” — a nationwide MCC instruction, not a Jharkhand-specific technical problem this time (unlike the 19 August revision, which cited a server glitch). For State Quota seats (MBBS & BDS), registration and choice filling — closing 21 August under the previous notice — now close 25 August, with editing simultaneous on 25 August; seat allotment and downloading of the provisional letter moves to 27 August–5 September; document verification and admission now run 28 August–5 September. For All India Quota MBBS at the four named colleges, registration closing moves to 25 August, with the same 27 August–5 September allotment window and 28 August–5 September admission window. A parallel All India Quota BDS track at Vananchal Dental College and Hospital, Garhwa (under Babu Dinesh Singh University) is named for the first time in this notice. Two other facts surfaced in the same notice: BHMS seats have not yet been received from the Health Department, so the Board will issue BHMS recommendations separately once available; and Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi has been authorised, vide Health Department letter dated 20 August 2026, to issue disability certificates for MBBS, BDS and BHMS admission from the 2026-27 session.

Age: 17 years completed by 31 December 2026, no upper age limit. Education: an individual pass in Physics, Chemistry, Biology/Biotechnology and English, with a minimum 50% aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Biotechnology taken together at the qualifying exam, reduced to 40% for SC, ST and OBC-NCL candidates, and 40% for PwBD candidates as per NMC regulations. A valid NEET (UG)-2026 merit rank is mandatory.

Government institutions: ₹20,000 for UR/EWS, ₹10,000 for ST/SC/OBC/PWD. Deemed or Private medical colleges: ₹2 lakh. Stray/Mop-up round: ₹50,000 flat, regardless of institution. This deposit is separate from the registration, application and counselling fees, and is forfeited if admission is not taken after seat allotment in the second round or any round after it, or if the candidate gave wrong information or failed to produce original certificates. It is refunded within 3 months of the last counselling round if no seat was allotted, or if a valid admission was taken and it genuinely was not required.

This specific counselling is for All India Quota and NRI quota seats, which by definition are open beyond Jharkhand domicile — All India Quota seats are filled on NEET rank nationally, and NRI quota carries its own separate eligibility criteria and a distinct application format the notice mentions candidates must fill. The registration fee table also distinguishes Jharkhand residents from residents of any other region of India, confirming both groups are eligible to apply, just at different fee levels.