The Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board opened its State Merit List application on 6 August, covering every round of counselling through the year in a single window. Here's exactly what it asks for, and what it doesn't tell you yet.
Last verified · 7 August 2026 · against official counselling portals
The short version. JCECEB, Ranchi, issued Advertisement No. JCECEB/46/26-48 on 6 August 2026: a Press Communiqué inviting online applications from NEET (UG)-2026 qualified candidates for the State Merit List, covering State Quota admission to MBBS, BDS and BHMS courses at Government and Private Medical Colleges across Jharkhand. The application window runs 7 August 2026 to 11 August 2026, up to 3:00 PM, and this one submission covers eligibility for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Stray Vacancy rounds of online counselling — the counselling schedule itself follows separately.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Application window | 7 August 2026 – 11 August 2026, up to 3:00 PM |
| Covers | State Quota seats, MBBS / BDS / BHMS, Government and Private Medical Colleges of Jharkhand |
| Purpose of this application | Inclusion in the State Merit List for Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and Stray Vacancy |
| Counselling schedule | Announced separately, after the Merit List is prepared |
| Detailed eligibility notice | “Important Notice” section, jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in |
This notice is deliberately a summary, not the full rulebook. JCECEB names a second, more detailed Press Communiqué — covering age criteria, educational criteria, residential criteria, caste-based reservation, EWS reservation, PwD reservation, Primitive Tribal Groups reservation, and the registration/application fee — and tells candidates to read that one before applying. If you fill this application without checking that fuller notice first, you're guessing at your own eligibility.
Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board, Science & Technology Campus, Sirkha Toli, Namkum-Tupudana Road, Namkum, Ranchi – 834010. Advertisement No. JCECEB/46/26-48, dated 6 August 2026: “Indicative Information Regarding Submission of Online Application Form for Preparation of the State Merit List on the basis of NEET(UG)-2026 Result and Conduct of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Stray Vacancy Rounds of Online Counselling for Admission to MBBS, BDS & BHMS Courses.” Signed by order of the Controller of Examination, by the Officer on Special Duty. Verify every detail directly at jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in before you apply.
How to use this page. Every date here was checked against the official counselling authority's own website on 7 August 2026. State authorities extend and revise deadlines at short notice, sometimes with only a few hours' warning, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm the current date on the official portal before you pay any fee. Orchid Education Foundation is an independent admission guidance firm. We are not an agent of any counselling authority, we cannot influence any allotment, and no seat in India can be obtained without a valid NEET UG 2026 score.
The Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board, based in Namkum, Ranchi. Advertisement No. JCECEB/46/26-48, dated 6 August 2026, is a Press Communiqué inviting online application forms from NEET (UG)-2026 qualified candidates, to prepare the State Merit List for State Quota admission to MBBS, BDS and BHMS courses in Government and Private Medical Colleges of Jharkhand — covering the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Stray Vacancy rounds of online counselling.
7 August 2026 to 11 August 2026, up to 3:00 PM. This single application window covers inclusion in the State Merit List used for every round that follows — Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 and the Stray Vacancy round — not just the first round. Miss this window and there is no separate late entry mentioned in the notice.
Not in this Press Communiqué itself. JCECEB points candidates to a separate, more detailed document — "Important Information Regarding Submission of Online Application Form for Preparation of the State Merit List..." — uploaded under the Important Notice section at jceceb.jharkhand.gov.in. That fuller notice covers age criteria, educational criteria, residential criteria, caste-based reservation, EWS reservation, reservation for Persons with Disabilities, reservation for Primitive Tribal Groups, and the registration and application fee. Read that one before you fill the form, not this summary.
It gets your name onto the State Merit List, which every round draws from — but the notice is explicit that online counselling itself will start as per a separate counselling schedule, not immediately after this application window closes. Submitting the form is the first step, not the whole process.
This notice doesn't spell out residential eligibility itself — it explicitly defers that to the fuller Important Notice on JCECEB's own website, which covers residential criteria directly. Given Jharkhand's State Quota structure mirrors most other states, expect it to be domicile-restricted like the rest of this counselling series; confirm the exact residential clause on the JCECEB site rather than assume either way.
Reservation categories, residential criteria, application fee — JCECEB split this across two notices. Send us your NEET UG 2026 score and category and we'll tell you plainly what actually applies to you.