Manipur NEET UG 2026 —
Round 2 e-Counselling Now Open
The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Government of Manipur, opened Round 2 of the Manipur Medical e-Counselling 2026-27 on 5 September 2026 (Notification No. DME-18/1/2026-HEALTH). It covers State Government Quota MBBS/BDS/BASLP seats at RIMS Imphal, JNIMS Imphal, SAHS, CMC and RDC Guwahati, plus Management Quota and NRI Quota MBBS seats at SAHS. Registration, choice filling and locking run 8–11 September, with the result due 16 September and reporting 16–18 September. Candidates who registered in an earlier round fill fresh Seat Choices; NEET-UG 2026 qualified candidates who have not registered before may also register now.
Last verified · 6 September 2026 · against DME Notification No. DME-18/1/2026-HEALTH, dated 5 September 2026, and the Round 1 result published on manipurmc.mn.gov.in, 28 August 2026
The short version. Round 1 (registration 13–19 August, merit list 24 August, result 28 August, reporting to 5 September) is complete. Round 2 registration, choice filling and locking run 8–11 September 2026 at manipurmc.mn.gov.in, covering State Government Quota seats at RIMS, JNIMS, SAHS, CMC and RDC Guwahati, and Management/NRI Quota seats at SAHS. The Round 2 merit list is notified 14 September, the result is declared 16 September, and reporting to college runs 16–18 September. Two separate non-refundable application fees apply — ₹2,000 (₹1,500 ST/SC) for Government seats only, ₹2,000 flat for Private seats only, or ₹4,000 (₹3,500 ST/SC) for both together — plus a refundable ₹15,000 security fee for every category. Read the Directorate’s Technical Instructions for Registration (notified 12 August 2026) before you begin.
Registration Opens 8 September,
Four Tentative Stages
| Sl. No. | Activity | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Registration, Choice Filling / Locking | 08 – 11 September 2026 |
| 2 | Notification of Merit List for the Second Round | 14 September 2026 |
| 3 | Declaration of Result of Seat Allotment | 16 September 2026 |
| 4 | Reporting of Candidates to Colleges | 16 – 18 September 2026 |
DME's own notice calls these “tentative timelines” — confirm each date directly on manipurmc.mn.gov.in before you travel. NEET-UG 2026 qualified candidates who have not registered in any previous round may also register and fill Seat Choices now, using the same web application. The application portal is manipurmc.mn.gov.in; general information and the linked notifications are also hosted at manipurhealthdirectorate.mn.gov.in.
Which Colleges Are
On This Round
Round 2 runs across the same three categories as Round 1, on the same single portal, manipurmc.mn.gov.in:
| Quota | Course | Colleges |
|---|---|---|
| (a) State Government Quota | MBBS / BDS / BASLP | RIMS Imphal, JNIMS Imphal, SAHS, CMC, and RDC Guwahati |
| (b) Management Quota | MBBS | SAHS only |
| (c) NRI Quota | MBBS | SAHS only |
Guwahati families, take note. RDC Guwahati — Regional Dental College, Guwahati — sits inside Manipur's own State Government Quota list for BDS/BASLP, even though the college itself is physically in Assam. A Manipur-domicile candidate based near our Guwahati office does not need to travel to Imphal for that particular seat's classes; only the counselling itself runs through manipurmc.mn.gov.in. For SAHS's own detailed seat-wise fee structure (Government ₹5L, Management ₹17L, NRI USD 2L a year), see our dedicated Shija Academy page.
Two Fees, and a Choice
of Application Combination
Per Notification No. DME-18/1/2026-HEALTH, registration is complete only after paying two separate kinds of fees:
| Applying for… | Non-refundable Application Fee |
|---|---|
| (i) State Government seats only | ₹2,000 (₹1,500 for ST & SC candidates) |
| (ii) Private — Management/NRI quota — seats at SAHS only | ₹2,000 flat, no category concession stated |
| (iii) Both Government and Private (Management/NRI) seats together | ₹4,000 (₹3,500 for ST & SC candidates) |
Plus a refundable security fee. Every candidate, in every category, also pays a ₹15,000 Refundable Security Fee. It is returned only after all rounds of counselling are complete, subject to fulfilment of the relevant conditions — so budget for it as money held, not money spent. No fee is charged separately for Choice Filling in the web application itself.
Complete Since
28 August
Round 1 registration and choice filling ran 13–19 August 2026; the merit list of applied candidates was released 24 August; and the seat allotment result — Government Quota as Annexure A, Management/SAHS Quota as Annexure B, NRI Quota as Annexure C — was declared 28 August 2026 on manipurmc.mn.gov.in. Reporting and joining at the allotted institute ran 28 August to 5 September 2026. That cycle is now complete; Round 2 above is the current, open cycle.
For SAHS's own Round 1 seat-by-seat detail, its full fee structure across all three quotas, and the Demand Draft amounts required on reporting day, see our Shija Academy of Health Sciences page. We have not independently obtained seat-wise allotment detail for RIMS, JNIMS or CMC and cannot reproduce it here — check your own name and rank directly on the portal.
Source and scope. The Round 2 schedule and fee structure on this page come directly from Notification No. DME-18/1/2026-HEALTH, dated 5 September 2026, issued by the Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Manipur, Imphal. It refers registrants to a separate “Technical Instructions for Registration” notified vide the Directorate’s notification of even number, dated 12 August 2026, which we have not separately obtained the full text of. Round 1 dates and results come from the portal’s own published Round 1 outcome and from the fee circular covered in depth on our Shija Academy page. Eligibility criteria, seat matrices for RIMS, JNIMS and CMC, and any category-wise reservation rules are not part of this Round 2 notification and are published separately on manipurmc.mn.gov.in and manipurhealthdirectorate.mn.gov.in. Confirm every date and figure directly on those portals before you act on it.
Questions Parents Ask Us
Yes. The Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Manipur issued Notification No. DME-18/1/2026-HEALTH on 5 September 2026 opening Round 2 of the Manipur Medical e-Counselling 2026-27 at manipurmc.mn.gov.in. Candidates already registered from a previous round fill fresh Seat Choices for Round 2; NEET-UG 2026 qualified candidates who have not registered in any previous round are also allowed to register now and take part.
Registration, Choice Filling and Locking run 8–11 September 2026. The Round 2 merit list is notified 14 September. The seat allotment result is declared 16 September. Reporting of allotted candidates to their colleges runs 16–18 September 2026. DME describes these as tentative timelines, so confirm each date on manipurmc.mn.gov.in before you travel.
Three categories: (a) State Government Quota seats for MBBS, BDS and BASLP courses at RIMS Imphal, JNIMS Imphal, SAHS, CMC and RDC Guwahati; (b) Management Quota seats for MBBS at SAHS; and (c) NRI Quota seats for MBBS at SAHS. RDC Guwahati — Regional Dental College, Guwahati — is a Manipur-quota BDS college physically located in Assam, so Guwahati-based Manipuri families should not overlook it.
Two separate, non-refundable application fees apply depending on which seats you apply for: ₹2,000 (₹1,500 for ST/SC candidates) if you apply only for State Government seats; ₹2,000 flat if you apply only for Private (Management/NRI quota) seats at SAHS; and ₹4,000 (₹3,500 for ST/SC candidates) if you apply for both Government and Private seats together. On top of this, every candidate pays a separate, refundable Security Fee of ₹15,000, returned after all rounds of counselling conclude, subject to conditions. No fee is charged separately for Choice Filling.
The notification's own wording addresses two groups: candidates already registered for the 2026-27 e-Counselling must compulsorily fill fresh Seat Choices for Round 2 within the 8–11 September window; candidates who have not registered in any previous round are separately invited to register and fill choices now. Either way, read the Directorate's “Technical Instructions for Registration” (notified vide the Directorate's notification of even number, dated 12 August 2026) before you begin, available via manipurhealthdirectorate.mn.gov.in.
Round 1 registration and choice filling ran 13–19 August 2026; the merit list was released 24 August; the seat allotment result — Government Quota as Annexure A, Management/SAHS Quota as Annexure B, NRI Quota as Annexure C — was declared 28 August 2026, and reporting ran 28 August to 5 September. That result and SAHS's own seat-wise fee structure are covered in full on our Shija Academy of Health Sciences page; this page focuses on the Round 2 e-Counselling notified 5 September.
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