Himachal Pradesh NEET Counselling Exam Pattern 2026

HP NEET Counselling 2026 is based entirely on your NEET UG 2026 score. There is no separate entrance exam for state counselling.

The counselling process includes these stages:

• Registration and application form filling
• Document verification
• Choice filling and locking
• Merit list publication
• Seat allotment
• Reporting to the allotted college

Your NEET UG 2026 score determines your rank. This rank decides your eligibility for seats in the 85% state quota across 6 government medical colleges in Himachal Pradesh.

The counselling is conducted in multiple rounds. The main rounds are Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3. After these, a stray vacancy round fills any remaining unfilled seats.

Choice filling is a one-time opportunity per round. Once you lock your choices, you cannot change them. Colleges placed higher in your list get priority during allotment.

You must join Round 1 to remain eligible for upgradation in Round 2. If you get a seat in Round 2, your Round 1 seat is automatically released back to the pool.

A token amount must be deposited after allotment in Round 2 onwards. It is refundable if no seat is allotted. It is forfeited if a seat is allotted but you do not join.

Only candidates who registered but were not allotted a seat in any main round can participate in the stray round. Once a seat is accepted in the stray round, no further resignation or upgradation is permitted.

You cannot resign from your seat after Round 3 or the final stray round. Candidates who do not join within the reporting window forfeit their eligibility for subsequent rounds.