Medical Counselling Committee

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Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
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Medical Counselling Committee
Agency overview
Formed2012(12 years ago) (2012)
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters Room Number 354, DGHS Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare, Nirman Bhawan, Delhi - 110011
Agency executive
Parent department Ministry of Education (India), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare New Delhi.
Website mcc.nic.in

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is an organisation under the Directorate General of Health Services [1] (DGHS) affiliated to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, [2] Government of India.

MCC is responsible for allotting seats for undergraduate, postgraduate and super-specialty medical and dental courses in government-run/aided colleges and deemed-to-be-university colleges. [3]

MCC allots seats online on the basis of the candidate's score in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). Factors considered during allotment are merit, reservation eligibility and the preference list submitted by the candidate.

Under-Graduate admissions

The MCC conducts the seat allotment process for 15.0% (All India quota, AIQ) seats in all government-run/aided colleges and variable number of seats in deemed colleges for MBBS and BDS courses.

Usually, the counselling starts a few days after the declaration of the result of NEET-UG exam and the counselling scheme, counselling schedule, list of participating institutes, seat matrix and frequently asked questions are put up on its website (referenced below).

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References

  1. "Directorate General Of Health Services". dghs.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  2. "Home | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | GOI". mohfw.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  3. "AIPMEEE". mcc.nic.in. Retrieved 2019-07-11.