UP DGME Extends Choice-Filling Window for Round 1 NEET PG 2025 to 19 November

The Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), Uttar Pradesh, has announced a crucial extension for the Round 1 NEET PG 2025 counselling choice-filling window. Aspirants now have until November 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM to fill and lock their preferences for MD, MS, Diploma, and DNB seats under the state quota. This extension is a direct result of the revised schedule by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), giving candidates a vital extra day. All registered candidates who paid the security fee must utilize this final opportunity to strategically prioritize their college and specialization choices to secure a seat in India's most populous state.

The path to a postgraduate medical seat is a high-stakes endeavor, and the counselling phase requires precision and timely action. In a significant relief and crucial update for thousands of NEET PG 2025 qualifiers seeking admission in Uttar Pradesh, the Directorate General of Medical Education and Training (DGME), Uttar Pradesh, has officially extended the deadline for the Round 1 choice-filling process. The new, firm deadline for candidates to submit and lock their college and specialization preferences is November 19, 2025, until 5:00 PM. This decision aligns the state counselling timeline with the revised central schedule released by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), ensuring that candidates participating in both the All India Quota (AIQ) and State Quota processes have adequate time to finalize their strategies. This extension is a final opportunity that registered and security-fee-paid candidates must utilize to maximize their chances of securing a coveted seat in a government or private medical college across UP.

​ The Extended Timeline: New Deadlines to Note 

​The DGME’s extension applies specifically to the choice-filling and locking process, which is the most critical stage of Round 1. Candidates must recognize this as a final, non-negotiable deadline.

• ​Choice Filling and Locking Window: The extended period concludes on November 19, 2025, at 5:00 PM. 
  • ​Note: Candidates must ensure they lock their choices manually before the deadline. If a candidate fails to lock, the last saved preferences may be auto-locked by the system, but relying on this auto-lock is risky.
• ​Result Announcement: Following the choice-locking deadline, the DGME is expected to rapidly process the seat allotment. The Round 1 Allotment Result for the UP State Quota is anticipated to be released shortly thereafter.
• ​Significance of Synchronization: The extension ensures that the UP State counselling results will be declared in close proximity to the MCC's Round 1 AIQ result (expected November 20, 2025). This synchronization is vital as it prevents seat wastage and gives candidates a clear picture of their final admission status before deciding on the next round.

​ Strategic Importance of Choice Filling 

​Choice filling is not merely selecting colleges; it is a meticulously planned strategy that directly influences the outcome of the seat allotment process. The extension provides a short but valuable period for refinement.

• ​Prioritization is Key: Candidates must list their choices in a strict order of decreasing preference. The first choice should be the absolute most desired combination of specialty and institution, followed by the second most desired, and so on. The computer algorithm processes choices in this exact ranked order.
• ​Balancing Desire and Reality: Aspirants are strongly advised to include a wide range of choices, spanning from highly sought-after clinical branches (e.g., Radio-Diagnosis, General Medicine, Paediatrics) to less competitive ones, and from premier government colleges to well-regarded private institutions. This approach, based on analyzing previous year’s cut-offs for their rank and category, minimizes the risk of non-allotment in Round 1. 
  • ​Example: A candidate whose rank is borderline for General Medicine in a top college must also list General Medicine in lower-ranked colleges and slightly less competitive branches in the top colleges.
• ​Utilizing the Seat Matrix: Candidates should cross-reference their choices with the recently published UP NEET PG 2025 Seat Matrix. This document details the exact number of seats available for each specialty in every participating college (both government and private) and the reservation category breakup, allowing for data-informed decision-making.

​Crucial Steps for Finalizing Your Application 

​Only candidates who have successfully completed the initial steps of registration, document verification, and security fee payment are eligible for this choice-filling stage. Any lapse at this final step will lead to disqualification from Round 1.

• ​Verifying Eligibility Status: Before attempting to fill choices, candidates must ensure their registration and security fee payment status is confirmed on the official UP NEET PG portal (upneet.gov.in). Technical issues faced earlier by some candidates led to an extension of the registration and fee payment deadline to November 14, 2025. Only candidates who completed these steps are now in the fray.
• ​Avoiding Common Errors: Candidates should be cautious of two major pitfalls during choice filling: 
  • ​Not Locking Choices: Choices that are merely saved but not explicitly locked will not be considered for allotment if the auto-lock feature fails or is misunderstood.
  • ​Unrealistic Choices: Listing only high-demand options far above one’s rank can lead to no seat allotment, even if other available seats could have been secured.
• ​Documentation Readiness: Since the allotment results and subsequent joining dates will follow immediately, selected candidates must keep all original documents ready, including the NEET PG 2025 scorecard, MBBS certificates, internship completion certificate, and valid reservation documents, to report to the allotted college within the stipulated time frame.

​Conclusion

​The DGME’s extension of the Round 1 choice-filling window to November 19, 2025, is a timely and necessary adjustment that benefits thousands of NEET PG aspirants. It provides the essential breathing room for candidates to synthesize the AIQ and State counselling schedules and make fully informed decisions. The message is clear: the time for deliberation is over. Candidates must use these final hours to meticulously verify and lock their preferences on the UP NEET PG portal. This focused, final strategic step is the ultimate determinant of securing a desired postgraduate medical seat in Uttar Pradesh for the 2025-2026 academic session.

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