All ArticlesRajasthan NEET UG 2026: Round-1 Seat Resignation Deadline for Non-Upgraded Candidates
Overview
The Office of the Chairman, State NEET UG Medical/Dental Counseling Board 2026, based at SMS Medical College, Jaipur, has issued an urgent notice on the Round-1 Seat Resignation Deadline for Rajasthan's NEET UG MBBS/BDS counselling process. The notice, dated 14th September 2026, clarifies a rule that many candidates overlook: those who joined a seat in Round 1 but were not upgraded in Round 2, or did not participate in Round 2 at all, get a short, defined window to resign from their Round-1 seat without losing their security amount.
This matters because the default outcome, if a candidate does nothing, is not neutral — inaction after the window closes automatically converts the candidate into a "joined candidate for Round 2," with all the rules and obligations that status carries. In other words, silence is treated as consent to continue, not as a request to exit.
Type
This is a Round-1 seat resignation notice tied to Rajasthan's NEET UG (Medical/Dental) Counselling 2026, covering MBBS and BDS admissions.
It applies specifically to candidates who joined a seat in Round 1 and were not upgraded through Round 2 counselling.
It sits within the state's broader multi-round counselling structure — Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, and a Stray Vacancy Round — conducted for State Quota, Management Quota, and NRI Quota MBBS/BDS seats.
State / Authority
This process is conducted by the Government of Rajasthan, under the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), with administrative support from Rajasthan University of Health Sciences (RUHS).
It governs seat allotment, joining, upgrade, and resignation rules across Government Medical/Dental Colleges, RajMES Society colleges, RUHS CMS/CDS, ESIC Medical College, and Private Medical/Dental Colleges in the state.
Provider
The notice is issued by the Office of the Chairman, NEET UG Medical & Dental Admission/Counselling Board-2026, headquartered at SMS Medical College, Jaipur, referenced as No. State-UG Counseling Board-2026/156.
The Board is responsible for publishing every round's schedule, seat matrix, merit list, allotment result, and - as in this case - the specific rules around resignation and seat withdrawal between rounds.
Candidates can reach the Board via email at chairmanneetug2026@gmail.com for queries related to this notice.
Key Highlights of the Resignation Rule
As per the information bulletin governing this counselling cycle: a Round-1 joined candidate who has not been upgraded during Round-2 counselling, or who did not participate in Round 2, may resign without forfeiture of the security amount — but only within two days of the declaration of the Round 2 result.
Failing to resign within this window means the candidate will automatically be considered as a joined candidate for Round 2, and all rules applicable to Round-2-joined candidates will apply to them from that point onward.
Resignation dates: 15th September 2026 and 16th September 2026, between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, at the candidate's respective allotted college.
Resignation is only possible by physical reporting to the allotted college to complete withdrawal formalities — it cannot be done purely online without the physical step.
The Mandatory Online Slip Requirement
One of the most important — and easiest to miss — instructions in this notice concerns documentation:
Candidates must ensure that the resignation letter or seat withdrawal slip is generated online, through the official counselling portal, before or as part of completing the physical withdrawal process at the college.
Resignations processed without this online-generated slip will be considered invalid. This means simply informing college staff verbally, or submitting a handwritten application without the system-generated slip, will not count as a valid resignation under this notice.
Candidates should therefore log in to the official counselling portal — rajugneet2026.com or ug.neetrajasthan.com — generate the required slip first, and then carry a printed copy when reporting physically to the allotted college, to avoid any dispute about whether the resignation was properly filed.
Final Deadline: No Extensions Indicated
The notice draws a hard line at 5:00 PM on 16th September 2026. After this time:
No further requests for resignation or seat withdrawal will be entertained.
Candidates who have not completed the process by then will be considered as joined candidates for Round 2, and Round 2 rules will apply to them accordingly — meaning they lose the option to exit without consequence that this window specifically offered.
There is no language in the notice suggesting any grace period or case-by-case exception, so candidates intending to resign should treat 16th September as a firm, non-negotiable cut-off rather than a soft target.
Who Should Pay Close Attention to This Notice
This notice is directly relevant to a specific but sizeable group of candidates:
Those who joined a seat in Round 1 but were not upgraded to a different or better seat in the Round 2 allotment result.
Those who did not participate in Round 2 choice filling at all, but still hold a Round-1 joined seat.
For these candidates, this two-day window is effectively their only opportunity to walk away from their current seat without financial penalty at this stage of counselling. Candidates who are satisfied with their Round-1 seat and have no intention of resigning do not need to take any action — but they should still be aware that inaction is what locks them into Round-2-joined status, since the rule is framed around what happens if a candidate does not act, not the other way around.
Why This Distinction Matters
Security deposits and seat-forfeiture rules in NEET UG counselling can run into thousands or lakhs of rupees, depending on the quota and stage of counselling. A resignation processed within this specific window is treated differently — and more leniently — than a resignation or seat abandonment at a later stage, where forfeiture of the security amount typically applies. This is precisely why the Board has issued a dedicated "urgent notice" rather than folding this detail into a general counselling update: the financial stakes of missing this two-day window are real, and the Board wants to ensure candidates don't lose the concession simply due to lack of awareness.
Candidates should also note the two-step nature of the process — generating the online slip, and then physically reporting to the allotted college — since completing only one of these steps is not sufficient. A candidate who generates the slip but never reports physically, or who reports physically without the online-generated slip, both risk having their resignation treated as invalid or incomplete.
What Candidates Should Do Now
Check your Round 2 result status to confirm whether you were upgraded or not.
If not upgraded and you wish to resign, generate the resignation/withdrawal slip online through the official counselling portal.
Report physically to your allotted college on 15th or 16th September 2026, between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM, with the generated slip and all required documents.
Complete the process well before 5:00 PM on 16th September 2026 — do not wait until the final hour, given the volume of candidates likely to be processing withdrawals on the same two days.
If you intend to continue with your Round-1 seat, no action is required, but be aware that your status will formally convert to "joined for Round 2" once this window closes.
For the complete notice and further updates on Rajasthan NEET UG Counselling 2026, candidates should check the official portals — rajugneet2026.com and ug.neetrajasthan.com - regularly, and direct specific queries to the Board via chairmanneetug2026@gmail.com.
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