Tamil Nadu NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 1 Revised Schedule for MBBS & BDS

Tamil Nadu's medical counselling authority has released a revised Round 1 schedule for MBBS and BDS admissions under NEET UG 2026. If you're part of this process, here's the complete updated timeline and what you need to do at each stage.

The Revised Round 1 Schedule

Choice Filling & Choice Locking is open till 24th August, 2026, 5:00 PM — both activities share the same deadline, so candidates need to finalize and lock their preferences within a single combined window rather than treating filling and locking as separate stages with separate cutoffs.

Seat Allotment Processing takes place over two days, from 25th to 26th August, 2026 — this is the internal processing stage where choices are matched against merit and seat availability.

The Round 1 Allotment Result will be declared on 27th August, 2026.

Download Allotment Order is available across a fairly wide window, from 27th August through to 5th September, 2026, 12:00 noon — giving allotted candidates over a week to access and download their order.

The Last Date for Reporting is 5th September, 2026, 5:00 PM — notably, this falls on the same day the allotment order download window closes, just a few hours later.

Why the Final Two Dates Deserve Extra Attention

The schedule's last two entries are worth reading carefully together. The window to download your allotment order stays open until 5th September, 12:00 noon, and reporting itself must be completed by 5th September, 5:00 PM — the same day. This effectively means that if you leave downloading your allotment order until the very last moment allowed, you'd have only a few hours left to complete reporting afterward. Candidates shouldn't treat the extended download window as a reason to delay — downloading early and reporting well within the window is the safer approach.

Why "Revised" Matters Here

As with other revised schedules, any dates candidates may have noted from an earlier version of this timeline should be set aside in favour of this updated one. Since choice filling and locking share a single deadline in this revised version, candidates should also double check that they haven't left choice-locking for a later, separate date under an old assumption — under this schedule, there isn't one.

What to Do Now

Complete both choice filling and choice locking well before 24th August, 5:00 PM, treating them as a single task rather than two separate steps with different deadlines.

Once the Round 1 allotment result is declared on 27th August, download your allotment order promptly rather than waiting — even though the window technically stays open until 5th September, doing this early gives you maximum time to prepare for reporting.

Plan your reporting well ahead of 5th September, 5:00 PM, ideally within the first few days of the download window opening, so you have buffer time to resolve any document or logistical issues before the final deadline.

Keep your required documents — NEET UG 2026 scorecard, mark sheets, category and domicile certificates, and any other institute-specified paperwork — ready well in advance, so reporting itself isn't delayed by last-minute preparation.

Key Things to Remember

This is a revised Round 1 schedule for Tamil Nadu MBBS & BDS counselling — choice filling and choice locking now share a single deadline of 24th August, 5:00 PM.

Seat allotment processing runs 25th-26th August, with the Round 1 result declared on 27th August.

The allotment order download window (27th August – 5th September, noon) and the final reporting deadline (5th September, 5:00 PM) fall on the same last day — don't wait until the end of the window to act.

Reporting must be completed by 5th September, 2026, 5:00 PM.

This article is based on the revised Round 1 counselling schedule for Tamil Nadu NEET UG 2026 (MBBS & BDS). Candidates should verify all dates and reporting requirements on the official Tamil Nadu medical counselling portal, since schedules can be subject to further revision.