West Bengal NEET PG Counselling 2026: Eligibility, Seat Allotment & Admission Process

West Bengal NEET PG counselling 2026 decides your MD, MS or PG Diploma seat in the state through WBMCC. WBMCC conducts this counselling for State Quota seats in Government Medical Colleges, along with State Quota, Management Quota and NRI Quota seats in participating private medical colleges, plus specified PG Diploma and DNB seats. You register online, verify your documents, fill choices and receive your seat through merit-based rounds. This guide walks you through every step: eligibility, registration, dates, fees, seat matrix, choice filling, seat allotment, cutoff and admission.

What Is West Bengal NEET PG Counselling 2026?

West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) conducts West Bengal NEET PG counselling for admission to MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB courses. The Department of Health & Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, formed WBMCC. The Director of Medical Education, Government of West Bengal, chairs the committee.

WBMCC allots 50% State Quota seats for postgraduate medical courses in Government Medical Colleges. For these government colleges, the remaining 50% falls under the All India Quota (AIQ), which the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) handles centrally at mcc.nic.in. Private medical colleges follow a separate State Quota, Management Quota and NRI Quota structure that WBMCC notifies each year, so don’t read the 50/50 AIQ split as applying to private-college seats. The National Board of Examinations (NBE/NBEMS) conducts NEET PG separately, and candidates who qualify NEET PG 2026 become eligible for this state counselling. Our AIQ NEET PG counselling guide explains the central AIQ process in detail if you plan to compete for those seats too.

A quick clarification worth knowing: NEET PG 2026 was held on 30 August 2026. NBEMS’s official notice sets 30 September 2026 as both the internship-completion cut-off and the scheduled date for the NEET PG 2026 result — two separate requirements that happen to share a deadline. WBMCC’s West Bengal NEET PG counselling for 2026 qualifiers has not opened yet, since its schedule depends on the result. This guide explains the confirmed rules WBMCC follows every year, and flags exactly where the 2026-specific dates and seat matrix are still pending.

West Bengal NEET PG Counselling Authority

WBMCC is the sole conducting authority for West Bengal NEET PG state counselling. It also runs UG medical, dental, and AYUSH counselling for the state. You register, fill choices and check results only through the West Bengal NEET PG counselling official website, wbmcc.nic.in. Do not trust any other portal or agent claiming to process your West Bengal NEET PG admission.

West Bengal NEET PG Counselling Eligibility Criteria

You must meet these conditions to join West Bengal NEET PG counselling:

• You hold an MBBS degree from a college recognised by the National Medical Commission (NMC).
• You completed your compulsory rotatory internship by the deadline NBE sets for NEET PG 2026 (typically the internship cut-off falls a few months after the exam; NBE confirmed 30 September 2026 as the internship completion deadline tied to NEET PG 2026).
• You qualified NEET PG 2026 with the applicable percentile for your category.
• You hold registration with the West Bengal Medical Council or an equivalent State Medical Council. Registering for NEET PG counselling does not automatically complete this step — you must apply to your council separately. Our guide on the role of State Medical Councils in NEET PG admissions breaks down why this registration matters.
• You hold a valid West Bengal domicile certificate if you apply for state quota seats. Management and NRI quota seats in private colleges do not require WB domicile.

WBMCC groups candidates into Open Category, In-Service Category and Other Service Category, and further by Un-Reserved (UR), EWS, OBC-A, OBC-B, SC, ST and PwD status. Only In-Service candidates (working medical officers or teachers under WBMES/WBHS/WBPHAS) qualify for state-sponsored DNB seats.

West Bengal NEET PG Counselling Registration Process

WBMCC keeps the West Bengal NEET PG counselling registration process fully online. These are the steps WBMCC has used in recent cycles — confirm the exact sequence against the 2026 registration manual once WBMCC publishes it:

1. Visit wbmcc.nic.in and open the PG Medical Counselling section.
2. Click New Registration and create your candidate profile using your NEET PG roll number and personal details.
3. Enter your category, domicile type (A1, A2 or B) and academic details accurately.
4. Pay the counselling registration fee online and download your receipt.
5. Generate your Candidate Profile Letter and print it.
6. Report to your assigned verification centre with original documents for physical verification.
7. Once WBMCC verifies your documents, you appear on the eligible candidate list and can fill choices.

Skipping document verification blocks you from choice filling, so book your verification slot as soon as registration opens.

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West Bengal NEET PG Counselling Dates and Schedule

WBMCC has not released the West Bengal NEET PG counselling 2026 schedule yet, since it depends on the NEET PG 2026 result, which NBEMS has scheduled for 30 September 2026. Once NBEMS publishes the result, WBMCC typically issues its information bulletin and opens registration within a few weeks.

For reference, here is how WBMCC structured the most recently completed PG medical counselling cycle (for NEET-PG 2025 qualifiers), sourced directly from wbmcc.nic.in: 

Treat this table as a planning reference only. Bookmark wbmcc.nic.in for the confirmed West Bengal NEET PG counselling registration date and full schedule for 2026.

Documents Required for West Bengal NEET PG Counselling

Keep both originals and self-attested photocopies ready for verification:

• NEET PG 2026 admit card and rank/scorecard
• MBBS degree certificate and mark sheets
• Internship completion certificate
• State Medical Council / NMC registration certificate
• West Bengal domicile certificate (Form A1, A2 or B, issued by the DM, ADM, SDO or BDO)
• Category certificate (SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B/EWS/PwD), where applicable
• In-service certificate, for candidates applying under the In-Service quota
• Passport-size photographs and valid photo ID proof

WBMCC publishes ready-made Domicile and EWS proformas on the PG Medical Counselling page of wbmcc.nic.in — use those exact formats to avoid rejection at verification.

West Bengal NEET PG Seat Matrix

WBMCC releases a fresh West Bengal NEET PG seat matrix before every round, covering government medical colleges, private medical colleges and DNB institutions. Seat numbers shift round to round as colleges report vacancies, so always check the round-specific PDF on wbmcc.nic.in rather than relying on a single fixed figure.

One detail most guides skip: within the 50% state quota, WBMCC reserves 40% of degree (MD/MS) seats and 50% of diploma seats for In-Service teachers and medical officers of WBMES, WBHS and WBPHAS. All state-sponsored DNB seats, both degree and diploma, go entirely to In-Service candidates. These provisions significantly affect how many seats are actually open to non-In-Service candidates, so check the round-specific seat matrix before finalising your choice order.

West Bengal NEET PG State Quota Counselling: What It Covers

West Bengal NEET PG state quota counselling covers:

• 50% state quota seats in Government Medical Colleges
• State Quota, Management Quota and NRI Quota seats in Private Medical Colleges
• State-sponsored DNB seats (In-Service candidates only)

The other 50% of government college seats sit under the AIQ, allotted separately through mcc.nic.in. You can register for both AIQ and West Bengal state counselling at the same time, but a confirmed AIQ seat usually affects your state quota participation, so read the withdrawal rules on both portals before locking choices.

West Bengal NEET PG Choice Filling Process

Choice filling decides which college and course you get, so approach it carefully:

1. Log in to your WBMCC candidate account after verification.
2. Study the current round’s seat matrix PDF alongside last year’s closing ranks.
3. Add every college-course combination you would genuinely accept, ordered from most to least preferred.
4. Lock your choices before the deadline — unlocked choices do not go into the allotment run.
5. Check the choice-filling notice for each round carefully — WBMCC has, in past cycles, required candidates to submit fresh choices rather than carrying forward a previous round’s list automatically, but the exact rule for each round comes from that round’s official instructions.

Rank your choices by genuine preference, not just seat availability, since an upgrade in a later round depends entirely on the order you locked.

West Bengal NEET PG Seat Allotment and Counselling Rounds

WBMCC runs West Bengal NEET PG counselling across four stages:

• Round 1: First allotment based on rank, category and locked choices.
• Round 2: Fresh and existing candidates fill new choices; allotment reflects Round 1 vacancies and upgrades.
• Round 3 (Mop-Up): Further allotment and upgradation against the seats available for that round, based on the round-specific seat matrix — this can include vacant seats, upgrades and newly reported vacancies, not only leftover seats.
• Stray Vacancy Round: WBMCC runs this as an online process too — it publishes a revised eligible candidate list, a stray-round seat matrix and the allotment result on wbmcc.nic.in, so track the portal rather than expecting a walk-in round.

Check your West Bengal NEET PG seat allotment result on wbmcc.nic.in after each round, download your allotment letter, and report to the allotted institute within the given window. Missing the reporting deadline forfeits the seat.

West Bengal NEET PG Counselling Cutoff

NEET PG counselling cutoff works at two levels, and mixing them up is a common mistake:

1. Qualifying percentile (nationally prescribed by NBEMS): recent cycles have set this at the 50th percentile for UR/EWS, the 40th percentile for SC/ST/OBC-A/OBC-B, and the 45th (UR/EWS) or 40th (SC/ST/OBC) percentile for PwD candidates — confirm the exact NEET PG 2026 qualifying criteria against NBEMS’s result notice once it’s out.
2. College and branch-specific closing rank: the actual rank at which a seat in a given college and specialty closes during West Bengal NEET PG counselling — this varies enormously by college reputation, specialty demand and category, and changes every round.

Clearing the qualifying percentile only makes you eligible to register; it does not guarantee any specific seat. Check WBMCC’s round-wise seat matrix and previous years’ closing rank data on wbmcc.nic.in before finalising your choice order.

West Bengal NEET PG Counselling Fees

WBMCC has, in recent cycles, charged a non-refundable counselling registration fee plus a separate refundable security deposit tied to the seats a candidate opts into, with private and management quota seats carrying additional college-level charges. Treat these as the general fee structure rather than fixed 2026 figures — WBMCC will confirm the exact amounts in its 2026 Information Bulletin and fee notices, so check those before you pay.

WBMCC Domicile Requirement Explained

West Bengal domicile decides your eligibility for the applicable State Quota PG Medical seats — WBMCC’s PG counselling reserves 50% State Quota seats in Government Medical Colleges for this purpose (this is a separate, lower figure from the 85% UG State Quota you may see quoted for MBBS/BDS admissions, so don’t carry that number over to PG).

WBMCC prescribes domicile certificates under Forms A1, A2 and B. The exact eligibility conditions and documentary proof for each form change with WBMCC’s domicile proforma for the counselling year, so use the current downloadable proforma from the PG Medical Counselling page on wbmcc.nic.in rather than an older cycle’s format — don’t guess at which form applies to your situation.

Non-domicile candidates can still apply for Management Quota and NRI Quota seats in private medical colleges through West Bengal NEET PG counselling, since domicile applies to state quota government-college seats.

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FAQs

Q1. How do I apply for West Bengal NEET PG counselling?
Register on wbmcc.nic.in with your NEET PG roll number, pay the counselling fee, complete document verification, then fill and lock your choices each round.

Q2. What is the West Bengal NEET PG counselling registration process step by step?
Create your profile, enter domicile and category details, pay the fee, download your Candidate Profile Letter, attend physical verification, and appear on the eligible list before choice filling opens.

Q3. What is the West Bengal NEET PG counselling eligibility criteria?
You need an MBBS degree from an NMC-recognised college, a completed rotatory internship, a qualifying NEET PG 2026 percentile, and State Medical Council registration. State quota seats also require a WB domicile certificate.

Q4. How does the West Bengal NEET PG counselling seat allotment process work?
WBMCC allots seats round by round based on your rank, category and locked choices, matched against the seat matrix WBMCC releases before each round.

Q5. What is the West Bengal NEET PG counselling choice filling process?
Log in after verification, review the seat matrix, arrange college-course options in genuine order of preference, and lock your list before the round’s deadline.

Q6. What documents are required for West Bengal NEET PG counselling?
You need your NEET PG admit card and scorecard, MBBS degree, internship certificate, Medical Council registration, WB domicile certificate, and category certificate where applicable.

Q7. What is the WBMCC NEET PG counselling process for in-service candidates?
In-service medical officers and teachers under WBMES/WBHS/WBPHAS get 40% of degree seats, 50% of diploma seats, and all state-sponsored DNB seats reserved within the state quota, subject to separate eligibility proof of service.

Conclusion

West Bengal NEET PG counselling 2026 rewards candidates who register early, verify documents without delay, and fill choices with a clear strategy rather than guesswork. Are you ready to turn your NEET PG 2026 rank into the right MD, MS or Diploma seat? Talk to Career Plan B’s counsellors today and plan your West Bengal NEET PG counselling journey with confidence.