Gujarat NEET UG Counselling 2026 — ACPUGMEC MBBS & BDS Admission, Rounds, Deposit & Rules
The Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPUGMEC) runs a single-window counselling for every MBBS and BDS seat in Gujarat under the state's 2017 admission rules (amended 2023–2025). This page follows the committee's 2026-27 registration instructions and notices and the gazetted rules.
One counselling for every MBBS and BDS seat in Gujarat
ACPUGMEC is constituted under the Gujarat Professional Medical Educational Colleges or Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Fixation of Fees) Act, 2007. For 2026-27 it ran the admission for 100% of the seats of all medical and dental colleges in the state — Government Quota (GQ), Management Quota (MQ) and NRI Quota (NQ). [1]
The rules make it a centralized single-window counselling for government, management and NRI seats, held online as per the counselling scheme of the national regulator for that year. [8]
A candidate who applies for government seats of government and unaided colleges is also eligible for management seats of unaided medical and dental colleges. [2]
Colleges in the 2026-27 counselling [5]
| Course | Colleges listed |
|---|---|
| MBBS | 41 |
| BDS | 13 |
- Round 4 (online stray vacancy) registration ran 14 – 17 Oct 2026, only for candidates not registered earlier or who exited Round 2 with forfeiture. [4]
- The final admitted list of MBBS and BDS 2026 after Round 4 was published on 27 Oct 2026. [1]
NEET UG 2026 qualified, Class 12 Science B / AB group
- Qualified NEET-UG of the current year and passed SSC and HSC (Science B / AB group) from Gujarat — Gujarat Board, or a school in Gujarat under CBSE, CISCE, Cambridge or NIOS — with Gujarat domicile or birth in Gujarat.
- Also eligible: children of All India Service officers of the Gujarat cadre and of Gujarat government employees posted outside the state; children of defence and (from 2025) para-military personnel domiciled in Gujarat and serving outside; Jawahar Navodaya students who studied up to Class 8 in Gujarat; and Class 10–12 passouts of the Gujarat board in Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli with Gujarat domicile or birth.
- NRI candidates (or children / wards of NRIs) who passed Class 12 Science B / AB in or outside India and qualified NEET can apply for NRI seats. [3]
- The minimum standard in HSC and NEET-UG is the one set by NMC for MBBS and DCI for BDS for that year. [8]
The 2025 amendment added the children of para-military personnel; another 2025 amendment lets the better of the main or supplementary HSC result count. [9]
Four state rounds, synced with MCC
ACPUGMEC prepares the state merit list on the basis of the All India Rank of NEET-UG, then publishes the seat matrix, fee structure and counselling programme. [2]
The four rounds in the rules [7]
| Round | What happens |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | Registration (fee + security deposit), choice filling, allotment, reporting at a help centre with the tuition fee receipt. Give online consent to upgrade in Round 2. |
| Round 2 | Fresh registration only for those who did not register in Round 1; fresh choices. Joining an MBBS / BDS seat in Round 2 (state or AIQ) ends your counselling. |
| Round 3 (mop-up) | Fresh registration for those who exited Round 2 with forfeiture; fresh choices. Those admitted up to Round 2 cannot join. |
| Round 4 (stray vacancy) | Online or offline, as the committee decides; open only to eligible candidates not holding any seat in AIQ or state rounds. |
- Reserved-category seats left vacant after Round 2 are converted to unreserved; after Round 2, vacant PwD, NRI / MQ, SC, ST, SEBC and EWS seats also become unreserved.
- Candidates holding a state MBBS / BDS seat from Round 1 or 2 cannot take part in the AIQ mop-up round. [7]
- If NEET-UG qualifying percentile is lowered mid-counselling, fresh applications are invited and a revised merit list is published. [8]
₹11,000 PIN, of which ₹10,000 is refundable
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Registration PIN (non-refundable) | ₹1,000 |
| Refundable security deposit | ₹10,000 |
| Total paid online | ₹11,000 |
| NRI processing fee (demand draft to ACPUGMEC, Gandhinagar) | ₹10,000 (non-refundable) |
Source [2]
- The deposit is forfeited if you are allotted a seat in Round 2 or later and do not report, or if the admission is cancelled (for example, wrong information or missing documents).
- Registration opens only at the start of Rounds 1, 2 and 3 on notified dates. [7]
GQ, MQ and NRI seats, with SC / ST / SEBC / EWS / PwD
- Seats are allotted on merit, category and availability; the merit and closing-rank lists show separate columns for OPEN, SC, ST, SEBC (SE) and EWS, plus PwD and NRI. [6]
- SEBC candidates must enter the date of their non-creamy-layer certificate issued by the Gujarat government. [3]
- In offline counselling, a candidate admitted in a category (PwD, NRI, SC, ST, SEBC, EWS) is not eligible for a General seat in that same counselling. [7]
Verified at a help centre
- After online registration, book a date and help centre, then visit with original documents and self-attested copies and get the Registration Acknowledgement Slip signed by the nodal officer.
- NRI candidates verify documents only at the ACPUGMEC office, GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar.
- Keep the PIN until the whole process, including refunds, is over. [2]
- Candidates born outside Gujarat must give their Gujarat domicile certificate details. [3]
Fee fixed by the Fee Regulatory Committee
Tuition fees are fixed by the Fee Regulatory Committee. An allotted seat is confirmed only when the college's tuition fee is paid within the time limit; otherwise the admission is cancelled. [7]
Pay, report, then upgrade if you want
After each round the committee publishes rank-wise and institute-wise results and the last rank for every college and category. Allotted candidates pay the tuition fee and report at the help centre; to try for a better seat they give online consent for the next round. [4]
Where these facts come from
Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 14 October 2026. Boards change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current notification before you apply.
- ACPUGMEC — UG (MBBS & BDS) home page and 2026 information notice (opens in a new tab) 100% seats (GQ, MQ, NQ) through the committee · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- ACPUGMEC — Instructions for Online Application and Registration (UG 2026) (opens in a new tab) PIN fee and deposit, help-centre verification, NRI processing fee, merit on NEET AIR, GQ applicants eligible for MQ · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- ACPUGMEC — Procedure for Online Registration [2026-27] (opens in a new tab) eligible boards and categories, NRI eligibility, SEBC certificate date, domicile details · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- ACPUGMEC — Advertisement for Round 4 (stray vacancy) registration, 2026-27 (opens in a new tab) Round 4 dates and who may register · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- ACPUGMEC — List of MBBS institutes with address (2026-27); BDS list on the same portal (opens in a new tab) 41 MBBS and 13 BDS colleges · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- ACPUGMEC — Last merit (closing rank) list, Round 4, 2026-27 (opens in a new tab) category columns OPEN / SC / ST / SEBC / EWS, PwD, NRI · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- Gujarat Government Gazette — UG Admission (Amendment) Rules, 2023 (2 Jun 2023) (opens in a new tab) four rounds, deposit forfeiture, conversion of vacant reserved seats, tuition fee confirmation, AIQ mop-up bar · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- Gujarat Government Gazette — UG Admission (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (28 Aug 2024) (opens in a new tab) NMC/DCI minimum standard, single-window counselling, MCC-synced rounds, revised percentile rule · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
- Gujarat Government Gazette — UG Admission (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2025 (30 Sep 2025) and (Amendment) Rules, 2025 on supplementary results (opens in a new tab) para-military children added; best of main or supplementary result · Last checked 31 Oct 2026
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