West Bengal NEET MBBS Seat Predictor 2026

Understanding MBBS Seat Allocation

How Are MBBS Seats Divided Between MCC & West Bengal Counselling?

After NEET results are declared, seats are allocated through two parallel counselling streams — central (MCC) and state (the West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee, WBMCC). Knowing which seats fall under which authority decides where and how you apply.

🇮🇳 Central Counselling

MCC — Medical Counselling Committee

Conducts counselling for the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) of government college seats, open to students from any state. Also handles AIIMS, JIPMER, central and deemed universities.

Ministry of Health, Govt. of India · mcc.nic.in

🏛️ State Counselling

WBMCC — West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee

Conducts West Bengal UG Medical & Dental Counselling for the remaining State Quota seats in government colleges, plus State Quota, Private Management Quota and NRI Quota seats at private colleges.

Govt. of West Bengal · wbmcc.nic.in

Seat Type	Conducted By	Eligible Students
🏛️ Government Medical Colleges (25, incl. ESI-PGIMSR Joka)
All India Quota (AIQ)	MCC	All India students
State Quota	WBMCC	West Bengal domicile candidates (this predictor)
🏢 Private Medical Colleges (15)
State Quota	WBMCC	West Bengal domicile candidates, category-reserved (this predictor)
Private Management Quota	WBMCC	Open to all eligible candidates, no category reservation (tick the box in the predictor)
NRI Quota	WBMCC	NRI candidates — JGIMS Budge Budge, KPC and PKG only (College Explorer)

📌 Note: In 2026 the state counselling has 4,645 State Quota, 1,806 Management Quota and 28 NRI MBBS seats (revised Round 1 seat matrix, 25.08.2026). At most private colleges about a third of seats are State Quota and the rest Management Quota.

Counselling Timeline

NEET Result

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MCC AIQ R1 & R2

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WBMCC Round 1

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WBMCC Round 2 (retain / upgrade)

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WBMCC Round 3 (no upgrade)

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Online Stray Vacancy Round

💡 Key Rules from the WBMCC 2026 Information Bulletin (11.08.2026)

State Quota needs West Bengal domicile — candidate or parent resident in WB for at least 10 years as on 31.12.2025 (Proforma a1 / a2 / b, or an e-District domicile certificate).
Management Quota is open to all — non-domicile candidates can take it too. It goes purely on NEET merit, with no caste or PwD reservation.
NRI applicants choose NRI Quota only — they can't also opt for State or Management Quota, and vice versa.
Caste certificates must be from West Bengal. OBC needs a Non-Creamy-Layer certificate issued on or after 01.04.2026. Other-state SC/ST/OBC/EWS certificates are treated as Unreserved.
Security deposit to fill private-college choices: ₹2 lakh (State Quota only) or ₹5 lakh (Management Quota), adjusted against the fee on allotment. Counselling fee ₹2,000 (UR) / ₹1,500 (SC/ST/OBC/PwD/EWS).
Round 1 has free exit; upgrade is possible in Round 2 if you give willingness at admission. Round 3 and the Stray Vacancy round have no upgrade, and seats taken there can't be surrendered.
Vacant seats convert in Round 3: PwD seats to their base category, SC ↔ ST, EWS → UR.
A few donor/trust and central-pool seats at MCK, RG Kar, CNMC, BMC, BSMC and NBMC are outside WBMCC counselling.

📊 Already got a seat allotted?

Here's how to decide between keeping it and upgrading in the next round.

West Bengal NEET Category Reference

West Bengal NEET Reservation Categories Explained

In WBMCC's MBBS allotment every State Quota seat carries a category. West Bengal's allotment is gender-neutral — eligibility depends on your category certificate, not gender.

🎓 Unreserved

UR

Unreserved

Merit seats open to every State Quota candidate — reserved-category candidates are considered here first on merit.

All categories

📋 Reserved Categories

EWS

Economically Weaker Section

For general-category candidates below the EWS income limit, with a valid certificate. Also eligible for UR seats.

EWS

OBC

Other Backward Class (Non-Creamy Layer)

West Bengal OBC candidates with a non-creamy-layer certificate. The allotment lists show a single OBC column. Also eligible for UR seats.

OBC-NCL

SC

Scheduled Caste

Government-notified Scheduled Caste seats. Also eligible for UR seats.

ST

Scheduled Tribe

Government-notified Scheduled Tribe seats — usually the most relaxed cutoffs. Also eligible for UR seats.

♿ PwD (Horizontal)

XX-PwD

Persons with Disability

Each category has a small PwD share (UR-PwD, EWS-PwD, OBC-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD). Tick the PwD box in the predictor to include them.

Horizontal

🏢 Management & NRI (Private Colleges)

MQ

Private Management Quota

About two-thirds of most private colleges' seats. No category reservation and a higher fee; open to candidates from any state.

Management

NRI

NRI Quota

28 seats at three private colleges (JGIMS Budge Budge 10, KPC 8, PKG 10). Shown in the College Explorer only.

NRI

💡 Cross-Category Eligibility
Reserved-category candidates are also considered for UR seats. For example, an OBC candidate is eligible for OBC → UR seats. The predictor checks all of these automatically.

FAQs

Common Questions

What UR cutoff rank can I expect at Medical College, Kolkata?

In the official WBMCC 2026 allotments, Medical College, Kolkata closed its UR (Unreserved) state-quota seats at NEET AIR 7,465 in Round 1 and 8,791 after Round 2 — the tightest UR cutoff in West Bengal, followed by IPGME&R (SSKM) and NRS Medical College. Use the Category Cutoffs tab to compare UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST cutoffs across every college.

Who conducts West Bengal NEET UG counselling?

The West Bengal Medical Counselling Committee (WBMCC) runs state counselling for MBBS and BDS at wbmcc.nic.in. It covers the state-quota seats of government colleges (after the 15% All India Quota that MCC fills), plus state-quota, management-quota and NRI-quota seats at private colleges.

What is the difference between State Quota, Management Quota and NRI Quota in West Bengal?

State Quota seats are for West Bengal domicile candidates and follow category reservation (UR, EWS, OBC, SC, ST, each with a PwD share). At private colleges, the rest of the seats are Private Management Quota — no category reservation and a much higher fee — and three private colleges (Jagannath Gupta Budge Budge, KPC and PKG) also have a few NRI seats.

Can reserved-category candidates take UR seats?

Yes. UR seats go purely on merit, so SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates are considered for UR seats first and for their own category's seats as well. This predictor checks both automatically.

Does West Bengal have gender-based reservation?

No. West Bengal's allotment is gender-neutral — male and female candidates in the same category compete for the same seats, so this predictor doesn't ask for gender.

How does PwD reservation work?

Each category has a small PwD share (UR-PwD, EWS-PwD, OBC-PwD, SC-PwD, ST-PwD). Tick the PwD box in the Seat Predictor to include these seats; many PwD seats had no allotment in 2026, which the College Explorer shows as “–”.

What do Retained, Upgraded and Not Upgraded mean in the Round 2 list?

Retained: the candidate kept their Round 1 seat and didn't ask for an upgrade. Upgraded: they moved to a better choice in Round 2. Not Upgraded: they asked for an upgrade but kept their Round 1 seat. Fresh Allotment: they got their first seat in Round 2. Round 1 cutoffs on this site come from the Round 1 allotment list; Round 2 cutoffs count every seat held after Round 2.

What are the fees?

Private college fees come from the Government of West Bengal memo dated 21.08.2026 (last approved fees, applicable this year). They are set per semester — the site shows the yearly figure (two semesters): state quota ₹4L–₹8L/yr and management quota ₹16L–₹21.9L/yr. The 2026 documents don't list government-college fees; the site shows 2025 figures from a third-party compilation (about ₹1,400–₹24,000/yr), marked as such — verify with the college. NRI fees and three government colleges (Deben Mahata, Raiganj, Rampurhat) show “Fee data pending”.

Were any colleges left out?

East West Institute of Medical Sciences & Research (Burdwan) had 100 seats in the 19 Aug 2026 seat matrix but was removed from the revised 25 Aug matrix and has no allotments, so it isn't listed. This site shows MBBS colleges only.

Can students from other states apply in West Bengal?

Only for Private Management Quota seats (and NRI Quota if eligible). State Quota seats need a West Bengal domicile certificate — at least 10 years' residence of the candidate or a parent as on 31.12.2025.

How many counselling rounds does WBMCC hold?

Round 1, Round 2 (with upgrade), Round 3 (no upgrade) and an Online Stray Vacancy round. Round 1 allows free exit; seats taken in Round 3 or the stray round can't be surrendered during counselling.

📊 Freeze, Float & Round Movement

A plain-language guide to the decision every allotted candidate has to make, round after round.

Two separate counselling tracks

You may be dealing with two different systems at once, each with its own rounds and its own rules:

West Bengal State Counselling — run by WBMCC (State Quota seats at government colleges, plus State, Management and NRI Quota seats at private colleges)
All India Quota (AIQ) — run by MCC (15% of government college seats, open to candidates nationwide)

Your list on this site can include colleges from either track — check the quota tag on each saved entry so you don't mix up which portal a deadline applies to.

Your two real options after an allotment

🔒 Freeze

You're satisfied with this seat. Pay the fees, and you're done — no further rounds, no more waiting. This is the right call once a seat matches what you actually want.

🔄 Float / Upgrade

You keep your current seat as a safety net, but stay in the running for the next round. Get something better — you move up automatically and your current seat releases on its own. Nothing better comes through — you simply keep the seat you already have.

⚠️ The rule that changes round to round

Floating never risks the seat you're currently holding — that part is the same in every round. What changes is the penalty for walking away entirely if you decide not to join at all:

AIQ, Round 1: declining an allotment costs nothing — a free exit.
AIQ, Round 2 onward: declining an allotment forfeits your security deposit and shuts you out of all remaining rounds that cycle.
WBMCC Round 2: Round 1 seat holders who gave willingness at admission can opt for an upgrade — they either move up (Upgraded) or keep their Round 1 seat (Not Upgraded). Round 2 seats can be surrendered only with forfeiture of the admission fee; Round 3 and the stray round have no upgrade and no surrender.

Later rounds

After Round 2, WBMCC typically runs an optional Mop-Up / Stray Vacancy round for any seats still left over. Competition thins out, but so do the good options.

Using round movement to decide

Every college on this site shows its Round 1 and Round 2 (final) cutoff rank side by side — in the West Bengal College Explorer, tap any college and look at the category table. The gap between them tells you roughly how much that college's cutoff loosened last year between rounds, which is a useful reference point when you're deciding whether floating for a specific target is realistic given your rank.

ℹ️ This is general guidance based on how WBMCC and MCC counselling have worked in recent cycles — it isn't official advice, and it isn't a guarantee of how this year's rounds will move. Deposit amounts and deadlines are revised most years. Always confirm the current figures on the official WBMCC portal (wbmcc.nic.in) or MCC portal before making your choice.

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