Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021 will begin after the NEET result declaration, and the application process is expected to start from the last week of January 2022 (tentatively). As per the latest update, MCC has issued a notice that it will conduct the NEET 2021 Counselling after January 6, 2022. The counselling of Chhattisgarh NEET 2021 will be conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Raipur. DME Raipur has released the Chhattisgarh State merit list 2021 For First Counselling MBBS and BDS Admission. It will be an online process conducted in two rounds. A third (mop-up) round of Chhattisgarh NEET counselling will be conducted if any seats are left vacant after the conclusion of the second round. Unlike the previous two rounds, this round of counselling will be led offline.

Latest Updates:

December 10, 2021: MCC Issues Notice on NEET UG 2021 Counselling; Process Likely to Begin After January 6

Candidates who wish to participate in the counselling of Chhattisgarh NEET 2021 will have to register on the official website of DME, Raipur. They also need to qualify for NEET 2021 to be eligible to participate in the counselling process of this state. 

Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021 process includes registration, choice filling, the release of seat allotment list, document verification, and reporting to the allotted institute. All the steps have their peculiarities, and below is the description of each step:

Candidates who wish to participate in the counselling of Chhattisgarh NEET 2021 need to register on the official website of the DME. The steps for online registration have been given below:

• Go to cgdme.co.in
• Register using a valid Email Id and mobile number
• Fill the details in the application form carefully
• Set a password and choose a security question
• Check the application form thoroughly before submitting it
• Pay the registration fee of Rs 1,000
• Login ID and password will be sent to the registered email ID

After the registration process is complete, a candidate must submit the choices (course/ college) for the Chhattisgarh NEET 2021 counselling. They have to log in to the registered account on the official website and provide the choices.

Candidates must note that the option to fill the choices will be given only once. Thus, they are advised to fill in as many choices as possible. Also, they must keep in mind that choices once submitted cannot be changed.

The competent authority will allocate the seats based on the candidate’s merit in NEET 2021 and their choices. The seats left vacant after the first round of Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021 will be carried forward to the second round.

An offline mop-up round of Chhattisgarh NEET 2021 counselling will be conducted to fill vacant seats after the second round.

• • NEET 2021 admit card
  • NEET 2021 result
  • Class 10 mark sheet/ birth certificate
  • Class 12 mark sheet
  • Caste/ category certificate (if applicable)
  • Chhattisgarh State Residential Certificate
  • Chhattisgarh State Character Certificate
  • Income Certificate
  • PwD Certificate (if applicable)
  Chhattisgarh NEET Counselling 2021: Reservation Criteria/Norms

  Category	Percentage reservation
  Scheduled Tribe (ST)	32%
  Scheduled Caste (SC)	12%
  Other Backward Classes (OBC)	14%
  A person with Disability (PwD)*	3%
  Armed Forces (S)*	3%
  Freedom Fighters (FF)*	3%
  Female*	30%

  *Horizontal reservation

  Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021: Seat Intake

  Below is the seat matrix of various government and private colleges participating in Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021: 

  Chhattisgarh MBBS seat intake

  Name of the College	Total Seats
  Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur	180
  Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences, Bilaspur	120
  Government Medical College, Rajnandgaon	120
  Late Shri Baliram Kashyap Memorial Medical College, Jagdalpur	120
  Late Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Medical College, Raigarh	60
  Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial Medical College, Durg	150
  Total	750

  Chhattisgarh BDS seat intake

  Name of the College	State Quota	Private Management Quota	Total Seats
  Government Dental College, Raipur (Government)	82	-	100
  Rungta Dental College, Bhilai	50	50	100
  Triveni Dental College, Bilaspur	50	50	100
  Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon	50	50	100
  New Horizon Dental College And Research Institute, Bilaspur	50	50	100
  Maitry Dental College, Angora, Durg	50	50	100
  Total			600

Q: Who will conduct the Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021?

A: Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021 will be conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Raipur.

Q:  What mode will be followed this year for Chhattisgarh NEET counselling?

A: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, DME Raipur will conduct the Chhattisgarh NEET online. No candidate has to report in person for verification of documents.

Q: What is the application fee for Chhattisgarh NEET 2021?

A: The Chhattisgarh NEET 2021 application for the General/Unreserved and Other Backward Class (OBC) category is Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 for SC and ST. The application fee is non-refundable.

Q: I haven’t given NEET 2021 exam. Can I appear for Chhattisgarh NEET 2021?

A: No. Only NEET qualifiers can apply for 85 per cent of state quota seats offered for Chhattisgarh NEET 2021.

Chhattisgarh NEET Counselling 2021 is expected to start from the last week of January 2022 (tentatively). The Chhattisgarh NEET counselling process will start right after the result declaration and cut-off release which is expected to be out tentatively after January 6, 2022, as per MCC. The NEET counselling process is usually carried forward according to the quota of seats. Chhattisgarh has 15 per cent reserved seats for candidates belonging to other States and is known as the All India Quota (AIQ). Rest 85 per cent of the total seats are reserved for the candidates having Chhattisgarh domicile.

Latest Updates:

December 10, 2021: MCC Issues Notice on NEET UG 2021 Counselling; Process Likely to Begin After January 6

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Below is the tentative schedule for each event for Chhattisgarh NEET counselling, candidates can refer to:

After the result announcement and the release of the cut-off list, Medical and Dental colleges across Chhattisgarh will start their Chhattisgarh NEET counselling process. The Chhattisgarh NEET counselling will be held in various rounds such as Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3 (if the seats are left vacant). After the completion of Chhattisgarh NEET counselling round wise, various institutes also conduct their counselling at the college level to fill the remaining vacant seats (if any).

To participate in the State NEET counselling candidates have to register themselves first. Registration for Chhattisgarh NEET counselling will be done online and the form will be available on the official website of DME Raipur.

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The registration is considered and accepted only after the payment of the registration fee. After the successful submission of the Chhattisgarh NEET counselling 2021 registration form, the conducting body will release the list of the registered candidates whose applications will be accepted.

The candidates whose names in the list then have to report to the document verification centres if needed otherwise the documents verification is done online. After the document verification process, the candidates have to fill their choice of colleges priority-wise. A provisional merit list of shortlisted candidates will be then released for the first round of seat allotment.

After this, the subsequent counselling rounds will take place depending upon the cut-off and availability of seats.