Gujarat’s medical aspirants have one more reason to check their phones this weekend. The Admission Committee for Professional Undergraduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPUGMEC) has released the Gujarat NEET UG 2026 special stray round allotment, filling 88 vacant MBBS and BDS seats across the state’s medical and dental colleges. The allotment lists went live on Friday evening, November 6, and allotted candidates must complete fee payment and reporting by November 16, 2026.
This is Round 5 of Gujarat’s MBBS and BDS admissions for the 2026-27 session, and for many candidates it is the last realistic chance of a seat this year. The committee has published two lists on its official portal, medadmgujarat.org: a merit-wise allotment list and an institute-wise allotment list. Candidates can search either PDF for their NEET UG roll number or merit number to find their allotted college and course.
88 seats on offer: 56 MBBS and 32 BDS
Only seats left vacant after the earlier rounds were offered in this special stray round. The split is straightforward: 56 MBBS seats and 32 BDS seats, adding up to 88 in total. These are Gujarat state quota seats, filled through the state’s own counselling process, and they are separate from the all-India quota seats handled by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
The vacant seat list was updated on November 5, and the allotment and cutoff were released the next day at 5:30 pm. Along with the allotment, ACPUGMEC has also published a last rank PDF, which shows the final admitted merit rank for each seat.
How to check the Gujarat NEET UG special stray allotment
Checking the result takes only a few minutes:
- Open the official ACPUGMEC portal at medadmgujarat.org.
- Go to the UG Admission section and click the Special Stray Round MBBS/BDS allotment link.
- Open the merit-wise or institute-wise PDF and search for your NEET UG roll number or merit number.
- Note the allotted college and course, and take a printout of the details.
Candidates who find their names in the list should not wait. The reporting window is short, and every step, from fee payment to document verification, has to be finished before the deadline ends.
Fee payment and reporting: what allotted candidates must do
An allotment alone does not confirm admission. Allotted candidates must first pay the tuition fee, and the payment has to be made only at the HDFC Bank branches designated by the admission committee. Fees paid anywhere else will not confirm the seat.
After paying, candidates must visit the Help Centre with their original certificates. The committee has made it clear that documents shown through DigiLocker will not be accepted, so candidates should arrange all original certificates in hard copy before they go. The fee receipt should be kept safe, since it has to be shown at the Help Centre.
The full sequence is: download the allotment PDF and confirm your name, pay the tuition fee at a designated HDFC branch, report to the Help Centre with original documents, obtain the admission order, and then report to the allotted college. All of this must be completed by November 16, 2026.
The Rs 3 lakh deposit and the cost of not joining
Every participant had to pay a refundable security deposit of Rs 3,00,000 to be considered for allotment. The deposit window opened on November 2 and closed at 3:30 pm on November 4.
The deposit is refundable, but only if the candidate follows through. If an allotted candidate fails to report or confirm admission, the committee will forfeit the entire Rs 3,00,000 deposit and charge an additional penalty of Rs 10,000. That means walking away from an allotted seat costs Rs 3,10,000 in total.
Who could take part in this round
Not every NEET UG candidate was eligible. Only candidates who had given consent for the fourth online stray vacancy round, and who had not been allotted a seat in that round, could take part. No fresh registration was allowed at this stage, and candidates who had already received a seat in the fourth stray round could not participate.
What happens next
If any BDS seats are still vacant after this special stray round, ACPUGMEC has said it will hold a fifth online stray round to fill them, following MCC directives. For now, though, the focus is on the 88 candidates who have just been allotted seats. With the reporting deadline set for November 16, they have just over a week to pay fees, gather documents and report.
FAQs
When was the Gujarat NEET UG special stray round allotment released?
The allotment was released on November 6, 2026, at 5:30 pm, on the official ACPUGMEC portal medadmgujarat.org.
How many seats were allotted in this round?
88 seats: 56 MBBS and 32 BDS across Gujarat’s medical and dental colleges.
What is the last date to report after allotment?
Allotted candidates must pay the tuition fee and report with original documents by November 16, 2026.
Where do I pay the tuition fee?
Only at the HDFC Bank branches designated by ACPUGMEC. Fees paid anywhere else will not confirm the admission.
What happens if I do not join after allotment?
The Rs 3,00,000 security deposit will be forfeited and an additional penalty of Rs 10,000 will be charged, a total loss of Rs 3,10,000.
Dates, seat counts and instructions are based on the ACPUGMEC notices on medadmgujarat.org. Confirm the latest details on the official portal before acting.
