NEET 2025 Result: What Next? College List, Counselling Steps & Documents

The results for the NEET 2025 exam will be declared on 14th June 2025. After the exam results are declared, students must start preparing for the NEET counselling process. The counselling process for NEET can be quite difficult for students who are not sure what to do. This article highlights some of the key details about the NEET counselling process including the steps, important documents and top colleges. 

NEET 2025 Important Dates 

Provided below is an overview of the important dates for the NEET UG examination. It is very important for students to keep up with the important dates for the exam. Keeping up with the dates ensures students are updated on all key events and deadlines about the NEET UG exam. The important dates are as follows: 

Students can read more on the NEET 2025 examintion here. 

NEET 2025 Counselling Process Explained

Provided below is a simple step-by-step overview of the NEET UG 2025 counselling process. Knowing the steps of the counselling process can be very helpful for students. It ensures knowing what to expect from the counselling process and can help a student in case they get stuck. 

The NEET 2025 counselling process is as follows: 

1. Registration: Students must register for the NEET 2025 counselling process through the official NEET website. Students will be required to fill in their details with accurate and updated information. Doing so will provide students with their login credentials. 
2. Personal Details: After registering, students will be required to provide personal details. These include a student’s mother’s name, father’s name and residential address. 
3. Counselling Fee: After the previous formalities have been completed, students must pay the NEET counselling fee. For general category students, students must pay INR 1000 as a registration fee along with a refundable tuition fee of INR 10,000. After doing so, students will be provided with a registration slip, confirming their admission. 
4. Choice-Filling: This step of the NEET counselling process requires students to choose their colleges of choice. Students must fill-in their colleges in order of their preference.
5. Choice-Locking: Once students are satisfied with their choices, they must lock their choices to confirm them. No choices can be modified after they are locked. It is recommended for students to  take a printout of their choices. 
6. Seat Allotment: There are multiple rounds of seat allotment where students are allotted their seats in particular colleges. If a student is not happy with a particular seat allotment, they can participate in future rounds of counselling. 
7. Seat Confirmation and Reporting: If a student is satisfied with their allotted seat, they must report to that college to complete all formalities. Doing so is necessary to complete a student’s admission. Students will also be required to submit several important documents for verification. Only after completing these formalities will students be given admission. 

NEET 2025 Important Documents 

There are several important documents that students must have for completing their admission to colleges through the NEET counselling process. Provided below is a list of some of the documents they will require: 

• NEET 2025 Admit Card
• NEET 2025 Scorecard/ Results 
• Birth Certificate 
• Class 12th Marksheet or Equivalent
• Class 10th Marksheet or Equivalent
• Provisional Seat Allotment Letter
• Passport Size Photographs 
• Proof of Identity: Aadhar Card, PAN Card, Driver’s License etc. 

Students can read more on the NEET examination here. 

NEET 2025 Top Colleges

There are several top colleges that students can aim for after completing the NEET 2025 examination. Provided below is a list of some of the top colleges students can aim to get admission to after the NEET exam. 

The colleges are as follows: 

• Madras Medical College
• King George’s Medical University
• AIIMS Patna
• Institute of Medical Sciences Varanasi
• Maulana Azad Medical College
• Dayanand Medical College
• Christian Medical College Vellore
• PSG Institute of Medical Sciences
• St. John’s Medical School
• Aligarh Muslim University
• Banaras Hindu University
• Osmania Medical College Hyderabad