NEET Counselling, Medical Colleges and MBBS seats in Punjab

Those NEET aspirants who belong to Punjab will be waiting for NEET state counselling 2022 so that they can register for their prefered colleges to start their journey of becoming successful doctors. Punjab NEET 2022 counselling will be conducted by Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) and it is estimated to happen in the mid of October month.

The schedule of Punjab NEET counselling 2022 will be released on the official website of BFUHS (https://bfuhs.ac.in/). The candidates who have qualified NEET UG exam with minimum qualifying marks will be eligible for the counselling process. To participate in it, candidates need to register on the official website and pay the fee online.

There will be three rounds: First, Second and Mop up round. The last round which is the Mop Up round will be held for the seats that remain vacant in the first and second rounds. Punjab NEET counselling 2022 will be held for 2511 seats of 14 colleges which are located in the different regions of Punjab state.

Name of Examination	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (UG) or NEET-UG
Conducted by	NTA (National Testing Agency)
NEET 2022 Exam Date	17 July 2022
NEET 2022 Result	7 September 2022 (Already Announced)
Date of Commencement of online counselling application	To be announced
punjab NEET Counselling Conducting Authority	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
Total number of MBBS seats in punjab	2511 (14 colleges)

Eligibility criteria for Punjab NEET UG Counselling 2022

The Medical aspirants who belong to Gen/EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category are required to score 50 percentile and the candidates who belong to OBC/SC/ST category are required to score 40 percentile in the NEET UG Exam.

Let’s talk particularly about the year 2022. The marks needed to become eligible are as follows:

Category	Marks Obtained
General	117/720
OBC/SC/ST	93/720

NEET UG 2022 counselling process is divided into 3 rounds:

Round 1 – It is conducted in online mode and all government/private/deemed medical universities’ seats can be filled in this step.

Round 2 – It is also an online mode and here also all government/private/deemed medical universities’ seats are filled in this step. This round is almost similar to the first round but with a little difference. Basically remaining vacancies in the first round are carried forward to this round.

Mop-up round: It is also conducted in online mode. It is about filling unfilled seats in NEET counselling during round 1 and round 2 steps. A student automatically becomes eligible for this round when he/she doesn’t get a seat in round 1&2. The mop round is a step in which state-by-state counselling for medical seats takes place.

Punjab NEET 2022 Counselling Document Verification

All medical aspirants have to carry the required documents for the verification process. If any candidate is found ineligible to show the documents at the time of verification, his/her candidature may be disqualified. The list of documents is mentioned below:

Allotment Letter issued by MCC
Admit Cards of Exams issued by NTA.
Result/ Rank letter issued by NTA.
Date of Birth Certificate (in case DOB is not mentioned in the metric certificate)
Class 10th Certificate
Class 10+2 Certificate
Class 10+2 Marks Sheet
Domicile Certificate
Transfer certificate
Character certificate
Migration letter
Fee payment receipt
Eight Passport size photographs are the same as affixed on the application form.
Proof of identity (Aadhar/ PAN/ Driving License/ Passport)
The Candidate should also bring these certificates, if applicable: SC / ST Certificate, OBC certificate, Disability Certificate, EWS Certificate. These certificates should not be older than 6 months.
Gap certificate
For NRI/ OCI candidates appearing for Deemed Universities documents mandatory are a Passport copy of the candidate, embassy certificate, Sponsorship affidavit (stating that sponsor is ready to bear the expenses for the whole duration of the study), Relationship Affidavit (Relation of Candidate with the sponsorer)

Steps for Punjab NEET UG counselling 2022

NEET counselling registration 2022

MCC conducts the NEET UG counselling to fill all India quota seats and state level seat in two rounds followed by a mop-up round. The simple steps for registration are mentioned below:

Registration with all necessary details and generate a password

Visit the official website (https://bfuhs.ac.in/)
Click on the “New Registration” Tab
Put your Roll Number, Application number and candidate name and all the required details.
Set your pin as per your admit card

Login

Use this credential for NEET counselling registration
Now you will be shown your details as per the NTA database
Verify all the information and click on confirm registration

Punjab Medical Colleges, MBBS seats in NEET UG Counselling 2022

Sl.No.	Name and Address of Medical College / Medical Institution	University Name	Management of College	Year of Inception of College	Annual Intake (Seats)	Status of MCI/NMC Recognition	Date of LOP
1	Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sri Amritsar	Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Sri Amritsar	Trust	1997	150	Recognized for 50 seats. Recognized for increase of seats from 50-100. Recognized for increase of seats from 100 to 150 when degree granted on or after December, 2017
2	Christian Medical College, Ludhiana	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Trust	1953	100	Recognized for 50 seats. Recognized for increase of seats from 50-75, Increase of 75 to 100 seats for 2021-22.
3	Adesh Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Bhatinda	Adesh University, Bathinda	Trust	2006	150	Recognized (issued discharge notice for students admitted with below percentage of marks for the academic year 2011-12)
4	Guru Govind Singh Medical College, Faridkot	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Govt.	1973	125	Recognized for 50 seats. Recognised for increase of seats from 50 to 100 when degree granted on or after Dec.,2017. Permitted for increase of seats from 100 to 125 under EWS quota (103rd constitution amendment) for 2019-20.
5	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhatinda	Statutory Autonomous, AIIMS(New Delhi)	Govt.	2019	100	Permitted by MOH&FW,GOI.
6	Gian Sagar Medical College & Hospital, Patiala	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Trust	2020	150	Permitted u/s 10(A) for 2020-21.
7	Government Medical College, Patiala	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Govt.	1953	225	Recognized for 150 seats. Recognized for increase of seats from 150 to 200 only in respect of student admitted in 2014-15. (Previously affiliated to Punjab University, Patiala). Permitted for increase of seats from 200 to 225 under EWS quota (103rd constitution amendment) for 2019-20.
8	Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Trust	1963	100	Recognized for 70 seats. Permitted for increase of seats from 70 to 100 in 2016-17. Recognition for granting degree to 100 seats annually continued till 2021-22. Permission for admitting 100 students renewed for 2021-’22.
9	Government Medical College, Amritsar	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Govt.	1943	250	Recognized for 150 seats (Previously affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar). Permitted for renewal of permission for increase of seats from 150 to 200 u/s 10(A) for 2020-21. Permitted for increase of seats from 200 to 250 under EWS quota (103rd constitution amendment) for 2019-20.
10	Dr B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, SAS Nagar , Mohali	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Govt.	2021	100	Permitted for 100 seats u/s 26(1)(a)(b) & 28(1)(2) of the NMC Act, 2019 for 2021-22.	11/01/2021
11	Chintpurni Medical College, Pathankot, Gurdaspur	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Trust	2011	150	Recognized Recognition is conditional. College Debarred from admission for two academic years i.e. 2017-18 and 2018-19. Shifted students of 2014-15 and 2016-17 batches in different medical colleges in the state of Punjab. Permission granted for 150 M.B.B.S seats during academic year 2021-22. Next batch of students in M.B.B.S course will be admitted only after permission of MARB of NMC for Renewal/Recognition	30/06/2011
12	Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Jalandhar	Baba Farid University of Health Sciences,Faridkot	Trust	2011	150	Recognized when degree granted on or after 2016. permitted for continuation of recognition for annual intake of 150 MBBS seats, when degree recognized during 2021-22. Granted renewal of permission for annual intake of 150 MBBS seats for the year 2021-22.	08/06/2011

What if you do not get any MBBS seats in NEET UG state counselling 2022?

Generally, candidates think that they only have one option i.e taking a drop to prepare for another year. And we know it is very tough to study the same syllabus again. Also, there is no surety that they would get a seat on their next attempt.

The best alternative to this situation is that you can choose MBBS abroad. There are much more benefits of doing MBBS from foreign countries. You can watch the below video: