NE State Quota Counselling 2026: How Each State Fills Its 85% Seats

How State Quota Counselling Works

Unlike MCC (which is centralised), NE state DMEs each run their own online or semi-online counselling process. Registration typically opens a few weeks after MCC Round 1 results, though the exact gap varies by state and year. You must register separately on each state DME portal — there is no common registration across states. You can simultaneously register for your home state DME and MCC AIQ to maximise chances.

Assam: DME Assam

DME Assam conducts online centralised counselling for state quota MBBS, BDS and BAMS seats across six government medical colleges and one dental college. Registration typically follows a few weeks after MCC Round 1 — for 2026, given the NEET-UG re-exam delay, expect this to be later than the usual late-July window. Assam domicile holders must produce a permanent resident certificate or an ST/SC certificate issued by a competent Assam authority. Assam has a comprehensive OBC-A and OBC-B reservation structure in addition to SC/ST quotas.

Manipur: DME Manipur

DME Manipur fills the 85 state-quota MBBS seats at JNIMS. RIMS Imphal's 100 MBBS seats are entirely AIQ and do not fall under DME Manipur. Manipur state quota is restricted to ILP or scheduled tribe residents of the state, making the competing pool very small. Cut-offs for state-quota JNIMS seats are typically within reach of scores above 400 in NEET-UG 2026.

Tripura: DMET Tripura

DMET Tripura fills 85 state-quota MBBS seats at AGMC Agartala. Tripura has a strong tribal reservation structure (approximately 50% of state quota for ST candidates). Non-ST domicile candidates compete for the remaining seats. Tripura DME counselling is typically completed in a single round, faster than larger states.

Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram

Both states have a single government medical college — TRIHMS Naharlagun (AP) and ZMC Aizawl (Mizoram) — each with 50 MBBS seats and 42 state-quota seats. In both states, virtually all state-quota seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates indigenous to the state. Non-indigenous domicile holders have extremely limited access to state quota seats in these two states.

States Without State Quota Seats

Nagaland and Sikkim do not have a state government medical college, so there are no DME counselling seats. NEIGRIHMS in Shillong is a central institution — admissions are via INI-CET, not MCC or state DME counselling. Students from these states must rely entirely on AIQ, INI-CET, management quota or admission in a neighbouring state.