West Bengal MBBS & BDS Counselling: Revised Round 1 Schedule Released

West Bengal's medical counselling authority has released a revised Round 1 schedule for MBBS and BDS admissions. If you're tracking this process, here's the complete updated timeline and what each stage requires.

The Revised Round 1 Schedule

Online Registration is open till 23rd August, 2026, 6:00 PM.

Online Fee Payment has a slightly longer window on the same day, extending till 23rd August, 2026, midnight (12:00 AM) — six hours after registration closes.

Candidate Verification is scheduled across two separate dates: 21st August and 24th August, 2026, both from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Note that the first verification date, 21st August, actually falls before registration even closes on 23rd August — worth keeping in mind if you're trying to sequence your own steps.

The Verified Candidate List & Seat Matrix will be published on 25th August, 2026, after 12 noon.

Choice Filling & Choice Locking opens right after, from 25th August, 4:00 PM, and closes on 27th August, 2026, 4:00 PM — a two-day window immediately following the seat matrix release.

The Round 1 Allotment Result will be declared on 31st August, 2026, after 4:00 PM.

Reporting & Admission for allotted candidates is spread across four separate dates — 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th September, 2026 — each from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Note that 4th September is skipped in this list, so candidates should not assume reporting is available on that date.

A Few Scheduling Quirks Worth Noting

This schedule has a couple of details that are easy to misread if you're moving quickly. The candidate verification process runs on two separate, non-consecutive dates (21st and 24th August) rather than a single continuous window — candidates should check which of the two dates applies to them rather than assuming either date works interchangeably.

Similarly, the reporting and admission window skips 4th September entirely, listing 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and then 5th September as the valid dates. This kind of gap is easy to miss when quickly scanning a date range, so it's worth double-checking against the original notice rather than assuming a continuous five-day block.

Why "Revised" Matters Here

As with any revised schedule, candidates who were working off an earlier version of these dates should discard that timeline entirely and follow only this updated one. Counselling processes that get revised are often adjusted in response to specific issues — technical, administrative, or arising from a previous round — so it's worth checking the official notice for any accompanying explanation, even though the dates themselves are the primary actionable detail here.

What to Do Now

Complete both registration and fee payment before 23rd August, 6:00 PM — while fee payment technically has until midnight, treating both as due by 6:00 PM removes any risk of confusion or a missed step.

Check which of the two candidate verification dates (21st or 24th August) applies to you specifically, and be present within the 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM window on your assigned date, since this step is essential for making it onto the verified candidate list.

Once the seat matrix is published on 25th August, use the two-day choice filling window efficiently — with only until 27th August, 4:00 PM to both fill and lock your choices, there's limited time to research thoroughly, so it helps to have a rough preference list ready in advance based on previous years' cutoff trends.

Mark your calendar carefully for the reporting window, keeping in mind that 4th September is not a valid reporting date despite falling between the other listed dates.

Key Things to Remember

This is a revised Round 1 schedule — discard any earlier dates you may have been tracking and follow only this updated timeline.

Registration closes 23rd August at 6:00 PM; fee payment has until midnight the same day.

Candidate verification happens on two separate dates — 21st and 24th August — not a continuous window.

Choice filling and locking is a tight two-day window: 25th to 27th August.

Reporting and admission spans four dates — 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th September — explicitly skipping 4th September.

This article is based on the revised Round 1 counselling schedule for MBBS & BDS admissions in West Bengal. Candidates should verify all dates against the official West Bengal medical counselling portal, since schedules can be subject to further revision.