The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination authority published its full tentative counselling calendar on 5 August — three complete rounds plus a stray vacancy round, running clear through to October. Every date, and the one rule that shuts this whole page to most candidates from outside Odisha.
Last verified · 31 July 2026 · against official counselling portals
The short version. OJEE, Odisha's state counselling authority, opened Notice No. OJEE/389 on 5 August 2026: the tentative schedule for State Quota MBBS/BDS counselling, session 2026-27. Registration runs 6 to 10 August 2026. The provisional State Merit List publishes 13 August, Round 1 allotment on 22 August, Round 2 on 8 September, Round 3 on 25 September, and a stray vacancy round runs 3 to 5 October 2026. Only Odisha State Natives are eligible for state quota seats — candidates from other states may apply only for NRI quota seats. A State Rank is mandatory to participate at all.
OJEE's own notice states this without hedging: only NEET UG 2026 qualified candidates who are Odisha State Natives are eligible for the state quota MBBS and BDS seats. Candidates from other states may be eligible for NRI quota seats only, and the notice tells candidates directly to ensure their own eligibility before registering — nobody is going to check for you in advance and tell you not to bother.
The honest read for a Northeast India candidate. Without Odisha domicile, this state quota schedule is not your door. The 15% All India Quota through MCC remains open regardless of home state, and Odisha's NRI quota seats are the only other route this notice mentions — a narrower, fee-heavy path that needs its own verification with OJEE directly. MCC's own schedule →
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration, online application, uploading documents for online verification | 6 Aug 2026, 5:00 PM – 10 Aug 2026, 11:59 PM |
| PwD/PC candidates: Medical Assessment Board, SCB Medical College, Cuttack | 10 & 11 Aug 2026 |
| ES candidates: ES Board, Rajya Sainik Board, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar | 10 & 11 Aug 2026 |
| Reconciliation and verification of data | 11 & 12 Aug 2026 |
| Publication of provisional State Merit List | 13 Aug 2026, 4:00 PM |
| Query window on the merit list | 14 Aug 2026, by 11:30 AM |
| Publication of final State Merit List | 14 Aug 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Choice filling, all State Merit Listed candidates | 14 Aug 8:30 PM – 17 Aug 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Reconciliation of data | 18 Aug 2026 |
| 1st Round Provisional Allotment | 19 Aug 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Query on provisional allotment | 20 Aug 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Publication of 1st Round Allotment, download letter | 22 Aug 2026, 11:30 AM |
| Provisional admission — fee payment, reporting at OJEE Cell, Gandamunda, with originals and signed bond | 23 – 28 Aug 2026 |
| Withdrawal (resignation) from admission process | 23 Aug 5:00 PM – 30 Aug 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Display of vacant seats | 31 Aug 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Registration and document upload for 2nd round | 31 Aug 5:00 PM – 2 Sep 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Publication of provisional revised State Merit List | 3 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Query on revised merit list | 4 Sep 2026, 12 Noon |
| Publication of final revised State Merit List, Round 2 | 4 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Choice filling and locking | 4 Sep 7:00 PM – 6 Sep 2026, 4:30 PM |
| 2nd Round Provisional Allotment | 7 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Query on provisional allotment | 8 Sep 2026, 11:30 AM |
| Publication of 2nd Round Allotment, download letter | 8 Sep 2026, 7:00 PM |
| Provisional admission — fee payment and reporting | 9 – 14 Sep 2026 |
| Withdrawal (resignation) | 9 Sep 5:00 PM – 16 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Registration and document upload for 3rd round | 16 Sep 5:00 PM – 17 Sep 2026, 11:59 PM |
| Publication of revised State Merit List | 19 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Choice filling and locking | 19 Sep 7:00 PM – 21 Sep 2026, 4:30 PM |
| 3rd Round Provisional Allotment | 23 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Query on provisional allotment | 24 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Publication of 3rd Round Allotment, download letter | 25 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM |
| Provisional admission — fee payment and reporting | 27 Sep – 1 Oct 2026 |
| Stray Vacancy round | 3 – 5 October 2026 |
A State Rank is mandatory to participate in state counselling for every State Quota Seat under Odisha's MBBS/BDS courses — there is no route into this process without one. College-wise reporting schedule is notified separately, in due course, once allotment for each round is out.
Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE), Notice No. OJEE/389, dated 5 August 2026: “Tentative Counselling Schedule for Qualified NEET UG-2026 Candidates for Admission to MBBS/BDS Course Under State Quota Seats.” Signed by the Chairman, OJEE. Registration and updates at ojee.nic.in and odishajee.com; email odishaojee@gmail.com. The notice is explicitly titled tentative — verify every date directly before you act, and expect the schedule to move.
How to use this page. Every date here was checked against the official counselling authority's own website on 31 July 2026. State authorities extend and revise deadlines at short notice, sometimes with only a few hours' warning, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm the current date on the official portal before you pay any fee. Orchid Education Foundation is an independent admission guidance firm. We are not an agent of any counselling authority, we cannot influence any allotment, and no seat in India can be obtained without a valid NEET UG 2026 score.
The Odisha Joint Entrance Examination authority, which runs state medical counselling for Odisha. Notice No. OJEE/389, dated 5 August 2026, is the Tentative Counselling Schedule for qualified NEET UG 2026 candidates seeking MBBS/BDS admission under State Quota Seats for the 2026-27 session — covering registration through to a stray vacancy round in October.
Only for NRI quota seats. The notice states plainly that only Odisha State Natives are eligible for the state quota MBBS and BDS seats; candidates from other states may be eligible only for NRI quota seats, and candidates are told to confirm their own eligibility before registering. If you don't hold Odisha domicile, this is not an open door the way the 15% All India Quota is.
6 August 2026 at 5:00 PM, closing 10 August 2026 at 11:59 PM, alongside uploading documents for online verification. PwD/PC candidates and Ex-Serviceman-category candidates have a separate, mandatory in-person step in the same window — the PwD/PC Medical Assessment Board sits at SCB Medical College, Cuttack, and the ES Board sits at Rajya Sainik Board, IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, both on 10 and 11 August 2026.
You lose the reservation, not just the appointment. OJEE's own notice states this without qualification: candidates missing the dates to appear before the applicable Medical Assessment Board or Ex-Serviceman board shall be deprived of getting PwD or ES reservations. There is no mention of a makeup date in this notice.
Three full rounds plus a stray vacancy round, running from registration in early August through to 5 October 2026. Round 1 allotment publishes 22 August, Round 2 on 8 September, Round 3 on 25 September, and the stray vacancy round runs 3 to 5 October 2026. Each round has its own registration window for candidates who didn't get in earlier, so a slow start in Round 1 is not necessarily the end of the road — but each successive round is also thinner on seats.
If Odisha's state quota isn't open to you, we'll tell you plainly and point you toward what is — NRI quota, the All India Quota, or a state where your score genuinely competes.