AIAPGET Counselling 2026 Put on Hold: Round 1 Deferred After October 26 Start

The Ayush Admissions Central Counselling Committee (AACCC) has put AIAPGET 2026 counselling on hold until further notice. Round 1, which was due to begin on October 26, now stands deferred, and candidates must wait for a revised schedule and a fresh seat matrix.

News of the hold reached candidates on October 27, a day after Round 1 was supposed to open. AACCC has cited administrative reasons for the pause and has said the revised dates will be uploaded on its official portal. No new date has been announced yet, so nothing from the earlier timetable should be treated as confirmed.

The old Round 1 dates no longer hold

Under the schedule AACCC issued earlier, AIAPGET 2026 counselling was set to run Round 1 registration and fee payment from October 26 to November 1, with choice filling and locking from October 27 to November 1. The seat allotment result was fixed for November 3, and reporting at allotted institutes was fixed for November 4 to 13.

Every one of those dates is now on pause. Candidates who had planned their week around choice filling from October 27 need to stop and reset. Booking travel for the November 4 to 13 reporting window would be a mistake right now, because that window will move with the revised schedule.

Do not act on the old dates. The only dates that count are the ones AACCC publishes next.

Who this pause affects

AIAPGET is the national test for postgraduate seats in AYUSH streams. The central counselling covers MD and MS programmes, along with PG Diploma seats, in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy for the 2026-27 session.

Seats covered by the central process include All India Quota seats in government and government-aided colleges, central universities and national institutes. It also covers seats in deemed universities and the internal seats of Banaras Hindu University. State quota AYUSH PG seats run on separate state counselling timelines, so candidates in a state process should check their state authority’s notice as well.

Students following other medical PG timelines will know this is a busy month. NEET PG 2026 counselling rounds have been running in parallel.

What candidates should do right now

Waiting is frustrating, but use the wait to get ready rather than guessing dates:

• Check the AACCC official portal once a day for the revised schedule and seat matrix notice.
• Ignore forwarded messages that claim new dates. If a date is not on aaccc.gov.in, treat it as a rumour.
• Keep your AIAPGET 2026 scorecard and rank letter ready, along with your registration details.
• If you registered on October 26, save your payment receipt and login details. Do not pay again on any other website.
• Keep your documents scanned and ready, so a short revised window does not catch you out.

A delay in Round 1 usually squeezes everything that follows. Later rounds, stray vacancy rounds and the start of the academic session can all shift back. The revised seat matrix matters as much as the dates: it will show which seats are on offer when counselling restarts.

Documents to keep ready for reporting

When the revised schedule does come, reporting will still need the same set of papers. Candidates should have these ready:

• AIAPGET 2026 admit card, scorecard and rank letter
• Class 10 marksheet and certificate, for date of birth proof
• Class 12 marksheet and certificate
• BAMS, BHMS, BUMS or BSMS degree certificate, as applicable, with marksheets of all professional exams
• Compulsory rotatory internship completion certificate
• Permanent or provisional registration certificate from the relevant AYUSH council
• Valid photo ID such as Aadhaar, passport, PAN card or driving licence
• Caste, EWS, OBC Non-Creamy Layer or PwBD certificate, if applicable, plus recent passport-size photographs

Carry originals with self-attested photocopies. Institutes verify originals at reporting, and a missing paper on the day can cost a seat even after allotment.

What happens next

AACCC has said the revised schedule and seat matrix will be announced soon on the AACCC official portal. Until that notice appears, the honest position is simple: no Round 1 date is confirmed, and no candidate should plan around the old timetable. Fresh education news on this story will follow as soon as the committee publishes its next notice.

Frequently asked questions

Is AIAPGET 2026 counselling cancelled?

No. AACCC has put the counselling process on hold until further notice. It has not been cancelled. A revised schedule and seat matrix will be published on aaccc.gov.in.

What happens to the old Round 1 dates?

The old dates no longer hold. Registration from October 26 to November 1, choice filling from October 27 to November 1, the November 3 result and reporting from November 4 to 13 all stand deferred until AACCC issues fresh dates.

I already registered on October 26. What should I do?

Keep your registration details and payment receipt safe and wait for the revised schedule. Do not pay again or register on any other site. AACCC will publish the next steps on its official portal.

Where will the revised AIAPGET 2026 schedule be published?

On the official AACCC portal, aaccc.gov.in. Check the notices section there rather than trusting forwarded messages or social media posts.