Simplifying the NEET counselling and medical admission process for students and parents
Many of them are unable to secure MBBS seats due to the complex and extensive NEET counselling process in India.
India's medical admission ecosystem is divided across 35+ state-wise counselling types, each with different portals, deadlines, categories, and reservations. A single missed document, an unmarked subcategory, or one panicked click during choice filling can spoil your years of hard work.
To solve these challenges, a homegrown platform, Hello Mentor, is transforming the chaos of NEET counselling into clarity. Since 2018, with 200+ expert NEET counsellors and a digital platform '
portal.hellomentor.in
'.
They have mentored over 35,000 future doctors and impacted more than 5 lakh NEET UG and PG aspirants across India.
'One small mistake in the NEET Counselling process may cost you your MBBS dream,' states Vikram Kumar, Founder & CEO of Hello Mentor.
5 Challenges faced by students and parents during NEET counselling
Application & documentation errors:
Having the correct documents and having them verified and approved by the proper authorities is the biggest error zone for students and parents. This causes a stressful experience during counselling, and in some cases, it may also lead to loss of seat due to disqualification.
Choice-filling confusion:
There are 767 medical colleges in India. Knowing about all of them and listing them for choice-filling is crucial, but a difficult task for students and parents. Can the mistakes made in choice filling lead to allotment of an inferior college despite a good NEET
Rank
? The answer is yes.
Reservations & categories:
There are 800+ reservations and categories in India. Not knowing your applicable categories and not utilising them to your advantage may decrease your chances of securing a seat allotment.
Fee structures & budget planning:
The 398 Government, 289 Private, 55
Deemed
, and 25 central universities (CUs) offer seats under various fee structures, ranging from ₹1,000 to ₹89 Lakh per annum. Not having advanced budget planning for multiple types of colleges may lead to lost opportunities or the selection of a college that is inferior to the student's rank.
Note:
Two Deemed Medical Colleges, with pending approval from the NMC, are not included. If approved, there will be 57 Deemed Universities in India by 2025.
35+ NEET counselling bodies:
Effectively navigating through AIQ counselling, 28 State counselling, and 8 UTs results in 35+ counselling portals, rules, regulations, deadlines, reservations, categories, and competition levels is a massive task for students and parents. It gets overwhelming for students and parents, and without regular guidance, it may result in lost opportunities.
Data-driven insights and personalised mentorship for NEET counselling
Identifying the challenges faced by parents and students during the NEET Counselling process, Hello Mentor steps in with data-driven analytics blended with human expertise to simplify medical admissions in India. Their ecosystem consists of two central pillars:
Students can visit
hellomentor.in
and access the latest, authenticated insights on over 1.15 lakh MBBS seats. They can also explore 767 medical college cut-offs, quotas, reservations, and fee structures on the go. This portal contains 20+ top tools and resources like:
NEET Score booster (Pre-exam tool):
AI-powered assessment that adapts to your progress. Master every topic with video lectures, self-tests, past years' exam papers, & Revision modules.
Colleges & seats:
Unlock state- and college-wise seat distribution counts across 398 Govt., 289 Private, 55 Deemed, and 25 Central Universities.
Note:
Two Deemed Medical Colleges, with pending approval from the NMC, are not included. If approved, there will be 57 Deemed Universities in India by 2025.
Fees & seat matrix:
View the category, quota, and counselling-wise fee structures for different medical college types, along with the latest seat matrix.
Cut off & allotments:
Medical college cut-offs & round-wise closing ranks in the past 3 years to know the colleges falling in your rank range.
College compare:
Compare and examine colleges of your choice based on year of establishment, OPD, No. of Beds, Past Cut Offs, and Fees.
Counselling:
Find all the official and authenticated NEET Counselling links of all the states and Central Counselling.
Real-time news & links:
All crucial NEET Counselling 2025 news, alerts, and rule changes in counselling as the counselling progresses through different rounds.
And many more.
2. The human edge: Pre & post-exam mentors for complete handholding
Along with Data Analytics, another essential resource that students require is personalised guidance.
For this, Hello Mentor's NEET Counselling experts, with their strategic handholding, guide you throughout your NEET journey, making things smooth and error-free.
Pre-exam mentorship: NEET Topper guidance to boost your NEET score.
Academic mentor:
NEET Toppers who lead you as your mentors, share their proven tricks and techniques for the NEET exam, help you with exam strategy, and follow up for the best results.
Success coach:
A helping guide who removes your exam fear and anxiety & tracks your weekly progress to ensure focus and positive well-being throughout your exam preparation.
Post-exam mentorship:
Personalised guidance and handholding throughout NEET counselling
Senior mentors:
NEET Counselling experts who understand your profile, eligibility for different counselling types, categories, reservations, and develop a complete plan for your counselling journey. Our experts present you with more choices and unseen opportunities as well.
Support mentors:
The primary point of contact, available anytime for students and parents to address day-to-day doubts throughout the NEET Counselling process.
SYCC support:
Shortlist Your Counselling & Colleges to filter the medical college list as per your rank and category.
Application filling:
Handholding by Hello Mentor for application filling with zero errors.
Documentation & verification:
Ensure all required documents are present and verified in the correct formats for various counseling processes.
Choice filling:
Hello Mentor's experts analyse your NEET rank, category, and past 3 years' data to help you prepare a choice-filling strategy for every Counselling round for the best medical seat.
'Hello Mentor replaces guesswork with precise data and avoids haphazard decisions with a well-structured plan,' states Founder and CEO, Vikram Kumar.
From no clarity to an MBBS seat: Priya's 417 Score Success
Priya S.
(Name changed for privacy) scored 417 (AIR 3.42 Lakh) in NEET UG 2024. Her family was confident that she would secure an MBBS seat. But rank inflation shook their plans. "We didn't know where to start," Priya recalls. 'Hello Mentor helped me discover my eligibility for the Tamil Linguistic Minority Quota, but the application deadline was near. My mentor analysed my rank against past cut-offs, identified and arranged all the required documents, guided me on the choice-filling strategy, and supported me through the counseling process.
Aha! I finally landed an MBBS seat at MVJ Medical College"
NEET Counselling expertise for the most suited seat for your score
Book your Free 1-to-1 NEET Counselling session by clicking
here
or visit any Hello Mentor office and clear all your NEET Counselling doubts.
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