NEET PG Rank wise Seat Allotment 2026: Check Branch-wise Expected Closing Ranks

National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Post-Graduation 2026 ( NEET PG )

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NEET PG 2026 Application

1 Jul '26 - 21 Jul '26

Updated on Jun 16, 2026 13:16 IST
Candidates who will qualify NEET PG 2026 exam are curious to know whether they will get a specific branch as per their choice or not. Read the article to know the expected list of NEET PG rank-wise seat allotment. The seat allotment for NEET PG is based on the All India Rank of candidates.

Worried about what rank in NEET PG will help secure a seat in participating institutes? Get the expected NEET PG closing rank branch-wise and know your chance of admission. The final allotment result will be released online by MCC.

 
NEET PG Rank-wise Seat Allotment 2026

NEET PG Rank-wise Seat Allotment

The thought that comes to a student after knowing their rank is which course and college they will get based on their rank. The same query NEET PG students have. Students can use the NEET PG college predictor tool to know the details of the course and college based on their rank. The final status is known after the release of NEET PG seat allotment

NEET PG qualifying students need to participate in the counselling process conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). Candidates are allotted seats based on their NEET PG rank and the number of seats available in participating institutes. In this article, candidates can check rank-wise seat allotment for NEET PG 2026.

Table of contents
  • NEET PG Seat Allotment 2026: Branch-wise Expected Closing Ranks
  • NEET PG 2026 Branch Allocation: The Determining Factors
  • NEET PG 2026 Cut off
  • NEET PG Previous Year Cutoff
  • NEET PG 2024 College and Branch Prediction

NEET PG Seat Allotment 2026: Branch-wise Expected Closing Ranks

The seat allotment for NEET PG 2026 will be updated online. Candidates will have to check the NEET PG cutoff score to know the branch-wise closing rank for each category. Those who have a rank within the closing rank will be offered seats. Here we have provided the expected closing rank for various branches, category-wise.

Categorywise Closing Rank in Particular Branch

Branch

General

OBC

SC

ST

Radiology

545

535

500

443

ENT

440

430

370

280

Surgery

480

465

385

310

OBGY

500

475

405

305

Dermatology

550

515

450

395

Medicine

535

500

435

350

Paediatrics

510

485

405

360

Pulmonary

495

500

400

300

Ophthalmology

450

435

370

295

Orthopeadics

490

480

395

300

 NEET PG 2026 Branch-wise Cut off 2026 in Top Colleges (Expected)

Candidates can check expected cut off of particular branch in some of the top colleges in the tables given below:

NEET PG 2026 cut off for Dermatology

Name of the College

Expected rank

Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

29

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

634

Government Medical College, Kannur

812

Government Medical College, Jammu

1674

Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla

1563

Government Medical College, Srinagar, Kashmir

1300

Shyam Shah Medical College, Rewa

2110

Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya

3770

Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh

2562

Bankura Sammilani Medical College, Bankura

2538

NEET PG 2026 Cut off for Radiology

Name of the College

Expected rank

Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi

159

Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur

317

Government Medical College, Aurangabad

517

Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak

346

Stanley Medical College, Chennai

379

Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai

219

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata

222

BJ Government Medical College, Pune

306

Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

321

NEET PG 2026 Cut off for General Medicine

Name of the College

Expected rank

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, New Delhi

93

Government Medical College, Kozhikode

138

Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

44

Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi

56

Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

158

Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai

94

Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

883

B J Medical College, Ahmedabad

312

SCB Medical College, Cuttack

549

NEET PG 2026 Cut off for Surgery

Name of the College

Expected rank

Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai

461

B J Medical College, Ahmedabad

1529

VMMC and SJ Hospital, New Delhi

146

RML and Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, New Delhi

428

Madras Medical College, Chennai

3575

Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Medical College, Mumbai

743

Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata

1046

Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

199

Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Secunderabad

1687

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Can I carry calculator at NEET PG test centre?
A: 

No. Candidates can't carry any electronic item such as mobile phone, calculator, bluetooth, earphone to NEET PG centre. Some of the items which are not allowed at NEET PG centre have been enlisted below:

  • Any stationery item like textual material (printed or written), notes, writing Pad, Pen Drives, Eraser, etc.
  • All ornaments like bracelets, Ring, Earrings, Nose-pin
  • Other items like Wallet, Goggles, Handbags, Belt, Cap etc.
  • Any eatable items and water bottle are also banned.

 

Q:   Has NBE released NEET PG 2026 date notification?
A: 

NEET PG 2026 exam notification is available online. The authority will conduct the NEET PG exam on August 30, 2026. The registration process started on July 1, 2026.

Q:   Does NBE allot NEET PG test city on first come first basis?
A: 

Yes. Candidates have to provide prefrences of test cities while filling application form for NEET PG. It is to be noted the city is chosen by candidate himself / herself at the time of online submission of application form, while the allotment of test centre/venue in the chosen city is done by exam authority. NBE will allot the name and address of exact test centre along with the NEET PG admit card.

Q:   Will NBE provide final correction window for NEET PG?
A: 

Yes. NBE will open final correction window for NEET PG. Candidates can rectify incorrect images uploaded along with NEET PG application form. It must be noted the correction window is opened to rectify incorrect images in the application form. Candidates have to login and rectify images such as photograph, signature, and thumb impression. It is the final opportunity to make changes in NEET PG application form. 

NEET PG 2026 Branch Allocation: The Determining Factors

The authority will consider various factors while branch allocation. Below are a few of them.

  • Candidate category.

  • Total number of seats available.

  • Number of students qualified NEET PG 2026.

  • Number of students applied for counselling.

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NEET PG 2026 Cut off

NBE will release NEET PG 2026 cutoff for each category. NEET PG cut off 2026 is the minimum qualifying mark which a candidate has to score in the exam. The cut off percentile scores have been mentioned in the table given below:

Category

NEET PG 2025 cutoff qualifying percentile

NEET PG cut off scores 2025

Unreserved (UR)

50th percentile

276

SC/ST/OBC

40th percentile

235

UR PWD

45th percentile

255
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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What is full form of NEET PG?
A: 

NEET PG stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate courses, conducted by National Board of Examinations (NBE) for admission to MD/MS/PG Diploma courses in India. NEET PG, a postgraduate level entrance exam is mandatory for admission to all medical colleges in India. 

Q:   What is the exam timing for NEET PG exam?
A: 

NEET PG 2026 exam will be held in single session from 9 am to 12: 30 pm on August 30, 2026. The Candidates can refer the table given below for NEET PG 2026 exam timing.

Events

Shift 1 (Timing)

Reporting time for candidates

07: 00 AM

Entry closes

08:30 AM

Candidate gets access to log in window

08:45 AM

Exam starts

09:00 AM

Exam ends

12: 30 PM

Q:   When will NEET PG 2026 Information Bulletin be released?
A: 

The National Examination Board in Medical Science released the NEET PG 2026 information bulletin on July 2, on its website. The registration has started; candidates can apply online.

Q:   What is the total and sectional duration of NEET PG exam?
A: 

The total duration of NEET PG exam is 3.5 hours or 210 minutes. In 2024, NBE introduced time bound section in NEET PG exam. This means candidates will have specific time to solve specific number of questions. Whole question paper is divided into 5 sections (A to E) with 36 questions in each. Candidates get 42 minutes to solve each section. It must be noted candidates can't answer questions of any section till he/she exahusts allotted time (42 minutes) of previous section. 

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NEET PG Previous Year Cutoff

Until the NEET PG 2026 cutoff is released, candidates can check the previous year cutoff and know what rank they need to get admission to the participating institutes.

Cut off for NEET PG 2023

Category

NEET PG 2023 cutoff qualifying percentile

NEET PG cut off scores 2023

Unreserved (UR)

50th percentile

291

SC/ST/OBC

40th percentile

257

UR PWD

45th percentile

274

Cut off for NEET PG 2022

Category 

Qualifying Percentile

Cut off scores

General

50th

 

 

275

Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Other Backward Classes

40th

245

General PWD

45th

260

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NEET PG 2024 College and Branch Prediction

Candidates will be getting admission to a particular college as per their NEET PG rank. Both government and private colleges have their pros and cons. While government colleges are considered more affordable in terms of fee structure, private colleges offer more branches to candidates.

Experts have analysed the previous records and predicted the college type and branch a candidate will be getting on the basis of the NEET PG rank 2024. The table given below enlists the college type and branch as predicted by experts of the respective fields.

NEET PG Rank Range 2025

Type of College

Branch Prediction

1 to 29,00

Government college

All Branches

3,000-5,000

Government college

All Branches except Radiology and Dermatology

5,001-7,500

Government college

DNB in every branch

75,01-9,000

Government/Private college

Candidates won't get Rdiology, Medicine, Paediatrics in Government colleges

All branches in Private

9,001-11,000

Government/Private

General Surgery, Ophthalmology, ENT in Government

All branches in Private

 

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No. NEET-PG is mandatory for all MD admissions in India across all colleges, government, private, deemed, and central institutions. There is no alternative entrance exam or direct admission route for MD. Even foreign nationals of Indian origin need to qualify in the relevant entrance process. 

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  • General/NRI: INR 1,700
  • General-EWS/OBC-NCL: INR 1,600
  • SC/ST/PwBD/Third Gender: INR 1,000
  • Foreign Nationals/Outside India: INR 9,500

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Sharda University cutoff 2025 for the MS and MD courses was declared for admission based on the NEET PG entrance exam, followed by the UP NEET PG counselling process. The cutoff was published for various home state quotas. 

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To check the KEAM merit list for Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, students have to go to the official site, ie, Office of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE). This is the body that conducts the KEAM counselling process. It is also the same one who handles the KEAM entranc

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Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, accepts the NEET PG entrance examination for admission to the MD and MS courses, followed by the NEET PG counselling process for the All India quota. 

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