Total government PG medical seats in India is around 34,000. According to data, Maharashtra has the highest number of seats, followed by Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan. The data is based on details provided by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavia in Parliament while replying to a question regarding measures taken to strengthen the medical system.
Government PG Medical seats in India
Government medical colleges are in high demand. The majority of students, either from BiPC or PCM, first priority is to get admission to the government medical colleges. High education quality and low tuition fees are the main reasons behind this. But there are limited government seats. This makes the competition high.
In India, there are approx. 30000 government PG medical seats. This data was shared by the Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandavia. There are a total of 70,645 medical seats, including government and private seats. The exact number of government PG seats is 33,416, including Physicians & Surgeons (CPS), Diplomate of National Board (DBN) seats and colleges.
The seat matrix helps to know the total number of seats reserved in the government colleges for different categories and courses. Knowing the seat matrix, students plan their preparation to secure admission to their dream college. Admission to the postgraduate course in Medicine is through NEET PG. Check the page for detailed information on Government PG Medical seats in India.
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- Maharashtra tops the chart for the maximum government PG medical seats
- Total Government PG Medical Seats in India: State-wise List
- Total Private & Government PG Medical Seats in India
Maharashtra tops the chart for the maximum government PG medical seats
According to state-wise data, Maharashtra has the highest number of PG government medical seats among the states. The total number of government PG medical seats in Maharashtra is 3,576. With 2,889 seats, Delhi ranks second number followed by Tamil Nadu (2,765) and Rajasthan (2,255).
Commonly asked questions
15 AIIMS including AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, SGPGI Lucknow, and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum do not accept NEET PG scores. A separate exam is conducted for admission at these institutes, i.e INI CET. The exam is conducted twice in a year in computer-based mode.
The National Board of Examinations (NBE) releases the list of centres for NEET PG. Candidates have to choose a preference of the exam centre while applying online for the exam. NBE will allot the exact name and address with the admit card. Candidates will have to download the admit card once the exam-conducting body activates the link online.
Yes. MCC has reduced NEET PG 2025 cutoff percentile as well as score for each category. NEET PG 2025 percentile has bene reduced by 7th percentile for general category and 0th percentile for SC/ST category. For general category revised cutoff score is 103.
NEET PG 2025 cut off has been reduced in comparision to last few year cut off. The cut off is the minimum marks required to qualify for the exam in that particular caregory. Only candidates who score the minimum marks can participate in seat allocation process. The table given below contains the cut off for each category:
Category | NEET PG 2025 cutoff | NEET PG 2023 cut off scores |
|---|---|---|
Unreserved (UR) | 276 | 291 |
SC/ST/OBC | 235 | 257 |
UR PWD | 255 | 274 |
Total Government PG Medical Seats in India: State-wise List
| State name |
Government PG seats |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh |
1923 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
0 |
| Andaman & Nikobar Islands |
0 |
| Assam |
738 |
| Bihar |
908 |
| Chandigarh |
585 |
| Chhattisgarh |
475 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
0 |
| Delhi |
2889 |
| Goa |
137 |
| Gujarat |
2186 |
| Haryana |
432 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
264 |
| J & K |
606 |
| Jharkhand |
263 |
| Karnataka |
1856 |
| Kerala |
1077 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
1489 |
| Maharashtra |
3576 |
| Manipur |
255 |
| Meghalaya |
37 |
| Mizoram |
0 |
| Nagaland |
0 |
| Orrisa |
725 |
| Puducherry |
314 |
| Punjab |
408 |
| Rajasthan |
2255 |
| Sikkim |
0 |
| Tamil Nadu |
2765 |
| Telangana |
1504 |
| Tripura |
85 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
2301 |
| Uttarakhand |
1572 |
| West Bengal |
1791 |
| Total |
33,416 |
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Total Private & Government PG Medical Seats in India
The total number of PG medical seats, including private and government, is 70, 645 for academic year 2023-24. There has been an increase of 127 percent from 31, 185 before 2014 and 70,645 as of now; the Union Health Minister on February 7, 2024, informed the Lok Sabha. Providing comparative data, the Minister said PG seats were increased from 39583 in 2018-19 to 64059 in 2022-23. Candidates can refer to the table given below for state-wise total number of government and private medical PG seats in India.
| State |
No. of Colleges |
PG Seats |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
Government |
Private |
| Andhra Pradesh |
37 |
1923 |
1645 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Andaman & Nikobar Islands |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Assam |
13 |
738 |
0 |
| Bihar |
21 |
908 |
321 |
| Chandigarh |
1 |
585 |
0 |
| Chhattisgarh |
14 |
475 |
114 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Delhi |
10 |
2889 |
49 |
| Goa |
1 |
137 |
0 |
| Gujarat |
40 |
2186 |
724 |
| Haryana |
15 |
432 |
465 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
8 |
264 |
92 |
| J & K |
12 |
606 |
51 |
| Jharkhand |
9 |
263 |
0 |
| Karnataka |
70 |
1856 |
4593 |
| Kerala |
33 |
1077 |
868 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
27 |
1489 |
859 |
| Maharashtra |
68 |
3576 |
2498 |
| Manipur |
4 |
255 |
0 |
| Meghalaya |
1 |
37 |
0 |
| Mizoram |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Nagaland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Orrisa |
17 |
725 |
509 |
| Puducherry |
9 |
314 |
720 |
| Punjab |
12 |
408 |
384 |
| Rajasthan |
35 |
2255 |
1033 |
| Sikkim |
1 |
0 |
34 |
| Tamil Nadu |
74 |
2765 |
2369 |
| Telangana |
56 |
1504 |
1608 |
| Tripura |
2 |
85 |
6 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
68 |
2301 |
1919 |
| Uttarakhand |
8 |
1572 |
260 |
| West Bengal |
35 |
1791 |
297 |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 days ago
With 485 marks in NEET PG 2026, your eligibility depends on your All India Rank (AIR) and category, though a score of 485 comfortably clears the general qualifying cutoff (262 out of 720).
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Yes, a 20K rank could be considered a good rank for admission to NITTE University to the MD and MS courses via the NEET PG exam. For the General AI category, the maximum admitted rank was 228775 for the MD course (MD in Physiology) and 69763 for the MS (MS in General Surgery) course via the NITTE Un
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The MD Forensic Medicine cut-off in NEET-PG 2026 is, honestly, one of the most rank-friendly in the entire MD table — which makes this para-clinical branch a serious government-college route for candidates sitting on a lower rank. NEET-PG 2026 results were declared by NBEMS on 24 September 2026,
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Answered a month ago
Candidates can check the expected NEET PG 2026 qualifying marks below.
| Category | Qualifying Percentile | Expected Qualifying Marks |
| General | 50th | 295–315 |
| General PwBD | 45th | 275–295 |
| SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD) | 40th | 255–275 |
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Answered a month ago
470 is an average mark in NEET PG. Candidates can qualify the exam but securing admission to the clinical courses is not possible.
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Answered a month ago
NBEMS declared NEET PG 2026 result on September 24. NEET PG result link is activated on the website natboard.edu.in. Candidates can check their rank and marks obtained. They will also know the NEET PG cutoff marks.
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Yes, the NEET PG exam is tough. The exam is designed to test the knowledge of MBBS graduates in 19 subjects. Moreover, the number of seats are limited.
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Answered a month ago
Yes, this is a decent rank in NEET PG. Candidates have a high chance of getting admission to the clinical seat in medical colleges.
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Answered 2 months ago
Yes, NEET PG city intimation slip was released on August 11, 2026. Candidates can check the city intimation slip through login portal. They can know the exam city name through the NEET PG city intimation slip.
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