Top Rankers Lean Towards General Medicine in NEET PG 2025; Radiology Sees a Slight Slide
General Surgery saw only three top-100 seats this year, PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi secured six seats in top 10
Provisional Round-1 NEET PG 2025 allotment list indicates a clear preference among top-ranked candidates for MD General Medicine, with Radiology slipping a little compared to previous years. Numbers published by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) show that 46 of top 100 candidates have opted for General Medicine, while 40 chose Radio-Diagnosis.
What stands out this year is top-10 pattern. Nine of first ten ranks went into General Medicine, with only Rank 4 picking Radio-Diagnosis. Among choices of medical colleges, majority of these high-rank choices went to PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, which secured six seats in top 10. Candidates and residents have often pointed out that hospital’s training structure, workload distribution and relatively smooth working environment make it a preferred option.
Top 10 Provisional Allotments (Round-1, All India Quota)
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Institute Course 1 PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi MD General Medicine 2 Government Medical College, Kozhikode MD General Medicine 3 PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi MD General Medicine 4 VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi MD Radio-Diagnosis 5 PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi MD General Medicine 6 PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi MD General Medicine 7 PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi MD General Medicine 8 Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute MD General Medicine 9 Madras Medical College, Chennai MD General Medicine 10 PGIMER-Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi
(Source: MCC NEET PG 2025 Provisional Allotment List)
Top-100 Snapshot
Wider distribution shows a steady preference for Medicine, with minor variations in other branches:
MD General Medicine: 46
MD Radio-Diagnosis: 40
MD Dermatology: 3
MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology: 3
MS General Surgery: 3
MD Paediatrics: 1
MD Nuclear Medicine: 1
MS Orthopaedics: 1
Other/Unallocated: 2
Dermatology and Orthopaedics, which often attract interest from top scorers depending on year, saw fewer early picks. Nuclear Medicine appeared once, at Rank 32.
Surgical Branches See Lower Uptake
General Surgery saw only three top-100 seats this year. Trainees cited steep learning curve and limited early operative independence as common concerns. Comments from residents suggested that the long training period and heavier hierarchy continue to deter some of the top scorers from choosing surgical pathways early on.
If similar trends continue in the next counselling rounds, it could affect seat dynamics in superspeciality pathways later in the academic cycle. Medicine’s consistent draw may increase competition for DM/MCh seats, while a lower number of early takers in surgical fields could influence availability of skilled graduates in government settings over time.
Round-2 will provide a clearer picture, but the early numbers show General Medicine holding strong among the highest performers this year.
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 |
Yes. NBE reduces NEET PG cut off in case seats remain vacant after counseling rounds. Reducation of cut off makes more number of candidates eligible to participate in the counselling who were earlier ineligible due to low score. NEET PG 2025 cut off percentile has been reduced for each category.
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The qualifying/ cutoff percentile for NEET PG can be lowered if there are not enough candidates for the counselling process. Such decisions will be taken in consultation with the Medical Council of India and will be informed to the test-takers via an official notification. In 2023, MCC had reduced NEET PG cut off percentile to zero for all category for stray vacancy round counselling. MCC had reduced cut off for 2024-25 session as well. Reduction of NEET PG cut off depends on many factors including number of vacant seats to be filled up.