NEET PG 2026 Branch-Wise Cutoff: Rank Required for MD/MS Specialities & Top Colleges
AditiUpdated on 03 Oct 2026, 08:38 AM IST
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NEET PG 2026 branch wise cutoff is the number every candidate is hunting for right now, and here is the honest starting point: NBEMS declared the result on September 24, 2026, the topper (AIR 1) scored just 641 out of 720, and no 2026 closing rank exists yet because MCC has not published a counselling schedule in the sources checked for this article. What does exist is last year's real All India Quota data, and it shows how sharply each speciality moves: in 2025, the pooled General-category Radiology cutoff in Round 1 was AIR 2,920, while General Medicine started at 3,822 and General Surgery at 11,507. This guide turns that data into a branch-wise, category-wise and college-wise map you can use the day your own rank matters.
NEET PG Cutoff 2026: What Is Confirmed and What Is Not
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| Particular | Status for NEET PG 2026 |
|---|---|
| Exam date | August 30, 2026, with a re-exam on September 5 for candidates affected at two Jaipur centres |
| Result | Declared by NBEMS on September 24, 2026 |
| Candidates appeared | About 2.66 lakh (2,63,544 on August 30 plus 2,416 in the re-exam) |
| Pattern | 180 questions, 720 marks, +4 for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong one |
| Qualifying cutoff | General/EWS 262 marks (50th percentile); General-PwBD 244 (45th); SC/ST/OBC including their PwBD candidates 226 (40th) |
| Toppers | AIR 1 scored 641; AIR 2 scored 633; AIR 3 scored 626; the top 10 scored between 620 and 641 |
| MCC counselling schedule | Not officially declared in the sources checked; expected in October 2026 |
| NEET PG closing rank 2026 | Not available yet; it will exist only after MCC and state authorities publish round-wise results |
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The qualifying cutoff only decides whether you can enter counselling, so it is not the NEET PG branch wise cutoff you actually need. Which speciality and which college you get depends on your All India Rank against each seat's closing rank, and that is what the rest of this article covers. If you want to translate your score into a rank first, use the NEET PG marks vs rank page listed in the resources below, and remember that the 2026 topper's 641 makes older 700+ projections obsolete.
Why 2025 Closing Ranks Are the Best Benchmark, and Where They Mislead
Until MCC allots 2026 seats, the last completed cycle is the most useful reference, but it needs three warnings. First, NEET PG 2025 was scored out of 800 with about 2.30 lakh candidates appearing, while 2026 is out of 720 with about 2.66 lakh, roughly 16 percent more, so compare ranks and percentiles, never raw marks across years. Second, the 2025 qualifying cutoff was lowered during counselling to let more candidates into later rounds, which stretched Round 3 and stray-vacancy closing ranks, so Round 1 and Round 2 are the more dependable benchmarks. Third, AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST admit postgraduate students through INI-CET, not NEET PG, so their seats never appear in MCC data and any NEET PG cutoff quoted for them is not real.
NEET PG Branch-Wise Closing Rank: Speciality-Wise Cutoff Comparison
What rank do you need for each speciality? The table below pools every government college in the 2025 All India Quota, General category, and shows the last rank allotted in each branch round by round. This NEET PG branch wise closing rank table doubles as a NEET PG speciality wise cutoff and is the core of any NEET PG MD MS cutoff analysis. It is the steadiest view available because single-college numbers can swing by thousands when a branch has only one to three seats.
Table
| Branch (2025 AIQ, General) | Round 1 closing rank | Round 2 closing rank | Stray vacancy closing rank | Round 1 to Round 2 shift | Competitiveness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Radiodiagnosis | 2,920 | 4,137 | 6,656 | +42% | Very high |
| MD Dermatology (DVL) | 2,725 | 6,251 | 15,146 | +129% | Very high |
| MD General Medicine | 3,822 | 6,070 | 17,190 | +59% | High |
| MD Paediatrics | 7,071 | 9,591 | 18,067 | +36% | High |
| MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 9,714 | 11,555 | 18,213 | +19% | High |
| MS General Surgery | 11,507 | 15,331 | 24,781 | +33% | Moderate to high |
| MS Orthopaedics | 12,429 | 17,062 | 23,502 | +37% | Moderate to high |
| MD Psychiatry | 16,458 | 19,214 | 25,096 | +17% | Moderate |
| MS Ophthalmology | 16,969 | 19,730 | 38,678 | +16% | Moderate |
| MS ENT | 17,851 | 21,089 | 35,864 | +18% | Moderate |
| MD Anaesthesiology | 19,028 | 24,796 | 35,635 | +30% | Moderate |
| MD Pathology | 36,444 | 47,475 | 76,368 | +30% | Accessible |
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Two patterns matter more than any single number. Dermatology and General Medicine relaxed the most between rounds (+129% and +59% by Round 2), because premium seats return to the pool as candidates upgrade or withdraw. Psychiatry, Ophthalmology and ENT moved far less, which means waiting for later rounds helps you less in those branches.
NEET PG Rank vs Branch: What Each Rank Band Realistically Buys
The bands below are read straight from the Round 1 pooled figures above and are meant for General category AIQ candidates. They are a planning aid, not a prediction for 2026.
Table
| General AIQ rank band | Branches that were realistic in Round 1 (2025 pattern) |
|---|---|
| Under 3,000 | Radiodiagnosis and Dermatology at government colleges; General Medicine only at the sharpest ranks |
| 3,000 to 8,000 | General Medicine and Paediatrics |
| 8,000 to 13,000 | Obstetrics & Gynaecology, General Surgery, Orthopaedics |
| 13,000 to 20,000 | Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, ENT, Anaesthesiology |
| Beyond 20,000 | Pathology and other para-clinical branches; clinical seats mostly in later rounds, or in private and deemed colleges |
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NEET PG Rank Required for MD vs MS
The NEET PG rank required for MD depends on which MD you mean: Radiodiagnosis and Dermatology sit at the top of the range, General Medicine and Paediatrics follow, and Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology and Pathology open at wider ranks. The NEET PG rank required for MS is generally wider because surgical branches carry more seats: General Surgery and Orthopaedics closed near 11,500 to 12,500 in Round 1, Obstetrics & Gynaecology near 9,700, while Ophthalmology and ENT closed near 17,000 to 18,000. MD versus MS is therefore not the deciding factor; the branch is.
Speciality by Speciality: What the Numbers Show
NEET PG Radiology Cutoff
Radiodiagnosis is the tightest branch at the top colleges. In 2025 the General AIQ seat closed at AIR 25 at VMMC and Safdarjung, 60 at MAMC in Round 1 (improving to 6 by the last round), 58 at KEM Mumbai and 79 at GMC Kozhikode, while the pooled last seat in the branch went as far as AIR 6,656 by the stray round.
NEET PG Dermatology Cutoff
Dermatology has few seats and a wide spread. GMC Kozhikode closed at AIR 20 and VMMC at 142 in the college data, while pooled Round 1 closed at 2,725 and the stray round at 15,146. That range is why a rank in the low thousands can still land Dermatology in some rounds, though rarely at the marquee colleges.
NEET PG General Medicine Cutoff
General Medicine closed near AIR 62 at MAMC, 74 at VMMC, 125 at KEM Mumbai and 176 at IMS BHU in Round 1, then reached 1,015 at KGMU and 1,027 at AMU by the last round. Pooled across all colleges it closed at 3,822 in Round 1 and 6,070 in Round 2.
NEET PG General Surgery Cutoff
General Surgery ranges from AIR 123 at MAMC to 6,806 at AMU in the last round of college-level data, with the pooled figure at 11,507 in Round 1 and 15,331 in Round 2. It is one of the branches where a rank near 10,000 still finds real government seats.
NEET PG Paediatrics Cutoff
Paediatrics closed between about AIR 1,230 (MAMC, Round 1) and 7,716 (Osmania, last round) at the colleges tracked here, with the pooled Round 1 cutoff at 7,071. It usually sits a tier below General Medicine in demand.
NEET PG OBGYN Cutoff
Obstetrics & Gynaecology closed from AIR 541 (VMMC, Round 1) to 5,486 (Osmania, last round) at leading colleges, and 9,714 in the pooled Round 1 data. It is a high-demand branch whose pooled cutoff loosens comparatively slowly (+19% by Round 2).
NEET PG Orthopaedics Cutoff
Orthopaedics spans AIR 339 (VMMC, Round 1) to 12,370 (Osmania, last round) in the college data, with the pooled closing rank at 12,429 in Round 1 and 17,062 in Round 2. Colleges outside Delhi and Mumbai tend to reach much higher ranks.
NEET PG Anaesthesia Cutoff
Anaesthesiology is the most accessible of the eight core clinical branches: 19,028 in pooled Round 1 and 24,796 in Round 2, with college-level last-round closings from 535 (a one-off at VMMC) to 27,756 (AMU). Treat the very low college figures as single-seat outliers.
NEET PG College-Wise Cutoff: Government College Closing Ranks by Branch
The NEET PG college wise cutoff below, which doubles as a NEET PG government college cutoff reference, shows General category AIQ closing ranks from the last round of the 2025 counselling for ten well-known government colleges. A dash means the college did not appear with a General AIQ closing rank for that branch in the data reviewed.
Table
| College | Radiology | Dermatology | Gen Medicine | Gen Surgery | Paediatrics | OBG | Ortho | Anaesthesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAMC, Delhi | 6 | - | 75 | 123 | 1,574 | 1,588 | 3,293 | 5,787 |
| VMMC & Safdarjung, Delhi | 46 | 142 | 119 | 451 | 1,799 | 806 | 1,647 | 535 |
| UCMS, Delhi | 148 | - | 319 | 1,328 | 1,841 | 2,449 | 3,343 | 10,478 |
| Seth GS (KEM), Mumbai | 96 | - | 295 | 2,058 | 3,598 | 2,657 | 1,167 | 11,103 |
| KGMU, Lucknow | 410 | - | 1,015 | 3,544 | 3,691 | 3,569 | 6,537 | 17,440 |
| IMS BHU, Varanasi | 89 | 549 | 181 | 1,310 | 1,853 | 3,187 | 5,000 | 12,273 |
| Madras Medical College | 307 | 2,952 | 799 | 4,275 | 2,139 | 2,726 | 9,915 | 19,451 |
| Osmania Medical College | 381 | 923 | 667 | 2,395 | 7,716 | 5,486 | 12,370 | 15,904 |
| GMC Kozhikode | 79 | 20 | 129 | 1,035 | 1,319 | 2,945 | 3,200 | 9,281 |
| JN Medical College, AMU | 339 | 869 | 1,027 | 6,806 | 4,615 | 2,465 | 4,057 | 27,756 |
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Read this table with care. Many college and branch pairs have only one to three AIQ seats, so one candidate can move the closing rank by thousands, and some last-round ranks look better than Round 1 because upgraders release premium seats that a stronger rank then takes. Use the table to see the ordering of colleges within a branch, not to fix a target number.
Category-Wise NEET PG MD/MS Cutoff: OBC, EWS, SC and ST
Reserved categories are ranked and allotted against their own category rank, and the pooled AIQ data shows how much room that creates. The table compares Round 1 and stray-vacancy closing ranks for four benchmark branches. Category conversion of unfilled seats in later rounds can make late figures jump, so lean on the Round 1 column for planning.
Table
| Branch | Category | Round 1 closing rank | Stray vacancy closing rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiodiagnosis | General | 2,920 | 6,656 |
| Radiodiagnosis | OBC | 3,936 | 8,956 |
| Radiodiagnosis | EWS | 4,586 | 18,747 |
| Radiodiagnosis | SC | 9,941 | 27,605 |
| Radiodiagnosis | ST | 17,238 | 24,035 |
| Dermatology | General | 2,725 | 15,146 |
| Dermatology | OBC | 5,653 | 15,531 |
| Dermatology | EWS | 6,713 | 18,528 |
| Dermatology | SC | 12,811 | 19,863 |
| Dermatology | ST | 25,808 | 51,139 |
| General Medicine | General | 3,822 | 17,190 |
| General Medicine | OBC | 6,301 | 14,970 |
| General Medicine | EWS | 7,655 | 17,290 |
| General Medicine | SC | 17,908 | 33,250 |
| General Medicine | ST | 33,062 | 64,859 |
| General Surgery | General | 11,507 | 24,781 |
| General Surgery | OBC | 15,525 | 21,784 |
| General Surgery | EWS | 17,957 | 27,865 |
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In practice, an OBC candidate with AIR 20,000 in 2025 found Radiology and General Medicine already closed by Round 3 but General Surgery still open until roughly 20,800. The overall All India Rank is what decides eligibility for your category's seats; always check your category rank on the scorecard, which is expected from October 1.
AIQ vs State Quota: The Same Branch, Two Different Numbers
NEET PG seats split 50-50 between the All India Quota run by MCC and state quota run by each state, and every figure in this article is AIQ. State quota closing ranks for the same college and branch can differ sharply because they are set against candidates holding that state's domicile or MBBS degree. If your AIQ options look tight, run your rank through a state-wise predictor before deciding a branch is out of reach.
How to Use This Data When Your Counselling Opens
- Download your scorecard and note both your overall All India Rank and your category rank.
- Locate your rank on the branch table above and mark branches whose Round 1 closing rank sits within roughly 20 percent of it as your realistic zone.
- Compare your rank against the college table to see which government colleges sit inside that zone for each branch.
- Run the same rank through a NEET PG college predictor for both AIQ and your home state.
- Build a long choice list ordered by real preference, and keep Round 2 movement in mind, since dermatology, general medicine and general surgery relax the most.
- When MCC publishes the 2026 seat matrix and Round 1 result, replace every 2025 number here with the actual 2026 closing rank.
Common Mistakes When Reading NEET PG Cutoffs
- Comparing 2026 marks with 2025 marks even though the paper moved from 800 to 720 marks.
- Treating a one-seat college closing rank as a stable cutoff.
- Ignoring category rank and reading only the General numbers.
- Quoting AIIMS, PGIMER or JIPMER cutoffs for NEET PG when those institutes use INI-CET.
- Assuming Round 3 and stray-round ranks will repeat in 2026, when the 2025 qualifying cutoff had been lowered mid-counselling.
Sources and Method
The 2026 exam, result, candidate count, qualifying cutoff and topper scores come from NBEMS's result announcement as reported on September 24-25, 2026. The closing ranks are 2025 MCC All India Quota General-category and reserved-category allotment figures as compiled in published counselling analyses; verify any number you plan to rely on against MCC's round-wise result PDFs. Nothing here is an official 2026 cutoff, and this page will be updated once MCC publishes the first 2026 round.
Conclusion
The NEET PG 2026 branch wise cutoff will be settled only when MCC allots seats, but last year's data already gives a dependable shape: Radiology and Dermatology at the top, General Medicine and Paediatrics next, surgical branches and Obstetrics & Gynaecology in the middle, and Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, ENT and Anaesthesiology wider still. Use the branch, category and college tables as a starting shortlist, keep your category rank in view, and rebuild the list around real 2026 closing ranks the moment they appear. For more updates on NEET PG 2026 counselling, cutoffs and college options, keep checking CaderaEdu.
Related CaderaEdu Resources
- NEET PG marks vs rank
- NEET PG College Predictor 2026
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- check colleges based on your NEET PG rank
- NEET PG statewise predictor
- NEET PG government colleges by rank
- NEET PG government college cutoff
- Best NEET PG Branches 2026: Salary, Cutoff & Demand
- NEET PG 2026 Exam Date & Complete Schedule
- MD MS Seat Matrix Gujarat 2026
- Andhra Pradesh NEET PG College Predictor 2026
- RCSM Government Medical College, Kolhapur (PG Closing Rank Example)
- Top 20 Medical Colleges in India 2026 (NIRF Ranking)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the NEET PG 2026 branch wise cutoff?
No official 2026 branch-wise closing ranks exist yet, because MCC has not started allotting seats. The best benchmark is the 2025 All India Quota data, where General-category Round 1 pooled cutoffs were about 2,920 for Radiodiagnosis, 2,725 for Dermatology, 3,822 for General Medicine and 11,507 for General Surgery.
What is the NEET PG 2026 qualifying cutoff?
NBEMS set 262 marks out of 720 (50th percentile) for General and EWS, 244 marks (45th percentile) for General-PwBD, and 226 marks (40th percentile) for SC, ST and OBC, including PwBD candidates in these categories.
What rank is needed for MD Radiodiagnosis in a government college?
In 2025 AIQ General category data, Radiodiagnosis closed at AIR 25 at VMMC, 58 at KEM Mumbai, 60 at MAMC in Round 1 and 79 at GMC Kozhikode, while the pooled Round 1 cutoff across all government colleges was 2,920.
Which branch is easiest to get with a mid rank?
Among core clinical branches, Anaesthesiology, Ophthalmology, ENT and Psychiatry closed at the widest ranks in 2025 (roughly 16,500 to 19,000 in Round 1). Pathology and other para-clinical branches went far wider still.
Is the NEET PG cutoff different for OBC, EWS, SC and ST?
Yes. Reserved categories are allotted on category rank, and the pooled 2025 data shows closing ranks that are numerically higher. For example, Radiodiagnosis Round 1 closed at 2,920 for General, 3,936 for OBC, 4,586 for EWS, 9,941 for SC and 17,238 for ST.
Are AIIMS and PGIMER seats part of NEET PG cutoffs?
No. AIIMS, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, NIMHANS and SCTIMST admit postgraduate students through INI-CET, so their seats do not appear in MCC's NEET PG closing-rank data.
Can I use NEET PG 2025 marks to estimate my 2026 rank?
Not directly. NEET PG 2025 was out of 800 marks and 2026 is out of 720, and about 2.66 lakh candidates appeared in 2026 against about 2.30 lakh in 2025. Compare percentiles and ranks, and use the 2026 result data for score-to-rank conversion.
When will the actual NEET PG 2026 closing ranks be available?
After MCC and the state authorities publish round-wise allotment results. MCC's 2026 PG counselling schedule had not been officially declared in the sources checked and is expected in October 2026.