The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has revised the NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 2 seat matrix after receiving updated information from participating institutions. Notice No. 10, dated November 13, 2026, lists newly added MD/MS seats as well as seats removed from the counselling pool. According to the five-page official notice, 178 seats are added and six seats are removed, giving a net addition of 172 seats within this particular revision. The revised matrix, rather than an older downloaded copy, will be considered during Round 2 seat processing. Candidates should review their college, specialty, quota and category before finalising choices.
NEET PG 2026 Round 2 Seat Matrix Revision: Key Figures
| Details | As per MCC notice dated Nov 13 |
|---|---|
| Notice number | MCC Notice No. 10, U-12021/01/2026-MEC |
| MD/MS seats added in Karnataka | 17 |
| MD/MS seats added in Puducherry | 161 |
| Total seats added | 178 |
| Seats removed (MS and PG DNB) | 6 |
| Net change within this notice | +172 |
The 178 additions consist of 17 All India Quota seats at Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), Bellary, Karnataka, and 161 seats at Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Puducherry. The Puducherry entries belong to a deemed university and include self-financed merit and non-resident Indian (NRI) seats. Six removals are recorded at three institutions across Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh. The additions and removals refer only to entries in MCC Notice No. 10, not the entire Round 2 vacancy matrix.
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New MD/MS Seats at VIMS Bellary, Karnataka
| Specialty | New AIQ seats |
|---|---|
| MD Forensic Medicine and Toxicology | 2 |
| MD General Medicine | 5 |
| MD Pathology | 3 |
| MD Radiodiagnosis | 1 |
| MS General Surgery | 6 |
| Total | 17 |
At VIMS Bellary, the notice lists two MD Forensic Medicine seats, five MD General Medicine seats, three MD Pathology seats, one MD Radiodiagnosis seat and six MS General Surgery seats. The All India Quota entries are divided among categories including UR, OBC, SC, ST and EWS; one MS General Surgery entry is specifically shown under OBC PwD. This categorisation matters because a new seat is not automatically available to every applicant. Candidates must match each seat's listed category, quota and specialty with their own eligibility.
New MD/MS Seats at Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College, Puducherry
| Selected specialty | Self-financed merit | NRI |
|---|---|---|
| MD Anaesthesiology | 17 | 0 |
| MD General Medicine | 14 | 5 |
| MD Paediatrics | 9 | 4 |
| MD Dermatology | 4 | 4 |
| MD Radiodiagnosis | 4 | 5 |
| MS General Surgery | 19 | 0 |
| MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 9 | 6 |
| MS Orthopaedics | 12 | 0 |
| Other MD/MS branches in attached notice | 49 | 0 |
| Total | 137 | 24 |
The largest set of additions is at Sri Venkateswaraa Medical College in Puducherry. The list includes 17 MD Anaesthesiology self-financed merit seats, 19 MS General Surgery self-financed merit seats, 14 MD General Medicine self-financed merit seats, and 12 MS Orthopaedics self-financed merit seats, along with several other specialties. It also identifies separate NRI seats in Dermatology, General Medicine, Paediatrics, Radiodiagnosis and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Students must not treat NRI and self-financed merit entries as interchangeable; their eligibility and fee requirements may differ.
Removed Seats: Maharashtra, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh
| Institute / State | Course | Removed seats |
|---|---|---|
| Government Medical College, Osmanabad, Maharashtra | MS General Surgery (AIQ) | 3 |
| Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital, Odisha | PG DNB Paediatrics | 1 |
| Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh | PG DNB Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 2 |
| Total | 6 |
The six seat removals are equally important. Government Medical College, Osmanabad, Maharashtra, has three MS General Surgery All India Quota seats removed: one BC and two open-category entries. Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital, Balasore, Odisha, has one government PG DNB Paediatrics seat removed. Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, has two government PG DNB Obstetrics and Gynaecology seats removed, one BC and one open-category entry. These entries should not be treated as available choices for this revised processing cycle.
How to Check Updated MCC Round 2 College-Wise Seats
Candidates should log in to MCC's PG counselling portal and check the updated seat availability before submitting or locking Round 2 preferences. Search by state and college, then inspect the branch, quota, seat category and number of seats. Compare the current matrix with any earlier shortlist, remove unavailable options, and consider newly introduced seats only where eligible. The provisional list of options shown on a personal shortlist is not a guarantee of allotment: allotment also depends on rank, category, candidate choices, applicable rules and the final processing matrix.
What Candidates Should Verify Before Choice Locking
MCC has separately published Round 2 clear vacancies, virtual vacancies and newly added seats on its official current-events page. Those larger lists serve different purposes from this specific addition-and-removal notice. Candidates should consult the current official documents and the Round 2 schedule before taking any action. No new choice-locking deadline, reporting date or college-specific tuition amount is announced in the attached November 13 notice, so those details should not be inferred from it. For the latest confirmed instructions, rely on MCC announcements rather than an older screenshot or unofficial circulating PDF.
