In a pivotal administrative milestone for healthcare and higher education across the nation, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the Directorate General of Health Services officially released the comprehensive final seat matrix for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2026 counselling on October 22, 2026. According to the statutory notification published on the official MCC portal, the newly verified seat allocation framework details 13,522 Master of Surgery (MS) and Doctor of Medicine (MD) positions under the 50 percent All India Quota (AIQ), alongside 727 central internal quota seats across premier national medical institutes. The official publication marks the formal transition into the Round 1 choice-filling and seat allotment cycle, following extensive verification of seat additions, institutional seat conversions, and institutional quotas submitted by state-run and private medical colleges nationwide. MCC representatives instructed all registered postgraduate medical candidates to carefully cross-examine the updated institutional seat breakdowns before locking their choices, confirming that the provisional Round 1 seat allotment results will be declared on October 24, 2026. Education policy experts and medical fraternity representatives welcomed the timely publication of the final seat matrix, emphasizing that streamlining the digital counselling infrastructure ensures transparent seat distribution, prevents technical glitches during choice locking, and allows medical graduates across urban and rural zones to pursue specialized clinical training without unnecessary academic delays.

MCC Publishes Final Round 1 Seat Allocation Breakdown

Providing clarity to thousands of postgraduate medical aspirants nationwide, the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) released the final seat matrix for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Postgraduate (NEET PG) 2026 Round 1 counselling.

Published on the official MCC portal (mcc.nic.in), the seat matrix provides exact specialty-wise, institution-wise, and category-wise seat availability across all participating government medical colleges, central universities, DNB training centers, and private deemed universities. The release enables candidates to evaluate their choices based on their overall merit ranks before choice filling concludes.

Overview: Breakdown of NEET PG 2026 Seat Matrix Categories

Seat Category / QuotaAvailable SeatsParticipating Institutions & Framework
All India Quota (AIQ MD/MS)13,522Government Medical Colleges nationwide
Central Internal Quota727Central Universities (AMU, BHU, DU, VMMU, etc.)
DNB Postgraduate Seats9,2012,582 Govt DNB + 6,619 Private DNB seats
Deemed Universities (MD/MS)7,537Private Deemed-to-be University Institutions
Total Covered Seats30,987+Combined across AIQ, Central, DNB & Deemed

Detailed DNB and Quota Allocations

The matrix highlights a significant expansion in Diplomate of National Board (DNB) training seats, offering 9,201 total allocations divided into 2,582 government hospital seats and 6,619 accredited private hospital seats.

NEET PG Counselling & Choice Pipeline: ------------------------------------- Seat Matrix Released ──> Choice Filling Window (Oct 13-22) ──> Choice Locking ──> Seat Allocation Process (Oct 22-23) ──> Round 1 Results (Oct 24)

  1. Category Breakdown: Each quota is systematically sub-divided across General, Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) reservation brackets.

  2. Institutional Transparency: The published PDF documents detail state location, institute code, specialty branches (e.g., General Medicine, Radiodiagnosis, General Surgery, Pediatrics), and annual tuition/stipend terms.

"Aspirants should meticulously review the finalized seat matrix, institute fee structures, and previous cutoff trends before locking their choice options to prevent accidental seat forfeitures." — Medical Counselling Committee Advisory

Round 1 Schedule and Upcoming Result Milestones

Following the closing of Round 1 registration on October 21, the choice filling and locking window officially closes on Thursday, October 22, 2026. The MCC will process seat allotments over October 22–23, with the official Round 1 seat allotment results scheduled for publication on October 24, 2026.

Candidates allotted seats in Round 1 must complete physical reporting and document verification at their respective institutions between November 16 and November 23, 2026, to confirm their admission.