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NEET PG 2026 Counselling: 5,827 New Seats Added, Total Rises to 58,000
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Moneycontrol•30-09-2026, 09:22
NEET PG 2026 Counselling: 5,827 New Seats Added, Total Rises to 58,000
- •The NEET PG 2026 counselling process will feature 58,000 MD, MS, and diploma seats, an increase of 5,827 seats from the previous year.
- •The National Medical Commission (NMC) released the updated seat matrix on September 29, detailing postgraduate seats for the 2026–27 academic session.
- •Seat availability has increased across government, private, and deemed medical institutions, with private and deemed universities seeing a 32% rise and government colleges a 10% increase.
- •Popular specializations like Anaesthesia, Ophthalmology, ENT, Pathology, Psychiatry, and Respiratory medicine have also seen an increase in seats.
- •Candidates can access the official seat matrix on the NMC website to check state-wise, college-wise, and branch-wise seat distribution before MCC counselling begins.
Key Questions Answered
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the seat matrix showing a total of 58,000 MD, MS, and diploma seats for the 2026-27 academic session, which is an increase of 5,827 seats compared to last year.
Candidates can access their question IDs, correct answers, recorded responses, marks awarded, and individual scorecards on or after October 1, 2026.
General and EWS candidates need to score at least 262 marks out of 720, achieving the 50th percentile, to meet the qualifying requirement for the 2026 admissions.
