NEET PG stipends 2026: AIQ colleges pay a median Rs 81,126 a month

The typical first-year PG stipend at a college with All India Quota (AIQ) seats is ₹81,126 a month in our 2026 seat data. At deemed universities it is ₹52,013, and at hospitals that offer DNB and NBEMS diploma seats it is ₹64,000.

Where you study changes the stipend more than what you study. Within one college the stipend is usually the same for every branch, but between states and types of college it can differ by ₹90,000 a month or more.

How we counted

Each seat in our data carries the first-year monthly stipend published for it, along with the fee and bond. We grouped colleges by the quotas they offer in MCC counselling:

• AIQ colleges: colleges with All India Quota seats, including those that also have central university seats (DU, IP, BHU, AMU). 316 colleges, 314 with a stipend listed.
• Deemed universities: colleges with management (MNG) or NRI seats. 54 colleges, 52 with a stipend listed.
• DNB and NBEMS hospitals: hospitals with only DNB (post-MBBS) or NBEMS diploma seats. 1,648 hospitals, 1,357 with a stipend listed.
• Armed forces (AFMS): 12 hospitals, all with a stipend listed.

Where a college lists more than one stipend (for example, a different figure for diploma seats), we used the middle value of its listings. Stipends shown as zero or left blank are not counted. That leaves 1,735 of the 2,030 colleges and hospitals in our data.

Stipend by type of college

Type	Colleges with a stipend	Median (₹/month)	Lowest	Highest	Below ₹50,000	₹100,000 or more
AIQ colleges	314	81,126	43,000	143,864	3	86
DNB and NBEMS hospitals	1,357	64,000	35,000	143,864	200	116
Deemed universities	52	52,013	25,000	100,800	25	2
Armed forces (AFMS)	12	99,963	56,250	131,976	0	6

• AIQ colleges: the highest stipends are at IHBAS, Delhi and NIHFW, Delhi (₹143,864). The lowest are at IGMC and RI, Puducherry and NAMO MERI, Silvassa (₹43,000).
• Deemed universities: SBKS, Vadodara lists the most (₹100,800). Meenakshi Medical College, Enathur and Sree Balaji Medical College, Chennai list the least (₹25,000). Four deemed colleges show a stipend of zero on some seats, and many leave it blank on some listings, so check the college page before you fill choices. Deemed seats also carry much higher fees; see deemed university cutoffs.
• DNB and NBEMS hospitals: the spread is wide. 40 hospitals list ₹35,000, while PGIMER, RML Hospital, Delhi lists ₹143,864. 291 of these hospitals have no stipend in our data.

AIQ colleges, state by state

States with at least five AIQ colleges, sorted by median stipend. Each college counts once.

State	Colleges	Median (₹/month)	Lowest	Highest
Delhi	14	131,591	110,533	143,864
Uttar Pradesh	38	110,646	100,000	112,054
Haryana	5	107,712	107,712	115,853
Gujarat	7	100,800	100,800	100,800
Maharashtra	31	94,351	94,351	119,232
Bihar	9	92,800	92,800	122,878
Rajasthan	14	88,320	88,320	115,853
Chhattisgarh	7	85,050	85,050	85,050
Madhya Pradesh	16	81,126	81,126	81,126
Punjab	7	76,000	76,000	111,132
Odisha	8	75,398	75,398	93,398
West Bengal	22	70,358	70,358	115,506
Telangana	12	67,032	67,032	130,653
Jammu and Kashmir	7	64,940	64,940	89,000
Andhra Pradesh	18	63,864	63,864	111,132
Kerala	12	57,876	57,876	57,876
Karnataka	27	56,250	56,250	114,016
Tamil Nadu	26	55,646	55,646	115,506
Assam	10	55,200	55,200	111,132
Himachal Pradesh	5	50,000	50,000	50,000

In most states the median and the lowest value are the same. That means most AIQ colleges in the state list one common figure, and only a few list more. Among smaller units, Puducherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli each have one AIQ college at ₹43,000, and Arunachal Pradesh has one at ₹46,000.

DNB hospitals follow a similar order. Among states with at least 20 such hospitals, Gujarat (₹100,800), Bihar (₹92,800) and Maharashtra (₹85,500) have the highest medians, and Tamil Nadu (₹48,000) the lowest.

Higher stipend, tougher seat? Not in Round 1

Not in the 2026 Round 1 data. We split AIQ colleges into four stipend bands and took the median Round 1 closing rank of their AIQ General seats, across all branches:

Stipend band (₹/month)	Colleges	Seat listings	Median closing rank
Below 60,000	79	696	10,697
60,000 to 79,999	66	660	12,429
80,000 to 99,999	75	791	12,597
100,000 or more	82	692	11,479

A later closing rank means the seat was easier to get. The four bands closed within about 2,000 ranks of each other, and the lowest-paying band closed earliest.

Before you fill Round 2 choices

• Dates: MCC's notice of 7 November 2026 says Round 2 choice filling runs from 10 to 15 November and the final result is due on 17 November.
• Look at stipend, fee and bond together. A high stipend can sit next to a long bond. Our service bond guide lists them state by state, and the fees page shows all three for every AIQ college.
• Treat these as listed figures. Stipends are set by states and colleges and can change. Confirm the current amount with the college before joining.

Uttar Pradesh has the most AIQ colleges paying ₹100,000 or more (all 38). Here are its AIQ General seats that closed latest in Round 1: