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NEET PG AIR 20,000: which colleges and branches can you get?

Based on MCC results · latest: 2026 R1 · “within reach” means the seat closed at or after AIR 20,000

At AIR 20,000, 1,016 All India Quota GEN seats closed at or after this rank in 2026 R1, so they were within reach. In 2025, 1,280 such seats were within reach by R3. The most sought-after branch within reach was ENT.

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Seats within reach by category (All India Quota)

1,016GEN seats →
431EWS seats →
1,070OBC seats →
1,264SC seats →
812ST seats →

Branches within reach (AIQ, GEN)

Most sought-after first. “Best college” is the most competitive seat in that branch that still closed after AIR 20,000.

BranchSeatsBest college within reachClosed at
ENT3KH Patil IMS, Gadag20,013
Anaesthesiology45Govt Med Coll, Ananthapuram20,017
SPM118Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram20,021
Pharmacology98BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad20,054
Pathology151Govt Med Coll, Kottayam20,386
DGO2Rajah Muthiah, Annamalainagar20,782
DORTHO3LLRM Med Coll, Meerut20,786
IHBT20Goa Med Coll, Panaji21,043
Biochemistry124SP Med Coll, Bikaner21,294
DCH2MGM Med Coll, Jamshedpur21,778
Microbiology133Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi21,810
Forensic Medicine81Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi23,342
Physiology108Coimbatore Med Coll23,672
Community Health Administration1NIHFW (Health&FamiWelf),Delhi23,758
DO4Osmania Med Coll, Hyderabad25,837
Hospital Administration5Sher-I-Kashmir, Srinagar26,151
DTBCD1SN Med Coll, Agra26,325
Anatomy103Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi29,553
DA8Rajah Muthiah, Annamalainagar31,356
Epidemiology1AIIHPH, Kolkata33,445
DPH1Lokmanya Tilak, Sion, Mumbai35,827
DLO1Govt. Med College, Kolkata36,568
Lab Medicine1Chittaranjan CancerInst,Kolkata37,831
DHEALTHA1NIHFW (Health&FamiWelf),Delhi46,599
DCP1School of Tropical Med,Kolkata62,815

Best seats within reach

The 20 most competitive AIQ GEN seats that closed just after AIR 20,000 in 2026 R1.

#CollegeCourseClosed at
1KH Patil IMS, GadagKarnatakaENT20,013
2Govt Med Coll, AnanthapuramAndhra PradeshAnaesthesiology20,017
3Government Medical College, ThiruvananthapuramKeralaSPM20,021
4BJ Medical College, AhmedabadGujaratPharmacology20,054
5Govt Med Coll, JalgaonMaharashtraAnaesthesiology20,074
6Govt Med Coll, LaturMaharashtraAnaesthesiology20,116
7Govt Med Coll, DatiaMadhya PradeshAnaesthesiology20,184
8Medical College, BarodaGujaratPharmacology20,235
9Chamrajanagar IMS, KarnatakaKarnatakaAnaesthesiology20,243
10Karwar Inst of Med SciencesKarnatakaAnaesthesiology20,307
11SSMC, RewaMadhya PradeshAnaesthesiology20,369
12Govt Med Coll, KottayamKeralaPathology20,386
13Govt Allopathic Med Coll,BandaUttar PradeshAnaesthesiology20,411
14Soban Singh Govt Inst, AlmoraUttarakhandAnaesthesiology20,431
15Kodagu Inst of Med SciencesKarnatakaAnaesthesiology20,538
16Gulbarga IMS, GulbargaKarnatakaENT20,542
17Agartala Med Coll, AgartalaTripuraAnaesthesiology20,578
18Atal Bihari Vajpayee, VidishaMadhya PradeshAnaesthesiology20,627
19Govt Med Coll, BaramatiMaharashtraAnaesthesiology20,631
20Government Med Coll, EluruAndhra PradeshAnaesthesiology20,646

Just out of reach

These closed slightly before AIR 20,000 (within 10%). Later rounds sometimes move past your rank, so they can be worth listing.

CollegeCourseClosed at
GR Doshi & KM Mehta, AhmedabadGujaratAnaesthesiology19,994
SRTT, AmbajogaiMaharashtraAnaesthesiology19,993
Bhopal Memorial Hosp & RCMadhya PradeshAnaesthesiology19,985
ESIC Med Coll,Sanath NagarTelanganaPharmacology19,963
PDU Med Coll, RajkotGujaratDO19,950
Gulbarga IMS, GulbargaKarnatakaAnaesthesiology19,937
Pt JNM Med Coll, RaipurChhattisgarhAnaesthesiology19,910
Rajiv Gandhi IMS, SrikakulamAndhra PradeshENT19,903
Homi Bhabha CancHosp, VaranasiUttar PradeshAnaesthesiology19,878
NSC Bose Med Coll, JabalpurMadhya PradeshAnaesthesiology19,825

Last year at AIR 20,000 (2025 R3)

1,280 AIQ GEN seats closed at or after AIR 20,000 by 2025 R3. The most sought-after branches:

Anaesthesiology112 seats · best Hassan IMS (20,043)Pathology160 seats · best Seth GS Medical College & KEM Hospital (20,048)ENT36 seats · best IGMC (20,053)Pharmacology109 seats · best Bundelkhand Med Coll (20,081)Ophthalmology28 seats · best Guntur Med Coll (20,174)Radiation Oncology3 seats · best Rangaraya Med Coll (20,188)Orthopaedics4 seats · best Rajah Muthiah (20,432)DGO1 seats · best Govt. Med College (20,504)PMR8 seats · best Lady Hardinge Medical College (20,557)Emergency Medicine2 seats · best Bundelkhand Med Coll (20,681)DTBCD2 seats · best SN Med Coll (21,076)DCH4 seats · best Govt Med Coll (21,166)Psychiatry8 seats · best VIMS (21,208)Physiology122 seats · best Government Medical College (21,405)SPM135 seats · best Guntur Med Coll (21,701)

Other quotas within reach

QuotaSeatsMost competitive within reach
Delhi University quota25Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College (22,354)
IP University quota (GGSIPU)16Anaesthesiology, ESI (22,682)
BHU internal quota4OBG, Institute of Medical Sciences (27,039)
AMU internal quota7Radiation Oncology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (23,207)
Management / paid seats (deemed)837Dermatology, BVDU (20,044)
NRI quota113Radio Diagnosis, MMIMS (24,032)
Muslim minority quota23General Medicine, Hamdard Institute (20,130)
Jain minority quota13Dermatology, SBKS (26,930)
DNB (post MBBS)1104DNB Emergency Medicine, Aster Hospital (20,004)
NBE Diploma802DGO(NBEMS), Maharaja Agrasen MCHosp (20,071)

Questions

Which branch can I get at NEET PG rank 20,000?

In 2026 R1, AIQ GEN seats within reach at AIR 20,000 included ENT, Anaesthesiology, SPM, Pharmacology, Pathology. Later rounds usually open more seats.

Is AIR 20,000 a good rank for NEET PG?

It depends on your category, quota and branch. At AIR 20,000, 1016 GEN, 431 EWS, 1070 OBC, 1264 SC, 812 ST All India Quota seats were within reach in 2026 R1.

Will these colleges be available to me this year?

Not guaranteed. These seats closed at or after AIR 20,000 in past results; this year can differ. Use them to plan, and keep safe options in your choice list.

Source: MCC counselling results, compiled by CutoffBridge · Updated 2026-10-28 · Past closing ranks are not a guarantee for this year. How we work