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NEET PG AIR 21,000: which colleges and branches can you get?

Based on MCC results · latest: 2026 R1 · “within reach” means the seat closed at or after AIR 21,000

At AIR 21,000, 985 All India Quota GEN seats closed at or after this rank in 2026 R1, so they were within reach. In 2025, 1,243 such seats were within reach by R3. The most sought-after branch within reach was IHBT.

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Seats within reach by category (All India Quota)

985GEN seats →
404EWS seats →
1,028OBC seats →
1,227SC seats →
804ST 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 21,000.

BranchSeatsBest college within reachClosed at
IHBT20Goa Med Coll, Panaji21,043
Anaesthesiology25Bankura Sammilani Med Coll21,064
Pathology148Coimbatore Med Coll21,158
Biochemistry124SP Med Coll, Bikaner21,294
Pharmacology96GovtMedColl,ChhatrapatiSambhajiNgr21,367
DCH2MGM Med Coll, Jamshedpur21,778
Microbiology133Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi21,810
SPM117Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru22,595
Forensic Medicine81Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi23,342
Physiology108Coimbatore Med Coll23,672
Community Health Administration1NIHFW (Health&FamiWelf),Delhi23,758
DGO1Govt. Med College, Kolkata24,026
DO4Osmania Med Coll, Hyderabad25,837
Hospital Administration5Sher-I-Kashmir, Srinagar26,151
DTBCD1SN Med Coll, Agra26,325
DORTHO2BRD Med Coll, Gorakhpur26,638
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 21,000 in 2026 R1.

#CollegeCourseClosed at
1Goa Med Coll, PanajiGoaIHBT21,043
2Bankura Sammilani Med CollWest BengalAnaesthesiology21,064
3Govt Med Coll, SiddipetTelanganaAnaesthesiology21,077
4Bidar IMS, BidarKarnatakaAnaesthesiology21,084
5Coimbatore Med CollTamil NaduPathology21,158
6Govt Med Coll, RatlamMadhya PradeshAnaesthesiology21,165
7Stanley Med Coll, ChennaiTamil NaduPathology21,213
8TD Med Coll, AllepeyKeralaPathology21,225
9SCB, CuttackOdishaIHBT21,241
10Rajiv Gandhi IMS, OngoleAndhra PradeshAnaesthesiology21,242
11Govt Med Coll, VizianagaramAndhra PradeshAnaesthesiology21,273
12VCSG Med Coll, Pauri GarhwalUttarakhandAnaesthesiology21,276
13SP Med Coll, BikanerRajasthanBiochemistry21,294
14GovtMedColl,ChhatrapatiSambhajiNgrMaharashtraPharmacology21,367
15Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, BarpetaAssamAnaesthesiology21,386
16Rajkiya Med Coll, JalaunUttar PradeshAnaesthesiology21,440
17Medical College, BarodaGujaratPathology21,470
18Jorhat Med Coll, JorhatAssamAnaesthesiology21,512
19Burdwan Medical CollegeWest BengalAnaesthesiology21,548
20Midnapore Medical CollegeWest BengalAnaesthesiology21,666

Just out of reach

These closed slightly before AIR 21,000 (within 10%). Later rounds sometimes move past your rank, so they can be worth listing.

CollegeCourseClosed at
Koppal Inst of MS, KoppalKarnatakaENT20,996
Assam Med Coll, DibrugarhAssamAnaesthesiology20,961
Rajiv Gandhi IMS, SrikakulamAndhra PradeshAnaesthesiology20,846
LLRM Med Coll, MeerutUttar PradeshDORTHO20,786
Rajah Muthiah, AnnamalainagarTamil NaduDGO20,782
CIMS, BilaspurChhattisgarhAnaesthesiology20,769
Shri VR Naik Govt, YavatmalMaharashtraAnaesthesiology20,694
KH Patil IMS, GadagKarnatakaAnaesthesiology20,693
Govt Med Coll, ThrissurKeralaPathology20,688
SMS, JaipurRajasthanPathology20,671

Last year at AIR 21,000 (2025 R3)

1,243 AIQ GEN seats closed at or after AIR 21,000 by 2025 R3. The most sought-after branches:

ENT29 seats · best Guru Govind Singh (21,051)DTBCD2 seats · best SN Med Coll (21,076)PMR6 seats · best King George’s Medical University (21,097)Emergency Medicine1 seats · best Gauhati Med Coll (21,140)DCH4 seats · best Govt Med Coll (21,166)Anaesthesiology100 seats · best Rajah Muthiah (21,174)Psychiatry8 seats · best VIMS (21,208)Ophthalmology24 seats · best Govt Med Coll (21,232)Pharmacology108 seats · best ESI PGIMSR (21,330)Physiology122 seats · best Government Medical College (21,405)SPM135 seats · best Guntur Med Coll (21,701)Pathology156 seats · best Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (21,900)Radiation Oncology2 seats · best Govt Med Coll (21,925)IHBT21 seats · best Government Medical College (24,217)Microbiology138 seats · best Govt Med Coll (24,687)

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)832Radio Diagnosis, Rural Med Coll (21,011)
NRI quota113Radio Diagnosis, MMIMS (24,032)
Muslim minority quota22OBG, Hamdard Institute (29,392)
Jain minority quota13Dermatology, SBKS (26,930)
DNB (post MBBS)1011DNB ENT, Bangalore Baptist (21,036)
NBE Diploma794DCH(NBEMS), AG Padmavatis (21,018)

Questions

Which branch can I get at NEET PG rank 21,000?

In 2026 R1, AIQ GEN seats within reach at AIR 21,000 included IHBT, Anaesthesiology, Pathology, Biochemistry, Pharmacology. Later rounds usually open more seats.

Is AIR 21,000 a good rank for NEET PG?

It depends on your category, quota and branch. At AIR 21,000, 985 GEN, 404 EWS, 1028 OBC, 1227 SC, 804 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 21,000 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