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NEET PG AIR 23,000: which colleges and branches can you get?

Based on MCC results · latest: 2026 R1 · “within reach” means the seat closed at or after AIR 23,000

At AIR 23,000, 944 All India Quota GEN seats closed at or after this rank in 2026 R1, so they were within reach. In 2025, 1,163 such seats were within reach by R3. The most sought-after branch within reach was Pathology.

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Seats within reach by category (All India Quota)

944GEN seats →
368EWS seats →
963OBC seats →
1,160SC seats →
778ST 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 23,000.

BranchSeatsBest college within reachClosed at
Pathology138PGIMER&CapitalHosp,Bhubaneswar23,145
SPM116AIIHPH, Kolkata23,283
Forensic Medicine81Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi23,342
IHBT18Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad23,583
Physiology108Coimbatore Med Coll23,672
Community Health Administration1NIHFW (Health&FamiWelf),Delhi23,758
Microbiology131Government Medical College, Kozhikode23,797
DGO1Govt. Med College, Kolkata24,026
Anaesthesiology3Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal24,040
Pharmacology95Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh24,431
DO4Osmania Med Coll, Hyderabad25,837
Hospital Administration5Sher-I-Kashmir, Srinagar26,151
DTBCD1SN Med Coll, Agra26,325
DORTHO2BRD Med Coll, Gorakhpur26,638
Biochemistry123Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi28,935
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 23,000 in 2026 R1.

#CollegeCourseClosed at
1PGIMER&CapitalHosp,BhubaneswarOdishaPathology23,145
2AIIHPH, KolkataWest BengalSPM23,283
3Lady Hardinge Medical College, New DelhiDelhiForensic Medicine23,342
4Lady Hardinge Medical College, New DelhiDelhiSPM23,344
5Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, HyderabadTelanganaIHBT23,583
6Coimbatore Med CollTamil NaduPhysiology23,672
7NIHFW (Health&FamiWelf),DelhiDelhiCommunity Health Administration23,758
8Government Medical College, KozhikodeKeralaMicrobiology23,797
9Govt Med Coll, KottayamKeralaSPM23,812
10Guntur Med Coll, GunturAndhra PradeshPathology23,820
11Sher-I-Kashmir, SrinagarJammu and KashmirPathology23,985
12Govt. Med College, KolkataWest BengalDGO24,026
13Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, ImphalManipurAnaesthesiology24,040
14NAMO MERI Govt MedColl,SilvassaDadra and Nagar HaveliAnaesthesiology24,221
15ESIC Med Coll,Sanath NagarTelanganaPathology24,244
16IndianRailwayPGInst,New DelhiDelhiPathology24,259
17Pt BD Sharma, RohtakHaryanaPathology24,281
18Government Medical College & Hospital, ChandigarhChandigarhPharmacology24,431
19Govt Med Coll, NalgondaTelanganaForensic Medicine24,569
20Tomo Riba IHMS, NaharlagunArunachal PradeshAnaesthesiology24,614

Just out of reach

These closed slightly before AIR 23,000 (within 10%). Later rounds sometimes move past your rank, so they can be worth listing.

CollegeCourseClosed at
Silchar Med Coll, SilcharAssamAnaesthesiology22,921
Govt Med Coll, RajnandgaonChhattisgarhAnaesthesiology22,737
Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, BengaluruKarnatakaSPM22,595
King George’s Medical University, LucknowUttar PradeshPathology22,540
ESI, BangaloreKarnatakaMicrobiology22,524
Govt Med Coll, AmritsarPunjabDCH22,447
Tezpur Med Coll, TezpurAssamAnaesthesiology22,423
Madurai Med Coll, MaduraiTamil NaduPathology22,315
Government Med Coll, KorbaChhattisgarhAnaesthesiology22,312
Govt Med Coll, SuryapetTelanganaAnaesthesiology22,201

Last year at AIR 23,000 (2025 R3)

1,163 AIQ GEN seats closed at or after AIR 23,000 by 2025 R3. The most sought-after branches:

ENT13 seats · best Sri Bhausaheb (23,018)Anaesthesiology72 seats · best Rajiv Gandhi IMS (23,037)Pathology154 seats · best Government Medical College & Hospital (23,069)Ophthalmology11 seats · best MGM Med Coll (23,080)PMR4 seats · best ESI PGIMSR (23,132)SPM134 seats · best AIIHPH (23,860)DCH2 seats · best Rajah Muthiah (24,015)Pharmacology106 seats · best Rajarshee CSM Govt MC (24,118)IHBT21 seats · best Government Medical College (24,217)Microbiology138 seats · best Govt Med Coll (24,687)DORTHO3 seats · best LLRM Med Coll (25,067)Community Health Administration1 seats · best NIHFW (Health&FamiWelf) (26,324)Forensic Medicine95 seats · best MLN Med Coll (26,585)DPM (Psychiatry)1 seats · best Guntur Med Coll (26,825)DLO3 seats · best SN Med Coll (28,029)

Other quotas within reach

QuotaSeatsMost competitive within reach
Delhi University quota23Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College (29,685)
IP University quota (GGSIPU)15Anaesthesiology, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr RML Hospital (25,133)
BHU internal quota4OBG, Institute of Medical Sciences (27,039)
AMU internal quota7Radiation Oncology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (23,207)
Management / paid seats (deemed)826General Medicine, JN Medical College (23,168)
NRI quota113Radio Diagnosis, MMIMS (24,032)
Muslim minority quota22OBG, Hamdard Institute (29,392)
Jain minority quota13Dermatology, SBKS (26,930)
DNB (post MBBS)857DNB Orthopaedics, Hiranandani Hosp (23,007)
NBE Diploma753DCH(NBEMS), AmarShaheedJagdeoPrasadSadar (23,278)

Questions

Which branch can I get at NEET PG rank 23,000?

In 2026 R1, AIQ GEN seats within reach at AIR 23,000 included Pathology, SPM, Forensic Medicine, IHBT, Physiology. Later rounds usually open more seats.

Is AIR 23,000 a good rank for NEET PG?

It depends on your category, quota and branch. At AIR 23,000, 944 GEN, 368 EWS, 963 OBC, 1160 SC, 778 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 23,000 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