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NEET PG AIR 36,000: which colleges and branches can you get?

Based on MCC results · latest: 2026 R1 · “within reach” means the seat closed at or after AIR 36,000

At AIR 36,000, 757 All India Quota GEN seats closed at or after this rank in 2026 R1, so they were within reach. In 2025, 945 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)

757GEN seats →
250EWS seats →
784OBC seats →
766SC seats →
640ST 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 36,000.

BranchSeatsBest college within reachClosed at
Pathology57SV Med Coll, Tirupati36,082
DA6Govt Med Coll, Patiala36,097
Microbiology122Tata Memorial, Mumbai36,457
SPM92Pt BD Sharma, Rohtak36,471
DLO1Govt. Med College, Kolkata36,568
Pharmacology78Pt BD Sharma, Rohtak36,928
Physiology103IGIMS, Patna37,118
Lab Medicine1Chittaranjan CancerInst,Kolkata37,831
Forensic Medicine71Stanley Med Coll, Chennai38,031
IHBT3Govt Med Coll, Kota38,076
Biochemistry117University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi38,689
Anatomy101Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi39,326
DO1Govt. Med College, Kolkata41,675
Hospital Administration2Gandhi Medical College, Secunderabad42,580
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 36,000 in 2026 R1.

#CollegeCourseClosed at
1SV Med Coll, TirupatiAndhra PradeshPathology36,082
2Govt Med Coll, PatialaPunjabDA36,097
3RG Kar Med Coll, KolkataWest BengalPathology36,362
4Jhalawar Med Coll, JhalawarRajasthanPathology36,373
5Tata Memorial, MumbaiMaharashtraMicrobiology36,457
6Pt BD Sharma, RohtakHaryanaSPM36,471
7Bhopal Memorial Hosp & RCMadhya PradeshPathology36,536
8Gandhi Medical College, BhopalMadhya PradeshPathology36,561
9Govt. Med College, KolkataWest BengalDLO36,568
10Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, BengaluruKarnatakaMicrobiology36,580
11Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, NagpurMaharashtraSPM36,695
12JLNMC, AjmerRajasthanMicrobiology36,821
13Pt BD Sharma, RohtakHaryanaPharmacology36,928
14Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, AMU, AligarhUttar PradeshMicrobiology36,980
15Govt. Med College, KolkataWest BengalDA37,055
16ESIC Med Coll, FaridabadHaryanaPharmacology37,098
17IGIMS, PatnaBiharPhysiology37,118
18ESI, Joka, KolkataWest BengalSPM37,141
19Rajiv Gandhi MC & CSMH, ThaneMaharashtraSPM37,584
20Gajra Raja Med Coll, GwaliorMadhya PradeshPathology37,698

Just out of reach

These closed slightly before AIR 36,000 (within 10%). Later rounds sometimes move past your rank, so they can be worth listing.

CollegeCourseClosed at
ESI, BangaloreKarnatakaSPM35,986
Govt Med Coll, AyodhyaUttar PradeshIHBT35,960
MLN Med Coll, AllahabadUttar PradeshPathology35,931
Medical College, BarodaGujaratIHBT35,921
Kakatiya Med Coll, WarangalTelanganaPathology35,916
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr RML Hospital, DelhiDelhiBiochemistry35,840
Lokmanya Tilak, Sion, MumbaiMaharashtraDPH35,827
SMS, JaipurRajasthanForensic Medicine35,733
Govt Siddhartha, VijaywadaAndhra PradeshPathology35,706
Govt Med Coll, KottayamKeralaMicrobiology35,696

Last year at AIR 36,000 (2025 R3)

945 AIQ GEN seats closed at or after AIR 36,000 by 2025 R3. The most sought-after branches:

DORTHO1 seats · best Govt. Med College (36,192)SPM108 seats · best Gauhati Med Coll (36,226)DA6 seats · best Darbhanga (36,333)Biochemistry121 seats · best SCB (36,347)Pathology106 seats · best Kanyakumari Med Coll (36,475)DSM1 seats · best NSNIS (36,481)Microbiology134 seats · best Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (36,674)Physiology119 seats · best Tirunelveli Med Coll (37,092)Epidemiology1 seats · best AIIHPH (37,349)Forensic Medicine89 seats · best Madras Medical College (37,355)Pharmacology95 seats · best Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (37,504)IHBT12 seats · best ESIC Med Coll (37,994)DO3 seats · best Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (39,679)DPH1 seats · best Lokmanya Tilak (39,988)Hospital Administration6 seats · best Gandhi Medical College (40,749)

Other quotas within reach

QuotaSeatsMost competitive within reach
Delhi University quota20Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College (38,996)
IP University quota (GGSIPU)12Pathology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (39,100)
BHU internal quota2Anaesthesiology, Institute of Medical Sciences (44,008)
AMU internal quota5Ophthalmology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (36,502)
Management / paid seats (deemed)771Emergency Medicine, JN Medical College (36,363)
NRI quota112General Medicine, Kasturba Med Coll (45,122)
Muslim minority quota19Ophthalmology, Hamdard Institute (36,575)
Jain minority quota11General Medicine, SBKS (42,565)
DNB (post MBBS)126DNB Anaesthesiology, Sarji Superspec (36,150)
NBE Diploma451DA(NBEMS), Sadhu Vaswani Missions (36,109)

Questions

Which branch can I get at NEET PG rank 36,000?

In 2026 R1, AIQ GEN seats within reach at AIR 36,000 included Pathology, DA, Microbiology, SPM, DLO. Later rounds usually open more seats.

Is AIR 36,000 a good rank for NEET PG?

It depends on your category, quota and branch. At AIR 36,000, 757 GEN, 250 EWS, 784 OBC, 766 SC, 640 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 36,000 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