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NEET PG AIR 9,000: which colleges and branches can you get?

Based on MCC results · latest: 2026 R1 · “within reach” means the seat closed at or after AIR 9,000

At AIR 9,000, 1,668 All India Quota GEN seats closed at or after this rank in 2026 R1, so they were within reach. In 2025, 2,012 such seats were within reach by R3. The most sought-after branch within reach was OBG.

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Seats within reach by category (All India Quota)

1,668GEN seats →
785EWS seats →
1,811OBC seats →
1,553SC seats →
901ST 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 9,000.

BranchSeatsBest college within reachClosed at
OBG32Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhagalpur9,009
Radiation Oncology26SP Med Coll, Bikaner9,066
TBRD22Rajarshee CSM Govt MC,Kolhapur9,082
Psychiatry48BRD Med Coll, Gorakhpur9,115
Ophthalmology86LLRM Med Coll, Meerut9,124
Orthopaedics69Govt IMS, Kasna9,125
General Surgery56Govt Med Coll, Jalgaon9,133
Pathology174Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi9,175
ENT102SCB, Cuttack9,197
Emergency Medicine14Andhra Med Coll, Vizag9,247
DSM1NSNIS, Patiala9,299
Anaesthesiology185ESI, Basaidarpur, Delhi9,362
Paediatrics2Tomo Riba IHMS, Naharlagun9,495
Forensic Medicine83Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi10,652
PMR7Government Medical College, Kozhikode10,786
Tropical Medicine1SMS, Jaipur11,204
Pharmacology102Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai11,592
Biochemistry125Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi12,378
DGO5MP Shah, Jamnagar12,743
SPM121Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi12,801
Palliative Medicine3Tata Memorial, Mumbai13,495
IHBT22Tata Memorial, Mumbai14,763
DPM (Psychiatry)1Govt Med Coll, Bhavnagar14,821
Anatomy104Bundelkhand Med Coll, Sagar16,690
Microbiology134ESI PGIMSR, KK Nagar, Chennai17,936
Sports Medicine1Bangalore Medical College & Research Institute, Bengaluru18,311
Physiology110Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi18,528
DCH3SN Med Coll, Agra19,163
DO5PDU Med Coll, Rajkot19,950
DORTHO3LLRM Med Coll, Meerut20,786
Community Health Administration1NIHFW (Health&FamiWelf),Delhi23,758
Hospital Administration5Sher-I-Kashmir, Srinagar26,151
DTBCD1SN Med Coll, Agra26,325
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 9,000 in 2026 R1.

#CollegeCourseClosed at
1Jawaharlal Nehru, BhagalpurBiharOBG9,009
2Rajiv Gandhi IMS, KadapaAndhra PradeshOBG9,040
3Gauhati Med Coll, GuwahatiAssamOBG9,043
4Govt Med Coll, AnanthapuramAndhra PradeshOBG9,053
5Govt Med Coll, RatlamMadhya PradeshOBG9,058
6SP Med Coll, BikanerRajasthanRadiation Oncology9,066
7Rajarshee CSM Govt MC,KolhapurMaharashtraTBRD9,082
8JLNMC, AjmerRajasthanRadiation Oncology9,087
9Rajiv Gandhi IMS, AdilabadTelanganaOBG9,096
10BRD Med Coll, GorakhpurUttar PradeshPsychiatry9,115
11LLRM Med Coll, MeerutUttar PradeshOphthalmology9,124
12Govt IMS, KasnaUttar PradeshOrthopaedics9,125
13GovtMedColl,ChhatrapatiSambhajiNgrMaharashtraOphthalmology9,130
14Govt Med Coll, JalgaonMaharashtraGeneral Surgery9,133
15Govt Med Coll, GondiaMaharashtraOBG9,141
16Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, NagpurMaharashtraOphthalmology9,143
17Thanjavur Med CollTamil NaduPsychiatry9,147
18MKCG, BerhampurOdishaTBRD9,150
19Madurai Med Coll, MaduraiTamil NaduOrthopaedics9,156
20Darbhanga, LehriasaraiBiharOrthopaedics9,166

Just out of reach

These closed slightly before AIR 9,000 (within 10%). Later rounds sometimes move past your rank, so they can be worth listing.

CollegeCourseClosed at
College of Med & SDH, KolkataWest BengalOBG8,984
TD Med Coll, AllepeyKeralaAnaesthesiology8,972
SMS, JaipurRajasthanENT8,949
RNT, UdaipurRajasthanTBRD8,945
HBT & RN Cooper, MumbaiMaharashtraOphthalmology8,940
Bankura Sammilani Med CollWest BengalOBG8,939
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, BarpetaAssamPaediatrics8,933
Rajiv Gandhi IMS, OngoleAndhra PradeshGeneral Surgery8,928
Coimbatore Med CollTamil NaduPsychiatry8,917
Govt Med Coll, NagpurMaharashtraRadiation Oncology8,916

Last year at AIR 9,000 (2025 R3)

2,012 AIQ GEN seats closed at or after AIR 9,000 by 2025 R3. The most sought-after branches:

Psychiatry58 seats · best Grant Government Medical College (9,003)Paediatrics28 seats · best Rajiv Gandhi IMS (9,032)TBRD39 seats · best GSVM Med Coll (9,035)Orthopaedics104 seats · best LLRM Med Coll (9,074)OBG73 seats · best Kanyakumari Med Coll (9,080)General Surgery102 seats · best Nalanda Med Coll (9,151)Anaesthesiology192 seats · best Govt Med Coll (9,219)Ophthalmology111 seats · best Govt Med Coll (9,254)Emergency Medicine21 seats · best BJ Government Medical College (9,298)Radiation Oncology50 seats · best Dr B Borooah (9,360)Pathology165 seats · best Maulana Azad Medical College (9,473)General Medicine1 seats · best NAMO MERI Govt MedColl (9,511)ENT112 seats · best IndianRailwayPGInst (10,407)DCH7 seats · best Kasturba Hospital (11,174)PMR14 seats · best Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr RML Hospital (11,231)

Other quotas within reach

QuotaSeatsMost competitive within reach
Delhi University quota33Psychiatry, IHBAS (10,490)
IP University quota (GGSIPU)19ENT, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital (10,287)
BHU internal quota9TBRD, Institute of Medical Sciences (9,157)
AMU internal quota12Paediatrics, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (11,712)
Management / paid seats (deemed)863Neurosurgery 6 YRS, SRMC & RI (10,023)
NRI quota114Dermatology, Kasturba Med Coll (11,253)
Muslim minority quota24Radio Diagnosis, Hamdard Institute (19,891)
Jain minority quota13Dermatology, SBKS (26,930)
DNB (post MBBS)2143DNB General Medicine, Yenepoya Spec Hosp (9,023)
NBE Diploma915DMRD(NBEMS), Ahalia DiabetesHosp (9,011)

Questions

Which branch can I get at NEET PG rank 9,000?

In 2026 R1, AIQ GEN seats within reach at AIR 9,000 included OBG, Radiation Oncology, TBRD, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology. Later rounds usually open more seats.

Is AIR 9,000 a good rank for NEET PG?

It depends on your category, quota and branch. At AIR 9,000, 1668 GEN, 785 EWS, 1811 OBC, 1553 SC, 901 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 9,000 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