Maharashtra NEET PG Selection List 2025: 62% Candidates Didn’t Fill Choices in Round 1

Maharashtra NEET PG Selection List 2025: 62% Candidates Didn’t Fill Choices in Round 1

Deep PathakUpdated on 02 Dec 2025, 12:00 PM IST

The Maharashtra NEET PG Selection List 2025 has been released by the CET Cell for round 1 counselling on December 1, 2025. The NEET PG Maharashtra selection list of round 1 reveals a surprising trend in candidate participation. Out of 5,553 candidates who registered for round 1 counselling, 3,467 did not fill any choices. This means that around 62% of eligible candidates skipped the choice-filling process in Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2025 round 1. Read the full article for detailed insights and a complete breakdown of round 1 allotment statistics, including participation data, the number of finalised allotments, and a subject-wise distribution of seats.

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  1. Maharashtra NEET PG Selection List 2025: Key Highlights of round 1
  2. NEET PG Counselling 2025 Maharashtra: Total Seat Allotments in Round 1
  3. Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2025: Reason Behind 3,467 Candidates Skipping Round 1 Choice Filling
  4. Impact of Candidates Skipping Maharashtra NEET PG Round 1
Maharashtra NEET PG Selection List 2025: 62% Candidates Didn’t Fill Choices in Round 1
Maharashtra NEET PG Selection List 2025: 62% Candidates Didn’t Fill Choices in Round 1

Maharashtra NEET PG Selection List 2025: Key Highlights of round 1

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Details

Total candidates participated

5,553

Candidates who did not fill any choices

3,467

Candidates who received an actual seat allotment

1,920

Highest allotted speciality

General Surgery - 211 seats

Total PG specialities allotted

41

NEET PG Counselling 2025 Maharashtra: Total Seat Allotments in Round 1

Based on the Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 round 1 seat allotment, a total of 1920 candidates are allotted seats. These candidates got a seat across government, municipal, aided, private, and minority medical colleges in Maharashtra.

General Surgery recorded the highest number of seat allotments in round 1, with 211 seats being allotted. The complete breakdown of the 1920 seats allotted in round 1 is provided below.

Subject-Wise Breakdown of Allotted Seats

Subject

Seats Allotted

Surgery

211

Medicine

208

Anaesthesia

221

OBGY

172

Orthopedics

150

Paediatrics

127

Pathology

128

Radiology

110

PSM / Community Medicine

89

Ophthalmology

84

ENT

63

Skin & VD (Dermatology)

58

Psychiatry

45

Pharmacology

42

Chest & TB / Respiratory Medicine

34

Biochemistry

23

Forensic Medicine

21

Physiology

15

Radiotherapy

10

Nuclear Medicine

5

DA (Diploma in Anaesthesia)

5

Palliative Medicine

2

Emergency & Critical Care

6

Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling 2025: Reason Behind 3,467 Candidates Skipping Round 1 Choice Filling

Some of the possible reasons behind this large number of candidates skipping round 1 choice filling for Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 admission are as follows -

  • Waiting for AIQ round 2 upgrades: Many candidates who are already holding AIQ Round 1 seats expect upgrades in Round 2, especially for high-demand branches like Radiology, Dermatology, OBGY, Paediatrics, and Orthopedics, so they might have avoided choice filling in Maharashtra NEET PG counselling 2025 to keep their chances of AIQ upgrade open.

  • Expecting better movement in Maharashtra round 2: Round 2 of state counselling generally sees large reshuffling due to AIQ resignations, category conversions, and withdrawals. Hence many candidates skip round 1 on purpose to target more favorable seat availability later.

  • Preference for DNB over MD/MS seats: A growing number of candidates now prioritise DNB seats in reputed corporate hospitals for better environment and training quality, and therefore avoid early state allotments that might force them into less preferred MD/MS options.

  • Fear of being allotted a low-preference seat: Since Maharashtra NEET PG counselling can allot very low-ranked choices if many options are filled, candidates skip round 1 to avoid getting stuck with undesired seats and plan to participate only in Round 2 with a more controlled preference list.

Impact of Candidates Skipping Maharashtra NEET PG Round 1

With over 62% students skipping the round 1 counselling of Maharashtra NEET PG 2025, this could impact the round 2 and upcoming counselling rounds. Some of the impact that this large number of students skipping round 1 Maharashtra NEET PG counselling 2025 are as following -

  • Since many candidates did not participate in round 1, several seats will remain vacant for round 2 Maharashtra NEET PG counselling.

  • Since many top-ranked candidates skipped choice filling in round 1 and more seats available in round 2, students have a good chance of getting popular specialities such as Radiology, Dermatology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Gynaecology, and General Medicine.

  • Since a lower number of candidates got seats in round 1, such candidates now have a stronger upgrade chances in round 2 counselling.

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