The NEET PG 2026 counselling process allows medical graduates to get admission into various postgraduate medical courses, including MD/MS, Diplomate of National Board (DNB), Postgraduate (PG) Diploma and DNB Diploma programmes. However, the cutoff ranks for these courses vary depending on the specialisation, candidate category, college, seat availability and counselling round. Comparing the previous year's closing ranks can help candidates assess their admission chances and prepare a preference list for NEET PG counselling. In this article, we have provided a detailed comparison of MD/MS, DNB, PG Diploma and DNB Diploma courses based on course duration, recognition, career opportunities and NEET PG 2025 cutoff ranks.
Factors | MD/MS | Traditional PG Diploma | DNB | NBEMS Diploma |
Duration | 3 years | 2 years | 3 years | 2 years (in general) |
MD/MS equivalence | Is the MD/MS degree | Not equivalent | Recognized as equivalent to MD/MS | Not equivalent |
Broad vs super- specialty | Broad specialty degree. Super-specialty (DM/MCh) via NEET-SS | Narrower training, in a limited set of specialties. Not an entry route to super-specialty without an upgrade | Broad specialty. Super-specialty via NEET-SS (DrNB/DM/MCh) | Same as the traditional diploma |
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The cutoff analysis presented in the table below is based on NEET PG counselling previous year’s counselling data covering Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3. The highest closing rank recorded across the three rounds has been used to provide an overview of the admission trends for different postgraduate programmes.
Category | MD/MS | Diploma | DNB | DNB Diploma (NBEMS) |
GEN | 35,635 | 47,857 | 51,260 | 74049 |
EWS | 44,153 | 73,675 | 50,774 | 95268 |
OBC | 48,136 | 52,174 | 43,144 | 75,703 |
SC | 63,593 | 61,816 | 66,520 | 83413 |
ST | 94,638 | 96,869 | 1,12,053 | 1,73,190 |
Category | MD/MS | Diploma | DNB | DNB Diploma (NBEMS) |
GEN | 35,864 | 46,766 | 35,691 | 62791 |
EWS | 46,756 | — | 40,193 | 95456 |
OBC | 44,713 | 49,425 | 42,433 | 79,757 |
SC | 58,059 | — | 58,357 | 93650 |
ST | 96,841 | — | 1,06,610 | 1,97,654 |
Category | MD/MS | Diploma | DNB | DNB Diploma (NBEMS) |
GEN | 18,213 | 20,504 | 23,378 | 42550 |
EWS | 26,367 | 30,582 | 28,107 | 43097 |
OBC | 32,338 | 26,585 | 30,650 | 38,182 |
SC | 57,287 | 72,584 | 42,479 | 71003 |
ST | 67,848 | 94,989 | 80,001 | 1,24,434 |
Category | MD/MS | Diploma | DNB | DNB Diploma (NBEMS) |
GEN | 38,678 | 60,573 | 49,767 | 79018 |
EWS | 45,312 | 73,338 | 41,689 | 89760 |
OBC | 46,824 | 71,829 | 54,080 | 82,955 |
SC | 58,981 | 75,211 | 57,161 | 92361 |
ST | 1,01,719 | 1,08,784 | 88,566 | 2,00,668 |
Category | MD/MS | Diploma | DNB | DNB Diploma (NBEMS) |
GEN | 18,067 | 31,688 | 23,857 | 49817 |
EWS | 21,102 | 22,714 | 22,447 | 51464 |
OBC | 21,552 | 24,543 | 25,291 | 57,179 |
SC | 44,438 | 59,299 | 50,665 | 71558 |
ST | 75,733 | 95,126 | 88,740 | 1,36,154 |
Category | MD/MS | Diploma | DNB | DNB Diploma (NBEMS) |
GEN | 6,656 | 6,263 | 12,303 | 21344 |
EWS | 18,747 | 6,467 | 4,835 | 19529 |
OBC | 8,956 | 11,723 | 7,012 | 19,746 |
SC | 27,605 | 43,609 | 15,070 | 42885 |
ST | 24,035 | 59,759 | — | 67,478 |
Category | MD/MS | Diploma | DNB | DNB Diploma (NBEMS) |
GEN | 19,115 | 23,062 | 24,004 | 56813 |
EWS | 22,669 | 38,624 | 27,436 | 56703 |
OBC | 22,942 | 32,283 | 25,155 | 51,708 |
SC | 52,615 | — | 39,910 | 66957 |
ST | 93,173 | — | 77,650 | 1,47,897 |
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