The NEET PG 2026 examination was conducted on August 30, 2026, in which approximately 2,65,000 students appeared for the examination. Candidates who have appeared for NEET PG 2026 and are expecting an All India Rank (AIR) below 10,000 have several NEET PG 2026 DNB colleges to opt for. Based on the previous year’s statistics, candidates can check the DNB college options under 10,000 rank in the NEET PG exam. However, the exact college and course available to a candidate depends on their rank, category, course preference and counselling process. Check the NEET PG 2026 DNB colleges under 10,000 rank, category-wise cutoff and course-wise seat matrix in the article below.
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DNB (Diplomate of National Board) is a postgraduate medical qualification awarded by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS). NBEMS also conducts various postgraduate medical entrance and exit examinations in India. DNB programmes are run through accredited hospitals as well as institutes and involve rigorous hands-on clinical and hospital training.
Candidates who appeared in the NEET PG 2026 exam can check the previous year’s seat matrix in the table below to understand the number of seats available for the DNB course.
Category | Total Seats |
Open | 5817 |
General- EWS | 128 |
OBC | 315 |
SC | 182 |
ST | 88 |
Category | Total Seats |
Open | 27 |
General- EWS | 8 |
OBC | 14 |
SC | 8 |
ST | 4 |
Candidates who are planning to pursue the DNB course can check the course wise minimum and maximum ranks in the table below. The minimum and maximum NEET PG DNB ranks are for the general category and are based on the previous year’s statistics.
Course | Min General Rank | Max General Rank |
DNB General Medicine | 5018 | 9966 |
DNB Radio Diagnosis | 5067 | 9848 |
DNB OBG | 5084 | 9819 |
DNB Nuclear Medicine | 5124 | 5763 |
DNB Dermatology | 5315 | 7881 |
DNB Ophthalmology | 5430 | 9985 |
DNB Paediatrics | 5636 | 9925 |
DNB Neurosurgery 6 Yrs | 6007 | 7954 |
DNB General Surgery | 6055 | 9744 |
DNB TBRD | 6274 | 8556 |
DNB Emergency Medicine | 7215 | 7215 |
DNB Family Medicine | 8428 | 8428 |
DNB Radiation Oncology | 9402 | 9402 |
DNB Plastic Surgery 6 Yrs | 9917 | 9917 |
Based on the previous year’s statistics, check the NEET PG 2026 DNB colleges under 10,000 rank for the general category in the table below.
Name of College | Rank |
Autonomous State Medical College, Ayodhya | 5,315 |
5,453 | |
Associated Hospital Government Medical College, Kanth Bagh, Baramulla | 6,052 |
6,534 | |
6,785 | |
Sai Sudha Hospital, Salipeta, Kakinada | 6,967 |
GMERS Medical College, Junagadh | 7,881 |
Name of College | Rank |
Asian Institute of Medical Sciences, Milapnagar, Dombivli East | 5,067 |
Bansal Hospital, Shahpura, Bhopal | 5,096 |
Sakra World Hospital (A Unit of Takshasila Hospitals Operating Private Limited), Varthur Hobli, Bengaluru | 5,110 |
SRM Institutes for Medical Sciences, Vadapalani, Chennai | 5,110 |
Heritage Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Lanka, Varanasi | 5,156 |
Shalby Hospital, Janjeerwala Square, Indore | 5,205 |
Shri Vasant Rao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal | 5,229 |
Paras HMRI Hospital, Raja Bazar, Patna | 5,247 |
Apollo Hospital, Chinagdhili, Visakhapatnam | 5,254 |
Kingsway Hospitals, Kasturchand Park, Nagpur | 5,298 |
Name of College | Rank |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi | 7215 |
Name of College | Rank |
Saideep Healthcare and Research Pvt Ltd, Tarakpur, Ahmednagar | 7,228 |
General Hospital, Civil Lines, Godhra | 7,240 |
Bansal Hospital, Shahpura, Bhopal | 7,255 |
Manipal Hospitals, Baner, Pune | 7,264 |
Apollo Hospital, Hyderguda, Hyderabad | 7,277 |
Mahavir Jaipuriya Rajasthan Hospital, Milap Nagar, Jaipur | 7,281 |
Royal Care Super Speciality Hospital, Neelambur, Coimbatore | 7,288 |
Tata Motors Hospital, Jamshedpur | 7,292 |
VishwaRaj Hospital, Loni Kalbhor, Pune | 7,313 |
J.L.N. Main Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bhilai | 7,328 |
Name of College | Rank |
St. Stephen's Hospital, Tees Hazari, New Delhi | 7,522 |
7,968 | |
K.E.M. Hospital, Rasta Peth, Pune | 8,042 |
Aster Medcity, Cheranalloor, Kochi | 8,319 |
Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre, Melur Road, Madurai | 8,336 |
Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Trivandrum | 8,361 |
Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital, Mangol Puri, New Delhi | 8,488 |
Sum Ultimate Medicare, Ghatikia, Bhubaneswar | 9,014 |
Medical Trust Hospital, MG Road, Kochi | 9,286 |
Lourdes Hospital, Pachalam, Kochi | 9,335 |
K.G. Patel Children Hospital and Jayodia Research Institute, Kareli Baug, Vadodara | 9,925 |
Name of College | Rank |
Hindu Rao Hospital, Malkaganj, New Delhi | 6,055 |
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Research Centre, Erandwane, Pune | 9,311 |
Jagjivan Ram Railway Hospital Maratha, Mandir Road, Mumbai | 9,506 |
Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Thane | 9,733 |
ESIC Dental College and Hospital, Rohini | 9,744 |
On Question asked by student community
Hello Aspirant,
Yes. If you are looking for a book/guide covering NEET PG colleges across India, including MD/MS seats, fees, marks/cut-offs and counselling information, Careers360 provides NEET PG counselling resources and college-predictor reports.
If you specifically
Hey there,
Yes. If you mean the official NEET PG 2025 MCC All India Quota cutoff/allotment lists, MCC has published the results for Round 1, Round 2 and Round 3.
MD Dermatology is one of the most competitive branches in NEET PG. In the 2025 counselling, government medical colleges generally required a very good NEET PG rank.
For the General category under All India Quota, some examples of 2025 closing ranks were:
Government Medical College, Kozhikode – around 20
VMMC
Hello Student,
For SVIMS Tirupati, the 2024 closing All India rank for MD Nuclear Medicine was 16,008, while the 2022 closing rank was 6,816. The 2024 opening rank was 5,276. Cutoffs can vary by year, category and counselling round, so these figures should be treated as previous-year references rather than
Hey there,
NEET PG stands for National Eligibility cum Entrance Test – Postgraduate.
It is the entrance examination for admission to MD, MS and PG Diploma medical courses in India.
Thanks and all the best,
Nischal
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