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    NEET PG 2026 Top 5 Courses State-Wise Seat Matrix, Colleges & Branch-Wise Seats

    NEET PG 2026 Top 5 Courses State-Wise Seat Matrix, Colleges & Branch-Wise Seats

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    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 05 Oct 2026, 05:09 PM IST

    The NEET PG 2026 seat matrix has been released by the National Medical Commission. Through NEET PG 2026 seat matrix, candidates can check the number of postgraduate medical seats available across government, private and deemed medical colleges. With counselling expected to begin soon, analysing the state-wise distribution of seats across MD and MS branches can help aspirants make informed choices. In this article, we have listed the top five NEET PG branches with the highest number of seats in each state, helping candidates identify where more seats are available for their preferred specialisation.

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    NEET PG 2026 Top 5 Courses State-Wise Seat Matrix, Colleges & Branch-Wise Seats
    NEET PG 2026 Top 5 Courses State-Wise Seat Matrix, Colleges & Branch-Wise Seats

    NEET PG 2026 State-Wise Seat Matrix: Watch Full Video Here!

    NEET PG 2026 Seat Matrix: Highlights

    Type of Seat

    Number of Seats

    Government medical colleges

    33,088

    Private medical colleges

    21,892

    Deemed universities

    8,197

    Total NEET PG seats

    63,177

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    NEET PG 2026 Branch-Wise Seat Availability

    Candidates participating in NEET PG counselling must know the branch-wise seat availability across different specializations. Medical graduates can check NEET PG 2026 branch-wise set availability from the below table.

    Branch-Wise Seat Availability In NEET PG 2026

    Course

    Total seats

    M.D. General Medicine

    6143

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    5,672

    M.S. General Surgery

    5591

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    4,690

    M.D. Paediatrics

    4203

    M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /Radiology

    3,224

    M.S. Orthopaedics

    3,656

    M.D. Pathology

    3,343

    M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive Medicine

    2091

    M.D. Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy/Dermatology

    1,880

    M.D. Microbiology

    1832

    M.D. Psychiatry

    1,596

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    Rajasthan PG Medical

    Bihar PG Medical

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    NEET PG 2026 Top 5 Branches: State-Wise

    Candidates can check top 5 NEET PG 2026 branches and the available seats from the below table.

    State-Wise NEET PG 2026 Top 5 Branches

    State

    Course Name

    Available Seats

    Karnataka

    M.D. General Medicine

    827

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    712

    M.S. General Surgery

    676

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    615

    M.D. Paediatrics

    583

    Maharashtra

    M.D. General Medicine

    687

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    668

    M.S. General Surgery

    628

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    499

    M.D. Paediatrics

    452

    Tamil Nadu

    M.D. General Medicine

    625

    M.S. General Surgery

    621

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    515

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    461

    M.D. Paediatrics

    420

    Uttar Pradesh

    M.D. General Medicine

    575

    M.S. General Surgery

    558

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    554

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    394

    M.D. Paediatrics

    378

    Andhra Pradesh

    M.D. General Medicine

    464

    M.S. General Surgery

    406

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    387

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    361

    M.D. Paediatrics

    289

    Telangana

    M.D. General Medicine

    379

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    359

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    330

    M.S. General Surgery

    328

    M.D. Paediatrics

    290

    Gujarat

    M.D. General Medicine

    398

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    384

    M.S. General Surgery

    352

    M.D. Pathology

    288

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    286

    Rajasthan

    M.D. General Medicine

    373

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    364

    M.S. General Surgery

    303

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    291

    M.D. Paediatrics

    251

    Madhya Pradesh

    M.D. General Medicine

    286

    M.S. General Surgery

    279

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    260

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    219

    M.D. Paediatrics

    203

    West Bengal

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    218

    M.D. General Medicine

    199

    M.S. General Surgery

    197

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    195

    M.D. Paediatrics

    179

    Kerala

    M.D. General Medicine

    183

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    179

    M.S. General Surgery

    154

    M.D. Paediatrics

    150

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    142

    Delhi

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    186

    M.D. General Medicine

    148

    M.D. Paediatrics

    140

    M.S. General Surgery

    118

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    117

    Bihar

    M.S. General Surgery

    147

    M.D. General Medicine

    146

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    124

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    113

    M.D. Paediatrics

    103

    Orissa

    M.D. General Medicine

    135

    M.S. General Surgery

    135

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    112

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    98

    M.D. Paediatrics

    96

    Punjab

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    99

    M.D. General Medicine

    95

    M.S. General Surgery

    83

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    60

    M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /Radiology

    57

    Pondicherry

    M.D. General Medicine

    94

    M.S. General Surgery

    88

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    73

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    62

    M.S. Orthopaedics

    62

    Jammu & Kashmir

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    92

    M.S. General Surgery

    82

    M.D. General Medicine

    75

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    66

    M.D. Paediatrics

    60

    Assam

    M.D. General Medicine

    92

    M.S. General Surgery

    81

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    64

    M.D. Pathology

    56

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    54

    Chhatisgarh

    M.D. General Medicine

    65

    M.S. General Surgery

    63

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    48

    M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive Medicine

    44

    M.D. Pathology

    44

    Uttarakhand

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    65

    M.D. General Medicine

    56

    M.S. General Surgery

    51

    M.D. Paediatrics

    48

    M.D. Pathology

    42

    Himachal Pradesh

    M.D. General Medicine

    41

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    40

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    38

    M.S. General Surgery

    36

    M.D. Paediatrics

    32

    Jharkhand

    M.D. Psychiatry

    35

    M.S. General Surgery

    33

    M.D. General Medicine

    27

    M.D. Pathology

    22

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    22

    Manipur

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    34

    M.D. General Medicine

    30

    M.S. General Surgery

    29

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    22

    M.D. Pathology

    16

    Chandigarh

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    20

    M.D. General Medicine

    12

    M.S. General Surgery

    12

    M.D. Paediatrics

    10

    M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /Radiology

    10

    Goa

    M.S. General Surgery

    15

    M.D. General Medicine

    14

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    10

    M.D. Paediatrics

    10

    M.D. Pharmacology

    10

    Tripura

    M.D. General Medicine

    17

    M.S. General Surgery

    9

    M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive Medicine

    8

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    8

    M.D. Paediatrics

    7

    Dadara Nagar Haveli

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    4

    M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive Medicine

    4

    M.D. Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy/Dermatology

    4

    M.D. General Medicine

    4

    M.D. Paediatrics

    4

    Meghalaya

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    4

    M.D. Forensic Medicine and Toxicology/Forensic Medicine

    3

    M.D. Microbiology

    3

    M.D. Pathology

    3

    M.D. Anatomy

    2

    Sikkim

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    4

    M.D. Physiology

    3

    M.D. Psychiatry

    3

    M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /Radiology

    3

    M.S. Orthopaedics

    3

    Arunachal Pradesh

    M.D. Radio-Diagnosis /Radiology

    3

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    2

    M.D. Anatomy

    2

    M.D. Community Medicine/Social & Preventive Medicine

    2

    M.D. General Medicine

    2

    Andaman Nicobar Islands

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    3

    M.D. Microbiology

    3

    M.D. Anatomy

    2

    M.D. BioChemistry

    2

    M.S. General Surgery

    2

    Mizoram

    M.D. Anaesthesiology

    2

    M.D. General Medicine

    2

    M.D. Paediatrics

    2

    M.S. General Surgery

    2

    M.S. Obstetrics and Gynaecology

    2

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