New Delhi: There are a total of 9,814 MD, MS and PG Diploma seats available for NEET PG Counselling candidates this year, the maximum being in the speciality of MD General Medicine with 1,048 seats.
The confirmation of this aggregate comes from the recently released seat matrix on the official website of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) indicating the number of MD, MS and PG Diploma seats being offered for NEET PG Counselling as per the categories available in medical institutes across the country.
The NEET PG Counselling process has begun from 12th January. For Round 1, candidates have to first register with the MCC. After the registration, they will have to select and lock their medical college preferences from the options available till January 17. The verification of candidates by the respective institutes would be conducted from January 18 to January 19, 2022. This will be followed by the seat allotment process, on January 20 and 21. The result will be declared on January 22, 2022.
The last date of joining after the completion of overall counselling procedures including stray vacancy round is 16th March 2022 for AIQ seats and 10th March 2022 for state counselling candidates.
Top 20 Specialities
According to the seat matrix for NEET PG Counselling 2021 for candidates seeking PG medical admissions under AIQ quota this year, the maximum number having 1,048 seats are available in MD General Medicine.
This number is followed by MD Anaesthesiology with 1,033 seats and General Surgery with 950 seats.
MD/MS in Obstetrics and Gynaecology has 905 seats for candidates this year while MD Paediatrics has 752 seats.
The PG Medical specialities of MD Pathology has 545 seats, MS Orthopaedics has 502, MS Ophthalmology 423, MD Radio-Diagnosis has 360, MD in Preventive, Social Medicine and Community Medicine has 346, MD Microbiology has 330, MS ENT has 301, MD Pharmacology has 275 and MD Physiology has 269 and MD Psychiatry has 354 seats.
There are 250 seats for MD, MS in Anatomy, 246 in MD Biochemistry, 214 in Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, 192 in the speciality of MD Tuberculosis and Respiratory diseases)/Pulmonary Medicine /MD (Respiratory Medicine) and 183 in Forensic Medicine.
The following table is the speciality wise breakup of the MCC NEET PG Counselling seat matrix:
MD, MS, PG Diploma Specialities
Number of Seats
M.D. (GENERAL MEDICINE)
1048
M.D. (ANAESTHESIOLOGY)
1033
M.S. (GENERAL SURGERY)
950
M.D. (Obst. and Gynae)/MS (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
905
M.D. (PAEDIATRICS)
752
M.D. (PATHOLOGY)
545
M.S. (ORTHOPAEDICS)
502
M.S. (OPHTHALMOLOGY)
423
M.D. (RADIO-DIAGNOSIS)
360
M.D. (PREVENTIVE and SOCIAL MEDICINE)/
COMMUNITY MEDICINE
346
M.D. (MICROBIOLOGY)
330
M.S. (E.N.T.)
301
M.D. (PHARMACOLOGY)
275
M.D. (PHYSIOLOGY)
269
M.D. (PSYCHIATRY)
254
MD/MS (Anatomy)
250
M.D. (BIOCHEMISTRY)
246
M.D. (DERM.,VENE. and LEPROSY)/
(DERMATOLOGY)/(SKIN and VENEREAL DISEASES)/(VENEREOLOGY)
214
M.D. (Tuberculosis and Respiratory
diseases)/Pulmonary Medicine /M.D. (Respiratory Medicine)
192
M.D. (FORENSIC MEDICINE)
183
M.D. (Radiotherapy/ Radiation Oncology)
134
M.D. IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE/ IMMUNO-
HAEMATOLOGY and BLOOD TRANSFUSION
34
DIPLOMA IN ANAESTHESIOLOGY
32
M.D. (PHYSICAL MED. and REHABILITATION)
28
DIP.IN GYNAE. and OBST.
24
DIPLOMA IN OPHTHALMOLOGY/DOMS
23
DIPLOMA IN CHILD HEALTH/ PAEDIATRICS
22
DIP.IN MEDICAL RADIO- DIAGNOSIS
12
DIPLOMA IN ORTHOPAEDICS
12
M.D. (Emergency and Critical Care)/M.D.
(Emergency Medicine)
11
M.D. (COMMUNITY HEALTH and ADMN.)
10
M.D. IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE
10
DIPLOMA IN OTO-RHINO- LARYNGOLOGY
7
M.D. GERIATRICS
7
DIP. IN DERM. VENEREOLOGY and LEPROSY/DERMATOLOGY
/VENEREOLOGY and DERMATOLOGY/LEPROSY/V ENEREAL DISEASE and
LEPROSY
6
DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
6
M.D. (Hospital Administration)
5
M.D. (TROPICAL MEDICINE)
5
M.D. (PALLIATIVE MEDICINE)
4
M.D. Sports Medicine
4
M.P.H. (EPIDEMIOLOGY)
4
DIP. IN FORENSIC MEDICINE
3
DIP. IN SPORTS MEDICINE
3
DIP. IN T.B. and CHEST DISEASES
3
DIPLOMA IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
3
DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC HEALTH
3
(NBEMS) ANAESTHESIOLOGY
2
(NBEMS) GENERAL MEDICINE
2
(NBEMS) ORTHOPAEDICS
2
(NBEMS) PAEDIATRICS
2
DIP IN RADIATION MEDICINE
2
PG Diploma in Psychological Medicine / Psychiatric Medicine
2
(NBEMS) DERMATOLOGY
and VENEREOLOGY and LEPROSY
1
(NBEMS) Obstetrics and Gynaecology
1
(NBEMS) OPHTHALMOLOGY
1
(NBEMS) RADIO-DIAGNOSIS
1
DIP. IN MEDICAL RADIO- THERAPY
1
DIP. IN PHY. MEDICINE and REHAB.
1
DIPLOMA IN BACTERIOLOGY
1
DIPLOMA IN DIABETOLOGY
1
M.D. (FAMILY MEDICINE)
1
Grand Total
9814
To view the institutes and category wise seat matrix for MD, MS and PG Diploma seats in NEET PG Counselling 2021, click here