NEET PG rank 20,000 (20k): which branch and college can you get?
At AIR 20,000 (General/Open), no clinical branch had a government seat left in Round 1 of MCC 2025. Ortho, Gen Surgery, ENT came within reach only in later rounds. Radiology, Derm, Gen Med closed before this rank at every government college.
General / Open at rank 20,000
| Branch | Govt colleges, Round 1 | More by stray round | DNB hospitals | Deemed (high fees) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Radiodiagnosis (Radiology) | – | – | – | 41 |
| MD Dermatology | – | – | – | 39 |
| MD General Medicine | – | – | – | 44 |
| MD Paediatrics | – | – | 23 | 49 |
| MS Orthopaedics | – | +8 | 250 | 50 |
| MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology | – | – | 19 | 49 |
| MS General Surgery | – | +3 | 154 | 50 |
| MD Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology) | – | – | 10 | 36 |
| MS ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) | – | +45 | 49 | 50 |
| MS Ophthalmology | – | +35 | 107 | 50 |
| MD Psychiatry | – | +8 | 6 | 48 |
| MD Emergency Medicine | – | +6 | 103 | 34 |
| MD Anaesthesiology | – | +125 | 329 | 50 |
| MD Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy) | – | +4 | 49 | 11 |
| MD Family Medicine | – | – | 54 | 2 |
| MD Pathology | 109 | +54 | 73 | 48 |
| MD Community Medicine (PSM) | 113 | +27 | 5 | 46 |
| MD Microbiology | 114 | +25 | 21 | 41 |
| MD Pharmacology | 90 | +24 | 2 | 42 |
| MD Biochemistry | 88 | +41 | 9 | 36 |
| MD Physiology | 99 | +24 | 5 | 33 |
| MD Anatomy | 98 | +39 | 2 | 30 |
| MD Forensic Medicine | 78 | +20 | 3 | 23 |
Numbers are how many colleges or hospitals had a seat whose 2025 closing rank was after 20,000. "More by stray round" counts colleges that came within reach only in Rounds 2, 3 or the stray round.
OBC at rank 20,000
| Branch | Govt colleges, Round 1 | More by stray round | DNB hospitals | Deemed (high fees) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Radiodiagnosis (Radiology) | – | – | – | 41 |
| MD Dermatology | – | – | – | 39 |
| MD General Medicine | – | – | – | 44 |
| MD Paediatrics | – | +1 | 2 | 49 |
| MS Orthopaedics | – | +12 | 18 | 50 |
| MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology | – | +3 | 3 | 49 |
| MS General Surgery | – | +13 | 25 | 50 |
| MD Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology) | – | +2 | 1 | 36 |
| MS ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) | 12 | +61 | 7 | 50 |
| MS Ophthalmology | 2 | +67 | 15 | 50 |
| MD Psychiatry | 5 | +29 | 7 | 48 |
| MD Emergency Medicine | – | +5 | 6 | 34 |
| MD Anaesthesiology | 40 | +110 | 44 | 50 |
| MD Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy) | 6 | +10 | – | 11 |
| MD Family Medicine | – | +1 | 8 | 2 |
| MD Pathology | 109 | +33 | 19 | 48 |
| MD Community Medicine (PSM) | 96 | +25 | 3 | 46 |
| MD Microbiology | 107 | +16 | 5 | 41 |
| MD Pharmacology | 93 | +11 | 1 | 42 |
| MD Biochemistry | 77 | +12 | 4 | 36 |
| MD Physiology | 96 | +12 | 2 | 33 |
| MD Anatomy | 82 | +19 | 1 | 30 |
| MD Forensic Medicine | 62 | +11 | 2 | 23 |
EWS at rank 20,000
| Branch | Govt colleges, Round 1 | More by stray round | DNB hospitals | Deemed (high fees) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Radiodiagnosis (Radiology) | – | – | – | 41 |
| MD Dermatology | – | – | – | 39 |
| MD General Medicine | – | – | 1 | 44 |
| MD Paediatrics | – | +2 | 2 | 49 |
| MS Orthopaedics | – | +16 | 9 | 50 |
| MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology | – | +2 | 4 | 49 |
| MS General Surgery | – | +17 | 8 | 50 |
| MD Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology) | – | +2 | 1 | 36 |
| MS ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) | 12 | +21 | 4 | 50 |
| MS Ophthalmology | 6 | +28 | 6 | 50 |
| MD Psychiatry | 11 | +8 | 1 | 48 |
| MD Emergency Medicine | 4 | +4 | 1 | 34 |
| MD Anaesthesiology | 24 | +64 | 16 | 50 |
| MD Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy) | 2 | +5 | – | 11 |
| MD Family Medicine | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| MD Pathology | 78 | +11 | 11 | 48 |
| MD Community Medicine (PSM) | 50 | +8 | 1 | 46 |
| MD Microbiology | 39 | +7 | 1 | 41 |
| MD Pharmacology | 40 | +5 | – | 42 |
| MD Biochemistry | 18 | +10 | 2 | 36 |
| MD Physiology | 12 | +5 | – | 33 |
| MD Anatomy | 11 | +14 | – | 30 |
| MD Forensic Medicine | 19 | +7 | – | 23 |
SC at rank 20,000
| Branch | Govt colleges, Round 1 | More by stray round | DNB hospitals | Deemed (high fees) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Radiodiagnosis (Radiology) | – | +3 | – | 41 |
| MD Dermatology | – | – | 1 | 39 |
| MD General Medicine | – | +24 | 40 | 44 |
| MD Paediatrics | 8 | +80 | 17 | 49 |
| MS Orthopaedics | 63 | +30 | 17 | 50 |
| MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 50 | +51 | 19 | 49 |
| MS General Surgery | 82 | +45 | 21 | 50 |
| MD Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology) | 28 | +15 | 6 | 36 |
| MS ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) | 47 | +9 | 7 | 50 |
| MS Ophthalmology | 60 | +20 | 5 | 50 |
| MD Psychiatry | 26 | +5 | 6 | 48 |
| MD Emergency Medicine | 11 | +4 | 6 | 34 |
| MD Anaesthesiology | 122 | +23 | 22 | 50 |
| MD Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy) | 19 | +5 | – | 11 |
| MD Family Medicine | – | – | 6 | 2 |
| MD Pathology | 92 | +14 | 16 | 48 |
| MD Community Medicine (PSM) | 74 | +12 | 2 | 46 |
| MD Microbiology | 66 | +13 | 6 | 41 |
| MD Pharmacology | 51 | +4 | 2 | 42 |
| MD Biochemistry | 48 | +22 | 2 | 36 |
| MD Physiology | 47 | +22 | 1 | 33 |
| MD Anatomy | 37 | +28 | 1 | 30 |
| MD Forensic Medicine | 33 | +8 | – | 23 |
ST at rank 20,000
| Branch | Govt colleges, Round 1 | More by stray round | DNB hospitals | Deemed (high fees) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD Radiodiagnosis (Radiology) | – | +3 | – | 41 |
| MD Dermatology | 4 | +11 | 1 | 39 |
| MD General Medicine | 37 | +32 | 11 | 44 |
| MD Paediatrics | 58 | +19 | 6 | 49 |
| MS Orthopaedics | 38 | +10 | 8 | 50 |
| MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 70 | +16 | 10 | 49 |
| MS General Surgery | 65 | +18 | 16 | 50 |
| MD Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonology) | 23 | +2 | 2 | 36 |
| MS ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) | 20 | +6 | 5 | 50 |
| MS Ophthalmology | 42 | +7 | 4 | 50 |
| MD Psychiatry | 21 | +5 | 5 | 48 |
| MD Emergency Medicine | 5 | +1 | 2 | 34 |
| MD Anaesthesiology | 74 | +6 | 11 | 50 |
| MD Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy) | 12 | +1 | – | 11 |
| MD Family Medicine | – | – | 2 | 2 |
| MD Pathology | 60 | +10 | 6 | 48 |
| MD Community Medicine (PSM) | 35 | +11 | – | 46 |
| MD Microbiology | 31 | +12 | 2 | 41 |
| MD Pharmacology | 24 | +6 | 1 | 42 |
| MD Biochemistry | 13 | +15 | 2 | 36 |
| MD Physiology | 9 | +11 | 1 | 33 |
| MD Anatomy | 6 | +16 | – | 30 |
| MD Forensic Medicine | 16 | +2 | – | 23 |
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Questions students ask
Which clinical branch can I get at NEET PG rank 20,000?
At AIR 20,000 (General/Open), no clinical branch had a government seat left in Round 1 of MCC 2025. Ortho, Gen Surgery, ENT came within reach only in later rounds. Radiology, Derm, Gen Med closed before this rank at every government college.
What about OBC, EWS, SC or ST at rank 20,000?
OBC: Paeds, Ortho, OBG, Gen Surgery. EWS: Paeds, Ortho, OBG, Gen Surgery. SC: Radiology, Gen Med, Paeds, Ortho. ST: Radiology, Derm, Gen Med, Paeds.
Is rank 20,000 enough for a government seat?
16 of 23 branches had at least one government seat for General/Open at or after this rank in 2025, counting all rounds. DNB and deemed seats add more options.
Source: MCC NEET PG 2025 allotment lists (Round 1, 2, 3 and stray vacancy), government MD/MS seats in the All India quota (university quotas such as DU, BHU and AMU are left out: they are only for their own graduates). A seat's closing rank is the All India rank of the last student who got it. These are 2025 results, not 2026 predictions: 2026 ranks can move. MANANEETPG is independent and not connected to MCC, NBEMS or NMC.