NEET PG round 1: MCC’s final seat matrix puts 31,708 seats on offer. Check it before choices lock at 10 am on 22 October

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) published the final seat matrices for round 1 of NEET PG 2026 counselling on 15 October 2026. These are the seats you will be choosing from, so this is the document to read line by line before you fill choices. The four matrices together list 31,708 seats.

The round-1 matrices

Matrix	Seats
All India Quota (MD/MS)	14,113
Deemed universities (MD/MS)	7,537
Central institutional quota (MD/MS)	857
DNB (NBEMS)	9,201
Total	31,708

What the numbers say

• All India Quota by category: 5,767 open, 3,786 OBC, 2,105 SC, 1,403 EWS and 1,052 ST seats. Of the 14,113, 697 are reserved for persons with benchmark disabilities.
• All India Quota by state: Maharashtra has the most (1,603), followed by Uttar Pradesh (1,319), Tamil Nadu (1,155), Karnataka (1,084) and Rajasthan (998).
• Deemed universities: 6,421 of the 7,537 seats are self-financed merit seats and 1,005 are NRI seats. The rest are Jain and Muslim minority quota seats.
• Central institutional quota: Delhi University (360), IP University (297), Aligarh Muslim University (107) and Banaras Hindu University (93).

Round-1 dates to work back from

Step	Deadline
Registration	21 October 2026, 12 noon (payment until 3 pm)
Choice locking	4 pm on 21 October to 10 am on 22 October
Seat processing	22 and 23 October
Result	24 October
Reporting	26 October to 2 November

MCC’s notice board says choice filling for round 1 has resumed. In a separate notice dated 15 October, it told every participating college to check its own entries and report any wrong seat count before round-1 choice filling ends. So small corrections are still possible in the next few days.

Two more notices from this week

• NRI claims: a corrigendum dated 14 October adds a document. Candidates claiming an NRI seat under Category I or IV must also submit the valid passport of the parent, sibling or sponsor whose NRI status they rely on.
• PwD candidates: MCC says the disability rules are framed by the National Medical Commission, and it cannot relax them. Questions go to NMC. The primary assessment boards were available until 15 October and the appellate boards remain open until 18 October.

What to do now: download all four matrices from mcc.nic.in, shortlist subjects and colleges where seats exist in your category, and lock your choices well before 10 am on 22 October. Re-check the matrix once more on 21 October in case a college corrects its count.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the Medical Counselling Committee (DGHS): final AIQ, deemed, central institutional and DNB seat matrices for PG counselling 2026, Notice-4 dated 15 October 2026 on seat-matrix verification, the 14 October 2026 NRI corrigendum and the 15 October 2026 PwD notice. Official portal: mcc.nic.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.