Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff 2026: Branch-Wise, College-Wise and Quota-Wise Closing Ranks etc.

Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff 2026: The State CET Cell, Maharashtra, releases the Maharashtra NEET PG cutoff after each counselling round for MD, MS and PG Diploma admissions in government, municipal, private and minority medical colleges of the state. The cutoff is shown as closing ranks for each college, branch, quota and category. Seats under the 50% All India Quota are filled by MCC, while the state quota and private seats are filled through Maharashtra NEET PG counselling.

Candidates can check the category-wise cutoff for OPEN, EWS, OBC, SC and ST to estimate their chances in Maharashtra. In this article, we provide the NEET PG 2026 qualifying cutoff, the branch-wise closing ranks for the Government Quota, quota-wise closing ranks for Minority, Government and NRI seats and college-wise closing ranks in government colleges. We also cover the previous year’s qualifying cutoff trends, how the cutoff is calculated and how to use these ranks for choice filling.

NEET PG Brief Description

Before the Maharashtra MD/MS cutoff details, here is a short overview of NEET PG 2026:

Particular	Description
Name of Examination	NEET PG
NEET PG 2026 Result	24 September 2026
Conducting Authority	National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)
Maharashtra NEET PG Counselling Conducting Authority	Government of Maharashtra, State Common Entrance Test Cell
No. of Government MD/MS Seats in Maharashtra	4,600+
No. of Private MD/MS Seats in Maharashtra	3,000+
Official Website	cetcell.mahacet.org

Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff 2026 Dates

The Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff 2026 will be released round-wise after each counselling allotment:

Counselling Round	Cutoff Dates
Round 1 Cutoff	To be announced
Round 2 Cutoff	To be announced
Round 3 Cutoff	To be announced
Stray Vacancy Round Cutoff	To be announced
Final Closing Cutoff	To be announced

NEET PG Cutoff 2026

NBEMS has declared the following qualifying cutoff along with the result on September 24, 2026:

Category	Minimum Qualifying/Eligibility Criteria	Cut-Off Scores (Out of 720)
General/EWS	50th percentile	262
General PwBD	45th percentile	244
SC/ST/OBC (including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC)	40th percentile	226

Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff 2025 for Government Colleges

The tables below show the category-wise closing ranks for MD/MS seats in Maharashtra government medical colleges:

Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 OPEN Category Cutoff for Government Colleges

Branch	Closing Rank 2025	Closing Rank 2024
Nuclear Medicine	3,105	–
Radio Diagnosis	3,661	2,890
Dermatology	4,363	3,377
General Medicine	4,707	5,070
Emergency Medicine	6,707	18,448
Radiation Oncology (Radiotherapy)	7,723	11,667
Obstetrics & Gynaecology	11,769	11,455
Paediatrics	12,744	9,610
Orthopaedics	16,091	13,062
General Surgery	17,398	14,582
TB & Respiratory Diseases	20,689	13,205
Psychiatry	24,326	18,400
Ophthalmology	26,800	20,404
Anaesthesiology	37,990	26,156
ENT	40,768	21,197
Pathology	75,737	40,246
Community Medicine (SPM)	91,888	76,888
Palliative Medicine	–	22,812

Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 EWS Category Cutoff for Government Colleges

Branch	Closing Rank 2025	Closing Rank 2024
Nuclear Medicine	2,869	7,368
Radio Diagnosis	5,907	3,103
General Medicine	7,659	6,855
Dermatology	9,519	4,069
OBG	15,032	15,720
TB & Respiratory Diseases	16,902	16,898
Paediatrics	20,336	13,311
Orthopaedics	21,041	19,701
General Surgery	23,875	19,106
Psychiatry	24,415	38,367
Radiation Oncology	27,108	13,489
Ophthalmology	39,321	23,593
Emergency Medicine	44,709	–
ENT	44,873	28,441
Anaesthesiology	49,445	34,051
Community Medicine (SPM)	1,08,094	82,876
Pathology	1,51,016	47,117
Palliative Medicine	–	34,268

Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 OBC Category Cutoff for Government Colleges

Branch	Closing Rank 2025	Closing Rank 2024
Nuclear Medicine	3,624	4,861
General Medicine	4,854	7,629
Radio Diagnosis	4,897	6,140
Dermatology	5,751	4,142
Paediatrics	12,816	11,759
OBG	15,549	12,805
Emergency Medicine	19,875	20,046
General Surgery	21,939	15,587
Orthopaedics	22,947	15,504
TB & Respiratory Diseases	24,901	14,997
Psychiatry	27,939	26,223
Ophthalmology	32,395	17,828
Radiation Oncology	32,996	10,207
ENT	34,731	24,400
Anaesthesiology	39,560	28,230
Pathology	84,426	49,906
Community Medicine (SPM)	1,15,475	93,538
Palliative Medicine	–	27,241

Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 SC Category Cutoff for Government Colleges

Branch	Closing Rank 2025	Closing Rank 2024
Radio Diagnosis	14,645	6,482
Dermatology	15,316	8,738
General Medicine	21,473	21,459
Paediatrics	35,611	33,265
Radiation Oncology	35,644	–
Orthopaedics	36,662	40,828
OBG	36,794	30,818
General Surgery	39,703	40,856
Palliative Medicine	47,063	–
TB & Respiratory Diseases	48,962	35,227
Psychiatry	49,465	43,769
Ophthalmology	49,504	47,127
ENT	49,505	56,135
Anaesthesiology	56,456	63,359
Emergency Medicine	57,200	–
Pathology	85,560	85,996
Community Medicine (SPM)	1,55,264	1,15,666
Nuclear Medicine	–	4,599

Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 SEBC Category Cutoff for Government Colleges

Branch	Closing Rank 2025	Closing Rank 2024
General Medicine	4,085	5,818
Radio Diagnosis	6,211	3,352
Dermatology	7,963	7,208
Radiation Oncology	12,092	25,561
OBG	13,936	12,687
Paediatrics	16,089	10,246
Orthopaedics	18,489	17,164
General Surgery	21,153	13,333
TB & Respiratory Diseases	21,363	10,922
Psychiatry	29,389	33,010
Ophthalmology	30,447	22,068
ENT	32,655	31,050
Anaesthesiology	47,369	27,974
Palliative Medicine	68,319	–
Pathology	71,122	53,188
Community Medicine (SPM)	1,01,806	88,695
Nuclear Medicine	–	5,238

Maharashtra NEET PG 2025 ST Category Cutoff for Government Colleges

Branch	Closing Rank 2025	Closing Rank 2024
Nuclear Medicine	18,470	–
Radio Diagnosis	23,134	25,608
Dermatology	38,801	27,171
General Medicine	41,566	30,852
Radiation Oncology	43,882	98,624
TB & Respiratory Diseases	48,826	65,868
Paediatrics	49,872	48,897
OBG	56,116	54,932
Emergency Medicine	59,581	65,934
General Surgery	61,959	66,037
Psychiatry	62,451	1,25,716
Orthopaedics	73,926	63,781
Ophthalmology	75,536	53,754
ENT	87,783	78,790
Anaesthesiology	89,627	83,349
Pathology	1,30,660	1,24,413
Community Medicine (SPM)	1,81,109	1,36,242

Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff for Private Colleges

The tables below show the closing ranks for semi-government private medical colleges in Maharashtra for 2024:

Maharashtra Private Colleges: OPEN Category Cutoff 2024

Branch	Closing Rank 2024
Dermatology	14,552
Radio Diagnosis	16,557
TB & Respiratory Diseases	20,288
General Medicine	20,959
OBG	23,257
Emergency Medicine	23,517
ENT	32,520
Orthopaedics	32,705
Ophthalmology	35,470
General Surgery	35,535
Anaesthesiology	37,648
Paediatrics	44,786
Psychiatry	68,497
Pathology	1,50,118
Microbiology	1,70,659
Community Medicine (SPM)	1,79,852
Pharmacology	1,92,609

Maharashtra Private Colleges: OBC Category Cutoff 2024

Branch	Closing Rank 2024
Radio Diagnosis	16,944
OBG	19,189
General Medicine	23,814
Paediatrics	24,075
TB & Respiratory Diseases	24,833
Ophthalmology	31,858
Orthopaedics	34,532
ENT	34,585
Emergency Medicine	38,597
Dermatology	39,986
General Surgery	49,515
Anaesthesiology	55,120
Psychiatry	71,793
Pathology	1,75,013
Microbiology	1,75,111
Community Medicine (SPM)	2,00,981

Maharashtra Private Colleges: SC Category Cutoff 2024

Branch	Closing Rank 2024
Radio Diagnosis	24,576
Dermatology	28,932
TB & Respiratory Diseases	36,621
General Medicine	41,354
Paediatrics	48,988
Orthopaedics	51,914
OBG	60,807
Psychiatry	63,023
Emergency Medicine	68,948
General Surgery	83,702
Ophthalmology	99,636
Anaesthesiology	1,00,905
ENT	1,31,230
Pathology	1,64,200
Pharmacology	1,66,945
Community Medicine (SPM)	1,94,274

Maharashtra Management and NRI Quota Cutoff

Management and NRI seats close at much higher ranks, since admission depends on fee payment capacity along with rank:

Branch	Management Quota CR 2024	NRI Quota CR 2024
Radio Diagnosis	1,10,377	1,67,800
Psychiatry	1,17,755	1,71,048
TB & Respiratory Diseases	1,18,685	1,33,631
Dermatology	1,29,445	1,68,203
OBG	1,37,876	1,47,550
Ophthalmology	1,40,247	1,62,150
General Medicine	1,41,160	1,63,112
Anaesthesiology	1,60,950	1,80,192
Paediatrics	1,67,622	1,61,545
ENT	1,70,754	1,77,693
Orthopaedics	1,71,202	1,58,755
General Surgery	1,75,137	1,71,907
Emergency Medicine	1,81,751	1,81,935
Pathology	1,93,169	1,92,169
Community Medicine (SPM)	2,01,383	1,75,008

Government vs Private vs Management Cutoff

A quick look at how the same branch closes across seat types. Years differ between columns, as shown in the headings.

Branch	Government OPEN (2025)	Private OPEN (2024)	Management (2024)	NRI (2024)
Radio Diagnosis	3,661	16,557	1,10,377	1,67,800
Dermatology	4,363	14,552	1,29,445	1,68,203
General Medicine	4,707	20,959	1,41,160	1,63,112
OBG	11,769	23,257	1,37,876	1,47,550
General Surgery	17,398	35,535	1,75,137	1,71,907

Top MD/MS Colleges in Maharashtra

Here are the government, private and deemed colleges in Maharashtra.

Government colleges

• Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai
• Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai
• Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai
• BJ Government Medical College, Pune
• Government Medical College, Nagpur
• Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
• Government Medical College, Miraj
• Government Medical College, Aurangabad
• RCSM Government Medical College, Kolhapur

Private and deemed colleges

• Dr DY Patil Medical College, Pune
• Bharati Vidyapeeth Medical College, Pune
• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad
• MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Wardha
• Rural Medical College, Loni
• KJ Somaiya Medical College, Mumbai
• SKN Medical College, Pune

Maharashtra NEET PG Bond, Stipend and Fees

Maharashtra government PG seats carry a service bond, and private seats have a high fee structure, so both affect which seat is worth taking. Compare these before locking choices:

• State-wise bond for NEET PG
• State-wise NEET PG stipend
• Deemed universities MD/MS fee structure

Maharashtra NEET PG Admission Process

1. NEET PG qualification: Qualify NEET PG with the required cutoff.
2. Online registration: Register on the CET Cell counselling portal.
3. Fee payment: Pay the counselling registration fee online.
4. Document upload: Upload MBBS degree, internship certificate, scorecard, domicile and category certificates.
5. Merit list: CET Cell publishes the provisional and final state merit lists.
6. Seat matrix: Available MD, MS, PG Diploma and DNB seats are published before each round.
7. Choice filling and locking: Select colleges and branches in order of preference, then lock them before the deadline.
8. Seat allotment: Seats are allotted by rank, category, preferences and availability.
9. Reporting: Download the allotment letter and report to the college with original documents and fees.
10. Upgradation: Candidates seeking a better seat can join the next round.
11. Stray vacancy round: Remaining seats are filled through this round, if conducted.

Factors Affecting Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff 2026

• Number of candidates: More qualified candidates increase competition for the same seats.
• Exam difficulty: The paper difficulty changes the score distribution and closing ranks.
• Seat availability: Any increase or decrease in MD/MS seats directly affects cutoffs.
• Category reservation: Cutoffs differ for OPEN, EWS, OBC, SC, SEBC, ST and PwBD candidates.
• Qualifying percentile: A lower qualifying cutoff widens the pool and can tighten popular branches.
• Fees, bond and stipend: College costs and bond rules influence candidate preferences.
• Counselling participation: The number of candidates in each round affects seat movement and final closing ranks.

How to Calculate NEET PG Cutoff 2026

The qualifying cutoff is based on percentile, not on a percentage of the total marks.

Step 1: Know the exam pattern. NEET PG 2026 has 180 questions and 720 marks.

Step 2: Know the qualifying percentile.

Category	Required Percentile
General / EWS	50th
General PwBD	45th
SC / ST / OBC	40th

Step 3: Understand how percentile works. Percentile shows the share of candidates who scored at or below you.

Percentile = (Total candidates − Your rank) ÷ Total candidates × 100

For example, if 2,00,000 candidates appear (a made-up number for explanation), the candidate at rank 1,00,000 sits at the 50th percentile, and that candidate’s marks become the General cutoff.

Step 4: Remember that rank is decided by raw marks. Percentile is only used to check whether you qualify.

Step 5: Compare previous year trends. The official cutoff changes each year based on competition and exam difficulty.

Previous Year NEET PG Cutoff Trends

Here are the category-wise cutoffs based on years:

Year	General / EWS	SC / ST / OBC	General PwBD	Total Marks
2026	262 (50th percentile)	226 (40th percentile)	244 (45th percentile)	720
2025	276 (50th percentile)	235 (40th percentile)	255 (45th percentile)	800
2024	50th percentile	40th percentile	45th percentile	800
2023	291 (50th percentile)	257 (40th percentile)	274 (45th percentile)	800
2022	275 (50th percentile)	245 (40th percentile)	260 (45th percentile)	800

How to Use the Maharashtra NEET PG Cutoff

1. Note your All India Rank and category. Rank matters more than marks.
2. Shortlist 8 to 10 branches you would genuinely accept.
3. Match your rank with the branch-wise, college-wise and private tables above and mark each option as safe, possible or a stretch.
4. Check the quick estimate with the NEET PG college predictor and branch predictor.
5. Compare the full cost of private seats: fee, stipend and bond.
6. Prepare two lists: one for MCC and one for Maharashtra state counselling, since the rules differ.
7. Fill and lock your choices carefully.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)