Assam NEET PG Cutoff 2026: Branch-Wise, Category-Wise and Quota-Wise Closing Ranks etc.

Assam NEET PG Cutoff 2026: DME Assam conducts counselling for MD, MS and PG Diploma seats in the government medical colleges of Assam and B.B.C.I., Guwahati. The cutoff is read from closing ranks, meaning the last All India Rank allotted in each branch and category. These ranks come from the round-wise allotment results. Seats under the 50% All India Quota are filled by MCC, while the 50% state quota seats are filled through Assam NEET PG counselling.

Candidates can check the category-wise cutoff for UR, EWS, SC, OBC/MOBC, ST (Plains) and ST (Hills) to assess their admission chances in Assam. This article provides the branch-wise and category-wise closing ranks for the Assam Government Quota under NEET PG 2025, a quota-wise comparison, 2024 vs 2025 cutoff trends and the NEET PG 2026 Round-wise counselling schedule.

NEET PG Brief Description

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

Features	Details
Name of examination	National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Postgraduate) or NEET PG
Conducted by	National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS)
Exam pattern	180 questions, 720 marks
NEET PG Result	September 24, 2026
Assam NEET PG counselling authority	Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Assam
Seats covered	50% state quota seats in Assam government medical colleges and B.B.C.I., Guwahati
Counselling rounds	Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Stray Round, Special Stray Round
Courses	MD, MS, PG Diploma
Official Website	dme.assam.gov.in

Assam NEET PG Cutoff 2026 Dates

DME Assam has released the Round 1 counselling schedule and provisional merit list for NEET PG 2026. Candidates can check the important dates for registration, choice filling, seat allotment and cutoff publication below:

Counselling Activity	Date
Round 1 online registration	October 21 to 25, 2026
Round 1 choice filling	October 26 to 28, 2026
Round 1 choice locking	October 28, 2026
Round 1 seat allotment processing	October 29 to 31, 2026
Provisional allotment list	November 1, 2026
Round 1 seat allotment result	November 2, 2026
Reporting/joining	November 9 to 10, 2026
Round 1 closing ranks	After the Round 1 result
Later rounds	To be announced by DME Assam

NEET PG 2026 Cutoff

Assam has no separate qualifying cutoff. Candidates must meet the NBEMS cutoff and must also have their name and roll number in the Assam provisional merit list:

Category	Qualifying Percentile	Cutoff Score (Out of 720)
General / EWS	50th Percentile	262
General PwBD	45th Percentile	244
SC / ST / OBC, including PwBD	40th Percentile	226

Assam NEET PG Branch-wise Cutoff 2025

The table shows the last closing All India Rank (AIR) in each branch, across all rounds, for the Assam Government Quota (NEET PG 2025):

Branch	UR	EWS	SC	OBC/MOBC	ST (P)	ST (H)
MD Radio Diagnosis	7,084	7,482	18,468	15,642	28,778	23,984
MD Dermatology	7,890	13,551	15,169	13,548	27,715	–
MD General Medicine	12,668	22,334	33,080	17,455	45,458	66,738
MD Respiratory Medicine	12,954	–	–	–	–	–
MD Paediatrics	16,152	17,703	57,507	25,037	52,739	84,036
MD Radiotherapy	22,173	–	–	25,107	–	–
MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology	22,334	20,416	54,163	25,310	58,841	1,28,728
MD Emergency Medicine	30,304	–	–	–	–	–
MS General Surgery	30,824	28,470	62,611	40,799	94,368	1,41,887
MS Orthopaedics	32,517	33,267	69,563	39,254	67,553	1,66,770
MD Psychiatry	41,592	42,013	61,558	49,177	74,801	86,086
MS ENT	45,639	98,089	70,550	39,796	72,535	1,04,166
MS Ophthalmology	45,639	49,385	54,742	67,367	97,050	1,77,634
MD Anaesthesiology	47,925	46,676	60,672	52,430	1,27,185	1,28,708
MD Pathology	71,647	1,39,115	82,340	1,35,844	1,24,357	30,707
MD Microbiology	1,07,799	1,65,790	1,01,974	2,08,762	1,34,821	1,90,672
MD Physiology	1,53,802	–	1,23,784	1,03,829	1,65,790	–
MD Community Medicine	1,57,629	1,02,940	–	2,29,572	1,39,209	–
MD Forensic Medicine	1,57,971	–	–	98,971	–	–
MD Pharmacology	1,74,978	72,194	–	78,669	1,66,920	–
MD Biochemistry	1,84,024	1,02,940	1,40,335	1,59,319	1,27,957	2,29,035
MD Anatomy	2,24,017	–	1,34,407	2,29,747	1,66,920	–

PG Diploma closing ranks (Government Quota, UR):

Diploma Course	UR
Diploma in Child Health (DCH)	26,994
Diploma in Anaesthesia (DA)	43,094
Diploma in Clinical Pathology (DCP)	50,537

Category-wise Closing Ranks

Assam follows its own reservation structure, so reserved-category candidates should check their own column instead of the UR rank:

• UR / EWS: Radio Diagnosis and Dermatology closed within the top 8,000 ranks. MD General Medicine closed at 12,668 (UR) and 22,334 (EWS).
• OBC/MOBC: MD General Medicine closed at 17,455 and MD Radio Diagnosis at 15,642.
• SC: MD Dermatology closed at 15,169 and MD Radio Diagnosis at 18,468.
• ST (Plains) and ST (Hills): clinical branches stayed open much deeper. MD General Medicine closed at 45,458 for ST (P) and 66,738 for ST (H).
• PwD: only two allotments were recorded, MD General Medicine at 1,25,028 (UR-PwD) and MD Pathology at 2,01,792 (ST(P)-PwD).

Assam NEET PG Quota-wise Cutoff

Assam NEET PG counselling allotted seats under three quotas in 2025: the Assam Government Quota, the NEC Quota and the SHQ Quota. The same branch can close at very different ranks in each quota:

Branch (Open Category)	All India Quota (GEN)	Assam Govt Quota	NEC Quota	SHQ Quota
MD Psychiatry	25,096	41,592	1,32,395	–
MD Physiology	1,82,941	1,53,802	–	2,24,999

Assam NEET PG Cutoff Trends 2024 vs 2025

Closing ranks rose in most branches in 2025 (UR). A higher closing rank means the seat was easier to get:

Branch	2024 Closing Rank	2025 Closing Rank	Change
MD Dermatology	4,997	7,890	+2,893
MD Radio Diagnosis	5,735	7,084	+1,349
MD General Medicine	9,031	12,668	+3,637
MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology	15,444	22,334	+6,890
MD Paediatrics	19,046	16,152	−2,894
MS Orthopaedics	24,910	32,517	+7,607
MS ENT	24,819	45,639	+20,820
MD Radiotherapy	30,245	22,173	−8,072
MS General Surgery	33,142	30,824	−2,318
MD Anaesthesiology	34,568	47,925	+13,357
MD Psychiatry	33,878	41,592	+7,714
MD Pathology	49,331	71,647	+22,316
MD Pharmacology	1,01,082	1,74,978	+73,896
MD Forensic Medicine	1,82,641	1,57,971	−24,670
MD Physiology	1,74,658	1,53,802	−20,856

Factors Affecting Assam NEET PG Cutoff 2026

• Difficulty of NEET PG 2026: a tougher paper lowers scores and changes rank distribution.
• Number of candidates and seats: more seats in a branch push the closing rank higher.
• Reservation category: UR, EWS, SC, OBC/MOBC, ST (P) and ST (H) close at different ranks.
• Branch preference: Radio Diagnosis, Dermatology and General Medicine close early, while pre-clinical and para-clinical branches close very late.
• Incentive marks: the state merit list is prepared after adding incentive marks, which can change the order within the Assam merit list.
• All India Quota vacancies: seats left vacant in AIQ flow into the later state rounds.
• Number of rounds: closing ranks keep moving through Round 2, Round 3 and the stray rounds.

How to Calculate NEET PG Cutoff 2026

NEET PG percentile = (number of candidates who scored less than or equal to you ÷ total number of candidates who appeared) × 100.

Compare your percentile or score with the qualifying cutoff given above. Your Assam state merit rank then decides which branch you can get in the counselling.

How to Use the Assam NEET PG Cutoff

• Merit List: Candidates should verify their inclusion and details in the DME Assam merit list, if applicable.
• Closing Rank: Compare ranks using the same branch, category, quota and counselling round.
• Previous-Year Cutoff: The 2025 closing rank is only a reference, not a guarantee of admission in 2026.
• Choice Filling: Candidates should prioritise preferred colleges and branches while including realistic backup options.
• Other States: Compare other state cutoffs only after checking eligibility requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)