Ophthalmology at AIR 17,354–19,028, ST

Formity, from MCC's Round 1 2026 and 2025's rounds: in Round 1 2026, 40 Ophthalmology seats went to ST students at AIRs 17,354–19,028 (6 All India, 34 DNB). In 2025, 51 ST students in this range were allotted it in Round 1 and another 33 in later rounds.

2025, this range · how Ophthalmology came

Round 151

Later rounds33

2026 so far · Round 1

deemed0

DNB34

All India6

What to do · these seats in the order students choose them

Dr. Agarwal`s Eye Hospital and Research Centre · DNB · General

18,841

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu

Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · General

18,568

₹1,23,400 a year · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka

Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · General

17,893

₹1,45,200 at admission · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka

Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · General

18,500

₹1,38,150 at admission · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka

Drashti Nethralaya · DNB · General

18,233

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Gujarat

Right: the last AIR in this range Round 1 2026 went to on that seat (ST). MCC Round 2 choices lock 15 Nov, 11:55 PM.

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Every seat in this range, first AIR first (40)The Eye Foundation · DNB · General
16,904 · 17,354 · 17,538 · 18,449
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu
Bangalore West Lions Superspecialty Eye Hospital · DNB · General
16,330 · 17,403 · 17,559 · 17,808
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka
Sri Sankaradeva Nethralaya · DNB · General
17,561 · 17,572 · 18,436 · 19,549 · 20,635 · 22,330
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,500 → ₹51,000 a month · Assam
Susrut Eye Foundation · DNB · General
17,617 · 18,561
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹43,000 → ₹45,000 → ₹52,000 a month · West Bengal
Dr. Agarwal`s Eye Hospital and Research Centre · DNB · General
10,793 · 15,691 · 15,993 · 16,075 · 16,893 · 17,738 · 18,035 · 18,450 · 18,841 · 19,501 · 20,047 · 20,217
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu
ANURADHA SUPERSPECIALITY EYE HOSPITAL LLP · DNB · General
17,776
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹74,000 → ₹74,500 → ₹75,000 a month · Maharashtra
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Adilabad · All India quota · General
17,869
₹25,000 a year · bond 1 year, ₹20 L · stipend ₹67,032 → ₹70,757 → ₹74,482 a month · Telangana · 2025: 2 of 2 left: 1 to Andhra Pradesh's counselling, 1 to Maharashtra's counselling.
Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · General
15,082 · 17,893
₹1,45,200 at admission · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka · 2025: 1 of 1 left: 1 to a government seat.
Dr. Mohanlal Memorial Gandhi Eye Hospital · DNB · General
17,275 · 17,914
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,000 → ₹57,000 → ₹59,000 a month · Uttar Pradesh
Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · General
17,939 · 18,500
₹1,38,150 at admission · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka · 2025: 2 of 2 left: 2 to a government seat.
Government Medical College, Nizamabad · All India quota · General
17,944
bond 1 year, ₹20 L · stipend ₹67,032 → ₹70,757 → ₹74,482 a month · Telangana · 2025: 2 of 2 left: 1 to Karnataka's counselling, 1 to Telangana's counselling.
Nethradhama Super Specialty Eye Hospital · DNB · General
15,782 · 18,034 · 18,334 · 18,457 · 19,028 · 19,194
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹45,000 → ₹50,000 → ₹55,000 a month · Karnataka
Dr. Tony`s Super Speciality Eye Institute · DNB · General
18,117 · 22,946
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹53,000 → ₹54,000 → ₹55,000 a month · Kerala
Drashti Nethralaya · DNB · General
18,233 · 19,111
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Gujarat
Venu Eye Institute · DNB · General
15,117 · 18,262
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹56,100 a month in year 1 · Delhi
Chaithanya Eye Institute · DNB · General
18,463 · 24,679
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹57,876 → ₹58,968 a month · Kerala
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Secunderabad · DNB · General
18,520
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹67,032 → ₹70,757 → ₹74,482 a month · Telangana
Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · General
18,568
₹1,23,400 a year · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka · 2025: 1 of 1 left: 1 to Karnataka's counselling.
Government Medical College and Associated Hospital, Anantnag · DNB · General
18,578
₹1,25,000 a year · stipend ₹57,800 → ₹61,200 → ₹64,600 a month · Jammu and Kashmir
SRI SANKARA NETRA CHIKITSALAYA · DNB · General
18,586
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹60,823 → ₹61,528 → ₹64,767 a month · Andhra Pradesh
Mahathma Eye Hospital · DNB · General
15,344 · 18,634 · 22,306 · 22,604
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu
Alakh Nayan Mandir Insttitute of Ophthalmology · DNB · General
18,768 · 19,283
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,200 → ₹58,650 → ₹60,950 a month · Rajasthan
Lions Club Sadhu Ram Eye Hospital · DNB · General
18,809
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹44,075 → ₹46,524 → ₹48,973 a month · Telangana
Indira Gandhi Govt. General Hospital and PG Institute · DNB · General
15,913 · 17,206 · 18,830
₹1,25,000 a year · stipend ₹43,000 → ₹45,000 → ₹47,000 a month · Puducherry
WAVIKAR EYE INSTITUTE · DNB · General
18,834 · 19,232
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,000 → ₹55,200 → ₹55,400 a month · Maharashtra
Chaithanya Eye Hospital · DNB · General
16,413 · 18,861 · 20,039 · 20,856 · 22,302 · 23,162 · 23,182 · 23,625 · 23,755 · 23,933 · 24,078
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹57,876 → ₹58,968 → ₹60,060 a month · Kerala

Last year at your rank, and this year

Last year, 51 students at AIR 17,354 to 19,028 were allotted Ophthalmology in Round 1. By the last round:

Kept their Round 1 seat10

Upgraded to another Ophthalmology seat: they held theirs and chose Float8

Let their seat go and were allotted another Ophthalmology seat in a later round7

Moved to another specialty13

Let their seat go and held no MCC seat after (13 of them were in a state's counselling)13

Another 33 at these AIRs got Ophthalmology only in Round 2, Round 3 or the stray round.

This year so far: 12 Ophthalmology seats ended between AIR 17,354 and 19,028 last year. This year most of them ended within 1,040 ranks earlier and 2,708 ranks further: about where they did: RETINA SPECIALITY HOSPITAL, AIR 18,082 last year, AIR 20,790 this year.

Ophthalmology seats MCC allotted in Round 1 (General and ST, in the All India, DNB and deemed quotas): 865 last year, 890 this year. All seats MCC allotted in Round 1: 26,889 last year, 28,723 this year. All India quota Round 1 seat matrix: 12,678 last year, 13,522 this year.

Upgrading is allowed till Round 3; a Round 3 seat cannot be upgraded or resigned. Last year's students are not this year's.

Source: MCC NEET-PG 2025 Rounds 1 to 3 and the stray round, by AIR; MCC NEET-PG 2026 Round 1. Tell us if a figure does not match yours.

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Source: MCC NEET-PG 2026 Round 1 final allotment; MCC NEET-PG 2025 Rounds 1–3; fee: MCC's 2026 institute profiles where they print one figure, else the college's or the authority's own (DNB: NBEMS, ₹1,25,000 a year); stipend: MCC's 2026 institute profiles, a month; bond: MCC's 2026 institute profiles where they state it, else the college's 2026 filing . Tell us if a figure does not match yours and we check it with our team.

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