Ophthalmology at AIR 18,768–20,188, SC

Formity, from MCC's Round 1 2026 and 2025's rounds: in Round 1 2026, 40 Ophthalmology seats went to SC students at AIRs 18,768–20,188 (3 All India, 37 DNB). In 2025, 43 SC students in this range were allotted it in Round 1 and another 32 in later rounds.

2025, this range · how Ophthalmology came

Round 143

Later rounds32

2026 so far · Round 1

deemed0

DNB37

All India3

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

Maulana Azad Medical College · All India quota · SC

18,814

₹16,200 a year · bond 1 year, ₹20 L · stipend ₹1,32,336 → ₹1,36,008 → ₹1,39,680 a month · Delhi

Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital · All India quota · SC

19,001

₹54,500 a year · bond 1 year, ₹3 L · stipend ₹1,20,965 → ₹1,24,321 → ₹1,27,677 a month · Delhi

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

20,047

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

Drashti Nethralaya · DNB · General

19,111

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

Chaithanya Eye Hospital · DNB · General

20,039

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹57,876 → ₹58,968 → ₹60,060 a month · Kerala

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

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Every seat in this range, first AIR first (40)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
Maulana Azad Medical College · All India quota · SC
18,814
₹16,200 a year · bond 1 year, ₹20 L · stipend ₹1,32,336 → ₹1,36,008 → ₹1,39,680 a month · Delhi · 2025: 3 of 9 left: 1 to a government seat, 1 to Maharashtra's counselling, 1 to Rajasthan's counselling.
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
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
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
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital · All India quota · SC
19,001
₹54,500 a year · bond 1 year, ₹3 L · stipend ₹1,20,965 → ₹1,24,321 → ₹1,27,677 a month · Delhi · 2025: 1 of 3 left: 1 to Rajasthan'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
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
Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · General
19,165
₹1,25,650 a year · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,250 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka · 2025: 1 of 1 left: 1 to a government seat.
Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital and Research Centre · DNB · General
19,219 · 19,930 · 22,443 · 23,590 · 24,981
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Uttar Pradesh
Sahai Hospital and Research Centre · DNB · General
16,780 · 19,241 · 19,813 · 20,698 · 21,135
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,500 → ₹59,000 → ₹61,000 a month · Rajasthan
M. N. Eye Hospital · DNB · General
19,313 · 20,350 · 21,148 · 21,790
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu
Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital · DNB · General
19,404 · 20,226 · 21,324 · 21,706
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹60,823 → ₹61,528 → ₹64,767 a month · Andhra Pradesh
KD Hospital · DNB · General
19,428 · 19,608 · 20,474 · 20,496
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹1,00,800 → ₹1,02,480 → ₹1,05,000 a month · Gujarat
RETINA SPECIALITY HOSPITAL · DNB · General
19,460 · 20,790
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹75,444 → ₹77,764 → ₹80,086 a month · Madhya Pradesh
Manipal Hospital, Rustum Bagh · DNB · General
19,491 · 20,185
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,500 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka
SHANTILAL SHANGHVI EYE INSTITUTE · DNB · General
19,517
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Maharashtra
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
Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital · DNB · General
19,567 · 20,223 · 21,549
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹52,450 → ₹53,540 → ₹54,630 a month · Tamil Nadu
Aakash Healthcare Super Specialty Hospital · DNB · General
19,575 · 20,255
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹80,000 → ₹85,000 → ₹90,000 a month · Delhi
Rotary Eye Institute · DNB · General
19,582 · 20,175
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Gujarat
SANKARA NETRA CHIKITSALAYA · DNB · General
19,622 · 22,538 · 22,845
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹50,686 → ₹53,503 → ₹56,319 a month · Andhra Pradesh
SHRI GANESH VINAYAK EYE HOSPITAL · DNB · General
19,681
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹65,000 → ₹70,000 → ₹75,000 a month · Chhattisgarh
Sarakshi Netralaya · DNB · General
19,733 · 20,537
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 → ₹51,000 a month · Maharashtra
Shri Aurobindo Medical Research Centre · DNB · General
19,971
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹53,550 → ₹56,700 → ₹59,220 a month · Chhattisgarh
Sri Krishna Medical College, Muzaffarpur · DNB · General
20,064 · 20,747
₹1,25,000 a year · stipend ₹82,000 → ₹90,200 → ₹99,220 a month · Bihar
District Hospital, Palakkad · DNB · General
20,188 · 20,254 · 23,008
₹1,25,000 a year · stipend ₹53,000 → ₹54,000 → ₹55,000 a month · Kerala

Last year at your rank, and this year

Last year, 43 students at AIR 18,768 to 20,188 were allotted Ophthalmology in Round 1. By the last round:

Kept their Round 1 seat8

Upgraded to another Ophthalmology seat: they held theirs and chose Float6

Let their seat go and were allotted another Ophthalmology seat in a later round11

Moved to another specialty8

Let their seat go and held no MCC seat after (9 of them were in a state's counselling)10

Another 32 at these AIRs got Ophthalmology only in Round 2, Round 3 or the stray round.

This year so far: 10 Ophthalmology seats ended between AIR 18,768 and 20,188 last year. This year most of them ended within 338 ranks earlier and 2,273 ranks further: about where they did: Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital, AIR 19,433 last year, AIR 21,706 this year.

Ophthalmology seats MCC allotted in Round 1 (General and SC, in the All India, DNB and deemed quotas): 898 last year, 941 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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