Ophthalmology at AIR 20,496–22,879, 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 20,496–22,879 (1 All India, 39 DNB). In 2025, 64 ST students in this range were allotted it in Round 1 and another 51 in later rounds.

2025, this range · how Ophthalmology came

Round 164

Later rounds51

2026 so far · Round 1

deemed0

DNB39

All India1

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

Lady Hardinge Medical College · All India quota · ST

21,399

bond 1 year, ₹20 L · stipend ₹56,100 a month in year 1 · Delhi

Chaithanya Eye Hospital · DNB · General

22,302

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

Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital · DNB · General

21,706

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹60,823 → ₹61,528 → ₹64,767 a month · Andhra Pradesh

Sahai Hospital and Research Centre · DNB · General

21,135

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,500 → ₹59,000 → ₹61,000 a month · Rajasthan

SANKARA NETRA CHIKITSALAYA · DNB · General

22,845

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹50,686 → ₹53,503 → ₹56,319 a month · Andhra Pradesh

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)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
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
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
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
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
Anand Hospital and Eye Centre · DNB · General
16,213 · 20,762 · 21,334 · 23,289
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,200 → ₹58,650 → ₹60,950 a month · Rajasthan
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
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
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
Lady Hardinge Medical College · All India quota · ST
21,399
bond 1 year, ₹20 L · stipend ₹56,100 a month in year 1 · Delhi · 2025: all 2 allotted here stayed.
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
Rajan Eye Care Hospital · DNB · General
21,551 · 21,834 · 22,879 · 23,287
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,500 → ₹40,000 a month · Tamil Nadu
DR SREEKANTH EYECARE AND RESEARCH CENTRE · DNB · General
21,597
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹57,876 → ₹58,968 → ₹60,060 a month · Kerala
Medivision Eye and Health Care Centre · DNB · General
21,677 · 22,518
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹44,075 → ₹46,529 → ₹48,973 a month · Telangana
DR RAMANARAJUS VISIONTREE SUPERSPECIALITY EYE CARE CENTER · DNB · General
21,728 · 24,494
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹60,823 → ₹61,528 → ₹64,767 a month · Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Virendra Laser · DNB · General
22,088 · 22,250
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹51,000 → ₹53,000 a month · Rajasthan
Akhand Jyoti Eye Hospital · DNB · General
22,155 · 23,440 · 23,523
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹82,500 → ₹90,500 → ₹1,01,000 a month · Bihar
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
NETRODAYA THE EYE CITY LLP · DNB · General
22,383 · 25,677
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,600 → ₹56,600 → ₹57,600 a month · Uttar Pradesh
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
Arasan Eye Hospital · DNB · General
22,462 · 23,156 · 23,767 · 24,686
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu
SHRI JAGANNATH MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL · DNB · General
22,475
₹1,25,000 a year · bond 2 years · stipend ₹73,042 a month in year 1 · Odisha
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
BRAR EYE HOSPITAL PRIVATE LIMITED · DNB · General
22,601 · 26,864 · 28,046 · 28,116
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Punjab
ARORA EYE HOSPITAL AND RETINA CENTRE · DNB · General
22,662
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹76,000 a month in year 1 · Punjab
Dada Virendrapuri Ji Eye Institute · DNB · General
22,691 · 22,712 · 25,062 · 25,602
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Madhya Pradesh

Last year at your rank, and this year

Last year, 64 students at AIR 20,496 to 22,879 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 Float8

Let their seat go and were allotted another Ophthalmology seat in a later round14

Moved to another specialty16

Let their seat go and held no MCC seat after (16 of them were in a state's counselling)18

Another 51 at these AIRs got Ophthalmology only in Round 2, Round 3 or the stray round.

This year so far: 25 Ophthalmology seats ended between AIR 20,496 and 22,879 last year. This year most of them ended within 1,993 ranks earlier and 1,772 ranks further: about where they did: SHRI GANESH VINAYAK EYE HOSPITAL, AIR 21,674 last year, AIR 19,681 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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