Ophthalmology at AIR 22,383–24,148, 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 22,383–24,148 (1 All India, 39 DNB). In 2025, 41 SC students in this range were allotted it in Round 1 and another 42 in later rounds.

2025, this range · how Ophthalmology came

Round 141

Later rounds42

2026 so far · Round 1

deemed0

DNB39

All India1

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

Sardar Patel Medical College · All India quota · SC

22,496

₹25,689 a year · bond 2 years, ₹1 Cr · stipend ₹88,320 → ₹93,840 → ₹97,520 a month · Rajasthan

Chaithanya Eye Hospital · DNB · General

24,078

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

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

Mahathma Eye Hospital · DNB · General

22,604

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

Rajan Eye Care Hospital · DNB · General

23,287

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,500 → ₹40,000 a month · Tamil Nadu

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)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
Sardar Patel Medical College · All India quota · SC
22,496
₹25,689 a year · bond 2 years, ₹1 Cr · stipend ₹88,320 → ₹93,840 → ₹97,520 a month · Rajasthan · 2025: 2 of 3 left: 2 to a government seat.
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
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
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
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
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. 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
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
Ispat General Hospital · DNB · General
23,130 · 23,212 · 24,780
₹1,25,000 a year · stipend ₹70,686 → ₹74,052 → ₹77,418 a month · Odisha
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
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
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
The Hans Foundation Eye Care · DNB · General
23,457 · 23,532 · 25,169 · 25,654
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Uttarakhand
CHUGH EYE SURGERY CENTRE · DNB · General
23,489 · 23,646
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Punjab
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences · DNB · General
23,584 · 24,840
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,973 → ₹51,422 → ₹53,869 a month · Andhra Pradesh
J.P.M. Rotary Eye Hospital and Research Institute · DNB · General
23,840 · 23,861
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹49,222 → ₹53,623 → ₹54,024 a month · Odisha
Goutami Eye Institute · DNB · General
24,147
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹44,075 → ₹46,524 → ₹48,973 a month · Andhra Pradesh
Siliguri Greater Lions Eye Hospital · DNB · General
24,148
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · West Bengal

Last year at your rank, and this year

Last year, 41 students at AIR 22,383 to 24,148 were allotted Ophthalmology in Round 1. By the last round:

Kept their Round 1 seat2

Upgraded to another Ophthalmology seat: they held theirs and chose Float4

Let their seat go and were allotted another Ophthalmology seat in a later round18

Moved to another specialty8

Let their seat go and held no MCC seat after (8 of them were in a state's counselling)9

Another 42 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 22,383 and 24,148 last year. This year most of them went 431 to 2,792 ranks further: SUDARSANI EYE HOSPITAL, AIR 23,179 last year, AIR 25,461 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.

← AIR 20,217–22,371 AIR 24,181–26,434 →

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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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