Ophthalmology at AIR 24,840–26,921, EWS

Formity, from MCC's Round 1 2026 and 2025's rounds: in Round 1 2026, 40 Ophthalmology seats went to EWS students at AIRs 24,840–26,921 (3 All India, 36 DNB, 1 deemed). In 2025, 22 EWS students in this range were allotted it in Round 1 and another 40 in later rounds.

2025, this range · how Ophthalmology came

Round 122

Later rounds40

2026 so far · Round 1

deemed1

DNB36

All India3

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

Malda Medical College & Hospital · All India quota · EWS

25,438

₹18,050 at admission · bond 3 years, ₹30 L · stipend ₹61,634 → ₹65,606 → ₹69,578 a month · West Bengal

Assam Medial College · All India quota · EWS

26,125

₹19,500 a year · bond 2 years, ₹20 L · stipend ₹55,200 → ₹56,925 → ₹58,650 a month · Assam

Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · EWS

26,597

₹1,25,650 a year · bond 1 year, ₹50 L · stipend ₹56,250 → ₹62,250 → ₹68,750 a month · Karnataka

Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital and Research Centre · DNB · General

24,981

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Uttar Pradesh

Sreenethra Eye Care · DNB · General

25,675

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,000 → ₹56,000 → ₹57,000 a month · Kerala

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

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Every seat in this range, first AIR first (40)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
Visakha Eye Hospital · DNB · General
24,890 · 25,307 · 25,546 · 25,953
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹60,823 → ₹61,528 → ₹64,767 a month · Andhra 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
Chandra Mother and Eye Care Pvt Ltd · DNB · General
24,987 · 25,669 · 26,434
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Uttar Pradesh
Prakash Netra Kendr Private Limited · DNB · General
25,059 · 25,553
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹54,000 → ₹55,000 → ₹56,000 a month · Uttar Pradesh
Dada Virendrapuri Ji Eye Institute · DNB · General
22,691 · 22,712 · 25,062 · 25,602
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Madhya Pradesh
The Hans Foundation Eye Care · DNB · General
23,457 · 23,532 · 25,169 · 25,654
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Uttarakhand
Dr. Agarwal`s Eye Hospital · DNB · General
24,181 · 25,237
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹63,000 → ₹66,000 → ₹69,000 a month · Odisha
Guru Hasti Chikitsalya (A unit of Shree PCB Trust) · DNB · General
25,260 · 27,365
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Rajasthan
Sreenethra Eye Care · DNB · General
25,362 · 25,675
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹55,000 → ₹56,000 → ₹57,000 a month · Kerala
SUDARSANI EYE HOSPITAL · DNB · General
25,402 · 25,461
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹60,823 → ₹61,528 → ₹64,767 a month · Andhra Pradesh
Malda Medical College & Hospital · All India quota · EWS
25,438
₹18,050 at admission · bond 3 years, ₹30 L · stipend ₹61,634 → ₹65,606 → ₹69,578 a month · West Bengal
Global Hospital Institute of Ophthalmology · DNB · General
25,528 · 25,614
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹56,100 a month in year 1 · Rajasthan
College of Medicine and JNM Hospital, Nadia · DNB · General
25,566
₹1,25,000 a year · stipend ₹61,635 → ₹65,607 → ₹69,579 a month · West Bengal
Mahanadi Netra Chitsalaya · DNB · General
25,647 · 27,888
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹60,000 → ₹65,000 → ₹70,000 a month · Odisha
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
Assam Medial College · All India quota · EWS
26,125
₹19,500 a year · bond 2 years, ₹20 L · stipend ₹55,200 → ₹56,925 → ₹58,650 a month · Assam · 2025: 5 of 5 left: 4 to a government seat, 1 to a DNB seat.
Kabra Eye Hospital · DNB · General
26,141 · 26,858 · 26,868
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 a month · Rajasthan
M/s. DR. AKBAR EYE HOSPITAL · DNB · General
26,490
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Telangana
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal · deemed, self-financed · General
26,495 · 29,140 · 30,968 · 31,591 · 32,396
₹26,43,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹56,250 a month in year 1 · Karnataka · 2025: 1 of 6 left: 1 to a DNB seat.
Dr. Kothari`s Eye Hospital · DNB · General
24,812 · 26,549
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Rajasthan
Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences · All India quota · EWS
26,597
₹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.
Dhir Hospital · DNB · General
26,766
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 a month · Haryana
Bejan Singh Eye Hospital · DNB · General
24,828 · 26,775
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu
Jothi Eye Care Centre · DNB · General
26,833 · 27,690
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹35,000 → ₹37,000 → ₹39,000 a month · Puducherry
BRAR EYE HOSPITAL PRIVATE LIMITED · DNB · General
22,601 · 26,864 · 28,046 · 28,116
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Punjab
Shija Hospitals and Research Institute · DNB · General
26,921
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹50,000 → ₹55,000 → ₹60,000 a month · Manipur

Last year at your rank, and this year

Last year, 22 students at AIR 24,840 to 26,921 were allotted Ophthalmology in Round 1. By the last round:

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

Let their seat go and were allotted another Ophthalmology seat in a later round4

Moved to another specialty6

Let their seat go and held no MCC seat after (3 of them were in a state's counselling)4

Another 40 at these AIRs got Ophthalmology only in Round 2, Round 3 or the stray round.

This year so far: 8 Ophthalmology seats ended between AIR 24,840 and 26,921 last year. This year most of them ended within 1,540 ranks earlier and 964 ranks further: about where they did: Dhir Hospital, AIR 25,883 last year, AIR 26,766 this year.

Ophthalmology seats MCC allotted in Round 1 (General and EWS, in the All India, DNB and deemed quotas): 867 last year, 900 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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