Ophthalmology at AIR 26,964–44,133, 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 26,964–44,133 (3 All India, 13 DNB, 24 deemed). In 2025, 69 EWS students in this range were allotted it in Round 1 and another 219 in later rounds.

2025, this range · how Ophthalmology came

Round 169

Later rounds219

2026 so far · Round 1

deemed24

DNB13

All India3

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

Government Villupuram Medical College · All India quota · EWS

29,545

₹50,000 a year · bond 2 years, ₹40 L · stipend ₹55,646 → ₹56,805 → ₹57,963 a month · Tamil Nadu

Bankura Sammilani Medical College · All India quota · EWS

28,381

₹12,000 a year · bond 3 years, ₹30 L · stipend ₹70,358 → ₹75,005 → ₹79,651 a month · West Bengal

Agartala Government Medical College · All India quota · EWS

30,083

₹1,50,000 a year · bond 5 years, ₹35 L · stipend ₹55,200 → ₹56,925 → ₹58,650 a month · Tripura

BRAR EYE HOSPITAL PRIVATE LIMITED · DNB · General

28,116

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Punjab

TIBRA EYE HOSPITAL AND RETINA CENTRE · DNB · General

27,652

₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹53,935 → ₹57,017 → ₹57,017 a month · Rajasthan

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)TIBRA EYE HOSPITAL AND RETINA CENTRE · DNB · General
24,365 · 26,964 · 27,293 · 27,652
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹53,935 → ₹57,017 → ₹57,017 a month · Rajasthan
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
Disha Eye Hospital and Res. Centre · DNB · General
24,574 · 27,380 · 27,534
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · West Bengal
SBKS Medical Instt. & Research Centre · deemed, self-financed · General
27,521 · 31,056 · 37,648 · 43,383 · 54,477 · 58,076
₹35,80,500 a year · no bond · stipend ₹1,00,800 → ₹1,02,480 → ₹1,05,000 a month · Gujarat · 2025: 3 of 6 left: 2 to Gujarat's counselling, 1 to Madhya Pradesh's counselling.
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
Jyothis Eye Care · DNB · General
27,842
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹57,876 → ₹58,968 → ₹60,060 a month · Kerala
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
BRAR EYE HOSPITAL PRIVATE LIMITED · DNB · General
22,601 · 26,864 · 28,046 · 28,116
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · Punjab
Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Navi Mumbai · deemed, self-financed · General
28,260 · 44,851 · 73,047
₹40,00,000 a year · bond 1 year, ₹25 L · stipend ₹88,000 → ₹89,000 → ₹90,000 a month · Maharashtra
Bankura Sammilani Medical College · All India quota · EWS
28,381
₹12,000 a year · bond 3 years, ₹30 L · stipend ₹70,358 → ₹75,005 → ₹79,651 a month · West Bengal · 2025: 1 of 1 left: 1 to a government seat.
SUNAYAN ADVANCED EYE INSTITUTE · DNB · General
28,799 · 29,203
₹1,25,000 a year · no bond · West Bengal
Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College · deemed, self-financed · General
29,127 · 63,531 · 69,976 · 84,397 · 96,439 · 1,06,394 · 1,07,250 · 1,09,255
₹45,00,000 a year, +2% a year · bond 1 year · stipend ₹76,629 → ₹77,373 → ₹78,117 a month · Maharashtra · 2025: 6 of 8 left: 6 to a deemed seat.
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.
Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar · deemed, self-financed · General
29,149 · 83,025 · 86,492 · 88,315
₹40,00,000 a year · bond 1 year, ₹25 L · stipend ₹88,000 → ₹89,000 → ₹90,000 a month · Maharashtra · 2025: 3 of 5 left: 2 to a deemed seat, 1 to a seat not in our record.
Government Villupuram Medical College · All India quota · EWS
29,545
₹50,000 a year · bond 2 years, ₹40 L · stipend ₹55,646 → ₹56,805 → ₹57,963 a month · Tamil Nadu · 2025: 1 of 1 left: 1 to a government seat.
Agartala Government Medical College · All India quota · EWS
30,083
₹1,50,000 a year · bond 5 years, ₹35 L · stipend ₹55,200 → ₹56,925 → ₹58,650 a month · Tripura · 2025: 1 of 1 left: 1 to a DNB seat.
Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi · deemed, self-financed · General
33,687 · 36,371 · 38,023 · 38,809 · 41,458 · 45,309
₹26,00,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹57,000 → ₹59,000 → ₹60,000 a month · Kerala · 2025: 2 of 6 left: 1 to a DNB seat, 1 to a seat not in our record.
Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore · deemed, self-financed · General
36,375 · 38,863 · 39,216 · 40,615
₹26,43,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹56,250 a month in year 1 · Karnataka · 2025: 1 of 4 left: 1 to a deemed seat.
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences · deemed, self-financed · General
40,979 · 44,133 · 45,494 · 48,459 · 50,839 · 50,960 · 51,803 · 52,681 · 52,878
₹23,00,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹72,000 → ₹74,000 → ₹76,000 a month · Odisha · 2025: 8 of 10 left: 1 to a DNB seat, 1 to Chandigarh's counselling, 1 to Madhya Pradesh's counselling.
Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute · deemed, self-financed · General
41,304 · 54,334 · 56,601 · 58,704 · 59,791
₹32,00,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹48,000 → ₹49,000 → ₹50,000 a month · Tamil Nadu · 2025: 5 of 6 left: 2 to Tamil Nadu's counselling, 1 to a DNB seat, 1 to Pondicherry's counselling.
Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences & Research · deemed, self-financed · General
41,556 · 45,084
₹25,00,000 a year · no bond · stipend ₹1,00,000 → ₹1,00,000 → ₹1,00,000 a month · Delhi

Last year at your rank, and this year

Last year, 69 students at AIR 26,964 to 44,133 were allotted Ophthalmology in Round 1. By the last round:

Kept their Round 1 seat19

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

Let their seat go and were allotted another Ophthalmology seat in a later round5

Moved to another specialty11

Let their seat go and held no MCC seat after (26 of them were in a state's counselling)28

Another 219 at these AIRs got Ophthalmology only in Round 2, Round 3 or the stray round.

This year so far: 9 Ophthalmology seats ended between AIR 26,964 and 44,133 last year. This year most of them went 9,255 to 19,376 ranks further: Amrita School of Medicine, Kochi, AIR 36,054 last year, AIR 45,309 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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