5% seats are reserved for PwD candidates
Government reserves 5% of all medical seats for Persons with Disabilities. These are separate reserved seats — PwD candidates compete within their own pool, not with General or OBC candidates. The NEET exam is the same for everyone. The reservation ensures equity in admissions.
Who qualifies
You need benchmark disability (40% or above) with a valid UDID card (Yellow or above) issued by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Categories covered: Locomotor, Hearing, Visual, SLD/ASD/Mental Illness.
For MCC counselling, you must get a disability certificate from one of 16 MCC-designated centres. State counselling accepts certificates from state disability boards.
What PwD reserved seats look like — real 2025 data
These are actual closing ranks from MCC 2025 counselling for PwD reserved seats:
- AIIMS Delhi — PwD Open-category seat went at rank 4,801. PwD OBC at 31,622. PwD ST at 2,96,155.
- ABVIMS Dr RML Hospital, Delhi — the last PwD seat went at rank 6,29,857 in R1. In R2, it went up to rank 13,13,541.
- MAMC Delhi — PwD Open-category seat went at rank 4,82,498. PwD OBC at 5,56,124.
- GMC Chandigarh — PwD Open-category at rank 8,28,030. PwD EWS at 8,99,074.
- AIIMS Raebareli — PwD Open-category at 3,27,221. PwD SC at 3,76,229. PwD ST at 10,57,165.
- SN Medical College, Jodhpur — PwD Open-category at 2,65,157. PwD EWS at 7,08,263.
- ESIC — PwD OBC at 10,65,084.
A PwD student at rank 8 lakh got GMC Chandigarh — a government college at ₹64K/yr. A PwD student at rank 13 lakh got ABVIMS Dr RML Hospital Delhi. Both were PwD reserved seats.
How PwD seats work in counselling
PwD seats exist in both central counselling (MCC) and state counselling (85% quota). For central counselling, you register through MCC like everyone else — same process, same deposit (₹10,000 for central, ₹2,00,000 if you also want deemed colleges). When you fill your choice list, PwD seats appear as additional options based on your disability certificate.
For state counselling, you visit your state's disability board for certification. The process and documents may differ from MCC's 16 designated centres.
Documents needed
- Valid UDID card (Yellow or above) — issued by DEPwD
- Disability certificate from MCC-designated centre (for AIQ seats) or state disability board (for state seats)
- Affidavit specific to your disability category (Locomotor, Hearing, Visual, etc.)
- The certificate is valid for one academic session only
The bottom line
PwD reservation adds a separate pool of seats at government medical colleges. In MCC 2025, PwD seats went at ranks as late as 8,28,030 (GMC Chandigarh, PwD Open-category), 10,57,165 (AIIMS Raebareli, PwD ST) and 13,13,541 (ABVIMS Dr RML Hospital, R2). Same exam. Same rank. Different seats — reserved specifically for PwD candidates.
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PwD reservation in NEET counselling provides 5% reserved seats for Persons with Disabilities across AIIMS, government, and deemed colleges. PwD candidates compete within their reserved pool. UDID card (Yellow or above) required. In 2025, PwD students got government colleges at ranks 3L-13L. Source: MCC NMC Guidelines 2025. Formity · Since 2016.