NEET PG 2026

35,874 candidates. Three rounds. What did they actually do?

Behavioral intelligence from MCC AIQ 2025 counselling data.

R3 allotted more candidates than R1 and R2 combined.
10,302
10,302 candidates received their first seat in Round 3. The mop-up round isn't a trickle — it's the largest single round of counselling. Never withdraw before R3.
MS General Surgery — 85% kept it.
Stickiest
The highest retention rate of any speciality. Candidates who got General Surgery in R1 almost never switched. If you get it, keep it — that's what 85% of your peers did.
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MD Anaesthesiology — almost nobody kept it.
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Near-zero retention. 689 Anaesthesia seats were filled fresh in R3 — because R1 allottees used it as a backup while chasing their real speciality. If you're offered Anaesthesia in R1, know this: everyone before you treated it as a stepping stone.
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DNB Radiology at Sir Ganga Ram: rank #428.
DNB > MD?
Tighter than most government MD Radiology seats. Someone at rank 428 chose a private hospital's DNB over government MD. Corporate equipment, structured training, Delhi location. The MD vs DNB debate — and the data shows which one top rankers actually pick.
Goa ENT — rank #756 chose Goa over Seth GS Mumbai.
Life choice
Seth GS closes at #3,423. MAMC Delhi at #1,515. This person could have trained at India's most prestigious hospitals. They chose Goa. Government college. Beach town. Different pace of life. The degree is the same. The life isn't.
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2,222 candidates got nothing. In all three rounds.
Warning
Not because of their rank — because their choice list was too narrow. They filled only one speciality at one institute. Their peers with broader choices got seats. Choice breadth beats choice precision.
WHAT HAPPENED AT YOUR RANK
1–1K
62% settled immediately. Gen Med + Radiology. Report decisively.
1K–5K
Paediatrics overtakes Surgery. 9% R3 fresh. Speciality diversification begins.
5K–10K
OBG becomes #1. 14% R3 fresh. Active movement between rounds.
10K–20K
Only 28% settle — most active zone. 21% R3 fresh. Fill broadly.
20K–50K
Pathology becomes #1. 26% R3 fresh. Pre-clinical specialities appear.
50K+
36% R3 fresh. Path, Micro, Pharma, PSM. 51% who get a seat keep it.
See which specialities fit your rank
CLINICAL SPECIALITIES

Anaesthesiology

From rank 5114

General Surgery

From rank 123

General Medicine

From rank 30

Obg

From rank 324

Paediatrics

From rank 529

Orthopaedics

From rank 212

Ent

From rank 756

Ophthalmology

From rank 1023

Radio Diagnosis

From rank 39

Psychiatry

From rank 618

Dermatology

From rank 20

Tbrd

From rank 3262

Emergency Medicine

From rank 2487

Radiation Oncology

From rank 4936
PRE & PARA-CLINICAL

General Medicine

From rank 484

Anaesthesiology

From rank 17792

Orthopaedics

From rank 11445

Paediatrics

From rank 4477

General Surgery

From rank 4609

Pathology

From rank 8211

Dgo(Nbems)

From rank 15172

Da(Nbems)

From rank 32864

Radio Diagnosis

From rank 428

Dch(Nbems)

From rank 17218
The five PG decisions.
Which speciality — and is it worth waiting for?
This institute or that one — who actually stays?
MD at a govt college or DNB at a corporate hospital?
Keep this R1 seat — or float for R2?
How broad should my choice list be?
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Every speciality. Every institute. Every round.
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35,874 candidate journeys. The behavioral intelligence that changes the decision.
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