NEET PG 2025
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PGIMER Chandigarh goes through INI-CET — NOT NEET PG
This is the single most common confusion in Chandigarh PG planning. PGIMER is an INI institution. Registering for NEET PG and topping it still gives you zero claim to PGIMER seats. INI-CET is a separate exam with separate eligibility. — Formity's editorial note.
50
GMC Chandigarh has only ~50 PG seats via UT counselling
Chandigarh UT counselling is small. GMC Chandigarh has approximately 50 PG seats across all specialties. Its state quota is split into two pools: GMCH-32 MBBS graduates, and candidates who did 10th to 12th in Chandigarh.
₹25K
UT counselling fees: ₹25,000/yr for state quota seats at GMC Chandigarh
Government-regulated fee structure. Stipend is at central govt rates. The value proposition of GMC Chandigarh is location (Sector 32, Chandigarh) + infrastructure — not fee alone.
PGI
PGI Chandigarh's clinical culture is distinct — rotations differ from standalone colleges
Even non-PGIMER PG candidates in Chandigarh benefit from proximity to PGI's clinical ecosystem. GMC Chandigarh residents rotate through affiliated departments. This is a training quality differentiator worth factoring in. — Formity's analysis.

Chandigarh NEET PG 2025
Counselling Guide

2 institutes · 38 specialties · GMCH-32 PG · GMCH MBBS or Chandigarh schooling · PGIMER separate

29 AIQ seats
38 specialties

Your AIR, and Chandigarh’s counselling in 2026

Free, from Formity’s record of 41,694 students. 2026: My Counselling with Formity.

From Formity’s 2025 record for Chandigarh, read by Formity from the MCC and state allotment lists. Cite as: Formity (formity.ai).

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How counselling works for you

You are in 2 counselling processes.

  • MCC — All India Quota, DNB and NBE seats, every deemed seat. About half the seats.
  • Your state — its own state-quota seats. About the other half.

Separate registration for each. Separate dates. Separate fee.

In Chandigarh, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh (Sector 32) (GMCH-32) holds your state seats — 4 rounds (AIQ Round 1, AIQ Round 2, Mop-Up Round, Stray Vacancy Round).

The steps, in order:

  1. Registration — pay the fee, create your account on the portal (MCC or your state’s).
  2. Choice filling — you rank every seat you would actually join, in the order you want it.
  3. Lock — choices close at a fixed deadline; the list is frozen, no more edits or reordering after.
  4. Allotment — the system goes straight down your list and gives you the first seat still available at your rank.
  5. Freeze or Float — accept and stop (Freeze), or stay in line for something higher while your current seat is held (Float).
  6. Report + deposit — verify documents, pay the seat deposit.
  7. Later rounds — Round 2, Round 3 (mop-up), and a stray-vacancy round fill what is left; floating carries you into the next round automatically.
  8. Upgrade / exit — you can move up in a later round, or step away — but only Round 1 lets you leave without losing the deposit.

2026 change on MCC seats: After each allotment you now choose Freeze or Float. Freeze = accept and stop: you report once at the allotted college for document verification and fee, and you’re done. Float = accept but stay in line for a higher choice: under the 2026 reform you do not report physically while floating — your provisional admission stays valid online as you take the next rounds. Upgradation continues up to Round 3; after Round 3 anyone still holding a seat reports physically to finish.

This reform is MCC’s own — it covers AIQ, deemed and central seats only. Chandigarh’s own counselling (held by GMCH-32) sets its own process; check with them for how upgrades work on your state seats.

MCC UG 2025 Information Bulletin (Q8 seat-allotment scheme) · MCC/DGHS reform · 28 Jul 2026 · D.O. V.11025/64/2024-MEP · Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh (Sector 32) — official process
Counselling Structure
SQ
UT Quota (GMCH-32)
75 seats (+4 EWS) in two pools: the institutional pool for GMCH-32 MBBS graduates, and the UT Chandigarh pool for candidates who did 10th, 11th and 12th in Chandigarh schools.
Who it is for: MBBS graduates of GMCH-32, and those who did 10th to 12th in Chandigarh schools. Source: GMCH Chandigarh Prospectus MD/MS 2025, dt. 7.11.2025
AIQ
All India Quota
Majority of GMCH-32 PG seats come under MCC counselling as AIQ. PGIMER has its own AIQ via MCC (INI category).
Eligibility: Any NEET PG qualified. No domicile restriction. PGIMER is highly competitive.
Two pools, not residence
Half of GMCH-32's PG seats go through the All India counselling, for anyone in India. The other half, the state quota, has two pools: the institutional pool for GMCH-32 MBBS graduates, and the UT Chandigarh pool for candidates who did 10th, 11th and 12th in Chandigarh schools. The UT pool asks for a notarised affidavit, at applying and again at joining, that the candidate has not claimed residence in any other state after the NEET result.
The affidavit is the catch: applying to another state's quota as its resident takes you out of the UT pool.

Formity's analysis · DME UT Chandigarh 2025 · formity.ai

Government Colleges
Section 2

Government Colleges

CollegeSeatsSpecsEarliest closingFee/yrStipend/mo
GMC, Chandigarh 29 21 39 34K 113,472
Govt MultSpec Hosp, Chandigarh 14 17 3,016 1.2L 106,000

PGIMER (Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research) is an INI (Institute of National Importance). Its counselling is via MCC under INI category — not the same as GMCH-32 UT counselling. Extremely competitive for DM/MCh and MD/MS.

Formity's analysis · DME UT Chandigarh 2025 · formity.ai

Specialty-wise Rank Ranges
Section 3

Specialty-wise Rank Ranges

SpecialtyEarliest closingEarliest closing atLast closingColleges
General Medicine 161 GMC, Chandigarh 1,004 2
Radio Diagnosis 39 GMC, Chandigarh 761 2
Dermatology 1,105 GMC, Chandigarh 3,173 2
Obg 2,373 GMC, Chandigarh 13,409 2
General Surgery 3,433 GMC, Chandigarh 21,442 2
Orthopaedics 4,425 GMC, Chandigarh 15,935 2
Paediatrics 8,016 GMC, Chandigarh 8,016 1
Anaesthesiology 10,133 GMC, Chandigarh 123,411 2
Ophthalmology 4,944 GMC, Chandigarh 17,221 2
Pathology 23,069 GMC, Chandigarh 123,411 2
Spm 26,633 GMC, Chandigarh 116,698 2
Pharmacology 43,538 GMC, Chandigarh 45,655 2
Microbiology 37,303 GMC, Chandigarh 66,332 2
Biochemistry 45,833 GMC, Chandigarh 45,833 1
Anatomy 47,902 GMC, Chandigarh 47,902 1
Physiology 54,594 GMC, Chandigarh 54,594 1
Forensic Medicine 52,634 GMC, Chandigarh 52,634 1
Psychiatry 2,079 GMC, Chandigarh 11,228 2

Formity's analysis · DME UT Chandigarh 2025 · formity.ai

DNB Hospitals
Section 4

DNB Hospitals

HospitalSeatsSpecsEarliest closing
Govt MultSpec Hosp, Chandigarh 8 10 3,016

Formity's analysis · DME UT Chandigarh 2025 · formity.ai

Stipend
Section 5

Stipend

106000
Min Govt Stipend / Month
113472
Max Govt Stipend / Month

Formity's analysis · DME UT Chandigarh 2025 · formity.ai

Key Insights
Section 6

Key Insights

PGIMER vs GMCH-32
PGIMER is one of India's top 5 medical institutes for PG. GMCH-32 is a separate UT government college. They are NOT the same institution. PGIMER counselling is via MCC (INI). GMCH-32 has both UT and AIQ seats.
Half the seats are for anyone
GMCH-32's All India half goes through the national counselling, for anyone in India by rank. Its state half is for GMCH-32 MBBS graduates and Chandigarh-schooled candidates.
Tricity Location Advantage
Chandigarh's Tricity (Chandigarh + Mohali + Panchkula) has excellent medical infrastructure. PGIMER, GMCH-32, and surrounding private hospitals provide outstanding clinical training environment.

Formity's analysis · DME UT Chandigarh 2025 · formity.ai