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Odisha NEET PG 2025
State Counselling Guide

47 institutes · 49 specialities · OJEE counselling · Govt + Deemed (IMS SUM, Kalinga) + DNB

118 govt seats
131 DNB/private seats
438 deemed seats
49 specialities
Section 1

Counselling Structure

OJEE (Odisha Joint Entrance Examination) conducts state PG counselling. Deemed through MCC, DNB through NBE.

SQ
State Quota (OJEE)
85% of government college seats. SCB Cuttack (44 seats) and MKCG Berhampur (29 seats) lead. Online counselling with choice filling.
Eligibility: Odisha domicile. SEBC/SC/ST reservation applies. Must have Odisha domicile certificate.
MNG
Management Quota (Deemed)
404 MNG seats at IMS & SUM + Kalinga IMS (both Bhubaneswar). Counselled via MCC. Open to all India.
Eligibility: All India merit. No domicile restriction. MCC deemed counselling. High fees.
DNB
DNB / NBE Diploma
122 seats across 25 private hospitals. Apollo Bhubaneswar, Jaiprakash Rourkela, Vikash Bargarh. Counselled by NBE.
Eligibility: All India — NEET PG qualified. No domicile restriction.
NRI
NRI Quota
34 NRI seats at IMS SUM and Kalinga IMS. Higher fees, accessible at 40K+ ranks. MCC counselling.
Eligibility: NRI/OCI/PIO ward. Documentation through MCC.
Section 2

Government Colleges

20 government institutes offering 118 seats. SCB Cuttack is Odisha's flagship PG centre.

College Seats Specs Best Rank Fee/yr Stipend/mo Bond
SCB, Cuttack 44 24 407 0.3L 70,000 5,509,464 / 2yr
MKCG, Berhampur 29 21 1,356 0.3L 70,000 5,509,464 / 2yr
VIMSAR, Burla 0 18 1,600
VIMSAR, Burla 26 19 2,279 0.3L 70,000 5,509,464 / 2yr
Pt Raghunath Med Coll,Baripada 0 7 2,408 0.8L 70,000
PGIMER&CapitalHosp,Bhubaneswar 7 10 3,837 0.5L 70,000 5,509,464 / 2yr
PRM Medical College, Baripada 0 6 3,887
Govt Med Coll, Balangir 0 3 5,086 0.7L 70,000
Ispat Gen Hospital, Rourkela 8 7 5,786 1.2L 70,000
AHPGIC, Cuttack 0 2 8,396
Rourkela Govt Hospital,Rourkela 0 3 26,882 70,000
Acharya Harihar Cancer,Cuttack 2 2 30,369 0.6L 70,000 6,805,464 / 2yr
BB Medical College, Bolangir 0 3 30,512
DistrictHeadQuarter, Nayagarh 1 1 39,154 1.2L 73,042 3,589,488 / 2yr
District Headquarter Hosp, Puri 1 1 49,136 1.2L 73,042 3,589,488 / 2yr
DistHQHosp,Kalahandi,Bhawanipatna 0 1 1.2L 70,000
Dist HQ Hosp, Kendrapara, Odisha 0 1 1.2L 70,000
Dist HQ Hosp, Khordha, Odisha 0 1 70,000
Dist HQ Hosp, Sudpada, Balangir 0 1 70,000
Govt Med Coll, Balasore 0 3 0.7L 70,000
SCB vs MKCG vs VIMSAR
SCB Cuttack (44 seats, rank 407) is Odisha's premier PG institute — largest seat count, most specialities. MKCG Berhampur (29 seats, rank 1,421) is the second major centre. VIMSAR Burla (26 seats, rank 2,279) completes the top 3. All charge just Rs 35,000/year. PGIMER Capital Hospital Bhubaneswar (7 seats, rank 3,837) offers the state capital option.
Section 3

Speciality-wise Rank Ranges

Speciality Best Rank Best At Widest Rank Colleges
General Medicine 407 SCB, Cuttack 41,331 8
Radio Diagnosis 687 SCB, Cuttack 1,600 3
Dermatology 1,291 SCB, Cuttack 14,404 4
Obg 2,415 SCB, Cuttack 6,757 9
General Surgery 4,710 SCB, Cuttack 74,721 9
Orthopaedics 3,223 SCB, Cuttack 30,512 7
Paediatrics 3,052 SCB, Cuttack 46,455 10
Anaesthesiology 7,015 SCB, Cuttack 77,530 10
Ophthalmology 6,963 SCB, Cuttack 54,696 6
Ent 7,406 SCB, Cuttack 69,868 4
Pathology 20,205 SCB, Cuttack 90,910 8
Spm 13,013 SCB, Cuttack 85,428 6
Section 4

DNB Hospitals

25 hospitals. Bhubaneswar and Rourkela lead Odisha's DNB network.

Hospital Seats Specs Best Rank
JaiprakashHosp,Rourkela,Odisha 20 10 5,446
Apollo Hospital, Bhubaneswar 15 7 3,032
UtkalInstofMedSci, Bhubaneswar 14 5 4,966
Vikash Multispec Hosp,Bargarh 13 6 9,370
SUM Ultimate, Bhubaneswar,Odisha 8 4 2,054
Ispat Gen Hospital, Rourkela 8 6 5,786
Manipal Hospital, Bhubaneswar 7 4 15,454
Kalinga Hospital, Bhubaneswar 5 2 4,249
Shri Jagannath,Puri 4 7 3,468
Care Hospital, Bhubaneswar 4 2 3,904
Ashwini Hospital, CDA, Cuttack 4 2 14,992
JPM Rotary Eye Hosp, Cuttack 4 1 31,889
Section 5

Deemed Universities — IMS SUM & Kalinga

438 deemed seats across 2 Bhubaneswar institutions. IMS SUM (217 seats) and Kalinga IMS (221 seats) — together they're Odisha's largest PG block.

Management Quota (MNG) — Top Seats

Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Radio Diagnosis
Closing rank: 12,754
Fee/year: 26L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Dermatology
Closing rank: 12,762
Fee/year: 26L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
General Medicine
Closing rank: 15,311
Fee/year: 26L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Radio Diagnosis
Closing rank: 22,645
Fee/year: 35L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Dermatology
Closing rank: 23,977
Fee/year: 35L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Paediatrics
Closing rank: 24,022
Fee/year: 26L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
General Medicine
Closing rank: 25,020
Fee/year: 33L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Obg
Closing rank: 25,589
Fee/year: 23L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
General Surgery
Closing rank: 37,221
Fee/year: 23L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Obg
Closing rank: 37,442
Fee/year: 33L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Tbrd
Closing rank: 37,461
Fee/year: 23L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Tbrd
Closing rank: 38,940
Fee/year: 23L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Orthopaedics
Closing rank: 42,859
Fee/year: 26L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Paediatrics
Closing rank: 45,228
Fee/year: 33L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Emergency Medicine
Closing rank: 46,060
Fee/year: 23L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Ent
Closing rank: 46,897
Fee/year: 23L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
General Surgery
Closing rank: 47,751
Fee/year: 25L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Psychiatry
Closing rank: 48,539
Fee/year: 23L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Psychiatry
Closing rank: 49,723
Fee/year: 23L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Emergency Medicine
Closing rank: 50,391
Fee/year: 23L

NRI Quota

IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Radio Diagnosis
Closing rank: 26,707
Fee/year: 0.8L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Dermatology
Closing rank: 48,715
Fee/year: 0.8L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Radio Diagnosis
Closing rank: 49,470
Fee/year: 0.8L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Dermatology
Closing rank: 69,514
Fee/year: 0.8L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Paediatrics
Closing rank: 84,941
Fee/year: 0.6L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Paediatrics
Closing rank: 93,421
Fee/year: 0.8L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Tbrd
Closing rank: 96,833
Fee/year: 0.5L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
General Medicine
Closing rank: 99,426
Fee/year: 0.8L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Ent
Closing rank: 104,973
Fee/year: 0.5L
IMS & SUM, Bhubaneswar
Obg
Closing rank: 105,103
Fee/year: 0.8L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Ophthalmology
Closing rank: 111,247
Fee/year: 0.5L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
General Medicine
Closing rank: 112,474
Fee/year: 0.6L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Psychiatry
Closing rank: 120,248
Fee/year: 0.5L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
General Surgery
Closing rank: 120,960
Fee/year: 0.5L
Kalinga IMS, Bhubaneswar
Obg
Closing rank: 126,433
Fee/year: 0.8L
438 Deemed Seats: Odisha's Biggest PG Block
IMS SUM + Kalinga IMS together offer 438 deemed seats — more than all Odisha government PG seats combined (118). MNG quota is open to all India via MCC. These are safety options at 20K-60K ranks for candidates who can afford deemed fees. NRI quota accessible at even higher ranks.
Section 6

Fee, Stipend & Bond

Odisha has one of India's strictest bond enforcement mechanisms.

Rs 35,000
Govt Fee / Year
SCB, MKCG, VIMSAR, PGIMER Capital Hospital, Acharya Harihar Cancer Centre — all at Rs 35,000/year. Among the cheapest in India.
70000
Govt Stipend / Month
Rs 73K at most state colleges. PGIMER and Acharya Harihar may offer slightly different stipends. Ispat Rourkela (public sector) at Rs 70K.
Rs 55L
Bond Penalty (Major GMCs)
SCB, MKCG, VIMSAR, PGIMER have a 2-year service bond at Rs 55L penalty. Acharya Harihar (Cancer) has Rs 68L. These are among India's highest PG bond amounts.
PDRA
Public Demand Recovery Act
Odisha enforces bond through the Public Demand Recovery Act — bond defaulters are treated as public debt defaulters. Property attachment, salary garnishment possible. Strictest enforcement in India.
Odisha Bond: The Full Picture
Odisha has the strictest PG bond enforcement in India. Here is what the fine print says:
₹50–68L
Bond = Double Stipend Received
The bond penalty is calculated as double the total stipend received during PG training. For major GMCs at ₹73K/month x 36 months = ₹26.3L stipend, so bond = ~₹52.6L. Acharya Harihar Cancer Centre at higher stipend = ₹68L. The amount varies by institution and stipend level.
PDRA
Public Demand Recovery Act
Bond defaulters are treated as public debt defaulters under PDRA. This means: property attachment, salary garnishment, bank account freezing. You cannot just "pay and walk away" like most states. Strictest enforcement mechanism in India for PG bonds.
Mid-Course Exit
If you leave during PG training (not just after): ₹10 Lakhs penalty + refund of ALL stipend received till date. For a Year 2 exit, this could be ₹10L + ₹17.5L = ₹27.5L.
District Hospitals
Lower bond at district hospitals (~₹36L) but the 2-year service is still mandatory. PDRA enforcement still applies. District hospital bonds are proportionally lower because the stipend is lower.
Bottom line: If you plan super-speciality (DM/MCh) immediately after PG, Odisha government is a risky choice. The 2-year bond + PDRA means you cannot leave for SS training without either serving 2 years or facing debt recovery proceedings. Factor in ₹50-68L + 2 years as the true "cost" of an Odisha govt PG seat if you cannot serve the bond.
Section 7

Key Insights

Deemed > Government (by seats)
Odisha is unusual: deemed seats (438) exceed government seats (118). IMS SUM and Kalinga IMS together form the state's largest PG training block. For non-domicile candidates, deemed MNG is the primary access route.
SCB Cuttack Legacy
SCB Medical College Cuttack (est. 1944) is Odisha's most prestigious PG centre. Rank 407 closing for best speciality. 44 seats across 22 branches. Strong clinical training but infrastructure needs modernization.
Bhubaneswar: The Hub
Bhubaneswar concentrates most of Odisha's PG training: PGIMER Capital Hospital (govt), Apollo and Manipal (DNB), plus IMS SUM and Kalinga (deemed). Living costs are moderate by metro standards.
Non-Domicile Strategy
Non-domicile access: AIQ at SCB (rank 407+), deemed MNG at IMS SUM/Kalinga (rank 20K+), DNB at Apollo/Jaiprakash (rank 3K+). State quota is domicile-only. Deemed is the easiest access route.
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