NEET PG 2026 Deemed, AIQ, DNB, NBE-Diploma Expected Special Stray Round Cutoff All Category

NEET PG All India Quota Counselling – Authority (2026)

S. No.	Details	Information
1	Counselling Authority	Medical Counselling Committee (MCC)
2	Conducting Body	Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS)
3	Ministry	Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India
4	Mode of Counselling	Online
5	Seats Covered	Deemed Universities – NEET PG
6	Official Function	MCC conducts NEET PG counselling for Deemed Universities through its official online portal

NBEMS DNB Expected Special Stray Round Closiong Ranks Branch-wise MCC 50% Quota (All Courses)

Course	GEN	OBC	EWS	SC	ST
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)	29,000–31,000	36,000–38,000	27,500–29,500	52,000–55,000	5,000–10,000*
Orthopaedics	37,000–39,000	37,500–40,000	36,500–39,000	48,000–52,000	5,000–10,000*
Emergency Medicine	34,000–36,000	35,000–37,000	33,500–35,500	47,000–50,000	5,000–10,000*
Obstetrics & Gynaecology	20,500–22,000	21,000–22,500	27,000–29,000	40,000–43,000	48,000–52,000
Radio-Diagnosis (Diploma)	18,500–19,500	19,000–20,000	19,500–21,000	35,000–38,000	36,000–39,000
General Surgery	29,000–31,000	30,000–32,000	28,500–30,500	44,000–48,000	5,000–10,000*
Ophthalmology	32,000–34,000	34,000–36,000	40,000–43,000	50,000–54,000	5,000–10,000*
Paediatrics	19,500–21,000	20,000–21,500	19,500–21,000	41,000–44,000	52,000–55,000
General Medicine	15,500–17,000	16,000–17,500	17,000–18,500	39,000–42,000	52,000–56,000
Radio-Diagnosis	7,800–8,500	8,000–8,800	7,500–8,200	9,000–12,000*	9,000–12,000*

NBEMS DNB Stray Round Cut-Off Marks | Branch-wise MCC 50% Quota (All Courses)

Course	GEN	OBC	EWS	SC	ST
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)	27327	34073	25886	48854	0
Orthopaedics	34674	34733	34061	46515	0
Emergency Medicine	32151	32887	31982	44648	0
Obstetrics & Gynaecology	19153	19197	25079	37486	46486
Radio-Diagnosis (Diploma)	17743	17879	18497	32408	33128
General Surgery	27471	28467	26666	42858	0
Ophthalmology	30655	32917	38565	48142	0
Paediatrics	18159	18197	17928	38458	49527
General Medicine	14419	14958	15793	36915	48871
Radio-Diagnosis	7517	7647	7090	0	0

DNB GEN NBEMS stray round Closing Cut-Off Ranks – All Specialties Full Course List

Super-Specialty & High-Demand Courses

(Expected Round-3 Closing Rank – GEN)

Course	R2 Last Closing	Expected Special Stray Round
Nuclear Medicine	5,763	6,000 – 6,300
Dermatology (DVL)	6,534	6,800 – 7,200
Radio Diagnosis	7,647	8,000 – 8,500
General Medicine	14,419	15,500 – 16,500
Respiratory Medicine	17,053	18,500 – 19,500
Radio Diagnosis (Diploma)	17,743	18,800 – 19,800
Paediatrics	18,197	19,500 – 20,500
OBG	19,197	20,500 – 21,500
Geriatric Medicine	20,035	21,500 – 22,500
Plastic Surgery (6 yrs)	22,803	24,000 – 25,000
Psychiatry	23,706	25,000 – 26,500
Paediatric Surgery (6 yrs)	25,068	26,500 – 28,000
Neurosurgery (6 yrs)	25,416	27,000 – 28,500
ENT	27,327	29,000 – 31,000
General Surgery	27,516	29,500 – 31,500
Radiation Oncology	27,847	30,000 – 32,000
PMR	28,147	30,500 – 33,000
CVTS (6 yrs)	29,021	31,500 – 34,000
Ophthalmology	30,655	33,000 – 35,000
Emergency Medicine	32,887	35,000 – 38,000
Orthopaedics	35,134	38,000 – 41,000

🔵 Broad & Diploma Courses

(Expected Special Stray Round Closing Rank – GEN)

Course	R2 Last Closing	Expected Special Stray Round
General Medicine	36,915	40,000 – 43,000
OBG	37,486	41,000 – 44,000
Paediatrics	38,458	42,000 – 45,000
Respiratory Medicine	39,910	43,500 – 47,000
General Surgery	42,858	47,000 – 51,000
Emergency Medicine	44,648	49,000 – 54,000
Orthopaedics	46,515	51,000 – 56,000
Ophthalmology	48,142	53,000 – 58,000
ENT	48,854	54,000 – 59,000
Psychiatry	49,864	55,000 – 60,000
TB & Chest (Diploma)	53,779	60,000 – 65,000
Anaesthesiology	55,781	62,000 – 68,000
OBG (Diploma)	61,344	68,000 – 75,000
Paediatrics (Diploma)	62,632	70,000 – 77,000
Family Medicine	64,109	72,000 – 80,000
IHTM	67,298	75,000 – 85,000
Ophthalmology (Diploma)	70,988	80,000 – 90,000
Anaesthesia (Diploma)	77,757	88,000 – 98,000
Family Medicine (Diploma)	81,254	92,000 – 1,05,000
ENT (Diploma)	84,292	95,000 – 1,08,000
Pathology	96,396	1,10,000 – 1,25,000
Community Medicine	1,15,907	1,30,000 – 1,50,000
Anatomy	1,27,796	1,45,000 – 1,65,000
Biochemistry	1,28,594	1,45,000 – 1,70,000

NEET PG MCC Stray Round Final Cutoff 2025 MCC Govt. Closing Ranks

Branch-wise & Category-wise (All India Quota)

S.No	Branch	UR	OBC	EWS	SC	ST
1	Radiology	4,137	6,067	5,998	12,903	21,007
2	Dermatology	6,251	7,099	9,641	17,079	28,002
3	General Medicine	9,591	12,029	14,851	31,803	51,217
4	Paediatrics	9,591	12,029	14,851	31,803	51,217
5	Obstetrics & Gynaecology	11,555	15,380	—	—	—
6	Emergency Medicine	17,208	18,941	29,384	39,726	XX
7	Orthopaedics	17,062	18,870	21,623	39,123	52,269
8	General Surgery	27,516	—	—	—	—
9	Psychiatry	19,214	27,581	37,502	43,493	50,334
10	ENT	21,089	29,167	30,734	45,819	50,569
11	Ophthalmology	19,730	26,853	32,401	44,789	51,985
12	Anaesthesiology	24,796	31,630	36,435	49,689	52,273

NEET PG MCC Expected Special Stray Round Closing Ranks 2025 – Government Seats (All India Quota)

S.No	Branch	UR	OBC	EWS	SC	ST
1	Radiology	6,137	8,067	7,998	14,903	23,007
2	Dermatology	8,251	9,099	11,641	19,079	30,002
3	General Medicine	11,591	14,029	16,851	33,803	53,217
4	Paediatrics	11,591	14,029	16,851	33,803	53,217
5	Obstetrics & Gynaecology	13,555	17,380	—	—	—
6	Emergency Medicine	19,208	20,941	31,384	41,726	XX
7	Orthopaedics	19,062	20,870	23,623	41,123	54,269
8	General Surgery	29,516	—	—	—	—
9	Psychiatry	21,214	29,581	39,502	45,493	52,334
10	ENT	23,089	31,167	32,734	47,819	52,569
11	Ophthalmology	21,730	28,853	34,401	46,789	53,985
12	Anaesthesiology	26,796	33,630	38,435	51,689	54,273

Conclusion

The NEET PG 2026 Special Stray Round is expected to be a crucial final opportunity for candidates aiming for admission through MCC All India Quota counselling, especially in NBEMS DNB 50% quota seats, government seats, and select deemed university seats. Based on previous year trends, 2025 stray round closing ranks, and vacancy movement patterns, candidates with ranks slightly above regular stray round cutoffs may still have a realistic chance in this round.

High-demand branches such as Radiology, Dermatology, General Medicine, Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, and Emergency Medicine may witness limited but important movement, while broad specialties, diploma courses, and DNB seats often offer better opportunities in the final phase of counselling.

However, aspirants must understand that Special Stray Round cutoffs are highly dynamic and unpredictable. Final allotment depends on several factors, including seat resignations, non-joining candidates, fresh vacancy generation, category-wise participation, and choice filling strategy. Therefore, students should keep a flexible and realistic approach by considering Government, DNB, Diploma, and Deemed options together.

In conclusion, candidates who remain strategically prepared, track official MCC notices regularly, and make smart branch-wise choices can still secure a valuable seat even in the last stage of counselling. For many NEET PG aspirants, the Special Stray Round can be the deciding round that turns uncertainty into admission.