All India Quota vs state quota
Last updated 8 October 2026.
NEET-PG seats are not all filled in one place. Some go through the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), others through your state's counselling authority. Knowing which is which tells you how many lists you can appear on.
The 50% All India Quota
Government medical colleges give 50% of their PG seats to the All India Quota (AIQ), counselled by MCC at mcc.nic.in. The MCC bulletin states that AIQ counselling is domicile free. A candidate from any state can take an AIQ seat in any state. Merit is by NEET-PG rank, published by NBEMS, and reservation categories follow the central rules.
The 50% state quota
The other 50% of seats in government colleges is filled by the state. Each state authority sets its own eligibility, usually an MBBS from a college in the state, domicile, or years of schooling there. It builds its own merit list from NEET-PG scores and applies its own reservations. Private medical colleges usually give most of their seats to the state authority, split into government-quota, management and NRI seats with different fees. The exact split depends on the state and college, so use its bulletin.
Deemed and central universities
MCC counsels all seats of deemed universities, which are mostly paid seats with high fees, and its own registration fee and deposit are higher. Central universities and central institutes are also counselled by MCC. Some of their seats are institutional quota with domicile or own-university conditions, as the bulletin explains. These are the seats where your MBBS university can matter.
Domicile in plain terms
Domicile for state counselling is mostly proven by a certificate from the state, or by studying MBBS in the state. Rules differ: Karnataka also counts years of schooling, Gujarat accepts domicile if your MBBS was outside the state, and Odisha asks for permanent residence or an MBBS from a government college in the state. Check the authority's brochure each year.
Why you can be in both
AIQ and state counselling are separate processes, and a candidate who qualifies for both can register in both. You get two chances at a seat. Be careful about joining: MCC shares lists of joined candidates with the states and the states share theirs back, so a seat you join in one process affects your standing in the other. In particular, candidates who joined a state's Round 3 seat are weeded out before the AIQ stray round. Read the exit rules of both before you join.
How our state quota beta works
The state quota beta covers eight states: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha. You choose a home state and your category there, and the page adds that state's seats to your results next to the AIQ ones. The data comes from the allotment lists of the state authority: Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, BCECEB, ACPPGMEC (medadmgujarat.org), KEA (cetonline.karnataka.gov.in), CEE Kerala (cee.kerala.gov.in), DME Madhya Pradesh (dme.mponline.gov.in), the State CET Cell (cetcell.mahacet.org) and DMET Odisha (dmetodisha.in). Andhra Pradesh is at drntr.uhsap.in and Bihar at bceceboard.bihar.gov.in.
The page ranks state seats by NEET AIR, because that is what the lists print. Candidates in service are ranked on incentive marks instead, so in-service seats are shown with where and when they were allotted, and no label. Not every year is available for every state, and state reservation categories are shown as the state prints them. It is a beta: check the authority's site for rules and dates before you act.