NEET PG 2025: First round begins! Know which are the top medical colleges in your state?

New Delhi. The first round of NEET PG 2025 counseling has finally started. In this round, those candidates can confirm their seat in their preferred medical college, whose rank and status is right according to them. The Medical Counseling Committee (MCC) has started this process after a long delay. Registration for the initial round is usually open for a month. Students who do not get a seat in the first round will also get a chance to participate in the second round.

Can your rank get you a top college?

It is important for students to know about the top medical colleges available in their state and across India. Take the right decision only after seeing your rank and available seats in the college. While choosing a seat, keep in mind that to confirm it, candidates will have to report to the college within a day. The results of the selected seats are published on the MCC website in about two days.

State Wise Top Medical Colleges and Rank List

Major colleges of Delhi:

1. Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital – Rank 17
2. Maulana Azad Medical College – Rank 24
3. Lady Hardinge Medical College – Rank 29
4. University College of Medical Sciences – Rank 32
5. Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences – Rank 34
6. Jamia Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences – Rank 37

Top Colleges in Tamil Nadu:

1. Christian Medical College, Vellore – Rank 3
2. Amrita University – Rank 8
3. Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital – Rank 10
4. Savitha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai – Rank 12
5. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai – Rank 18
6. Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research – Rank 20
7. PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore – Rank 41

Major colleges of Karnataka:

1. National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru – Rank 4
2. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal – Rank 9
3. St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru – Rank 28
4. Kasturba Medical College, Mangaluru – Rank 33
5. JSS Medical College, Mysore – Rank 39
6. MS. Ramaiah Medical College – Rank 46

Top Colleges of Uttar Pradesh:

1. SGPGIMS, Lucknow – Rank 6
2. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi – Rank 7
3. King George Medical University, Lucknow – Rank 19
4. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – Rank 27

Other state and major colleges:

1. Maharashtra: D.Y. Patil University, Pune – Rank 11; Armed Forces Medical College, Pune – Rank 30
2. Punjab: Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana – Rank 40; Christian Medical College, Ludhiana – Rank 49
3. Kerala: Sree Chitra Institute, Thiruvananthapuram – Rank 13; Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram – Rank 42
4. Chandigarh: PGIMER – Rank 2; Government Medical Colleges and Hospitals – Rank 36
5. Bihar: AIIMS Patna – Rank 26
6. Madhya Pradesh: AIIMS Bhopal – Rank 31

NEET PG 2025 counselling: schedule and important documents

The counseling schedule can be downloaded on the official website of MCC, mcc.nic.in. Candidates have to choose the right college as per their rank and report with all the required documents. The documents include Aadhar Card, NEET PG 2025 Marksheet, Medical Eligibility Certificate and Fee Receipt.

Shouldn’t you be late to get a seat?

Students taking seats in the first round are required to report to the college within a day for admission. If you lose this chance, you will get the chance only in the second round. Therefore, right decision and prompt action is very important.