The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) has published the final MCC PG counselling 2026 seat matrix for MD/MS courses. The matrices released cover the Deemed University seats and the Central Internal Quota seats. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) also issued Notice-4, dated October 15, 2026, asking institutes to check the seat matrix and report errors before Round 1 choice filling is completed.

MCC PG Counselling 2026 Seat Matrix: Key Highlights

• Conducting body: Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), DGHS, New Delhi
• Courses covered: MD/MS (some diploma seats are also listed)
• Matrices released: Final Deemed Seats Matrix and Final Central Internal Quota Seats Matrix
• Total Deemed University seats: 7,537
• Total Central Internal Quota seats: 857
• Combined seats in the two matrices: 8,394
• Notice: Notice-4, dated October 15, 2026

Deemed University Seat Matrix: 7,537 Seats

The Deemed Seats Matrix is the larger of the two. It lists 7,537 seats across deemed universities in 12 states and Union Territories: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Odisha, Haryana, Telangana, Gujarat, Delhi, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.

The seats fall under three quotas:

Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra have the most entries in the matrix. Most seats are in the Open category.

Central Internal Quota Seat Matrix: 857 Seats

The Central Internal Quota matrix lists 857 seats across 16 institutes in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Most of the seats are for the university quota of the institute itself. The institutes include:

• Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi
• Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
• University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, New Delhi
• Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi
• ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Basaidarapur, New Delhi
• G.B. Pant Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, New Delhi
• Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University

The matrix also includes Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Indian Railway PG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, IHBAS, INMAS, Kasturba Hospital, NIHFW and VP Chest Institute.

Seats are listed branch-wise, such as General Medicine, General Surgery, Anaesthesiology, Paediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radio-Diagnosis, Orthopaedics and Pathology. They are also listed category-wise: Open, SC, ST, BC and EW, with PH seats shown separately.

MCC NEET PG Counselling 2026: Central Internal Quota Seats Matrix PDF

MCC MD/MS 2026 Final Deemed University Seat Matrix PDF

MCC Notice-4: Verify the Seat Matrix

In Notice-4 (Ref. U-12021/09/2026-MEC), MCC asked all participating institutes, colleges and hospitals to carefully verify the number of seats available in each PG course at their institution. Any discrepancy in the seat matrix must be brought to MCC’s notice before the Round 1 choice-filling schedule for PG Counselling 2026 is completed.

What Candidates Should Do

• Check the final seat matrix before filling choices, as seat numbers can differ from last year.
• Note the quota (Self-Financed Merit Seat, NRI or Minority) and category of each seat you plan to choose.
• Keep following the official MCC website for the Round 1 choice-filling schedule and any corrections to the seat matrix.