UP NEET PG Counselling 2026 Round 1 Seat Matrix Released! Candidates can check the college-wise, speciality-wise and category-wise MD/MS seat availability and plan their choices for Round 1 counselling.
The Department of Medical Education and Training, Uttar Pradesh, has released the Round 1 seat matrix for UP NEET PG Counselling 2026 for MD/MS (Medical) courses. The matrix was approved on 24 October 2026 at 10:54 AM and lists seats in government and private medical colleges across the state. Candidates can use it to plan their choice filling for the first round.
UP NEET PG Round 1 Seat Matrix: Key Highlights
- Total seats: 3,961 across 71 institutes
- Government seats: 1,095
- Private seats: 2,866, all in the UR (open) category
- Government colleges: 35
- Private colleges: 36
Category-wise Seat Distribution
The grand total of 3,961 seats is divided as follows:
- UR: 3,304 seats, of which 3,282 are open (OP) and 22 are for PH candidates
- BC: 291 seats
- SC: 226 seats
- EWS (EW): 110 seats
- ST: 22 seats
- BS: 5 seats
- SS: 3 seats
All private-college seats fall under the UR open category. Reserved-category seats (BC, SC, ST and EWS) are in government institutions only.
UP NEET PG 2026 Round 1 Seat Matrix PDF
Government Colleges with the Most Seats
- King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow: 186 seats
- Sarojini Naidu Medical College, Agra: 106 seats
- UPUMS, Saifai, Etawah: 56 seats
- Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida: 85 seats
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow: 85 seats
- LLRM Medical College, Meerut: 73 seats
- Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj: 85 seats
- Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur: 60 seats
- Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow: 51 seats
Private Colleges with the Most Seats
- Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur: 166 seats
- Rohilkhand Medical College, Bareilly: 166 seats
- Subharati Medical College, Meerut: 146 seats
- Shri Ram Murti Medical Sciences, Bareilly: 136 seats
- Rajshree Medical Research Institute, Bareilly: 133 seats
- Rama Medical College, Hapur: 133 seats
Courses Covered
The matrix includes MD and MS seats in anaesthesia, anatomy, biochemistry, community medicine, dermatology, ENT, forensic medicine, general medicine, general surgery, microbiology, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, psychiatry, radiodiagnosis and respiratory medicine. Some colleges also offer emergency medicine, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, immunohaematology and blood transfusion, and hospital administration. A few government colleges list diploma seats such as DCH, DGO, D.Ortho, DLO, DA, DVD and DMRD.
What Candidates Should Do Next
- Download the seat matrix PDF from the official UP NEET website, upneet.gov.in, and check seats for your category and preferred branches.
- Compare seat availability with your NEET PG rank before choice filling.
- Keep your NEET PG scorecard, domicile, category and other certificates ready.
- Follow the official notices for the choice filling, locking, result and reporting schedule, as the seat matrix PDF does not state these dates.
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