NEET PG Round 1 Seat Allotment 2025 Analysis: List of colleges opted by top rankers

Top NEET PG 2025 rankers chose major government colleges instead of high-ranked private colleges. The choices show that students prefer strong clinical exposure over rankings.

NEET PG Round 1 Seat Allotment 2025: The NEET PG 2025 Round 1 seat allotment result once again confirms that the top students in India choose government medical colleges over top-level private colleges. For all the NIRF positions, private institutes failed to attract even a single top-12 rank holder . Instead, candidates lined up for PGIMER, AIIMS-associated hospitals, VMMC, GMC Kozhikode, BMCRI and other old-established government colleges famous for their heavy patient load and rigorous residency training.

This consistent trend clearly indicates that PG aspirants consider real clinical exposure indispensable, as against infrastructure, branding or NIRF scores. The students believe that crowded wards, varied cases and practical classes of government hospitals make them better equipped for life as a doctor. Choices of the top rankers clearly illustrate that the ranking systems do not always reflect the quality of training that students desire.

List of Colleges Opted by Top Rankers in NEET PG Round 1 Seat Allotment 2025

Here is the list of the top 10 colleges opted by top rankers in NEET PG Round 1 2025 Seat Allotment:

Name of the Institute	Rank
AIIMS New Delhi	1
PGIMER Chandigarh	2
CMC Vellore	3
JIPMER Puducherry	4
Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences	5
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi	6
NIMHNS Bangalore	7
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow	8
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore	9
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal	10

While Round 1 has been finalised for high-rank candidates, many aspirants in the mid-ranges are now looking forward to NEET PG 2025 Round 2 counselling , aiming for seat up-gradation as some candidates withdraw or float their seats. Popular branches like Dermatology, Radiology and Internal Medicine are also likely to see some movement during the reshuffle.

With the counselling process underway, MD and MS aspirants are advised by medical education experts to keep a close watch on official notifications issued by the MCC and have their documents ready for verification. As the contest for the top PG seats gets tougher, more strategic shifts at the level of specialisation as well as institution choices are expected in Round 2.

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