NEET UG 2026: how far MBBS closing ranks went in each MCC round

The Medical Counselling Committee has published allotment results for 3 rounds of NEET (UG) 2026 counselling. We read the closing rank of every college’s MBBS seats in the 15% All India Quota, Open category to see how deep each round went — and what that means if your rank is near the edge.

22,342

last Open AIQ MBBS seat, Round 1

27,080

highest closing rank, Round 3

427

colleges with an Open AIQ MBBS allotment, Round 1

How far each round went

In Round 1, the highest Open-category closing rank for an All India Quota MBBS seat was 22,342, and the median college closed at 11,405. By Round 3, the highest closing rank had moved out to 27,080 — 4,738 ranks further, as seats freed up by upgrades and candidates who didn’t join were offered again.

A college’s closing rank is the rank of the last candidate allotted there in that round. Later rounds can close higher or lower than earlier ones for the same college.

The ten toughest colleges to get into

These colleges closed earliest in Round 1 — their last Open AIQ MBBS seat went to a rank inside the top 1,144. Names link to each college’s profile with its seats, fees and every round’s closing rank.

AIIMS and other Open Seat Quota institutes

MCC counsels the MBBS seats of AIIMS, JIPMER and some central-university colleges (such as BHU’s Institute of Medical Sciences and AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College) under the Open Seat Quota. Their Open-category seats close far earlier: in Round 1, the highest closing rank was 4,310 across 25 institutes, with the median at 1,705.

How to use these numbers

• Compare like with like. Closing ranks differ by quota and category — Open AIQ ranks say nothing about OBC, SC, ST, EWS or PwBD seats, or about state-quota counselling.
• Look at all rounds. A college that looks out of reach in Round 1 can come within range later — and the reverse.
• History, not a promise. Every year’s seats, applicants and choices differ. Use these ranks to build a realistic list, not to rule colleges in or out.

Next: open all NEET UG 2026 closing ranks, read how MCC counselling works, or try the NEET UG college predictor.