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Gujarat NEET PG counselling 2026 round 1 choice filling open- 2,675 MD, MS, Diploma, DNB seats up for grabs

Gujarat: The Admission Committee for Professional Post-Graduate Medical Educational Courses (ACPPGMEC), has begun the Round 1 online choice-filling for MD, MS, and Diploma admissions for the academic year 2026-27.
According to the official advertisement, the first-round choice-filling process is open to all eligible candidates whose names are included in the ACPPGMEC merit list. The process covers Government, Management and NRI quota seats in postgraduate medical courses offered by government and self-financed medical colleges across Gujarat.
As per the schedule released by the admission committee, the online choice-filling process began on October 27, 2026, and candidates have until 10:00 am on October 31, 2026, to complete it.
Following the closure of choice filling, the choices submitted by candidates will be displayed on October 31, 2026, at 12:00 noon.
The schedule applies to eligible candidates seeking admission to MD, MS and Diploma courses under the applicable quotas in government and self-financed medical institutions across the state. Below is the detailed schedule-
GUJARAT NEET PG 2026 ROUND 1 CHOICE-FILLING SCHEDULE
S.NO | PARTICULARS | FROM | UPTO |
1 | Round 1 online choice filling | October 27, 2026 | October 31, 2026, 10:00 am |
2 | Display of choices filled by candidates | — | October 31, 2026, 12:00 noon |
The committee has further stated that updated information concerning the postgraduate medical admission process will be made available through the official portal.
To view the advertisement, click the link below
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/10/28/dme-gujarat-481249.pdf
Along with this, ACPPGMEC Gujarat has released the Round 1 vacancy matrix for postgraduate medical admissions for the academic year 2026-27, along with details of seats earmarked under the 10 per cent in-service reservation for National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) courses.
According to the official documents, the committee has published a vacancy matrix covering 194 MD and MS seats across 17 postgraduate medical specialities, with 29 seats marked under the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) column. Separately, 13 seats have been listed under the in-service reservation for Post-MBBS DNB and Post-MBBS Diploma DNB courses in Gujarat. Below are the detailed vacancies-
SPECIALITY-WISE MD, MS VACANCY POSITION
S.NO | SPECIALITY | TOTAL SEATS |
1 | Anaesthesiology | 29 |
2 | Community Medicine | 9 |
3 | Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy | 3 |
4 | Emergency Medicine | 3 |
5 | Forensic Medicine | 2 |
6 | General Medicine | 19 |
7 | Immuno Haematology and Blood Transfusion | 3 |
8 | Microbiology | 16 |
9 | Paediatrics | 8 |
10 | Pathology | 23 |
11 | Pharmacology | 9 |
12 | Psychiatry | 1 |
13 | Radio Diagnosis | 13 |
14 | General Surgery | 15 |
15 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 16 |
16 | Ophthalmology | 16 |
17 | Orthopaedics | 7 |
18 | Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) | 2 |
TOTAL | 194 | |
TENTATIVE VACANT SEAT FOR ROUND 1 (MD/MS/DIPLOMA/DNB) 2026
S.NO | COURSE | TOTAL |
1 | Anaesthesiology | 281 |
2 | Biochemistry | 47 |
3 | Community Medicine | 106 |
4 | Dermatology Venereology & Leprosy | 58 |
5 | Emergency Medicine | 37 |
6 | Forensic Medicine | 33 |
7 | General Medicine | 305 |
8 | Immuno Haematology & Blood | 12 |
9 | Microbiology | 100 |
10 | Paediatrics | 168 |
11 | Pathology | 213 |
12 | Pharmacology | 84 |
13 | Physiology | 66 |
14 | Psychiatry | 54 |
15 | Radio Diagnosis | 125 |
16 | Radiation oncology | 10 |
17 | Tuberculosis & Respiratory Medicine | 67 |
18 | Palliative Medicine | 1 |
19 | Anatomy | 49 |
20 | General Surgery | 271 |
21 | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 220 |
22 | Ophthalmology | 102 |
23 | Orthopaedics | 168 |
24 | Otorhinolaryngology/ENT | 88 |
25 | Diploma in Anesthesiology (D.A.) | 1 |
26 | Diploma in Community Medicine (D.C.M.) | 1 |
27 | Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 4 |
28 | Diploma in Paediatrics (D.C.H.) | 2 |
29 | Diploma in Public Health (D.P.H.) | 1 |
31 | Diploma in Tuberculosis & Chest Diseases | 1 |
TOTAL | 2675 | |
The matrix lists vacancies under the State Quota (GQ) at participating medical institutions. Candidates can refer to the official document for the institute-wise and reservation-category-wise distribution.
In a separate document, the authorities have provided details of the 10 per cent in-service reservation for NBEMS Post-MBBS Diploma and DNB courses in Gujarat for 2026. Below are the detailed vacancies-
The institutions and reservation categories are as follows-
S.NO | SPECIALITY | SEATS |
1 | Anaesthesiology | 1 |
2 | Anaesthesiology | 1 |
3 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 1 |
4 | Orthopaedics | 1 |
5 | Paediatrics | 1 |
6 | Pathology | 1 |
7 | Pathology | 1 |
8 | Pathology | 1 |
9 | Anaesthesiology | 1 |
10 | Paediatrics | 1 |
11 | Radio Diagnosis | 1 |
12 | Radio Diagnosis | 1 |
TOTAL | 13 | |
To view all the seat matrices, click the link below
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/10/28/1-481246.pdf
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/10/28/2-481247.pdf
https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/10/28/3-481248.pdf
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