Maharashtra Colleges in NEET UG AIQ Counselling - Round 1 Analysis

An analysis of the NEET UG 2025 All India Quota (AIQ) Round 1 seat allotment data provides crucial insights into the medical admissions landscape for Maharashtra. For aspirants preparing for upcoming NEET UG counselling sessions, understanding the historical opening and closing ranks, institution participation, and seat distribution from the 2025 allotment process is paramount for making data-driven choices.

In this detailed data insight, we break down the exact allotments of medical colleges across Maharashtra during Round 1 of the national MCC AIQ counselling process (which covers 15% of State Govt seats alongside 100% of Deemed, Central, and INI seats).

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Participating Colleges by Institute Type

The ecosystem of medical education is diverse. Here is how the participating colleges break down visually by their official institutional designation:

Category Composition across Institute Types

This stacked visualization illustrates how seats within each institution type are divided among the primary candidate categories (excluding PwD sub-categories).

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College-Wise Seat Distribution by Category

To understand how seats are distributed across different candidate categories within each college, we've broken down the total allotments. The table below displays each participating college (ordered by their RankerCentral rank), its institution type, the total number of seats filled in Round 1, and exactly how those seats were divided among the primary categories (note: PwD sub-categories are included in the Total Seats but omitted from the columns for clarity).

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Candidate Category Analysis

Beyond the allotted seat category, it's highly insightful to examine the actual Candidate Categories of the students who successfully secured admissions. The data below illustrates the distribution of Maharashtra seat allotments based on the students' original categories, including their overall opening and closing rank ranges across different institution types.

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Open Category

Students from the Open category secured a total of 1,900 seats across Maharashtra.

• Open category students got 1,496 seats in Deemed Universities with an opening rank of 12,004 and a closing rank of 10,99,519.
• Open category students got 271 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 96 and a closing rank of 18,639.
• Open category students got 69 seats in Private Colleges with an opening rank of 1,04,978 and a closing rank of 9,96,061.
• Open category students got 48 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 136 and a closing rank of 862.
• Open category students got 16 seats in Special Institutions with an opening rank of 6,201 and a closing rank of 9,917.

College-wise Breakdown (Open)

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OBC Category

Students from the OBC category secured a total of 877 seats across Maharashtra.

• OBC category students got 502 seats in Deemed Universities with an opening rank of 30,453 and a closing rank of 12,95,576.
• OBC category students got 277 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 826 and a closing rank of 19,526.
• OBC category students got 50 seats in Private Colleges with an opening rank of 70,948 and a closing rank of 12,89,208.
• OBC category students got 34 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 581 and a closing rank of 1,520.
• OBC category students got 14 seats in Special Institutions with an opening rank of 9,516 and a closing rank of 14,348.

College-wise Breakdown (OBC)

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SC Category

Students from the SC category secured a total of 224 seats across Maharashtra.

• SC category students got 124 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 1,333 and a closing rank of 1,01,553.
• SC category students got 69 seats in Deemed Universities with an opening rank of 1,44,980 and a closing rank of 12,35,972.
• SC category students got 17 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 1,162 and a closing rank of 8,326.
• SC category students got 8 seats in Private Colleges with an opening rank of 2,20,299 and a closing rank of 3,86,654.
• SC category students got 6 seats in Special Institutions with an opening rank of 64,730 and a closing rank of 80,997.

College-wise Breakdown (SC)

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EWS Category

Students from the EWS category secured a total of 217 seats across Maharashtra.

• EWS category students got 109 seats in Deemed Universities with an opening rank of 37,362 and a closing rank of 9,70,647.
• EWS category students got 85 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 1,963 and a closing rank of 21,219.
• EWS category students got 11 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 966 and a closing rank of 1,885.
• EWS category students got 7 seats in Private Colleges with an opening rank of 1,34,788 and a closing rank of 3,91,228.
• EWS category students got 5 seats in Special Institutions with an opening rank of 11,593 and a closing rank of 15,580.

College-wise Breakdown (EWS)

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ST Category

Students from the ST category secured a total of 80 seats across Maharashtra.

• ST category students got 63 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 3,349 and a closing rank of 1,35,975.
• ST category students got 9 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 6,913 and a closing rank of 16,192.
• ST category students got 5 seats in Deemed Universities with an opening rank of 3,24,266 and a closing rank of 5,11,620.
• ST category students got 2 seats in Special Institutions with an opening rank of 92,218 and a closing rank of 1,03,113.
• ST category students got 1 seats in Private Colleges with an opening rank of 3,12,160 and a closing rank of 3,12,160.

College-wise Breakdown (ST)

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OBC PwD Category

Students from the OBC PwD category secured a total of 23 seats across Maharashtra.

• OBC PwD category students got 19 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 73,022 and a closing rank of 6,77,552.
• OBC PwD category students got 2 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 1,56,236 and a closing rank of 1,68,613.
• OBC PwD category students got 1 seats in Deemed Universities with an opening rank of 8,49,467 and a closing rank of 8,49,467.
• OBC PwD category students got 1 seats in Special Institutions with an opening rank of 2,77,830 and a closing rank of 2,77,830.

College-wise Breakdown (OBC PwD)

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SC PwD Category

Students from the SC PwD category secured a total of 10 seats across Maharashtra.

• SC PwD category students got 8 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 1,36,487 and a closing rank of 8,91,703.
• SC PwD category students got 1 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 1,97,744 and a closing rank of 1,97,744.
• SC PwD category students got 1 seats in Special Institutions with an opening rank of 4,74,394 and a closing rank of 4,74,394.

College-wise Breakdown (SC PwD)

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EWS PwD Category

Students from the EWS PwD category secured a total of 9 seats across Maharashtra.

• EWS PwD category students got 7 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 18,739 and a closing rank of 8,63,554.
• EWS PwD category students got 2 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 1,37,288 and a closing rank of 3,39,955.

College-wise Breakdown (EWS PwD)

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Open PwD Category

Students from the Open PwD category secured a total of 9 seats across Maharashtra.

• Open PwD category students got 8 seats in State Govt Colleges with an opening rank of 1,58,479 and a closing rank of 4,58,952.
• Open PwD category students got 1 seats in Institutes of National Importance with an opening rank of 15,994 and a closing rank of 15,994.

College-wise Breakdown (Open PwD)

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Key Trends

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How many total medical colleges in Maharashtra participated in Round 1 of the 2025 AIQ counselling?

A: Based on the Round 1 allotment data, a total of 55 distinct medical institutions in Maharashtra saw seat allotments.

Q2. Which institute type saw the highest number of seat allotments in Maharashtra?

A: The Deemed Universities category witnessed the highest volume, successfully filling 2,182 seats in Round 1.

Q3. What are State Govt Colleges and how many seats do they offer in AIQ?

A: State Government Medical Colleges are funded and managed by the state government. In the All India Quota (AIQ) counselling conducted by the MCC, these colleges surrender exactly 15% of their total approved seats to the national pool, allowing students from any state to apply. The remaining 85% is reserved for state domicile candidates.

Q4. What is a Deemed University in NEET counselling?

A: A Deemed University is a highly autonomous institution that operates independently of the state university systems. They offer 100% of their management and paid seats through the national AIQ counselling process, meaning there is no state domicile reservation. However, their tuition fees are significantly higher than government colleges.

Q5. How do Institutes of National Importance (INIs) participate in counselling?

A: INIs refer to top-tier prestigious medical institutions like AIIMS and JIPMER. 100% of the seats at INIs are filled strictly via the MCC's national counselling process based on NEET UG scores, offering no state domicile reservations.

Q6. Why do Private Colleges show up in the AIQ allotment?

A: These are private colleges which are part of deemed universities.

Q7. What is a Special Institution in NEET counselling?

A: Special Institutions usually refer to niche colleges (like ESIC or certain Armed Forces affiliated institutions) that follow specialized reservation matrices. They generally allocate 100% of their AIQ-eligible seats through the central MCC counselling, frequently favoring candidates from specific backgrounds (like insured persons or military dependents).

Q8. Can these closing ranks drop further in Round 2?

A: Yes. Historically, closing ranks tend to shift downward in Round 2 and Stray Vacancy rounds as candidates exercise free exit options or upgrade their seats. However, highly sought-after top-tier institutions may see minimal rank displacement.

Q8. What is RC Rank?

A: RC Rank is RankerCentral’s proprietary ranking metric that orders medical colleges purely by true student demand.

It’s calculated using a volume-weighted algorithm based on actual NEET AIQ core round admissions data (for example, the 2025 dataset). Instead of relying on subjective surveys or arbitrary cut-offs, RC Rank reflects where students genuinely choose to go, weighted by the number of seats and the demand intensity.

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