GMC Nagpur Third Most Preferred For MD Medicine In Maharashtra | Nagpur News

Nagpur: Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Nagpur, emerged as Maharashtra’s third most preferred institution for MD General Medicine in the NEET-PG Round 1 allotment, with its first seat claimed by a candidate ranked 140 at the All India level.Only Seth GS Medical College (KEM Hospital), Mumbai, which opened at AIR 36, and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College (Sion), Mumbai, at AIR 111, ranked ahead of it.However, the preference appears to be specific to General Medicine, as none of GMCH’s other departments figured among Maharashtra’s top three preferred institutions in the major specialties analysed.The findings are based on Round 1 of the national-level counselling process, which covers 50% of the seats, before the state counselling round. GMCH’s General Medicine department has 37 postgraduate seats.A GMCH faculty member said postgraduate students increasingly make informed choices based on their professional networks and the experiences of their seniors.The Round 1 allotment data also highlights the strong national preference for General Medicine and Radio-Diagnosis. Among the first 25 candidates allotted seats, 17 (73.91%) opted for General Medicine and four (17.39%) chose Radio-Diagnosis.Across the first 100 ranks, General Medicine accounted for 54 allotments (56.25%), while Radio-Diagnosis accounted for 28 (29.17%). Together, the two specialties made up 85.42% of allotments in this group.The trend persisted up to AIR 500. Of the 469 candidates allotted seats, 233 (49.68%) chose General Medicine and 163 (34.75%) opted for Radio-Diagnosis. Together, the two branches accounted for 84.43% of allotments.INFO BOX | WHAT STUDENTS PREFERRED IN MAHARASHTRAMD General MedicineSeth GS Medical College, Mumbai — AIR 36LTMMC, Sion — AIR 111GMC Nagpur — AIR 140MD Radio-DiagnosisSeth GS, Mumbai — AIR 89Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai — AIR 118Grant Medical College, Mumbai — AIR 137MD DermatologySeth GS, Mumbai — AIR 122BJ Government Medical College, Pune — AIR 159Grant Medical College, Mumbai — AIR 397MS General SurgeryGrant Medical College, Mumbai — AIR 224LTMMC, Mumbai — AIR 333Seth GS Medical College, MumbaiMS Obstetrics & GynaecologySeth GS, Mumbai — AIR 189TNMC/Nair, Mumbai — AIR 596LTMMC, Mumbai — AIR 1475MS OrthopaedicsSeth GS, Mumbai — AIR 444LTMMC, Mumbai — AIR 523Grant Medical College, Mumbai — AIR 2164MD PaediatricsTNMC/Nair, Mumbai — AIR 968Seth GS, Mumbai — AIR 1053LTMMC, Mumbai — AIR 1107