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Chhattisgarh
DME Chhattisgarh NEET UG counselling, college cutoffs (4-tier 22-code encoding), seat aggregates, fees, and teaching hospital data for the 2025 to 2026 cycle.
11
government colleges
5
private colleges
0
deemed colleges
2,455
total MBBS seats
section · counselling & admission
Chhattisgarh NEET UG counselling.
Chhattisgarh NEET UG counselling is conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Chhattisgarh through cgdme.in. The counselling allocates 85% State Quota seats in 10 State Government Medical Colleges plus all seats in 5 Private Medical Colleges (Cat-A Convenor + Cat-B Management + Cat-C NRI). AIIMS Raipur admits 100% via MCC AIQ counselling (statutory autonomous). Chhattisgarh cutoffs use 4-tier quota encoding: GQ Government Quota, Mgmt Management Quota, NRI Quota, and Minority Quota with special tags for PwD, Ex-Serviceman, Freedom Fighter, and Sports.
Counselling highlights
| factor | particular |
|---|---|
| Counselling Name | Chhattisgarh NEET UG Counselling |
| Conducting Body | Directorate of Medical Education (DME), Chhattisgarh |
| NEET Counselling Type | NEET UG |
| Courses Offered | MBBS, BDS, BAMS |
| Official Website | cgdme.in |
| Application Fee | Rs. 1,000 (UR/OBC) / Rs. 500 (SC/ST/PwD) |
| Mode | Online application; offline document verification at allotted college |
| Cutoff Type | Opening and closing AIR + Score per round per quota |
| Quota Structure | 85% State + 15% AIQ for govts; Cat-A Conv + Cat-B Mgmt + Cat-C NRI for privates |
About the rounds
DME Chhattisgarh runs an online counselling cycle over 4-7 rounds: Round 1, Round 2, Round 5 (no separate R3/R4 - merged into MOPUP), Mop-Up Round, Stray Round, Stray Round 2, and Extended Stray Round if seats remain. Each round publishes opening and closing AIR per college per category per quota. The cutoff data has 940 rows in the database covering 2024-2025 with this granular detail.
Chhattisgarh reservation policy (32% ST - highest in India)
| category | % | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Open Competition / Unreserved (UR) | Approximately 30% | Open competition |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 14% | Chhattisgarh OBC certificate from competent authority |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 10% | General category economically weaker |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 12% | SC certificate from Chhattisgarh authority |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 32% | HIGHEST ST reservation in India - Chhattisgarh has 32% tribal population (Gond, Halba, Kanwar, Munda, Oraon and others) |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD) | 5% horizontal | Applied across all categories with -PH suffix in quota encoding |
| Ex-Serviceman (EX) | Reserved | Children/dependents of Armed Forces personnel |
| Freedom Fighter (FF) | Reserved | Children of Freedom Fighters |
| Sports (SP) | Reserved | Sportspersons quota |
Chhattisgarh has the HIGHEST ST reservation percentage in India (32%) reflecting its 32% tribal population (Gond, Halba, Kanwar, Munda, Oraon and other communities). This makes ST cutoffs significantly more accessible than in other states. Additional special categories: Ex-Serviceman (-EX), Freedom Fighter (-FF), Sports (-SP), and Persons with Disabilities (-PH horizontal). Some special quota cutoffs are specific to combinations like GQ-ST-EX (ST Ex-Serviceman) or GQ-UR-FF (UR Freedom Fighter).
Chhattisgarh quota structure
GQ Government Quota (85% State)
State quota seats for 10 govt medical colleges. Filled by DME Chhattisgarh through online counselling.
GQ Government Quota (15% AIQ)
15% AIQ for govt colleges filled by MCC at All India level.
AIIMS Raipur
125 seats. AIQ-only via MCC. Statutory Autonomous - does NOT participate in DME Chhattisgarh counselling. 6th AIIMS established in India (2012).
Mgmt Management Quota (Cat-A + Cat-B)
For 5 private medical colleges. Cat-A Convenor seats filled by DME Chhattisgarh; Cat-B Management seats filled per institutional criteria. Sub-categories Mgmt-UR/OBC/SC/ST plus Mgmt-Conv-UR.
NRI Quota (Cat-C)
NRI seats for private colleges. Sub-categories NRI-UR, NRI-OBC, NRI-Conv-UR.
Minority Quota
Minority-UR sub-category for minority colleges/seats.
Ex-Serviceman Sub-Quota
-EX suffix in quota codes (e.g., GQ-UR-EX, GQ-ST-EX) for children/dependents of Armed Forces personnel.
Freedom Fighter Sub-Quota
-FF suffix (e.g., GQ-UR-FF, GQ-ST-FF) for Freedom Fighter dependents.
Sports Sub-Quota
-SP suffix (e.g., GQ-SP) for sportspersons quota.
PwD (5% horizontal)
-PH suffix in quota codes applied across all categories.
Domicile rules
To claim Chhattisgarh state quota seats, candidates must satisfy Chhattisgarh domicile clauses: (a) born in Chhattisgarh with continuous residence + education, (b) parent is a Chhattisgarh state government employee, (c) parent is a permanent resident of Chhattisgarh, (d) candidate studied in Chhattisgarh for the qualifying years. Chhattisgarh domicile certificate from Tehsildar is required at verification. Caste certificates (OBC/SC/ST) must be issued by Chhattisgarh state authority - certificates from other states are NOT accepted.
Documents required
- NEET UG 2025 Admit Card and Scorecard / Rank Card
- Class 10 and Class 12 Mark Sheets and Certificates
- Chhattisgarh Domicile Certificate from Tehsildar
- Chhattisgarh Caste Certificate (OBC/SC/ST/EWS) issued by competent authority
- Income Certificate for OBC NCL and EWS claims
- PwD Certificate / UDID if applicable
- Ex-Serviceman Certificate / Discharge Certificate (if claiming -EX quota)
- Freedom Fighter Certificate (if claiming -FF quota)
- Sports Certificate / SAI Recognition (if claiming -SP quota)
- NRI Sponsor Documents if claiming NRI Quota seat at private college
- Minority Community Certificate if claiming Minority-UR quota
- Aadhaar Card and one additional Government Photo ID
- Recent passport-size photographs
- Application fee payment receipt (Rs. 1,000 UR/OBC, Rs. 500 SC/ST/PwD)
NEET UG qualifying cutoffs (2022 to 2025)
| category | percentile | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR / EWS | 50th | 715 to 117 | 720 to 137 | 720 to 164 | 686 to 144 |
| OBC / SC / ST | 40th | 116 to 93 | 136 to 107 | 163 to 129 | 143 to 113 |
| UR / EWS & PwD | 45th | 116 to 105 | 136 to 121 | 163 to 146 | 143 to 127 |
| OBC / SC / ST & PwD | 40th | 104 to 93 | 120 to 107 | 145 to 129 | 126 to 113 |
Important notes
- Chhattisgarh was formed in 2000 from Madhya Pradesh. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College Raipur (Pt JNM MC, 1963) was originally part of Madhya Pradesh and is the OLDEST medical college in Chhattisgarh.
- AIIMS Raipur (2012) is the 6th AIIMS established in India under Phase II. Admits 100% via MCC AIQ counselling.
- Chhattisgarh has the HIGHEST ST reservation percentage in India (32%) reflecting its 32% tribal population.
- Cutoffs use a sophisticated 4-tier quota encoding: GQ Government / Mgmt Management / NRI / Minority with special tags PH (PwD), EX (Ex-Serviceman), FF (Freedom Fighter), SP (Sports).
- 7 rounds in cutoff data: R1, R2, R5, MOPUP, STRAY, STRAY_2, EXTENDED_STRAY. No R3 or R4 - MOPUP replaces them.
- NO Deemed Medical College in Chhattisgarh - only Government and Private.
- Government MBBS fees are uniform Rs. 53,500 per year total (Rs. 40,000 tuition + Rs. 13,500 hostel and other charges) across most state govt colleges. AIIMS Raipur Rs. 34,545/year.
- Private MBBS fees range Rs. 7.45 lakh to Rs. 7.99 lakh per year tuition (RIMS Rs. 7,45,187, Shri Balaji Rs. 7,50,187, Shri Shankaracharya Rs. 7,99,187).
- 7 BDS colleges (1 Government + 6 Private) provide strong dental education coverage in the state.
- Late Baliram Kashyap Smriti Shaheed MC Jagdalpur (LBKSSMC, 2006) is UNIQUELY affiliated to Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University (Raipur), unlike all other state govt colleges which are under Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences University.
- Chandulal Chandrakar Memorial GMC Durg (2013) was originally a private/society college, taken over by state government and converted to State Govt status.
Contact
DME Chhattisgarh portal
address
Directorate of Medical Education, D K S Bhavan, Mantralaya, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh