PG Diploma (Medical)
Postgraduate Diploma in a clinical or para-clinical subject
PG Diploma (Medical) in numbers
- Colleges offering PG Diploma (Medical)
- 210
- Approved seats2026-27
- 1,299
- States and UTs
- 26
- Government colleges
- 100
Seats are the approved intake for academic year 2026-27, as published by the regulator. Actual admissions can differ.
Source: National Medical Commission, checked 23 Oct 2026
Course at a glance
- Level
- Diploma
- Duration
- Not recorded
- Entrance exams
- NEET PG
- Field of study
- Medical
Entrance exams for PG Diploma (Medical)
National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences
Official site
Which exam applies depends on the college and the quota. A state exam is used only by colleges in its state, and an institute exam only by that institute. A counsellor can check this for your case.
PG Diploma (Medical) seats and colleges by state
26 states and union territories, sorted by approved seats. Select a state to see its colleges.
Popular PG Diploma (Medical) specialisations
Top 12 of 22 specialisations recorded, by total approved seats. Names are as the regulator lists them.
| Specialisation | Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| MD - Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Pulmonary Medicine/ Respiratory Medicine | 187 | 906 |
| Anesthesiology (D.A.)/Diploma in Anaesthesia | 15 | 99 |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology (D.G.O.) /Diploma in Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 12 | 58 |
| Ophthalmology (D.O.)/Diploma in Ophthalmology | 11 | 53 |
| Paediatrics (D.C.H.)/Diploma in Child Health | 12 | 33 |
| Clinical Pathology (D.C.P.)/Diploma in Clinical Pathology | 7 | 22 |
| Orthopaedics (D.Ortho.)/Diploma in Orthopaedics | 6 | 20 |
| Health Education (D.H.E.)/Diploma in Health Education | 1 | 20 |
| Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy (D.D.V.L.)/Diploma in Dermatology | 12 | 16 |
| Community Medicine (D.C.M.)/Public Health(D.P.H.) | 8 | 12 |
| Radiodiagnosis (D.M.R.D.)/Diploma in Radio-Diagnosis | 5 | 12 |
| Otorhinolaryngology (D.L.O.)/Diploma in Oto- Rhino-Laryngology or ENT | 6 | 10 |
Top NIRF ranked colleges for PG Diploma (Medical)
Colleges offering PG Diploma (Medical) in the NIRF 2025 Medical ranking, by rank. Showing 10 of 15. Only institutions with a recorded PG Diploma (Medical) offering in our data are listed, so some ranked institutions may be missing.
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- #8
15
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- #10
4
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- #16Madras Medical College & Government General Hospital, Chennai
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
17 PG Diploma (Medical) seats
17
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- #23Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research
Kolkata, West Bengal
5 PG Diploma (Medical) seats
5
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- #26
1
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- #37
5
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- #39
19
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- #41
63
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- #42Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute
Puducherry, Puducherry
9 PG Diploma (Medical) seats
9
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Government and private PG Diploma (Medical) colleges
How the 210 colleges offering PG Diploma (Medical) are run, as recorded by the regulator.