The NEET PG examination i.e. the All India National Eligibility Cum Entrance Examination for admission to various postgraduate medical courses (MD/MS) across all the medical colleges of India will be held on 5th March, 2023. And thus, for MD/MS admissions in Maharashtra also, qualifying NEET PG 2023 is a must.

The application process for the NEET PG 2023 is closed now. However, other important dates in regards to NEET PG 2023 are as follows:

Final Edit Window for submitted applications	14th to 17th February, 2023.
Admit Card Issue	27th February, 2023
Date of Examination	5th March, 2023
Result Declaration	31st March, 2023

Table of contents:

Eligibility criteria for NEET PG 2023:

Application form for Counselling for MD MS admissions in Maharashtra:

Documents required for MD MS admissions in Maharashtra:

Counselling for PG admissions in Maharashtra 2023:

Reservation Policy for PG admissions in Maharashtra:

List of Medical Colleges for PG Admission 2023 in Maharashtra:

Eligibility criteria for NEET PG 2023:

The eligibility criteria for appearing in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Post Graduate (NEET-PG) 2023 are as follows:

• Educational Qualification: The candidate must have a degree of MBBS or its equivalent recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI). 
• The candidate must have completed a rotatory internship of one-year duration on or before June 30, 2023.
• Registration with Medical Council: The candidate must be registered with the Medical Council of India or any of the State Medical Councils.
• Indian Citizenship: The candidate must be an Indian citizen.

Application form for Counselling for MD MS admissions in Maharashtra:

The counselling for postgraduate (PG) medical admissions in Maharashtra for MD/MS courses is conducted by the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Mumbai. DMER is the state-level authority responsible for conducting the counselling process and allotting seats to eligible candidates based on their score in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Post Graduate (NEET-PG) examination conducted by the National Board of Examinations (NBE). 

Kindly check the official website Welcome to State Common Entrance Test Cell Maharashtra State Official Portal (mahacet.org) for more updates.

Documents required for MD MS admissions in Maharashtra:

• NEET PG 2023 Admit Card
• NEET PG 2023 Score Card
• Photo ID proof
• Copy of online application form 
• MBBS degree
• Compulsory internship completion certificate
• Registration certificate from MCI/Maharashtra Medical Council or other state councils.
• Nationality proof 
• Medical Fitness Certificate
• Copy of receipt of online fee payment
• Caste certificate (if applicable)
• Disability certificate (if applicable)
• EWS certificate (if applicable)

Counselling for PG admissions in Maharashtra 2023:

As with other state counsellings, there will be 2 rounds of counselling for PG medical admissions in Maharashtra followed by a mop up round. The counselling committee of DMER, Mumbai will release the merit list of all shortlisted candidates on their official website and the successful candidates will be called for counselling. The criteria for shortlisting candidates for the merit list depends on the NEET PG 2023 scores of the candidates, seat reservation criteria, choice of medical institution as selected by the candidate, availability of seats etc.

Reservation Policy for PG admissions in Maharashtra:

The reservation policy for postgraduate (PG) medical admissions in Maharashtra is determined by the concerned state-level authority, such as the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER), Mumbai. The reservation policy provides for reserved categories of candidates to be allotted a certain percentage of seats in medical colleges based on their social, economic, and educational status.

The reservation policy for PG medical admissions in Maharashtra usually includes the following categories:

Scheduled Castes (SC) - 15%

Scheduled Tribes (ST) - 7.5%

Other Backward Classes (OBC) - 27%

Economically Weaker Section (EWS) - 10%

Persons with Disabilities (PWD) - 3%

Please note that the reservation policy for PG medical admissions in Maharashtra is subject to change and it's always best to check with the concerned authorities for the latest information.

List of Medical Colleges for PG Admission 2023 in Maharashtra:

The colleges for MD/MS admissions in Maharashtra include but not limited to the following:

• Government Medical College, Latur
• Grant Medical College, Mumbai
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha
• Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai
• B. J. Govt. Medical College, Pune
• Dr. Shankarrao Chavan Govt. Medical College, Nanded
• Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Sion, Mumbai
• Seth GS Medical College, and KEM Hospital, Mumbai
• Dr Vaishampayan Memorial Medical College, Solapur
• Indira Gandhi Medical College & Hospital, Nagpur
• Government Medical College, Aurangabad
• Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai
• SRTR Medical College, Ambajogai
• Institute of Navel Medicine, INHS, Aswini
• Government Medical College, Miraj