NEET PG stipend, state by state
The monthly first-year stipend MD/MS residents are paid, as each college publishes it — government against private, in every state.
- Median, first year / month
- ₹61,634
- Colleges with a stipend
- 2,080
- States
- 27
PG stipend by state
First-year stipend per month, median across the state's colleges that publish one, highest first. States with fewer than three such colleges are left out.
| State | Colleges | Median | Govt median | Private median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat | 90 | ₹1,00,800 | ₹1,00,800 | ₹1,00,800 | ₹25,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| Maharashtra | 211 | ₹86,000 | ₹94,351 | ₹80,000 | ₹35,000 – ₹1,15,506 |
| Bihar | 65 | ₹82,000 | ₹82,000 | ₹78,500 | ₹35,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| Delhi | 92 | ₹81,000 | ₹1,26,927 | ₹63,000 | ₹56,100 – ₹1,43,864 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 62 | ₹75,444 | ₹75,444 | ₹75,222 | ₹35,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| Odisha | 45 | ₹75,398 | ₹75,398 | ₹67,000 | ₹45,000 – ₹95,033 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 202 | ₹70,000 | ₹1,10,646 | ₹55,200 | ₹14,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| Haryana | 72 | ₹70,000 | ₹1,04,346 | ₹60,000 | ₹35,000 – ₹1,15,853 |
| Punjab | 73 | ₹67,968 | ₹67,968 | ₹76,000 | ₹25,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| Chhattisgarh | 41 | ₹67,500 | ₹67,500 | ₹67,500 | ₹45,100 – ₹1,00,000 |
| Telangana | 119 | ₹67,032 | ₹67,032 | ₹60,000 | ₹30,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| Uttarakhand | 16 | ₹65,161 | ₹76,600 | ₹56,100 | ₹35,000 – ₹76,600 |
| Rajasthan | 97 | ₹62,388 | ₹62,388 | ₹55,200 | ₹20,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| West Bengal | 131 | ₹61,634 | ₹61,634 | ₹61,634 | ₹40,000 – ₹1,15,506 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 110 | ₹60,823 | ₹60,823 | ₹60,823 | ₹25,000 – ₹1,05,840 |
| Goa | 3 | ₹60,000 | ₹70,000 | ₹60,000 | ₹60,000 – ₹80,000 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 30 | ₹59,500 | ₹59,500 | ₹45,000 | ₹45,000 – ₹80,000 |
| Kerala | 131 | ₹57,876 | ₹57,876 | ₹57,876 | ₹35,000 – ₹1,20,000 |
| Karnataka | 199 | ₹56,250 | ₹56,250 | ₹52,000 | ₹5,000 – ₹1,30,653 |
| Tripura | 3 | ₹55,200 | ₹49,100 | ₹55,200 | ₹43,000 – ₹55,200 |
| Assam | 27 | ₹55,200 | ₹55,200 | ₹55,200 | ₹48,000 – ₹1,05,840 |
| Jharkhand | 19 | ₹54,500 | ₹65,250 | ₹54,500 | ₹52,000 – ₹1,00,770 |
| Manipur | 4 | ₹50,000 | ₹79,963 | ₹50,000 | ₹50,000 – ₹1,09,926 |
| Tamil Nadu | 191 | ₹48,000 | ₹54,025 | ₹48,000 | ₹25,000 – ₹1,15,506 |
| Meghalaya | 7 | ₹43,000 | ₹43,000 | ₹45,000 | ₹35,000 – ₹1,25,000 |
| Pondicherry | 13 | ₹43,000 | ₹43,000 | ₹40,000 | ₹7,000 – ₹43,000 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 11 | ₹40,000 | ₹40,000 | ₹40,000 | ₹40,000 – ₹40,000 |
Highest PG stipends
The 25 colleges paying the most in the first year, per month. Open one for its fee, seats and closing ranks.
PG stipend: common questions
What is the NEET PG stipend in India?
Across the 2,080 PG colleges that publish one, the median first-year stipend is ₹61,634 a month. It varies widely by state and between government and private colleges — the table on this page lists each state.
Which state pays the highest PG stipend?
By median first-year stipend among colleges that publish one, Gujarat is highest at ₹1,00,800 a month and Himachal Pradesh lowest at ₹40,000. A state's government and private colleges often differ widely, so compare the two columns.
Do private medical colleges pay a PG stipend?
Many do, but less consistently than government colleges, and some publish none. Where a private college publishes its stipend it is on its own page here, beside its fee — set the two against each other before choosing a seat.
Weighing fee against stipend?
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