Gujarat NEET UG 2026 Provisional MBBS/BDS Merit List Released

🚨 GUJARAT MERIT LIST IS OUT — NOW THE REAL CHOICE-LIST PLANNING STARTS

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ACPUGMEC has released the Provisional MBBS/BDS Merit List for 2026–27.

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General Merit Candidates: 15,651

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Candidates should now use General Merit + Category Merit + Eligibility Remark + Quota + Fees + Previous Closing Rank + Latest Seat Matrix together before preparing Round 1 choices.

ACPUGMEC published the Provisional MBBS/BDS Merit List on 16 August 2026 at 9:15 AM. Separate lists have been issued for General, SC, ST, SEBC, EWS, NHL Local and SMC Local candidates along with a Not Eligible Candidate List. PwD and NRI category verification is still underway, so those category merit lists will be declared separately.

📊 Gujarat Merit List 2026 — Candidate Analysis

The official General Merit List ends at:

General Merit No. 15,651

Therefore, there are 15,651 entries in the current Provisional General Merit List. The final candidate in the list has NEET AIR 11,94,562 and NEET score 177.

Category-Wise Candidate Distribution

⚠️ Very Important: SC, ST, SEBC and EWS numbers above are subsets of the same 15,651 candidates.

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Do not add 1,800 + 2,282 + 4,768 + 2,997 to 15,651.

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These are category-merit positions within the combined counselling merit population.

The published General Merit List reaches SC-1800, ST-2282, SE-4768 and EW-2997, allowing the respective category candidate totals to be verified directly from the official merit sequence.

📈 Category-Wise Last Merit Position

This is useful to understand the size of each category candidate pool.

The EWS merit list reaches EW-2997 at score 213, while the SC/ST/SEBC merit population continues below 213 because ACPUGMEC's officially published NEET UG 2026 eligibility threshold is 213 for OPEN/EWS and 177 for SC/ST/SEBC, subject to the applicable academic and admission eligibility rules.

⚠️ These are NOT admission cutoffs.

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They are only the last candidates appearing in the current Provisional Merit List.

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A candidate appearing at score 177 does not mean that MBBS or BDS admission will close at 177.

🔍 An Important Merit-List Insight: 15,167 Candidates Are at Score 213 or Above

The General Merit List shows:

• General Merit 15,165 — Score 213
• General Merit 15,166 — Score 213
• General Merit 15,167 — Score 213
• General Merit 15,168 — Score 212

This means 15,167 candidates in the published General Merit List have NEET score 213 or above.

The remaining:

15,651 − 15,167 = 484 candidates

are listed below the OPEN/EWS NEET qualifying score of 213, primarily because the published qualifying threshold for SC/ST/SEBC candidates is lower at 177, subject to all other eligibility requirements.

This is important while analysing competition because the General Merit List is not simply an OPEN-category list.

🏥 How Many MBBS Seats Are There in Gujarat in 2026?

The National Medical Commission has released its MBBS Seat Matrix for Academic Year 2026–27. Current tabulations of that NMC matrix place Gujarat at approximately:

7,750 MBBS seats

for 2026–27, representing an increase of around 200 seats over the previous 7,550-seat NMC position. The NMC matrix is the regulatory sanctioned-intake picture and excludes Institutes of National Importance.

But This Does NOT Mean 7,750 Seats Will Appear in Gujarat State Choice Filling

This distinction is extremely important.

7,750 = statewide regulatory MBBS intake

It is not equal to ACPUGMEC Round 1 choiceable seats.

Before State counselling choices, seats can be separated into routes such as:

• All India Quota
• Government Quota
• Management Quota
• NRI Quota
• Institutional/special routes where applicable
• Seats handled outside ACPUGMEC, where applicable
• Local quota components

Therefore candidates should not divide 15,651 candidates by 7,750 seats and conclude their admission chances from that ratio.

The actual number that matters for Gujarat Round 1 choice planning will be the ACPUGMEC 2026 Round 1 college-wise and quota-wise Seat Matrix.

🦷 Gujarat BDS Seat Position 2026

The National Dental Commission's current permitted-seat directory lists the Gujarat dental colleges with their 2026–27 permitted BDS intake.

The visible Gujarat entries total approximately:

1,340 permitted BDS seats

across 13 Gujarat dental colleges in the national regulatory directory.

The listed colleges include Government Dental Colleges, AMC Dental College and private dental institutions, with college intakes ranging from 40 to 125 seats.

⚠️ Again, 1,340 regulatory BDS seats should not be treated as the ACPUGMEC Round 1 State counselling matrix.

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The final choiceable Government/Management/NRI/local-quota distribution must be taken from ACPUGMEC's current Round 1 Seat Matrix when it is published.

🚨 Exact Gujarat 2026 Round 1 Seat Matrix Is Still Awaited

This is the most important data warning for students preparing choices.

At the current verification, ACPUGMEC's public UG page has published the 2026 Provisional Merit Lists, but its displayed college intake/fee section still links the 2025–26 Medical and Dental intake documents and previous-year closing ranks.

A fresh 2026 Round 1 GQ/MQ/NRI/category-wise Seat Matrix is not yet displayed in that section.

Therefore Hire Guide Education will not manufacture or estimate exact 2026 category-wise seat numbers.

Students should start preparing a draft choice list now, but the final list should be rechecked after ACPUGMEC releases the Round 1 seat distribution.

📊 Gujarat Reservation Pattern — Important for Choice Planning

The Gujarat official category-wise seat matrices have historically used the following vertical reservation structure for applicable State seats:

An official Gujarat category-wise seat matrix shows this SC 7% / ST 15% / SEBC 27% / EWS 10% / OPEN 41% structure.

⚠️ Use these percentages only for understanding the reservation structure.

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Do not multiply them directly by Gujarat's total 7,750 MBBS seats.

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AIQ, Management, NRI, college-specific, local and other seat components must first be removed/allocated according to the final official matrix.

Example Only

If an applicable college/quota pool had 100 seats subject to this vertical reservation pattern, the broad structure would be approximately:

• OPEN — 41
• SC — 7
• ST — 15
• SEBC — 27
• EWS — 10

Actual college-wise numbers may differ because of seat numbers, roster/rounding, special quotas and horizontal reservations.

📉 Candidate Share vs Reservation Share — What Does It Tell Us?

This comparison can help students understand competition pressure, but it is not a cutoff prediction.

Do Not Misread This Table

This does not mean an EWS candidate has twice the competition or that an ST candidate automatically has an easier admission.

Why?

Because:

• OPEN seats are merit seats.
• Reserved-category candidates can also compete according to applicable merit/admission rules.
• Category candidates may have different college preferences.
• Some candidates choose BDS instead of MBBS.
• Some candidates participate in MCC or other States.
• Some candidates may choose Management/NRI routes.
• Some candidates may not complete Choice Filling.
• Seat distribution differs college to college.
• PwD and local quota components can change the effective seat pool.
• Actual Round 1 vacancy/seat matrix determines competition.

Use this only as a broad competition indicator.

⭐ General Merit vs Category Merit — Which One Should You Use?

For OPEN Seats

Your General Merit Number is extremely important.

Do not assume that because you belong to SC/ST/SEBC/EWS, only your category rank matters.

For Reserved Seats

Your applicable:

• SC Merit
• ST Merit
• SEBC Merit
• EWS Merit

becomes important when reserved seats are considered.

Example

A student may have:

General Merit: 8,000

and:

SEBC Merit: 3,000

The choice list should not be made using only SEBC 3,000.

Both positions matter because different seats may become available through different merit/category routes.

🚨 Check the “Remark” Column Before Making Any Choice List

This is one of the most important parts of the Gujarat Merit List.

ACPUGMEC has placed numerical eligibility remarks against applicable candidates.

The official General Merit List explains them as follows:

Remark 1

Reserved-category claim is subject to finalisation by the competent authority of Gujarat State.

Remark 3

Eligible only for NRI seats

A candidate with this remark should not build a normal GQ/MQ choice strategy.

Remark 4

Eligible for NRI + Government Quota + Management Quota seats

This candidate may potentially create a wider choice list, subject to other eligibility requirements.

Remark 5

Eligible only for reserved-category seats of MBBS

This can materially restrict the candidate's effective MBBS choice pool.

Remark 5.1

Eligible only for reserved-category seats of BDS

Remark 7

NHL Local

Applicable to the separate Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College local-quota route.

Remark 8

SMC Local

Applicable to the Surat Municipal local-quota route.

Remark 10

Only eligible for MBBS course

🚨 Do not create a choice list from Merit Number alone.

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Always check the Remark column first.

🏙️ NHL & SMC Local Quota Candidates

ACPUGMEC has separately published:

• NHL Local Quota Candidate List
• SMC Local Quota Candidate List

These candidates may have additional applicable local-quota opportunities, subject to official eligibility and the final seat matrix.

A local-quota candidate should therefore prepare two layers of choices:

1. All normal quotas for which the candidate is eligible.
2. Applicable NHL/SMC Local choices.

Do not judge chances only from the normal General Merit position.

🌍 NRI Candidates — Do Not Finalise Choices Yet

ACPUGMEC has clearly stated that NRI candidate verification is still ongoing and the NRI-category Merit List will be published later.

Therefore NRI candidates can start:

• College research
• Fee comparison
• Preference ordering
• Budget planning

but should not treat their NRI merit position as final yet.

♿ PwD Candidates — Merit Still Pending

PwD verification is also ongoing, and the PwD-category merit will be declared separately.

ACPUGMEC has additionally scheduled the PwD Medical Appeal Board on 18 August 2026, with reporting from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM at B.J. Medical College/Civil Hospital Campus, Ahmedabad, for applicable candidates found not eligible/not eligible under the PwD category.

PwD candidates should therefore wait for the final applicable PwD status before using a PwD rank for choice prediction.

📝 Merit List Correction Window — 17 to 19 August

Candidates finding any error in their merit details have an official correction/representation opportunity.

Dates

17 August to 19 August 2026

Time

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Mode

Physical / In Person

Candidates must visit the same Help Centre where their document verification was completed.

Carry:

• Official correction form
• Supporting documents
• Relevant original documents where required
• Registration details

ACPUGMEC has explicitly prescribed this procedure.

🔴 Do not start your final Choice List using an incorrect category or merit entry.

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First get the merit issue corrected.

🎯 How to Create Your Gujarat MBBS/BDS Choice List Now

The Merit List gives you the candidate side of the equation.

The Seat Matrix will give you the seat side.

Students should therefore start building the choice list now in the following order.

Step 1 — Write Down Your Five Important Numbers

Record:

1. General Merit Number
2. Category Merit Number
3. NEET AIR
4. NEET Score
5. Merit List Remark Code

Do not work only with NEET AIR.

For Gujarat State counselling, your Gujarat merit position is extremely important.

Step 2 — Identify Every Quota You Are Actually Eligible For

Create your eligibility map:

Government Quota — GQ

Check Gujarat State admission eligibility and General/Category Merit.

Management Quota — MQ

Consider only colleges you are genuinely willing and financially able to join.

NRI Quota — NQ

Only if officially eligible.

NRI merit is currently pending.

NHL Local

Only applicable candidates.

SMC Local

Only applicable candidates.

PwD

Wait for applicable verification/category merit.

A student eligible for multiple routes should not prepare only one generic list.

Step 3 — Fix Your Maximum Budget Before Choosing Colleges

This is critical for Gujarat because fee differences between:

• Government colleges
• GMERS / society institutions
• Private Government Quota seats
• Management Quota seats
• NRI seats

can be very large.

Before adding a college, decide:

“If this college is allotted tomorrow, will I actually take admission and pay its fee?”

If the answer is No, reconsider whether that choice belongs in your list.

Step 4 — Start With Every College You Genuinely Want

Do not put a “safe” college at Preference No. 1 just because you think it is easier to get.

Your list should represent:

1 = Most preferred college

then progressively less-preferred acceptable colleges.

Include ambitious choices above your expected range if you genuinely prefer them.

There is no advantage in deliberately placing your preferred dream college below a less-preferred safe college.

Step 5 — Divide Your Draft Into Four Planning Groups

🟢 Dream Choices

Colleges historically closing substantially above your present merit/rank position but which you would definitely join if allotted.

🔵 Target Choices

Colleges whose previous closing trend is near your current merit/rank/category range.

🟡 Safer Choices

Colleges where your historical data position appears stronger.

🛡️ Backup Choices

Every acceptable option you would genuinely join if better choices are unavailable.

The final submitted list should still be ordered by true preference, not by these four labels.

These groups are for planning only.

Step 6 — Compare With Previous Gujarat Closing Ranks

ACPUGMEC currently provides official institute-wise last-rank archives for:

• 2025–26
• 2024–25
• 2023–24
• Earlier years

These historical closing ranks are far more useful for choice preparation than looking only at NEET score.

Use previous data as a trend, not a guaranteed 2026 cutoff.

Why can 2026 change?

• Seat increase
• New colleges
• Merit distribution
• Category-wise candidate count
• Changed student preferences
• Fees
• MCC schedule
• Round participation
• Seat conversion
• New regulatory approvals

Step 7 — Do Not Use 2025 Cutoff Blindly

Gujarat's current NMC-approved MBBS capacity is reported at 7,750 seats, around 200 more than the prior NMC position.

That can affect closing trends.

However, seat increase does not automatically mean every college/category cutoff will fall.

New seats may be concentrated in particular institutions or quota types.

Always wait for the actual ACPUGMEC Round 1 matrix before making the final prediction.

Step 8 — MBBS vs BDS Preference Must Be Genuine

Do not automatically put every MBBS seat above every BDS seat if you would not actually join an extremely expensive MBBS option.

For example, a student might genuinely prefer:

Government BDS

over:

very high-fee private/NRI MBBS

depending on career choice and family budget.

The counselling list should reflect the student's actual decision.

Step 9 — Add Enough Backup Choices

One of the biggest counselling mistakes is filling only 5–10 colleges because:

“My rank should get one of these.”

Never assume that.

A safer strategy is to include every acceptable eligible choice in correct preference order.

A longer correctly ordered choice list is usually better than an artificially short list that leaves no backup.

Step 10 — Rebuild the Final List When the 2026 Seat Matrix Comes

The choice list you prepare from the Merit List today should be considered:

DRAFT CHOICE LIST

Before final submission, check:

• Latest 2026 college list
• Round 1 Seat Matrix
• GQ seats
• MQ seats
• NRI seats
• Category distribution
• Local quota seats
• PwD seats
• College fees
• Any new college / increased intake
• Revised eligibility notice
• Final choice deadline

Only then convert the draft into the:

FINAL ROUND 1 CHOICE LIST

❌ 7 Mistakes Gujarat Candidates Should Avoid

1. Using NEET AIR instead of Gujarat Merit only
2. Ignoring Category Merit
3. Ignoring the Remark column
4. Treating 7,750 regulatory MBBS seats as 7,750 State counselling seats
5. Using the last candidate in the Merit List as an admission cutoff
6. Finalising choices before the 2026 Seat Matrix is published
7. Putting a “safe” college above a genuinely preferred college only because of cutoff fear

📌 Gujarat 2026 — Current Data Snapshot

🚨 The most important line in this table is “ACPUGMEC Round 1 Choiceable Matrix — Awaited.”

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Regulatory intake and counselling seat availability are not the same thing.

🔎 What Does 15,651 Candidates Mean for Your Chances?

Do not calculate your chances simply as:

15,651 candidates ÷ total Gujarat seats

That calculation is misleading.

The 15,651-candidate list contains:

• OPEN candidates
• EWS candidates
• SC candidates
• ST candidates
• SEBC candidates
• MBBS aspirants
• BDS aspirants
• candidates eligible for multiple quotas
• candidates participating in MCC
• local-quota candidates
• candidates who may prefer private seats
• candidates who may not participate in Round 1
• candidates with restrictive merit remarks

Similarly, total regulatory seats include multiple counselling routes.

Your real chance depends on:

Your Merit + Category Merit + Quota + College + Seat Matrix + Budget + Preference + Round

⭐ Hire Guide Education Choice-List Formula

For Gujarat candidates, use this sequence:

General Merit

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Category Merit

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Eligibility / Remark

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2026 Seat Matrix

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2025 / 2024 / 2023 Closing Ranks

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College Fee

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Personal Preference

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Smart Gujarat Choice List

Do not build choices from NEET score alone.

Official Links

ACPUGMEC Gujarat UG Admission

https://www.medadmgujarat.org/ug/home.aspx

Official General Merit List

https://medadmgujarat.ncode.in/web/UG2026/MERIT/R1/merit_r1_gen.PDF

The SC, ST, SEBC, EWS, NHL Local, SMC Local, Not Eligible and Merit Correction links are available directly under the Provisional MBBS/BDS Merit List 2026 section on the official ACPUGMEC website.

Hire Guide Education Advice

🎯 Start your Gujarat Round 1 choice planning now — but don't finalise it yet.

First check:

General Merit → Category Merit → Remark → Eligibility → Budget

Then prepare a draft list using previous Gujarat closing ranks.

When ACPUGMEC releases the 2026 Round 1 Seat Matrix, recheck every college and quota before final submission.

For a more structured shortlist, candidates can use Hire Guide Education's College Predictor, Cutoff Explorer and counselling data to compare their rank with previous Gujarat closing trends and then arrange colleges in genuine preference order.

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