The Chhattisgarh counselling authority has released the seat matrix for the NEET UG 2026 stray round. It lists 180 vacant seats across MBBS and BDS courses in government and private institutes in the state.
Key Highlights
- Total vacant seats: 180
- MBBS: 87 seats across 8 medical colleges
- BDS: 93 seats across 7 dental colleges
- Government quota: 34 seats
- Management quota: 145 seats
- Minority quota: 1 seat (BDS)
- NRI seats: All NRI seats have been converted to management quota under Rules 13(b) and 13(d) of the Chhattisgarh Medical, Dental and Paramedical (Physiotherapy) Undergraduate Admission Rules 2025.
Seats by Course and Quota
| Course | Government Quota | Management Quota | Minority Quota | Total |
| MBBS | 5 | 82 | 0 | 87 |
| BDS | 29 | 63 | 1 | 93 |
| Total | 34 | 145 | 1 | 180 |
MBBS Seat Matrix: College-Wise
| College | Government Quota | Management Quota |
| Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Medical College, Raipur | 1 (OP, FF) | 0 |
| Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur | 1 (SC) | 22 (OP 21, OBC 1) |
| Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Science, Junwani, Bhilai | 0 | 2 (OP) |
| Shri Balaji Institute of Medical Science, Mowa, Raipur | 1 (ST) | 1 (OP) |
| Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Nava Raipur | 0 | 20 (OP) |
| Abhishek I Mishra Memorial Medical College & Research, Junwani, Bhilai | 1 (OP) | 25 (OP) |
| Government Medical College, Manendragarh | 1 (OP) | 0 |
| Maa Padmawati Institute of Medical Sciences, Pacheda, Raipur | 0 | 12 (OP) |
BDS Seat Matrix: College-Wise
| College | Government Quota | Management Quota |
| Government Dental College, Raipur | 18 (ST 14, OP 2, OBC 1, SC 1) | 0 |
| Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Center, Durg | 4 (OP) | 16 (OP) |
| New Horizon Dental College and Research Institute, Bilaspur | 2 (OP) | 16 (OP) |
| Rungta College of Dental Sciences & Research, Bhilai | 3 (OP) | 14 (OP) |
| Triveni Institute of Dental Sciences, Hospital & Research Centre, Bilaspur | 1 (OP) | 3 (OP) |
| Chhattisgarh Dental College and Research Institute, Rajnandgaon | 0 | 13 (OP), plus 1 minority quota (OP) |
| Shri Balaji Institute of Dental Sciences, Raipur | 1 (OP) | 1 (OP) |
What the Matrix Shows
- Management quota dominates: About 145 of the 180 seats, or roughly 81%, are management quota.
- Biggest MBBS vacancies: Abhishek I Mishra Memorial Medical College has the most MBBS seats with 26 in total, followed by Raipur Institute of Medical Sciences with 23 and Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute with 20.
- Government MBBS seats are scarce: Only 5 are available, across five colleges.
- BDS stands out: Government Dental College, Raipur has 18 government quota seats, including 14 reserved for ST candidates. That is more than half of all government quota BDS seats in the matrix.
- Reserved category seats are few: Outside the ST seats at Government Dental College, the matrix has only 1 ST, 2 SC and 2 OBC seats. Most of the rest are open (OP) seats.
What Candidates Should Do
- Check the college-wise and category-wise vacancies before filling choices.
- Candidates from reserved categories should note which colleges actually have seats in their category.
- Keep the fee structure of management quota seats in mind, since they make up most of the vacancies.
- Follow the official counselling website for the stray round schedule, registration and choice-filling dates.
