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For medical aspirants, seeking admission to India’s top All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is an aspirational dream. The expansion of the AIIMS network across India has offered multiple opportunities and improved healthcare for many. While these are highly ranked under NIRF 2026 rankings under the medical category, these medical institutes are major pillars in providing healthcare. The admission for the 2026 session will start soon, but many students remain confused as to what rank they must secure to get into top AIIMS. The question can only be answered by estimating through previous years' rankings.
Getting admission to a top medical institute for the 2026 academic session will be done through NEET UG, along with counseling. To secure a seat in one of the AIIMS, NEET UG qualifiers have to understand the opening and closing ranks during the counseling process. The previous year's data shared here will help students analyze 2026 trends and evaluate the cutoff based on the 2025 data. By analyzing and estimating the ranks, students can appear for counseling confidently.
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NEET 2026: Expected Ranks for Top AIIMS (Previous Year)
The table below presents the NEET 2026 expected opening and closing ranks (gender neutral) based on previous year counseling data (2025). This can be taken as an estimation to gauge the 2026 year ranks for the counseling process. The list contains all the top AIIMS colleges across the country.
| Allotted Institute | Allotted Quota | Alloted Category | Opening Rank | Closing Rank |
| AIIMS New Delhi | Open Seat Quota | Open | 1 | 48 |
| AIIMS Jodhpur | Open Seat Quota | Open | 55 | 392 |
| AIIMS Bhubaneswar | Open Seat Quota | Open | 60 | 706 |
| AIIMS Rajkot | Open Seat Quota | Open | 93 | 1997 |
| AIIMS Nagpur | Open Seat Quota | Open | 136 | 862 |
| AIIMS Bhopal | Open Seat Quota | Open | 148 | 531 |
| AIIMS Rishikesh | Open Seat Quota | Open | 230 | 685 |
| AIIMS Mangalagiri, Guntur | Open Seat Quota | Open | 286 | 1357 |
| AIIMS Guwahati | Open Seat Quota | Open | 509 | 3177 |
| AIIMS Bibi Nagar, Hyderabad | Open Seat Quota | Open | 514 | 1782 |
| AIIMS Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh | Open Seat Quota | Open | 621 | 2183 |
| AIIMS Bathinda | Open Seat Quota | Open | 653 | 1733 |
| AIIMS Patna | Open Seat Quota | Open | 702 | 1537 |
| Open Seat Quota | Open | 710 | 1235 | |
| AIIMS Gorakhpur | Open Seat Quota | Open | 721 | 2091 |
| Open Seat Quota | Open | 754 | 2276 | |
| AIIMS Jammu | Open Seat Quota | Open | 930 | 3389 |
| Open Seat Quota | Open | 2058 | 3164 | |
| Open Seat Quota | Open | 2095 | 2600 | |
| AIIMS, Madurai Tamil Nadu | Open Seat Quota | Open | 2126 | 3597 |
Difference Between NEET Marks and AIR (All India Rank)
The table briefly explains the difference between NEET marks and rank (All India Rank) to resolve confusion and share clarity between marks and ranking system of NEET.
| Feature | NEET Marks | All India Rank (AIR) |
| Difference | This is the total scored out of 720. | Your position among overall candidates (registered and appeared) |
| Stability | Changes based on paper difficulty. | AIIMS Delhi often closes around AIR 50. |
| Counseling | The marks are used to generate a merit list. | Set metic used by MCC for seat allotment. |
| Difficulty Level | The difficulty level depends on the paper difficulty; if the paper was hard, marks will drop, but rank may stay the same. | This is influenced only through the competition. |
| Tie-Breakers | The marks can be the same for multiple students. | Major subjects like Biology Chemistry and physics determine unique ranks. |
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