MD Paediatrics
Overview, seats, fees, and indicative cut-offs for MD Paediatrics.
Overview
MD Paediatrics or Doctor of medicine in paediatrics is a 3-year clinical speciality Post-graduation medical course, the students get entry into the course by competing in NEET PG exam conducted by the National Board of Education (NBE) followed by NEET-PG counseling.MD Pediatrics is a specialization in Medicine which deals with the infants, children and adolescence medical care, it is a Medicine branch dealing everything related to child health care from under 18 age, MD Pediatrics is one of the promising careers among medical courses. One who does this course is known as Pediatrician, Candidates can find a lucrative job in India and Abroad. Because of the increase in hospitals and health care centres, the demand for a paediatrician is also very high, paediatrician can find jobs as lecturers and researchers and they can work both in private and government hospitals. Recently, MD-pediatrics is one of the most prominent career options for Medical Practitioners in India. The demand for a specialist in this field is leading day by day. If aspirants have the tolerance to analyze the children problems then this profession as a paediatrician is perfect. A paediatrician can further go for super speciality studies in a course like DM-Paediatric oncology, DM-Paediatric Gastroenterology, DM-Paediatric Nephrology, etc.
Course Duration
MD Paediatrics is a 3 years Prost Graduation Course which includes clinical and theoretical studies.
Course Eligiblity
Applicant must have permanent registration with MCI and should have done his/her MBBS degree from MCI recognized institute, the applicant who is continuing with the internship can also participate in NEET-PG exam but the internship should be completed before the commencement of the academic year i.e. 31st March.
Admission process
To get admission in MD paediatrics course the applicant has to appear for NEET PG Medical exam and have to qualify NEET-PG with required cutoff percentile prescribed by NBE in individual category i.e. for general candidates, it is 50th percentile and 40th percentile for SC, ST and OBC candidates. After successfully qualifying NEET-PG exam the candidates has to go through NEET PG counselling conducted by State DME for state quota seats and MCC for All India quota seats. NEET-PG cutoff for MD Paediatrics is high for top private and government medical colleges, the NEET-PG cutoff for MD Paediatrics is moderate for some Deemed universities and private medical colleges, there are multiple quota applicable to these medical colleges like All India Quota seats, Management quota seats, Institutional quota seats and NRI quota seats, etc a student has to apply under suitable quota during NEET_PG counselling.
Seats in Govt. Colleges
There are a total of 148 Government Medical Colleges in India which offers MD Pediatrics course, the Post-Graduation MD Pediatrics seats in government medical colleges is approximately 1380 in different states across the country. Government colleges in Tamil Nadu have the maximum number of MD Paediatrics seats 157. State wise MD Paediatrics seats in government medical college is given in the below table
| State | No. of Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 7 | 61 |
| ASSAM | 5 | 29 |
| BIHAR | 4 | 32 |
| CHANDIGARH | 2 | 44 |
| CHHATISGARH | 1 | 4 |
| DELHI | 8 | 133 |
| GOA | 1 | 3 |
| GUJARAT | 9 | 86 |
| HARYANA | 1 | 14 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 2 | 12 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 3 | 22 |
| JHARKHAND | 1 | 6 |
| KARNATAKA | 10 | 85 |
| KERELA | 6 | 54 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 5 | 54 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 19 | 147 |
| MANIPUR | 1 | 5 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0 | 0 |
| ORISSA | 3 | 41 |
| PONDICHERRY | 1 | 17 |
| PUNJAB | 3 | 17 |
| RAJASTHAN | 7 | 93 |
| TAMIL NADU | 1 | 2 |
| TELENGANA | 19 | 157 |
| TRIPURA | 3 | 55 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 12 | 96 |
| UTTRAKHAND | 1 | 6 |
| WEST BENGAL | 12 | 102 |
Seats in Private Colleges
There are a total of 147 Private Medical Colleges in India which offers MD Pediatrics course, the private colleges have a total of 908 Post Graduation MD Pediatrics seats in different states of the country. Private colleges in Karnataka have the maximum number of MD Paediatrics seats i.e. 232. the total number of MD-Paediatrics seats in Private medical colleges is given in the table below
| State | No. of Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 12 | 77 |
| ASSAM | 0 | 0 |
| BIHAR | 3 | 12 |
| CHANDIGARH | 0 | 0 |
| CHHATISGARH | 0 | 0 |
| DELHI | 1 | 4 |
| GOA | 0 | 0 |
| GUJARAT | 5 | 29 |
| HARYANA | 2 | 13 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1 | 6 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 1 | 2 |
| JHARKHAND | 0 | 0 |
| KARNATAKA | 31 | 232 |
| KERELA | 0 | 0 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 6 | 32 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 22 | 153 |
| MANIPUR | 0 | 0 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0 | 0 |
| ORISSA | 3 | 21 |
| PONDICHERRY | 6 | 30 |
| PUNJAB | 3 | 13 |
| RAJASTHAN | 3 | 21 |
| TAMIL NADU | 11 | 85 |
| TELENGANA | 14 | 79 |
| TRIPURA | 0 | 0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 11 | 51 |
| UTTRAKHAND | 2 | 9 |
| WEST BENGAL | 2 | 9 |
Fees Structure
The MD Paediatrics Fees for state private colleges starts from 18 Lakhs to maximum 60 Lakhs per annum. The MD Paediatrics Fees in deemed universities vary from college to college. It starts minimum 20 Lakhs to Maximum 45 Lakhs per annum. The MD Paediatrics Fees for all India quota and state quota govt. seats start from 50k to 1.5 Lakh per annum. *To Know college wise fee, cutoff in different categories kindly reach us.
Cut-offs (Indicative)
In accordance with the minimum qualifying/eligibility criteria for admission to MD/MS/DNB/DrNB (Direct 6 Years Courses)/PG Medical Diploma Courses as mentioned in the Information Bulletin for NEET-PG 2025, the cut-off scores for various categories are as follows:
| Category | Minimum Qualifying/Eligibility Criteria | Cut-Off Score (Out of 800) |
|---|---|---|
| EWS / General | 50th Percentile | 276 |
| General PwBD | 45th Percentile | 255 |
| SC / ST / OBC (including PwBD of SC/ST/OBC) | 40th Percentile | 235 |
Career Opportunities
After completing MD Paediatrics, graduates can join hospitals, specialized clinics, pursue teaching roles, or super-specialty training (DM/MCh) depending on the branch.
