MD Pulmonary / Respiratory Medicine
Overview, seats, fees, and indicative cut-offs for MD Paediatrics.
Overview
MD in Tuberculosis & Respiratory Medicine is a speciality in medicine which deals with respiratory tract diseases, it is a three-year postgraduate program designed to train the next generation of clinical practitioners in pulmonary and critical care medicine. MD in TB & chest in INDIA is also called as MD in respiratory medicine or MD in Pulmonary Medicine. The program aims to prepare students in internal medicine specializing primarily in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the lungs, bronchial tubes, and respiratory system including the nose, pharynx, and throat. The course is a combination of the study’s theoretical and practical elements. MD in Tuberculosis & Respiratory Medicine’s goal is to produce competent medical doctors who understand patients with chest problems ‘ health needs. Such graduates can find lucrative jobs in universities, hospitals, clinics, governmental organizations and research organizations. Applicants with an MBBS degree from a recognized institute who have permanently registered with India’s Medical Council or any other State Medical Council are eligible for this course.
Course Duration
MD Chest &TB is a 3 years Post Graduation Course which includes core clinical training 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
The applicant who has an interest in studying MD in Chest medicine has to appear for NEET PG Medical exam conducted by NBE in January every year. The admission the process will start after student/aspirants qualify NEET-PG with required cutoff percentile in individual category i.e. for general 50th percentile and 40th percentile for SC, ST and OBC, further the applicant has to appear for NEET-PG counselling conducted by MCC and respective state DME’s (director medical education), the important point the student has to consider before choice filling in the PG Medical counselling is colleges and their fees and their NEET-PG cutoff for MD Chest & Tuberculosis. The PG choice has to be done carefully on the basis of appropriate quota and category, the seats for MD respiratory medicine or MD in Pulmonary medicine are available under All India Quota , Management quota and NRI quota.
Seats in Govt. Colleges
There are total 81 Government Medical Colleges in India which offers this course, the Post-Graduation Pulmonary medicine seats in government colleges are approximately 344 in different states of the country. Medical colleges in Rajasthan have the maximum number of Pulmonary medicine seats i.e.42. The state-wise seat distribution of Tb& chest in government medical colleges are given in the table below.
| State | No. of Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 6 | 30 |
| ASSAM | 1 | 4 |
| BIHAR | 0 | 0 |
| CHANDIGARH | 1 | 5 |
| CHHATISGARH | 0 | 0 |
| DELHI | 2 | 7 |
| GOA | 1 | 6 |
| GUJARAT | 10 | 34 |
| HARYANA | 1 | 5 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1 | 3 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 0 | 0 |
| JHARKHAND | 0 | 0 |
| KARNATAKA | 2 | 11 |
| KERELA | 4 | 16 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 3 | 7 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 12 | 31 |
| MANIPUR | 1 | 2 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0 | 0 |
| ORISSA | 2 | 11 |
| PONDICHERRY | 1 | 3 |
| PUNJAB | 3 | 12 |
| RAJASTHAN | 6 | 42 |
| TAMIL NADU | 6 | 22 |
| TELENGANA | 3 | 19 |
| TRIPURA | 1 | 2 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 7 | 33 |
| UTTRAKHAND | 1 | 2 |
| WEST BENGAL | 6 | 31 |
Seats in Private Colleges
Total of 95 Private Medical Colleges in India which offers MD Chest medicine course, the private Medical colleges have a total of 254 TB & Chest medicine/Pulmonary Medicine seats in different states of the country. Medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh have the maximum number of Chest medicine seats i.e. 39. State-wise TB& Chest seat availability in Private medical colleges are given below in the table.
| State | No. of Colleges | Seats |
|---|---|---|
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 11 | 39 |
| ASSAM | 0 | 0 |
| BIHAR | 0 | 0 |
| CHANDIGARH | 0 | 0 |
| CHHATISGARH | 0 | 0 |
| DELHI | 1 | 4 |
| GOA | 0 | 0 |
| GUJARAT | 5 | 12 |
| HARYANA | 2 | 6 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1 | 2 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 0 | 0 |
| JHARKHAND | 0 | 0 |
| KARNATAKA | 14 | 28 |
| KERELA | 5 | 9 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 5 | 15 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 10 | 30 |
| MANIPUR | 0 | 0 |
| MEGHALAYA | 0 | 0 |
| ORISSA | 2 | 6 |
| PONDICHERRY | 1 | 2 |
| PUNJAB | 3 | 7 |
| RAJASTHAN | 10 | 33 |
| TAMIL NADU | 12 | 33 |
| TELENGANA | 14 | 79 |
| TRIPURA | 0 | 0 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 11 | 51 |
| UTTRAKHAND | 2 | 9 |
| WEST BENGAL | 2 | 9 |
Fees Structure
The MD TB & CHEST DOCTORS 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.
