ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai MBBS · NEET cutoff 2026

About this college

ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai is an ESIC (Employees’ State Insurance) college in Tamil Nadu offering MBBS. NMC approved 149 MBBS seats for 2026–27 (government management). In MCC’s 2026 counselling, All-India Quota Open-category seats closed at All-India Rank 4,971 in round 1, 15,851 in round 3 and 25,722 in the stray vacancy round. By round 1 Open closing rank it was #94 in demand among MBBS colleges in MCC’s 2026 counselling (a measure of demand, not quality).

Type: ESIC · Government
State: Tamil Nadu
MBBS seats 2026–27 (NMC): 149
All-India Quota (15%) (MCC): 22
MCC college code: 200415

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ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai: NEET cutoff trend 2024–2026

Round 1 closing rank by year

All-India Quota (15%). A smaller closing rank means fewer ranks got in: the college got harder to enter.
Category	2024	2025	2026	2025→2026
Open	7,324	6,075	4,971	Got harder
EWS	12,150	16,206	11,604	Got harder
OBC	10,866	8,668	7,804	Got harder
SC	56,641	38,354	39,335	About the same
ST	74,667	61,679	96,396	Got easier
OBC PwD	–	8,30,257	4,49,067	Got harder

ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai: All-India Quota (15%) closing ranks

22 seats in round 1

NEET 2026 closing rank: the highest All-India Rank allotted a seat in that round. A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Stray
Open	4,971	11,952	15,851	25,722
EWS	11,604	16,036	18,534	–
OBC	7,804	14,348	17,524	–
SC	39,335	69,844	94,310	–
ST	96,396	1,14,313	1,10,253	–
Open PwD	4,47,369	4,64,319	4,64,319	–
OBC PwD	4,49,067	5,26,063	5,26,063	–

Tamil Nadu state counselling · TN Selection Committee

ESI-PGIMSR, ESI Hospital, K.K. Nagar, Chennai: Tamil Nadu (TN Selection Committee) cut-off marks

Selection Committee, Directorate of Medical Education and Research, Tamil Nadu, 2026 · NEET marks (out of 720)

Government quota

Government colleges and the government-quota seats of self-financing colleges, filled by community (Tamil Nadu candidates). The cut-off for a community is the lowest NEET mark among its students allotted a seat, open-competition seats included.

1 more categories (special and minority seats)

Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
ESIC insured persons’ children	462	462	462

7.5% government-school

The 7.5% of government-quota seats reserved for students who studied in Tamil Nadu government schools from class 6 to 12.

Tamil Nadu cut-off: the lowest NEET mark among students allotted a seat in that round (for a community, its own students, open-competition seats included) (the 7.5% list of round 1 has no college column, so 7.5% starts from round 2). A dash means no seat in that category in that round.
Category	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
OC (open competition)	–	510	510
BC	–	484	484
MBC & DNC	–	492	492
SC	–	486	486

Who can apply: government-quota and 7.5% seats are for Tamil Nadu candidates (nativity and schooling rules in the Selection Committee’s prospectus); management, minority and NRI seats follow their own rules. Cut-offs are NEET marks out of 720; for a community, the lowest mark among its students allotted a seat. TN publishes no tuition table as text, so no fees are copied here; confirm with the Selection Committee and the college.

Reading the rankings

How to read these rankings

Your NEET All-India Rank: Your own rank in the NEET exam across India (from NTA). Smaller is better. Use it for every category.
Closing rank (Round 1, 2, 3, Stray): The highest All-India Rank that still got a seat at that college in 2026, for one quota, category and round, from MCC’s official results. The stray vacancy round is the last round. If your rank is equal or smaller, it got in that year.
★ NIRF 2025 #: The government’s quality ranking of institutions (Ministry of Education): teaching, research, graduate outcomes, outreach and reputation. It says nothing about cut-offs. Some ranks are for the university a college belongs to.
High demand · Top 10 / Top 50: Where the college stands among all MBBS (or BDS) colleges by its round 1 Open closing rank in 2026: how early toppers chose it. It measures demand, not quality.

What students ask

What was the NEET cutoff for ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai in 2026?

In MCC’s 2026 counselling, the Open-category closing rank was 4,971 in round 1, 11,952 in round 2, 15,851 in round 3 and 25,722 in the stray vacancy round (NEET All-India Rank). Category-wise closing ranks are in the tables above.

How many MBBS seats does ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai have?

NMC approved 149 MBBS seats for 2026–27. In MCC’s round 1 seat matrix, 22 were All-India Quota (15%).

Is it getting harder to get into ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai?

Its Open-category round 1 closing rank was 7,324 in 2024, 6,075 in 2025, 4,971 in 2026 (MCC All-India counselling). From 2025 to 2026 it got harder. A smaller closing rank means fewer ranks got a seat.

How do I get admission to ESIC Medical College & PGIMSR, K.K Nagar, Chennai through NEET?

Qualify NEET (UG), register for MCC’s counselling, include this college in your choices and lock them before the deadline. The other seats follow their own quota rules.