Chhattisgarh NEET category list and reservations

The Chhattisgarh NEET category list follows the state’s reservation policy, which allocates approximately 68% of state quota seats to reserved categories. The most distinctive feature of CG’s structure is the 32% reservation for Scheduled Tribes, the highest ST quota among Indian states for medical admissions.

Complete Chhattisgarh NEET category list

Category	Code in CG counselling	Reservation	Notes
Scheduled Tribe	ST	32%	Includes SP (Special Schedule Tribe / PVTGs)
Other Backward Classes	OBC	14%	Non-Creamy Layer required
Scheduled Caste	SC	12% (some sources indicate 15%)	See note below
Economically Weaker Section	EWS	10%	Non-Creamy Layer required; introduced post-2019
Unreserved / General	OPEN (also coded as UR, OP)	~32% (assuming SC 12%)	Unreserved remainder

SC percentage discrepancy: Multiple sources disagree on whether SC reservation in CG is 12% or 15%. The 12% figure aligns with Chhattisgarh state reservation policy as reported by mbbscouncil.com and kollegeapply.com. The 15% figure (from vedantu.com and pw.live) may be confused with the national AIQ SC reservation. We use 12% here, but candidates should verify from the official CGDME notification for their admission year. If the actual SC percentage is 15%, the unreserved remainder drops to approximately 29%.

About the SP code: Chhattisgarh has five Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs): Baiga, Birhor, Kamar, Abujhmaria, and Korwa. In allotment data, these communities appear under the “SP” (Special Schedule Tribe) code, which is counted within the 32% ST quota rather than receiving a separate allocation.

How to determine your category

Your category for CG NEET counselling is determined by certificates issued by the competent district authority:

• OPEN: If your community is not listed in any reserved category for Chhattisgarh
• OBC: Per the Chhattisgarh state OBC list. A Non-Creamy Layer certificate is mandatory; OBC candidates from the creamy layer compete in the OPEN category.
• SC: Per the Scheduled Castes list for Chhattisgarh, as notified by the central government
• ST: Per the Scheduled Tribes list for Chhattisgarh. The SP sub-classification applies to PVTG communities but does not change the reservation percentage.
• EWS: Requires an EWS certificate confirming annual family income below Rs 8 lakh (and other asset criteria). A Non-Creamy Layer certificate is also needed.

Unlike Maharashtra (which splits OBC into sub-groups like VJ-A, NT-B, NT-C, NT-D), Chhattisgarh uses a single OBC category without sub-groups in NEET counselling.

Seat vacancy conversion

When reserved seats go unfilled after all rounds, CG follows a conversion chain where unfilled seats pass to the next category until they are absorbed. The exact CG-specific conversion order has not been confirmed in recent CGDME notifications; most states follow the standard pattern of ST > SC > OBC > OPEN, and CG is expected to do the same. Candidates should check the official notification for their year.

Horizontal reservations (applied within each vertical category)

These quotas apply as cross-cutting reservations within every vertical category:

Reservation	Percentage	Suffix in allotment data
Female	30%	-F or -Female
Persons with Disability (PwBD)	5%	-PH
Freedom Fighter descendants	3%	-FF
Ex-Serviceman descendants	3%	-EX

The 30% female reservation means that within each vertical category (OPEN, OBC, SC, ST, EWS), 30% of seats are reserved for women candidates. If female candidates with qualifying scores are unavailable in a particular category, those seats revert to the general pool of that category.

The -NC suffix (Non-Creamy Layer) appears on OBC and EWS entries in allotment data. This is a qualification marker, not a separate horizontal reservation.

How CG categories differ from AIQ categories

CG state counselling	AIQ (MCC)	Key difference
OPEN (UR)	UR	Same
OBC (14%)	OBC (27%)	AIQ gives nearly double the OBC reservation
SC (12%)*	SC (15%)	AIQ SC quota is slightly higher
ST (32%)	ST (7.5%)	CG gives more than 4x the ST reservation
EWS (10%)	EWS (10%)	Same
30% Female horizontal	No female horizontal	CG-specific
FF 3%, EX 3%	No explicit FF/EX	CG-specific horizontals

*See the SC discrepancy note above; some sources report 15% for CG state counselling, which would make the CG and AIQ SC quotas identical.

If you hold both a state caste certificate and a central-level OBC/SC/ST certificate, you can use each in its respective counselling process. The state certificate applies for CG state quota; the central certificate applies for AIQ.