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Delhi NEET category list and reservations 2026

Counselling ProcessUpdated June 20262 min read

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What defines the Delhi quota

There is no Delhi domicile certificate for medical admission. The 85% Delhi quota goes to candidates who passed the qualifying examination (Class 12) from a school in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, having studied both Class 11 and Class 12 there. GGSIPU calls this the “Delhi Region” candidate; the 15% is the “Outside Delhi” (All-India) pool.

The proof is a certificate from the school Principal on the prescribed proforma, confirming the school is in NCT Delhi and recognised by a valid board (CBSE / CISCE / Jamia Millia / Patrachar Vidyalaya / NIOS). Candidates from Open/Distance systems must show their study centre was in Delhi.

The categories

Reserved-category seats use certificates issued by the Government of NCT of Delhi:

  • SC (Scheduled Caste) and ST (Scheduled Tribe) — on the Delhi SC/ST lists.
  • OBC — the Delhi OBC list, with a non-creamy-layer (NCL) certificate.
  • EWS (Economically Weaker Section) — for candidates outside the reserved categories.
  • PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disability) — minimum 40% disability under the RPwD Act 2016; the qualifying-marks floor is relaxed (45% for General-PwBD, 40% for SC/ST/OBC-PwBD).

In our 2023-2025 GGSIPU allotment data these surface as OPEN, OBC, SC, ST, EWS, plus the PwD and Defence sub-quotas (e.g. OPEN-PWD, OBC-PWD, OPEN-DEF).

The certificate trap: Delhi OBC vs central OBC-NCL

A Delhi candidate eligible for both pools must hold two OBC certificates:

  • The Delhi OBC-NCL certificate (Government of NCT of Delhi) is valid for the 85% Delhi quota.
  • The 15% All-India quota requires a central-list OBC-NCL certificate in the central format. A Delhi-list OBC certificate is rejected for AIQ.

If you plan to use both pools, get the central-list certificate as well, freshly dated for the current financial year. The same freshness rule applies to EWS.

Defence and Army sub-quotas

Two distinct defence routes run in Delhi:

  • Central Pool / Government of India nominee scheme (DU colleges, via MCC): wards of defence and para-military personnel are routed through the Kendriya Sainik Board (for Defence) and the relevant ministries for para-military forces, on the prescribed appendices.
  • GGSIPU Defence sub-category (BSA / NDMC / ACMS 85%): the GGSIPU lists carry a Defence priority code (our 2023 data shows entries such as “DEF P-IV”).

ACMS is an Army-wards college. Its 85% seats are restricted to children of Army personnel — those with 10 years’ continuous service, retired/released/discharged after 10 years, or drawing a regular / family / liberalised-family / disability pension, plus defined step and adopted children (GGSIPU bulletin, Appendix 8). It is not open to the general Delhi candidate.

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