Madhya Pradesh NEET category list and reservations

The Madhya Pradesh NEET category list includes five base categories and several horizontal modifiers, creating a system of compound codes unique to the state. MP reserves approximately 60% of state quota medical seats for reserved categories. The remaining ~40% is available to unreserved (General) candidates.

Vertical reservation categories

Code	Category	Reservation %
UR	Unreserved / General	~40% (open seats)
ST	Scheduled Tribe	20%
SC	Scheduled Caste	16%
OBC	Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer)	14%
EWS	Economically Weaker Section	10%

MP’s ST reservation is 20%, higher than most other states with NEET counselling (for comparison, Tamil Nadu reserves 1% for ST and Karnataka 3%). The state’s large tribal population is concentrated in districts like Jhabua, Dhar, Mandla, and Balaghat. The SC reservation (16%) and OBC reservation (14%) are both higher than the corresponding central quotas used in AIQ counselling (reservation percentages sourced from edufever.com and neetsupport.com; official DME notification would confirm exact figures).

MP’s compound category code system

MP uses a distinctive three-part compound code format: BASE/MODIFIER/GENDER_OR_SEAT. This is more granular than most states.

The first part is the base category (UR, OBC, SC, ST, EWS). The second part is a modifier indicating any horizontal reservation. The third part indicates gender (M or F) for the candidate’s eligible category, or OP (Open) for the allotted seat category.

For example, SC/GS/F means a female Scheduled Caste candidate who studied in a government school. OBC/X/OP means an OBC seat allotment with no special sub-quota.

There are 74 unique compound codes in the 2025 R1 allotment data.

Modifier codes (second part of the compound)

Code	Meaning	Reservation
X	Standard domicile candidate (no special sub-quota)	—
GS	Government School	10% horizontal
FF	Freedom Fighter descendants	3% horizontal
SN	Sainik / Defence wards	3% horizontal
PH	Physically Handicapped / PwD	3-5% horizontal
NRI	NRI quota	Private colleges only

Horizontal reservation percentages (3% FF, 3% SN, 3-5% PH, 10% GS) are sourced from the edufever.com seat matrix page; official DME notifications may differ slightly.

Gender and seat-type indicators (third part)

Code	Meaning
M	Male candidate
F	Female candidate
OP	Open (allotted seat, regardless of gender)

The “Eligible Category” column in MP’s allotment lists uses M/F (e.g., UR/X/M = General male domicile candidate). The “Allotted Category/Class” column uses OP (e.g., UR/X/OP = allotted under General open seat).

Horizontal reservations in Madhya Pradesh NEET counselling

These quotas are layered on top of the vertical categories. A candidate from SC who also studied in a government school would hold the code SC/GS. A General male candidate with no special sub-quota would be UR/X/M.

Government School (GS) — 10%: Reserved for students who completed schooling entirely in MP government schools. This 10% horizontal quota is uncommon across states.

Female — 30%: MP applies a 30% horizontal reservation for female candidates within each category.

Freedom Fighter (FF) — 3%: Descendants of freedom fighters.

Sainik (SN) — 3%: Wards of military and defence personnel.

PwD (PH) — 3-5%: Persons with Disabilities. Requires a minimum 40% benchmark disability certificate. The exact percentage (3% or 5%) differs across web sources; the edufever seat matrix lists 3%.

What happens when reserved seats go unfilled

When seats reserved for a particular category are not filled, they convert to the next category in the reversion chain. In MP, unfilled ST seats revert to SC; unfilled SC seats revert to OBC; unfilled OBC seats revert to EWS; and unfilled EWS seats revert to the Unreserved (General) pool. This means General-category candidates may benefit from unfilled reserved seats in later rounds, and reserved-category seat counts can shift from the original allocation as each round progresses.

NRI category

NRI candidates are identified by codes like UR/NRI/M or UR/NRI/F. NRI allotments go exclusively to private colleges. In the allotted category column, NRI appears as a standalone code without the compound format. NRI quota seats constitute 15% of private college capacity.

How to determine your category

• UR (Unreserved): If your community is not listed in any reserved category and your family income is above the EWS threshold
• OBC: Per MP’s OBC list with a valid non-creamy layer certificate
• SC: Per the Scheduled Castes list for Madhya Pradesh, with a certificate from the competent authority
• ST: Per the Scheduled Tribes list for MP. Given the 20% reservation, this category covers a large share of seats
• EWS: Family income below Rs 8 lakh per annum and not belonging to SC/ST/OBC. Certificate valid for one financial year

If you also studied in an MP government school, your modifier becomes GS instead of X (e.g., OBC/GS/F instead of OBC/X/F). Defence wards hold SN; freedom fighter descendants hold FF.

Comparison with AIQ categories

MP state counselling	AIQ equivalent	Notes
UR	UR	Same concept
OBC	OBC	MP 14% vs AIQ 27%
SC	SC	MP 16% vs AIQ 15%
ST	ST	MP 20% vs AIQ 7.5%
EWS	EWS	Same 10%
PH suffix	PwD suffix	Same concept, different terminology
GS (Government School)	No equivalent	MP-specific
FF (Freedom Fighter)	No equivalent	MP-specific
SN (Sainik)	No equivalent	MP-specific

If you hold both an MP OBC certificate and a central OBC-NCL certificate, you can use the MP certificate for state counselling and the central certificate for AIQ.