NEET UG 2026 Quota Abbreviations: The Provisional NEET-UG Counselling Seats Allotment 2026 Round 1 document contains a list of quota abbreviations and their corresponding descriptions. Candidates can check the NEET UG 2026 quota abbreviations, quota codes meaning, and allotted category abbreviations below.
The following table provides the NEET 2026 counselling quota codes and their descriptions as given in the Round 1 allotment document.
| Quota Code | Quota Description |
| SA (AMU) | Self Finance All India |
| SI (AMU) | Self Finance Internal |
| AM | Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Quota |
| AI | All India |
| BS | B.Sc Nursing All India |
| BD | B.Sc Nursing Delhi NCR |
| BW | B.Sc Nursing Delhi NCR CW Quota |
| PW | B.Sc Nursing IP CW Quota |
| DW | Delhi NCR Children/Widows of Personnel of the Armed Forces (CW) DU Quota |
| IW | Delhi NCR Children/Widows of Personnel of the Armed Forces (CW) IP Quota |
| DU | Delhi University Quota |
| EN | Employees State Insurance Scheme Nursing Quota (ESI-IP Quota Nursing) |
| ES | Employees State Insurance Scheme (ESI) |
| FQ | Foreign Country Quota |
| JP | Internal - Puducherry UT Domicile |
| IP | IP University Quota |
| JM | Jain Minority Quota |
| JI | Jamia Internal Quota |
| MM | Muslim Minority Quota |
| JO | Muslim OBC Quota |
| MJ | Muslim Quota |
| JS | Muslim ST Quota |
| MW | Muslim Women Quota |
| JN | Non-Resident Indian |
| NR | Non-Resident Indian |
| AN | Non-Resident Indian (AMU) Quota |
| SO | Open Seat Quota |
| PS | Self-Financed Merit Seat |
Along with quota codes, the NEET 2026 seat allotment quota abbreviations document also provides abbreviations used for the allotted category. These include OBC-NCL, EWS, Open Seat, SC and ST categories, along with their PwD variants.
| Category Code | Category Description |
| BC | Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL) |
| BC PwD | Other Backward Class (OBC-NCL) (Person with Disability) |
| EW | General-EWS |
| EW PwD | General-EWS (Person with Disability) |
| GN | Open Seat |
| GN PwD | Open Seat (Person with Disability) |
| SC | Schedule Caste (SC) |
| SC PwD | Schedule Caste (SC) (Person with Disability) |
| ST | Schedule Tribe (ST) |
| ST PwD | Schedule Tribe (ST) (Person with Disability) |
The NEET UG 2026 quota codes meaning can be understood from the quota description provided in the Round 1 provisional allotment document. For example, AI represents All India, DU represents Delhi University Quota, IP represents IP University Quota, FQ represents Foreign Country Quota, SO represents Open Seat Quota, and PS represents Self-Financed Merit Seat.
Similarly, the category codes indicate the category under which the seat has been allotted. For example, BC refers to OBC-NCL, EW refers to General-EWS, GN refers to Open Seat, while SC and ST represent Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories respectively.
The Round 1 provisional allotment document contains columns for Allotted Quota, Allotted Institute, Course, Allotted Category, Candidate Category and Remarks. The allotment data shows seats under different quotas, including Open Seat Quota, All India, Delhi University Quota and IP University Quota.
For example, the document records Open Seat Quota allotments at AIIMS New Delhi and JIPMER Puducherry, while All India allotments are also listed for several medical colleges.
Candidates whose category or quota has been changed in the same institution and subject must obtain an online-generated relieving letter and take admission against the changed category or quota seat. They must also obtain a fresh online-generated admission letter. According to the Round 1 document, failure to complete this process can lead to cancellation of the allotted seat due to non-admission.
The Round 1 document provides separate quota abbreviations and allotted category abbreviations.
AI means All India, while SO means Open Seat Quota.
DU denotes Delhi University Quota and IP denotes IP University Quota.
The list also includes institution-specific, minority, domicile, NRI, nursing and self-financed quotas.
Category codes include BC, EW, GN, SC and ST, with PwD variants.
Candidates should check the exact quota and category mentioned against their allotted seat before completing admission formalities.