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With a NEET PG rank of 97,000, securing an MD in Pulmonary Medicine (also known as MD Respiratory Medicine or TB & Chest) in Tamil Nadu's deemed universities in 2025 will be challenging. Previous year closing ranks are significantly lower than your current rank, indicating that admission may not be feasible this year. However, it's advisable to participate in the counseling process, as some seats may become available in subsequent rounds.

No, with a NEET PG 2025 rank of 97,000, getting MD Pulmonology (TB & Chest Medicine) in any deemed university in Tamil Nadu (or anywhere in India) is not possible.

Pulmonology is a high-demand clinical branch and in deemed universities, it usually closes within 20,000–40,000 ranks depending on the year and college. By 97k rank, only non-clinical and some para-clinical seats (like Anatomy, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Community Medicine, Forensic Medicine) are typically left.

With a rank of 97,000 in NEET PG 2025, getting an MD Pulmonology seat in a deemed university in Tamil Nadu is not possible. Pulmonology (TB & Chest Medicine) is a highly demanded clinical branch and generally closes at much better ranks in deemed as well as state quota seats. At your rank, you may get non clinical branches (like Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry) or some para-clinical options in deemed universities, but not Pulmonology.
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With your rank  getting an MD Pulmonology seat in a deemed university in Tamil Nadu will be very difficult. Pulmonology is a very high demand specialty so usually only candidates with much higher ranks get admission here.Deemed universities also prefer candidates with better scores so your chances are very low.

You can try less competitive medical specialties where the cutoff ranks are lower. Another option is to explore private colleges but the fees will be higher.