New Delhi: The Indian Medical Education Regulator in APEX was approved by a gross accessory of 6,850 MBBS seats for the academic year 2025-26, which potentially increased the income of a highly sought-after higher education program throughout the country to 123 700.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) also seized about 2,000 seats across the country due to non -compliance with certain standards, and universities were given the opportunity to involve the gaps to unlock these seats, and government officials realized the matter stated on the condition of anonymity.
This significant increase in MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) will improve NMC viewpoints for more than 12.3 Lakh students who qualified the Neet-G 2025 test.
Neet-Ug is an abbreviation for national input testing and is carried out by the National Test Agency for admission to higher education programs, including the prestigious Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Counseling Neet is still ongoing and the process of admission is still on.
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NMC data, seen Mint, on MBBS Seat Matrix for 2025-26, show a significant expansion of medical infrastructure. The document showed that a total of 6,850 new seats were awarded for the current academic year.
These new chairs are assigned between 13 new government universities with a total of 1,050 seats and 32 existing government universities with 1,080 other seats. 10 new universities with 1200 seats and 28 existing universities received 1,515 other seats for the private sector (including trusts and companies).
Questions sent to the Ministry of Health remained unanswered until the press.
Seat allocation across states
The new Government Faculty of Government was approved in countries such as Kerala (Government Medical College in Kasaragod, 50 seats) and Uttar Pradesh (Esic Medical College, Noida, 50 seats).
Similarly, new private universities such as Anna Gowri Medical College and Hospital in Andhra Pradesh (100 seats) and Balvir Singh Tomar Institute of Medical Sciences and Research in Rajasthan (150 seats) were approved.
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In addition, a number of existing universities were granted permission to increase their income. Remarkable examples include Assam Medical College, which has increased its chairs from 200 to 250, and Madhubani Medical College in Bihar, which added 100 seats and increased its capacity to 250.
Regulatory supervision and impact on cost
“This increase is an important step in the government to satisfy the growing demand for healthcare workers and improve the quality of medical education by providing more opportunities for clinical practice and training. NMC as a primary regulatory authority ensures the quality of medical education,” said the government official known.
“This expansion is a great relief for students because it offers a more accessible and more accessible way to build a medical career in India,” the official added.
While NMC sets instructions for fees, it stipulates that up to 50% of seats in private institutions and universities considered must be awarded as government medical schools in the same state, fees remain high. Economic survey 2024-25 said that the cost of MBBS title in the private sector can range from £60 lakh £1 Crore, which holds 48% of the total MBBS seats.
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Dr. Aashish Chaudhry, Aakash Healthcare CEO, said there was a lack of doctors in India and a large number of people who are still seeking to become one. “Increasing the number of seats will certainly help to close this gap and strengthen the medical system throughout the country,” he said.
Another government official noted that the increase in the chair was awarded only after “thorough alertness and control”. “If some universities applied for 100 seats, only 50 seats were assigned. The strictness has increased,” the clerk said, stressed that the government was inventing measures to attract good members of the faculty.
Dr. Dilip Bhanushali, the National President of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), representing around 3.5 Lakh members in India, expressed a different opinion. He said that “an increase in the number of seats will not work to strengthen medical education. India needs a good infrastructure of medical education and more qualified faculties at universities”. He also raised concerns about the key contributions within the NMC, and have not yet been fulfilled despite several requirements.
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