NMC clears 49 additional DM, MCh seats for 2025-26 after appeals

New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Medical Commission (NMC) approved additional super speciality seats in medical colleges across the country for the academic year 2025-26, following decisions taken by its First Appeal Committee.

In a public notice dated March 30, 2026, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) under NMC stated that these seats were granted after reviewing appeals filed by medical colleges under Section 28(5) of the NMC Act, 2019.

Addressing Deans, Principals and other stakeholders, the Board clarified that the Letters of Permission (LoPs) for these seats will be issued shortly. However, the list of approved seats itself will be treated as a valid document for the counselling process. Counselling authorities have been asked not to wait for LoPs to include these seats in the counselling process. 

Referring to the MARB notice, the NMC Secretary Dr. Raghav Langer, asked all concerned stakeholders to take note of the development for necessary action on their part.

The letter mentioned, "Kind reference is invited to the Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB) of National Medical Commission (NMC) Public Notice of even number dated 30-03-2026 (copy enclosed) on the subject mentioned above being self-explanatory inter-alia duly enclosing the list of seats granted by the First Appeal Committee which shall be considered as valid document for counselling process. The LOPs for these sanctioned PG seats for AY 2025-26 will be issued shortly. The counselling authorities need not wait for the LOPs from institutions to include them in the counselling process."

Further, as per the consolidated seat matrix approved during the First Appeal Committee meeting held on March 24, 2026, additional seats have been added across several super-specialty courses.

Issuing an office memorandum dated March 27, 2026, the Policy and Coordination Division of NMC shared the updated seat matrix based on decisions made at the First Appeal Committee meeting.

"You are therefore requested to update the seat matrix, as per the details mentioned above; and communicate the same immediately to MoHFW & MCC, DGHS for the purpose of ongoing counselling for PG courses," mentioned the memorandum issued by Director Rajiv Sharma

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