NMC updates PG medical seat matrix to 58,400, directs medical colleges to verify

The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) under the NMC issued a fresh public notice revising the seat matrix. The Commission clarified that it has included all seats available as of January 30, 2026, after incorporating approvals granted on or before that date.

The notice issued on February 4 mentioned, "The number of seats available as on 30.01.2026 in various PostGraduate(Broad Specialty) courses in Medical Colleges/Institutions after the inclusion of seats granted on or before 30.01.2026 under the purview of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the Academic Year 2025-26 is attached for the information of all stakeholders."

"All Medical Colleges/Institutions are requested to verify and confirm the number of seats displayed against their respective institutions. In case of any discrepancy, the same must be brought to the notice of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), NMC along with supporting documents within 15 days from the date of this notice....," it further added. 

MARB clarified, "Kindly note that failure to report any discrepancy within the stipulated time may affect the updation of student details on the NMC Admission Portal by the respective college/institution."

Referring to the MARB Notice, NMC Secretary Dr Raghav Langer wrote to the Director/Principal/Dean of all medical colleges under NMC and informed them about tentative seats for Post-Graduate courses in Medical Colleges/ Institutions for the Academic Year (AY) 2025-26.

"Kind reference is invited to the Medical Assessment& Rating Board (MARB) Public Notice of even number dated 03-02-2026 (copy enclosed) on the subject mentioned above being self-explanatory inter-alia duly attaching the number of seats available as on 30.01.2026 in various Post-Graduate (Broad Specialty) courses in Medical Colleges/Institutions after the inclusion of seats granted on or before 30.01.2026 under the purview of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the Academic Year 2025-26 is attached for the information of all stakeholders. All Medical Colleges/Institutions are requested (i) to verify and confirm the number of seats as displayed therein and bring out the discrepancy, if any, to the notice of MARB/NMC as per the instructions contained in the said Notice and (ii) take note of the other instructions for compliance," added the communication. 

Number of Additional Seats Granted in 2025-2026 (Speciality-wise):

Among the diploma and degree courses, Gynaecology has received 10 additional seats. In MD courses, 718 seats have been added in MD Anaesthesiology, 668 seats in MD General Medicine, 645 seats in MD Paediatrics, 558 seats in MD Radio Diagnosis/Radiology, 432 seats in MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy, 430 seats in MD Pathology, 288 seats in MD Community Medicine, 286 seats in MD Psychiatry, 243 seats in MD Biochemistry, 242 seats in MD Microbiology, 193 seats in MD Pharmacology, 173 seats in MD Physiology, 164 seats in MD Emergency Medicine, and 162 seats in MD Respiratory Medicine. 119 seats in MD Anatomy, 115 seats in MD Forensic Medicine, 78 seats in MD Radiotherapy/Radiation Oncology, 60 seats in MD Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases/Pulmonary Medicine, 36 seats in MD Immuno Haematology & Blood Transfusion, 14 seats each in MD Nuclear Medicine and MD Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 13 seats each in MD Hospital Administration and MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 12 seats in MD Geriatrics, 9 seats in MD Sports Medicine, 7 seats in MD Lab Medicine, 6 seats each in MD Family Medicine and MD Orthopaedics, 5 seats in MD Ophthalmology and MD General Surgery, 4 seats in MD Palliative Medicine, 3 seats in MD Community Health Administration, and 1 seat each in MD Pulmonary Medicine and MD Transfusion Medicine.

Additionally, 53 seats have been added in MD/MS Anatomy and 4 in MD/MS Ophthalmology.

In MS courses, 610 seats have been added in MS Orthopaedics, 605 seats in MS General Surgery, 585 seats in MS Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 430 seats in MS Otorhinolaryngology, 402 seats in MS Ophthalmology, and 2 seats in MS Anatomy.

Number of Additional Seats Granted in 2025-2026 (State-wise):

1,328 PG seats have been added in Karnataka, 1,034 PG seats in Uttar Pradesh, 905 seats in Tamil Nadu, 657 PG seats in Gujarat, 653 seats in Maharashtra, 531 seats in Telangana, 509 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 482 seats in Andhra Pradesh, and 440 seats in Rajasthan, 235 seats have been added in Bihar, 226 seats in Odisha, 224 seats in West Bengal, 213 seats in Haryana, 154 seats in Kerala, 149 seats in Uttarakhand, 139 seats in Chhattisgarh, 120 seats in Jammu & Kashmir, and 115 seats in Punjab. 78 seats have been added in Puducherry, 47 seats in Delhi, 41 seats in Assam, 36 seats in Himachal Pradesh, 23 seats in Arunachal Pradesh, 20 seats in Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 16 seats each in Jharkhand and Tripura, 13 seats in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and 10 seats each in Manipur and Mizoram.

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