Over 46,000 MBBS, 24,894 PG Seats Added in Five Years: MoS Health
Written By : Anshika Mishra
Published On 2026-02-16 12:00 GMT | Update On 2026-02-16 12:07 GMT
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Altogether 46,163 MBBS seats and 24,894 postgraduate seats have been added across the country in the last five years, from academic year 2021-22 to 2025-26, the Union Health Minister Anupriya Patel informed the Rajya Sabha.
Apart from these, the Minister informed the parliament that a total of 380 MBBS seats and 2849 PG seats were lying vacant in medical colleges across the country in the academic year 2024-25.
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46,163 MBBS, 24894 PG medical seats added in last 5 years: MoS Health
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