New Delhi: India currently has a total of 1,15,900 MBBS seats available across 780 medical colleges, according to data presented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Lok Sabha.
These colleges are spread across all States and Union Territories, with substantial concentrations in states like Uttar Pradesh (86 colleges), Maharashtra (80), Tamil Nadu (77), Karnataka (73), and Telangana (65).
When it comes to MBBS seat availability, Uttar Pradesh tops the list with 12,325 seats, followed by Maharashtra (11,844), Tamil Nadu (12,000), Karnataka (12,194), and Telangana (8,915). Other states with significant seat allocations include Gujarat (7,000), Rajasthan (6,279), and Andhra Pradesh (6,585).
State/UT wise details of MBBS seats in the country in the year 2024-25
| S.no | Name of the State/UT | Total Number of MBBS Seats (2020-21) | Total Number of MBBS Seats (2024-25) |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 100 | 114 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 5210 | 6585 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 50 | 100 |
| 4 | Assam | 1050 | 1700 |
| 5 | Bihar | 2140 | 2995 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 150 | 150 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 1345 | 2105 |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 150 | 177 |
| 9 | Delhi | 1422 | 1346 |
| 10 | Goa | 180 | 200 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 5700 | 7000 |
| 12 | Haryana | 1660 | 2185 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 920 | 920 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 1135 | 1385
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| 15 | Jharkhand | 780 | 1055 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 9345 | 12194 |
| 17 | Kerala | 4105 | 4705 |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | 3585 | 4900 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 9000 | 11844 |
| 20 | Manipur | 225 | 525 |
| 21 | Meghalaya | 50 | 150 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 100 | 100 |
| 23 | Nagaland | 0 | 100 |
| 24 | Orissa | 1950 | 2675 |
| 25 | Puducherry | 1530 | 1873 |
| 26 | Punjab | 1425 | 1699 |
| 27 | Rajasthan | 4200 | 6279 |
| 28 | Sikkim | 50 | 150 |
| 29 | Tamil Nadu | 8000 | 12000 |
| 30 | Telangana | 5240 | 8915 |
| 31 | Tripura | 225 | 400 |
| 32 | Uttar Pradesh | 7428 | 12325 |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 825 | 1350 |
| 34 | West Bengal | 4000 | 5699 |
State/UT wise details of medical colleges along with MBBS seats in the country in the year 2024-25
| S.No | State/UT | Govt. Colleges | Private Colleges | Total Colleges |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Assam | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 5 | Bihar | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Delhi | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Goa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 23 | 18 | 41 |
| 12 | Haryana | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 24 | 49 | 73 |
| 17 | Kerala | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 42 | 38 | 80 |
| 20 | Manipur | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Meghalaya | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Nagaland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Odisha | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 25 | Puducherry | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 26 | Punjab | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 27 | Rajasthan | 31 | 12 | 43 |
| 28 | Sikkim | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Tamil Nadu | 40 | 37 | 77 |
| 30 | Telangana | 36 | 29 | 65 |
| 31 | Tripura | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 32 | Uttar Pradesh | 46 | 40 | 86 |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 34 | West Bengal | 26 | 12 | 38 |
Further, the MoS Health stated, "the Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently the MBBS seats therein. There is an increase of 39% in MBBS seats from 83275 in Academic year 2020-21 to 115900 as of now."
It was mentioned that as informed by National Medical Commission (NMC), the number of vacant seats across medical colleges in the country are as under:
Academic year | Vacant UG seats (Excluding AIIMS & JIPMER) |
2021-22 | 2012 |
2022-23 | 4146 |
2023-24 | 2959 |
2024-25 | 2849 |
On the fee structure, Health Minister JP Nadda informed," Fee structures differ from State to State vis-a-vis Government / Private Medical Colleges as per the guidelines issued by concerned State Fee Regulatory Authorities. Government continuously endeavours to make education more affordable and prevent commercialization of it. In order to make medical education affordable and accessible in the country, the fee structure of Government medical colleges is subsidized. Furthermore, Clause (i) of Sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the National Medical Commission Act (NMC), 2019 provides for framing of guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty percent (50%) of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which are governed under the provisions of the Act. Accordingly, NMC has framed the guidelines and the same was issued on 03.02.2022. The benefit of the prescribed fee structure shall benefit 50% of the medical students admitted in MBBS/PG courses in private medical colleges and deemed to be universities."
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