NMC nod to 8 more Super speciality seats in 5 medical colleges after appeals

New Delhi: 8 additional super speciality seats across five medical colleges have been approved by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the academic year 2025-26, following decisions taken by its First Appeal Committee.

This comes right after the Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB) of NMC approved 49 additional DM and MCh seats in other institutes after reviewing their appeals on March 30, 2026.

Issuing a fresh notice on 04.04.2026, the MARB approved 8 super specialty seats across five medical colleges including MGM Medical College & Hospital, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Government Medical College, Amritsar, M.K. Shah Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Ahmedabad, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur.

According to the notice, MGM Medical College & Hospital, Aurangabad, has been granted 2 seats in M.Ch Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery. Government Medical College, Amritsar, has received 1 seat in DM Cardiology. M.K. Shah Medical College, Ahmedabad, has been allotted 2 seats in M.Ch Urology. Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, has received 1 additional seat in M.Ch Urology, taking its total to 3 seats. Meanwhile, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, has been granted 2 seats in DM Cardiology.

Addressing Deans, Principals and other stakeholders in the notice, the board stated that these seats were granted after reviewing appeals filed by medical colleges under Section 28(5) of the NMC Act, 2019.

Further, MARB 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.

"In reference to the appeals preferred by Medical Colleges under Section 28(5) of the NMC Act, 2019 against the decisions of the MARB for the seats granted during Academic Year 2025–26, the matter was examined by the First Appeal Committee. The list of seats granted by the First Appeal Committee is attached herewith for the information of all stakeholders. 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. This list uploaded on the website shall be considered as valid document for counselling process," the notice read.

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 04-04-2026 (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. Accordingly, all concerned stakeholders are requested to take note of the same for necessary action on their part."

PG seats granted pursuant to the decisions of the First Appeal Committee meeting held on 01.04.2026.

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