Massive MBBS Seats Vacant Across Indian Medical Colleges, reveals four-year report - Video

Published On 2025-09-08T17:45:23+05:30 | Updated On 8 Sept 2025 5:45 PM IST

Overview

Altogether 11,966 UG medical seats remained vacant in the last four years (starting from the academic year 2021-2022), revealed the data shared by the Union Minister of State for Health, Smt. Anupriya Patel in the Lok Sabha.

As per the data shared by the Union MoS Health, the highest number of vacancies was recorded during the academic year 2022-2023 when altogether 4,146 UG medical seats remained unfilled.

In 2021-2022, the total number of vacant seats was a minimum- altogether 2,012 seats remained vacant that year. Thereafter, the number of vacant seats doubled. The following year i.e. in 2023-2024, the number dropped to 2,959 and in 2023-2024, the number of vacant UG medical seats further got reduced to 2,849.

For more details, check out the full story on the link below:

Four-Year Report: Massive MBBS Seat Vacancies Across Indian Medical Colleges

Speakers

Anshika Mishra

Anshika Mishra is a dedicated scholar pursuing a Masters in Biotechnology, driven by a profound passion for exploring the intersection of science and healthcare. Having embarked on this academic journey with a passion to make meaningful contributions to the medical field, Anshika joined Medical Dialogues in 2023 to further delve into the realms of healthcare journalism.