1,880 MD Dermatology, Venereology, Leprosy seats listed in NMC PG medical seat matrix 2026-27

New Delhi: The National Medical Commission has listed 1,880 seats in MD Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy for the academic year 2026-27, in its latest postgraduate and super speciality seat matrix.

As per the list, the highest number of highest number of MD Dermatology seats is in Karnataka with 300 seats, followed by Maharashtra with 216 seats and Tamil Nadu with 204 seats.

Medical Dialogues earlier reported that the NMC released a seat matrix on September 29 showing a total of 63,177 MD, MS, Diploma, DM and MCh medical seats for the academic year 2026-27. However, the NMC clarified that the latest seat matrix does not include seats related to applications received for an increase in the intake of existing PG courses or for the commencement of new PG courses for the academic year 2026-27.

State-wise distribution

After Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Telangana has 153 MD Dermatology seats, Uttar Pradesh has 154, Andhra Pradesh has 146 seats, Rajasthan has 109 seats, Gujarat has 90 seats, Kerala has 79 seats, and Madhya Pradesh has 74 seats.

The list also shows that West Bengal has 57 MD Dermatology seats, followed by Bihar with 46, Odisha with 38, Puducherry with 37, Haryana with 29, and Delhi with 26 seats. Punjab has 23 seats, while Jammu and Kashmir has 17, Chhattisgarh has 16, Assam has 15, Uttarakhand has 13, and Himachal Pradesh has 11 seats. Manipur has six seats. Chandigarh, Goa, and Jharkhand have five seats each, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli have four seats and Meghalaya has two seats.

Meanwhile, the seat matrix does not list any seats for Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, or Tripura.

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