5,466 MS Obstetrics Gynaecology seats across India for 2026-27

New Delhi: 5,466 seats in MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology are available across medical colleges in India for the academic year 2026-27, according to the latest updated postgraduate medical seat matrix released by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

Medical Dialogues had reported that the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) released an updated Seat Matrix for Postgraduate (PG) Broad Speciality Courses for the Academic Year 2026–27. According to the data shared by the Commission, a total of 68305 MD, MS, Diploma and MCh (6 year) seats in PG Broad Speciality courses are available. The revised seat matrix includes the additional seats granted by MARB after processing the applications received for an increase in the intake capacity of the existing PG courses and commencement of new PG courses in the existing medical institutes.

Among the various postgraduate courses mentioned in the NMC seat matrix, including MD, MS, DM, MCh and diploma courses, M S Obstetrics and Gynaecology has 5,466 seats.

The seats are distributed across medical colleges in several States and Union Territories, including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

State-wise distribution

According to the state-wise distribution of MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology seats, Karnataka has the highest number of seats at 681, followed by Maharashtra with 610 seats, Tamil Nadu with 586 seats, Uttar Pradesh with 479 seats, Telangana with 421 seats, Andhra Pradesh with 414 seats, Rajasthan with 324 seats, Gujarat with 311 seats, Madhya Pradesh with 237 seats, West Bengal with 235 seats, Kerala with 172 seats and Bihar with 153 seats.

Meanwhile, Odisha has 123 seats, Delhi has 125 seats, Jammu and Kashmir has 75 seats, Puducherry has 78 seats, Haryana has 69 seats, Punjab has 64 seats, Assam has 62 seats, Himachal Pradesh has 53 seats, Chhattisgarh has 50 seats, Uttarakhand has 46 seats, Jharkhand with 28 seats, Manipur has 22 seats, Tripura has 14 seats, Chandigarh has 12 seats and Goa has 8 seats.

At the same time, Dadra and Nagar Haveli has four seats, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim have two seats each.

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