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India has 1,15,900 MBBS seats across 780 Medical Colleges: Health Ministry gives breakup

sheeba farhatWritten by sheeba farhat Published On 2025-08-02T18:33:02+05:30  |  Updated On 2 Aug 2025 6:33 PM IST
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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).

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through notices issued in response to questions raised in the Lok Sabha on 1st August 2025, presented a comprehensive overview of the progress and challenges in India’s medical education sector over the past five years. The response highlighted key developments such as the significant rise in MBBS seats, infrastructure reforms under the NMC, vacant seat trends, and measures to regulate fees in private medical colleges. These initiatives reflect the government’s ongoing efforts to make medical education more accessible, equitable, and aligned with the nation’s evolving healthcare needs.

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
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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sheeba farhat
sheeba farhat

    Sheeba Farhat Joined Medical Dialogues in 2018 to report on the latest Education news. A Graduate of the University of Delhi, she specializes in covering stories related to Medical Education updates. For inquiries or further information, you can reach her at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

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