Karnataka leads NMC PG seat matrix with 8,998 seats- 921 MD General Medicine, 803 MD Anaesthesiology

Bengaluru: Karnataka has the highest number of postgraduate medical seats in the country, with 8,998 MD, MS and Diploma seats for the academic year 2026-2027, according to the latest updated seat matrix released by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

As per the list, the state has the highest number of seats in MD General Medicine with 921 seats, MD Anaesthesiology with 803 seats and MS General Surgery with 789 seats.

Medical Dialogues reported that the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the 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 are available in PG Broad Speciality courses. The revised seat matrix includes additional seats granted by MARB after processing applications for increased intake capacity in existing PG courses and the commencement of new PG courses in existing medical institutes.

Across the country, Karnataka has the largest number of seats across various postgraduate medical courses. The seats are spread across government and deemed medical institutions in the national capital.

PG medical seats

As per the list, Karnataka has a total of 8,998 postgraduate medical seats. These include 803 seats in MD Anaesthesiology, 216 in MD Anatomy, 17 in MD Aviation Medicine/Aerospace Medicine, 204 in MD Bio-Chemistry, 295 in MD Community Medicine/Social and Preventive Medicine, 371 in MD Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, 150 in MD Emergency Medicine, five in MD Family Medicine, 151 in MD Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 921 in MD General Medicine, 17 in MD Geriatrics, 23 in MD Hospital Administration, 20 in MD Immuno Haematology and Blood Transfusion, 10 in MD Laboratory Medicine, 233 in MD Microbiology, five in MD Nuclear Medicine, 680 in MD Paediatrics, 15 in MD Palliative Medicine, 488 in MD Pathology, 222 in MD Pharmacology, 13 in MD Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 223 in MD Physiology, 257 in MD Psychiatry, 55 in MD Radiation Oncology/Radiotherapy, 553 in MD Radio-Diagnosis/Radiology, 167 in MD Respiratory Medicine/Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases and four in MD Sports Medicine.

The MS courses include 789 seats in General Surgery, 681 in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 399 in Ophthalmology, 624 in Orthopaedics and 367 in Otorhinolaryngology (ENT).

Meanwhile, the Diploma courses include two in Clinical Pathology, 10 in Ophthalmology, one in Psychiatry, three in Public Health, three in Radio-therapy and one in Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases.

Course-wise seat distribution:

Also read- NMC seat matrix 2026-27: Karnataka tops with 8,323 PG, SS medical seats, 827 in MD medicine, 712 in MD Anaesthesiology