NEET PG: 6,419 MD Anaesthesiology seats in India for 2026-27

New Delhi: A total of 6,419 seats are available in the MD Anaesthesiology course for the academic year 2026-27, according to the latest updated postgraduate seat matrix released by the National Medical Commission (NMC).

As per the list, the highest number of MD Anaesthesiology seats is in Karnataka with 803 seats, followed by Maharashtra with 742 seats and Tamil Nadu with 634 seats.

Medical Dialogues earlier 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 and super speciality courses included in the NMC seat matrix, M.D. Anaesthesiology has 6,419 seats across the States and Union Territories covered in the matrix. This represents the second-highest number of seats among the postgraduate specialities included in the 2026-27 matrix after MD General Medicine.

According to the state-wise distribution of MD Anaesthesiology seats, Uttar Pradesh has 660 seats, Andhra Pradesh has 377 seats, Rajasthan has 397 seats, Gujarat has 422 seats, Telangana has 410 seats, Madhya Pradesh has 283 seats, Kerala has 231 seats, and West Bengal has 205 seats.

Delhi has 186 seats, Odisha has 137 seats, Haryana has 128 seats, Jammu and Kashmir has 94 seats, Puducherry and Punjab have 99 seats each, Uttarakhand has 69 seats, Assam has 68 seats, Chhattisgarh has 59 seats, Himachal Pradesh has 56 seats, Jharkhand has 35 seats, Manipur has 34 seats, Chandigarh has 20 seats, Tripura has nine seats, and Goa has 10 seats.

Among the states and Union Territories with the lowest intake, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Meghalaya and Sikkim have four seats each. Andaman and Nicobar Islands has three seats, while Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram have two seats each.

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