NMC seat matrix: 2,848 MS Ophthalmology seats for 2026-27

New Delhi: In its recently released seat matrix, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has listed a total of 2,848 MS Ophthalmology seats across medical colleges in India for the academic year 2026-27.

The seats are distributed across 30 states/Union Territories, and the highest number of M.S. Ophthalmology seats is 399 in Karnataka, followed by Maharashtra with 329 seats and Tamil Nadu with 296 seats.

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 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.

As per the list, Uttar Pradesh has 290 seats, Andhra Pradesh has 190 seats, Telangana has 189 seats, Gujarat has 158 MS Ophthalmology seats, Rajasthan has 148 seats, Madhya Pradesh has 121 seats, West Bengal has 109 seats, Kerala has 95 seats, Bihar has 80 seats, Odisha has 69 seats, Delhi has 54 seats, Haryana has 46 seats.

Further, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab have 34 seats each, Assam and Uttarakhand have 30 seats each, Jharkhand has 17 seats, Himachal Pradesh and Tripura have 10 seats each, Manipur has nine seats, Chandigarh has eight seats, Goa has five seats, Dadra and Nagar Haveli has three seats, Meghalaya has two seats, while Andaman and Nicobar Islands have one seat.

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