29,648 PG Medical Seats in India: National Health Profile 2018
As per the NHP, as on December 2017, there were 3814 PG Diploma seats and 25,834 for MD/MS courses. The same number for super-specialization stood at 2351, however, the document added that the list was incomplete
Human Resources for Health is the most important building block of public health. Availability of an adequate number of human resources with suitable skill mix and their appropriate deployment at different levels of health care set-up are essential for providing effective health care services for the population.
Recently published National Health Profile ( NHP) 2018 indeed provides a concise summary of the status of healthcare infrastructure including the availability ( or the lack thereoff) of the Human resources of Health in the country
Correspondingly, the document also summarises the medical education infrastructure in the country, throwing light on the number of MBBS as well as PG Medical courses running the country.
With regards to the PG Medical courses, NHP draws data from the courses offered by various medical colleges which are recognized by the Medical Council of India. The PG courses under the MCI as broadly categorized as PG Diploma, MD/MS and super-specialized courses under DM/Mch qualifications.
As per the NHP, as on December 2017, there were 3814 PG Diploma seats and 25,834 for MD/MS . The number of super-specialization stood at 2351, however, the document added that the list was incomplete
In terms of specialization, Maximum number of courses are being run under the field of Anaesthesia ( 639 Diploma seats and 2375 MD seats ), followed by gynecology and obstetrics ( 675 Diploma and 1969 MS seats)
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Source: Medical Council of India
Source: Medical Council of India
Source: Medical Council of India
Note: Regarding other Specialities and Superspecialities, data is not available
For state wise division of the courses, click on the following link
http://www.cbhidghs.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/Chapter%205.pdf
Human Resources for Health is the most important building block of public health. Availability of an adequate number of human resources with suitable skill mix and their appropriate deployment at different levels of health care set-up are essential for providing effective health care services for the population.
Recently published National Health Profile ( NHP) 2018 indeed provides a concise summary of the status of healthcare infrastructure including the availability ( or the lack thereoff) of the Human resources of Health in the country
Correspondingly, the document also summarises the medical education infrastructure in the country, throwing light on the number of MBBS as well as PG Medical courses running the country.
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With regards to the PG Medical courses, NHP draws data from the courses offered by various medical colleges which are recognized by the Medical Council of India. The PG courses under the MCI as broadly categorized as PG Diploma, MD/MS and super-specialized courses under DM/Mch qualifications.
As per the NHP, as on December 2017, there were 3814 PG Diploma seats and 25,834 for MD/MS . The number of super-specialization stood at 2351, however, the document added that the list was incomplete
In terms of specialization, Maximum number of courses are being run under the field of Anaesthesia ( 639 Diploma seats and 2375 MD seats ), followed by gynecology and obstetrics ( 675 Diploma and 1969 MS seats)
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PG Diploma Courses
| S.no | Type | Course name | Number of seats across country |
| 1 | Diploma | Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy | 131 |
| 2 | Diploma | Anaesthesia | 639 |
| 3 | Diploma | Child Health | 547 |
| 4 | Diploma | Clinical pathology | 254 |
| 5 | Diploma | Forensic medicine | 24 |
| 6 | Diploma | Health Education | 20 |
| 7 | Diploma | Community Medicine | 11 |
| 8 | Diploma | Health Administration | 6 |
| 9 | Diploma | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | 675 |
| 10 | Diploma | Ophthalmology | 339 |
| 11 | Diploma | Orthopaedics | 305 |
| 12 | Diploma | Oto-Rhino-laryngology | 213 |
| 13 | Diploma | Physical Medicine & rehabilitation | 10 |
| 14 | Diploma | Psychological medicine | 134 |
| 15 | Diploma | Public Health | 90 |
| 16 | Diploma | Radiotherapy | 29 |
| 17 | Diploma | Radio-Diagnosis | 286 |
| 18 | Diploma | Sports Medicine | 6 |
| 19 | Diploma | TB & Chest Diseases | 95 |
| Total | 3814 |
Source: Medical Council of India
MD/ MS Courses
| s.no | type | course name | Number of seats across country |
| 1 | MD/MS | Anaesthesiology | 2375 |
| 2 | MD/MS | Aviation Medicine/ Aerospace Medicine | 17 |
| 3 | MD/MS | Bio-Chemistry | 629 |
| 4 | MD/MS | Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy | 708 |
| 5 | MD/MS | Forensic Medicine/ Forensic Medicine & Toxicology | 410 |
| 6 | MD/MS | General Medicine | 3121 |
| 7 | MD/MS | Hospital Administration & Community Health Administration | 47 |
| 8 | MD/MS | Immuno Hematology & Blood transfusion | 66 |
| 9 | MD/MS | Microbiology | 898 |
| 10 | MD/MS | Paediatrics | 1639 |
| 11 | MD/MS | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | 61 |
| 12 | MD/MS | Physiology | 810 |
| 13 | MD/MS | Psychiatry | 625 |
| 14 | MD/MS | Radio Diagnosis/Radiology | 1189 |
| 15 | MD/MS | Radiotherapy | 299 |
| 16 | MD/MS | Social& Preventive Medicine/ Community Medicine | 916 |
| 17 | MD/MS | TB& Respiratory Diseases/ Pulmonary Medicine | 478 |
| 18 | MD/MS | Anatomy | 816 |
| 19 | MD/MS | Obstretics & Gynaecolog | 1969 |
| 20 | MD/MS | Ophthalmology | 1156 |
| 21 | MD/MS | Emergency Medicine | 81 |
| 22 | MD/MS | Pathology | 1524 |
| 23 | MD/MS | Pharmacology | 829 |
| 24 | MD/MS | Nuclear Medicine | 34 |
| 25 | MD/MS | Sports Medicine | 10 |
| 26 | MD/MS | Transfusion Medicine | 12 |
| 27 | MD/MS | ENT | 777 |
| 28 | MD/MS | General Surgery | 2877 |
| 29 | MD/MS | Orthopaedics | 1461 |
| Total | 25834 |
Source: Medical Council of India
DM/MCH Courses
| s.no | type DM/MCH | course name | Number of seats across country |
| 1 | DM/MCH | Cardiology | 324 |
| 2 | DM/MCH | Clinical Pharmacology | 24 |
| 3 | DM/MCH | Endocrinology | 79 |
| 4 | DM/MCH | Gastroenterology | 131 |
| 5 | DM/MCH | Neonatology | 45 |
| 6 | DM/MCH | Nephrology | 128 |
| 7 | DM/MCH | Neurology | 232 |
| 8 | DM/MCH | Oncology | 91 |
| 9 | DM/MCH | Head and Neck Surgery | 7 |
| 10 | DM/MCH | Cardiac - Anaes | 43 |
| 11 | DM/MCH | Pulmonary Medicine | 27 |
| 12 | DM/MCH | Rheumatology | 14 |
| 13 | DM/MCH | Cardio Thoracic Surgery | 83 |
| 14 | DM/MCH | Cardio Thoracic vascular Surgery | 108 |
| 15 | DM/MCH | Endocrine Surgery | 7 |
| 16 | DM/MCH | Neuro Surgery | 242 |
| 17 | DM/MCH | Plastic Surgery | 193 |
| 18 | DM/MCH | Surgical Gastroenterology/ G I Surgery | 51 |
| 19 | DM/MCH | Surgical Oncology | 88 |
| 20 | DM/MCH | Thoracic Surgery | 34 |
| 21 | DM/MCH | Urology/ Genito Urinary Surgery | 225 |
| 22 | DM/MCH | Vascular Surgery | 12 |
| 23 | DM/MCH | Paeditric Surgery | 163 |
Source: Medical Council of India
Note: Regarding other Specialities and Superspecialities, data is not available
For state wise division of the courses, click on the following link
http://www.cbhidghs.nic.in/WriteReadData/l892s/Chapter%205.pdf
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