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NMC Clears 10,650 New MBBS Seats and 41 Medical Colleges for 2024-25

The move advances a five-year drive to expand medical training capacity pledged by the prime minister.

41 Colleges, 10,650 New MBBS Seats Approved by NMC
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Overview

  • India’s MBBS capacity rises to 137,600 seats for 2024-25, with the number of medical colleges reaching 816.
  • Approvals stem from 170 undergraduate applications, including 41 from government institutions and 129 from private colleges.
  • The regulator has received over 3,500 postgraduate applications and expects roughly 5,000 additional PG seats, taking the total to about 67,000.
  • NEET PG counselling remains on hold pending final approvals, with a schedule blueprint to be published soon and the 2025-26 application portal opening in early November.
  • The NMC reports MARB appeals were resolved without court intervention this year and is planning to embed clinical research in curricula through collaboration with ICMR.