Overview
- The National Medical Commission published an updated NEET‑PG broad‑speciality seat matrix on November 6 listing 68,305 approved postgraduate seats across India.
- The NMC ordered institutions granted new courses or increased intake to submit electronic bank guarantees within seven days and said Letters of Permission will be issued only after those guarantees are verified.
- States reported large additions that are reflected in the matrix: Andhra Pradesh 424 extra seats with 162 to government colleges, Telangana 359 government seats introducing PGs in 13 colleges, Odisha 318 seats enabling five government colleges to start PG courses, and Assam 43 seats.
- Counselling authorities have been instructed to use the updated matrix and the new seats are slated to be included in the second phase of NEET‑PG counselling in mid‑to‑late November, with admissions allowed only against NMC‑verified seats.
- Officials say the approvals aim to decentralise specialist training and boost local access to advanced care, and the next key milestones to watch are e‑BG verification outcomes and issuance of LoPs that will determine how many new seats actually open for admission.