Overview

• In the 2024–25 academic year, India offered 115,900 MBBS seats but recorded 2,849 vacancies, down from a peak of 4,146 in 2022–23.
• Central schemes have made 131 of 157 new medical colleges functional and completed 71 of 75 super-speciality block upgrades in government hospitals.
• Under a central sector initiative, 19 of 22 new AIIMS institutions have begun offering undergraduate courses.
• The NMC’s 2023 Minimum Standard Requirement Regulations set strict benchmarks for infrastructure, faculty numbers and clinical materials in medical colleges.
• Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat remain the top states in MBBS seat availability, reflecting persistent regional imbalances.