Health Ministry Breaks Down 1,07,948 MBBS Seats Across 704 Medical Colleges in India; Check Details Here

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The Health Ministry has provided a comprehensive breakdown of MBBS seats in India's 704 medical colleges, revealing a total of 1,07,948 seats available for aspirants.

1,07,948 MBBS Seats Across 704 Medical Colleges

New Delhi: In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, revealed that India currently has 704 medical colleges offering a total of 1,07,948 MBBS seats. This represents a remarkable increase of 82% in the number of medical colleges, rising from 387 before 2014 to the current count.

Moreover, there has been a substantial growth of 110% in the number of MBBS seats, increasing from 51,348 before 2014 to the current count of 1,07,948. In addition to this, the number of postgraduate (PG) seats has also seen a significant rise of 117%, going from 31,185 before 2014 to 67,802 at present.

As per the Ministry's data, out of the total 704 medical colleges in India, 379 are government medical colleges, and 315 are private medical colleges. Among the states, Tamil Nadu leads with the highest number of medical colleges, boasting 74 institutions.

Following closely, Karnataka secures the second position with a count of 70 medical colleges in the state. The table below shows the State/ UT with a total number of medical colleges.

State/UT	Number of Medical Colleges
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	1
Andhra Pradesh	37
Arunachal Pradesh	1
Assam	13
Bihar	21
Chandigarh	1
Chhattisgarh	14
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	1
Delhi	10
Goa	1
Gujarat	39
Haryana	15
Himachal Pradesh	8
Jammu & Kashmir	12
Jharkhand	9
Kerala	33
Madhya Pradesh	27
Maharashtra	67
Manipur	4
Meghalaya	1
Mizoram	1
Nagaland	1
Odisha	17
Puducherry	9
Punjab	12
Rajasthan	35
Sikkim	1
Telangana	56
Tripura	2
Uttar Pradesh	68
West Bengal	35

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The total number of seats available for MBBS Admission in medical colleges across the country is 107,948, with 56,283 seats in Government medical colleges and 51,665 seats in private medical colleges.

The distribution of MBBS seats in various states and union territories is Tabulated below.

State/UT	Number of MBBS Seats
Karnataka	11,695
Tamil Nadu	11,600
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	114
Andhra Pradesh	6,435
Arunachal Pradesh	50
Assam	1,550
Bihar	2,665
Chandigarh	150
Chhattisgarh	2,005
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	177
Delhi	1,497
Goa	180
Gujarat	6,900
Haryana	2,185
Himachal Pradesh	920
Jammu & Kashmir	1,347
Jharkhand	980
Kerala	4,655
Madhya Pradesh	4,650
Maharashtra	10,745
Manipur	525
Meghalaya	50
Mizoram	100
Nagaland	100
Odisha	2,525
Puducherry	1,830
Punjab	1,800
Rajasthan	5,575
Sikkim	150
Telangana	8,540
Tripura	225
Uttar Pradesh	9,703
Uttarakhand	1,150
West Bengal	5,175

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The table provided below displays the list of Government and Private medical colleges (including AIIMS and JIPMER) in each State/UT for the Academic Year 2023-24.

S.No.	Name of the State/UT	Govt. College	Govt. Seats	Pvt. College	Pvt. Seats	Total Colleges	Total Seats
1	Andaman & Nicorbar Island	1	114	0	0	1	114
2	Andhra Pradesh	18	3235	19	3200	37	6435
3	Arunchal Pradesh	1	50	0	0	1	50
4	Assam	13	1550	0	0	13	1550
5	Bihar	13	1615	8	1050	21	2665
6	Chandigarh	1	150	0	0	1	150
7	Chhattisgarh	11	1555	3	450	14	2005
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	1	177	0	0	1	177
9	Delhi	8	1247	2	250	10	1497
10	Goa	1	180	0	0	1	180
11	Gujarat	23	4250	16	2650	39	6900
12	Haryana	6	835	9	1350	15	2185
13	Himachal Pradesh	7	770	1	150	8	920
14	Jammu & Kashmir	11	1247	1	100	12	1347
15	Jharkhand	7	730	2	250	9	980
16	Karnataka	24	3700	46	7995	70	11695
17	Kerala	12	1755	21	2900	33	4655
18	Madhya Pradesh	15	2400	12	2250	27	4650
19	Maharashtra	31	5025	36	5720	67	10745
20	Manipur	3	375	1	150	4	525
21	Meghalaya	1	50	0	0	1	50
22	Mizoram	1	100	0	0	1	100
23	Nagaland	1	100	0	0	1	100
24	Odisha	12	1675	5	850	17	2525
25	Puducherry	2	380	7	1450	9	1830
26	Punjab	5	850	7	950	12	1800
27	Rajasthan	26	3925	9	1650	35	5575
28	Sikkim	0	0	1	150	1	150
29	Tamil Nadu	38	5250	36	6350	74	11600
30	Telangana	28	3890	28	4650	56	8540
31	Tripura	1	125	1	100	2	225
32	Uttar Pradesh	35	4303	33	5400	68	9703
33	Uttarakhand	5	700	3	450	8	1150
34	West Bengal	27	3975	8	1200	35	5175

It should be noted that the data for the year 2023-24 is subject to change based on the National Medical Commission's (NMC) decisions regarding the granting or withdrawal of permissions for new courses and seat increases.

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Medical Colleges in Aspirational Districts

Below are the details of Medical Colleges approved under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for the 'Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing District/Referral Hospitals' in Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Uttar Pradesh:

S.No.	State/UT	Districts
1	Himachal Pradesh	Chamba
		Hamirpur
		Nahan (Sirmour)
2	Maharashtra	Gondia
2	Maharashtra	Nandurbar
3	Uttar Pradesh	Basti
		Faizabad
		Firozabad
		Shahjahanpur
		Bahraich
		Etah
		Hardoi
		Pratapgarh
		Fatehpur
		Siddharthnagar (Domariyaganj)
		Deoria
		Ghazipur
		Mirzapur
		Bijnaur
		Kushinagar
		Sultanpur
		Gonda
		Lalitpur
		LakhimpurKheri
		Chandauli
		Bulandshahar
		Sonbhadra
		Pilibhit
		Auraiya
		Kanpur Dehat
		Kaushambi
		Amethi