More than 101,000 Medical Seats Available Across 660 Colleges in India: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry has issued a detailed breakdown of all medical seats and institutions in the nation, highlighting a significant rise in the seat matrix across all states and UTs.

 

The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, provided information about the availability of 101,043 MBBS seats, 45,471 MD, MS, and PG Diploma seats, 4,997 DM seats, and MCh seats across 660 medical colleges in India during a recent Rajya Sabha question hour.

 

According to the MoS for Health, there are currently 660 medical colleges, up from 387 in 2014, which represents a 71% rise. Also, the number of MBBS seats has increased by 97%, from 51,348 in 2014 to 101,043 as of this writing, of which 52,778 seats are available in government medical colleges (GMCs) and 48,265 seats are accessible in private medical colleges.

 

Also, the number of PG and SS seats has increased by 110% from a combined total of 31,185 before 2014 to 65,335 as of this writing, including 13,246 DNB/FNB PG seats and 1621 PG seats at the Faculty of Doctors and Surgeons (CPS).

 

A total of 96,077 MBBS seats and 49,790 postgraduate medical seats were available as of December 2022. The Government has since raised the number of medical colleges, which has led to a rise in MBBS and PG medical seats.

 

The Ministry and the National Medical Commission (NMC) each released a statement last month detailing the overall number of medical seats and approved/recognized institutions. The total number of MBBS and PG medical seats at all government and private medical colleges is currently listed in the paper Dr. Pawar alluded to on March 14 in the parliament. For all NEET and NEET PG candidates this academic year, the same is summarized below.

 

MBBS/MD, MS, PG Diploma/ DM, MCh

 

In the country, there are currently 101,043 MBBS seats available, of which 52,778 are in 360 GMCs and 48,265 are in 300 private institutions. There are now 45,471 MD, MS, and PG Diploma seats open in India, with 26,936 of those seats located in government medical facilities and 18,535 in private medical institutions. According to a breakdown provided by the Health Ministry, India currently has 4,997 open DM and MCh seats. 1,088 of them are enrolled in medical schools that are self-supporting, while 3,909 of them work for government organisations.

 

The top states having the maximum number of seats are listed below;

 

s.no	MBBS	MD, MS, PG	DM, MCh
1	Tamil Nadu: 11,225	Karnataka: 5,545	Delhi: 703
2	Karnataka: 11,020	Maharashtra: 5,383	Tamil Nadu: 672
3	Maharashtra : 10,295	Tamil Nadu: 4,263	Uttrakhand: 581
4	Uttar Pradesh : 9,253	Uttar Pradesh: 3,522	Karnataka: 461
5	Telangana : 7,415	Andhra Pradesh: 2,666	Maharashtra: 382
6	Gujarat : 6,600	Rajasthan: 2,650	RajasthaN: 330
7	Andhra Pradesh : 5,635	Telangana: 2548	UP with 273
8	Rajasthan : 5075	Gujarat: 2,357	Kerala with 264
9	West Bengal : 4,825	Delhi: 2,212.	WB with 206
10	Kerala : 4,605	MP: 1,856	Telangana: 175
11	Madhya Pradesh : 4,180	West Bengal: 1,792	Andhra Pradesh: 150
12	Bihar : 2,565	Kerala: 1,625	Odisha:139
13	Odisha : 2,325	Uttrakhand: 1230	Gujarat: 126
14	Chhattisgarh :1945	Bihar: 1,090	Chandigarh: 105
15	Haryana: 1,835,	Odisha: 1,064	MP: 79
16	Puducherry: 1,630,	Puducherry; 885	Bihar: 60
17	Punjab: 1,750	Haryana: 723	Puducherry: 58
18	Delhi: 1497	Punjab: 718	Assam: 55
19	Assam: 1,450.	Assam: 683	J&K: 42
20	Uttarakhand: 1,150	J&K: 569	Chhattisgarh: 37
21	Jammu & Kashmir : 1,147	Chhattisgarh: 525	Punjab: 36
22	Jharkhand : 980	Chandigarh: 473	Haryana: 22
23	Himachal Pradesh : 920 .	Himachal Pradesh: 335	Goa: 14
24	Manipur: 525	Manipur: 236	Jharkhand: 11
25	Tripura: 225	Jharkhand: 252.	Himachal: 7
26	Goa: 180	Goa: 117	Manipur: 5
27	Dadra and Nagar Havel: 177.	Tripura: 85	Meghalaya: 4
28	Chandigarh: 150	Sikkim: 34	Sikkim: 0
29	Sikkim	Meghalaya: 33	Tripura: 0
30	Arunachal Pradesh: 150
31	Andaman & Nicobar Isalnds: 114
32	Mzoram: 100
33	Meghalaya: 50

 

CPS, DNB and FNB seats in India: 

The College of Doctors and Surgeons has 1,621 places available for applicants, according to the Health Ministry (CPS). Meanwhile, there are 13,246 seats available for DNB and FNB candidates.

 

Medical Colleges in India: 

There are currently 660 medical colleges operating in India, of which 360 are government-run and 300 are private.According to the data, Tamil Nadu, which has 72 institutions, has the most medical colleges.Moreover, Tamil Nadu currently has the most open MBBS seats for applicants.

 

The State-wise details of medical colleges and MBBS, MD, MS, PG Diploma, DM and MCh seats in the country for the current academic year 2023-24 as shared by the Health Ministry: 

 

S.n	Name of the State	Govt. Colleges	Govt. Seats	Pvt. Colleges	Pvt.Seats	Total colleges	Total Seats
1	Andaman & Nicobar	1	114`	0	0	1	114
2	Andhra Pradesh	13	2485	19	3150	32	5635
3	Arunanchal Pradesh	1	50	0	0	1	50
4	Assam	12	1450	0	0	12	1450
5	Bihar	12	1515	8	1050	20	2565
6	Chandigarh	1	150	0	0	1	150
7	Chhattisgarh	11	1495	3	450	14	1945
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	14	2350	37	6600
12	Haryana	6	835	7	1000	13	1835
13	Himachal Pradesh	7	770	1	150	8	920
14	J & K	9	1047	1	100	10	1147
15	Jharkhand	7	730	2	250	9	980
16	Karnataka	23	3525	44	7495	67	11020
17	Kerala	12	1755	21	2850	33	4605
18	Madhya Pradesh	14	2180	11	2000	25	4180
19	Maharashtra	30	4925	34	5370	64	10295
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	Odisha	11	1575	4	750	15	2325
24	Puducherry	2	380	7	1250	9	1630
25	Punjab	5	800	7	950	12	1750
26	Rajasthan	21	3425	9	1650	30	5075
27	Sikkim	0	0	1	150	1	150
28	Tamil Nadu	38	5225	34	6000	72	11225
29	Telangana	19	3015	27	4400	46	7415
30	Tripura	1	125	1	100	2	225
31	Uttar Pradesh	35	4303	32	4950	67	9253
32	Uttarakhand	5	700	3	450	8	1150
33	West Bengal	26	3825	7	1000	33	4825

 

S.n	Name of the State	MD, MS, PG Diploma(board)			DM/MCH			Grand total
		Govt. Seats	Pvt. Seats	Total Seats	Govt. Seats	Pvt. Seats	Total Seats
1	Andaman & Nicobar	1184	1480	2666	95	55	150	2816
2	Assam	683	0	683	55	0	55	738
3	Bihar	842	248	1090	60	0	60	1150
4	Chandigarh	473	0	473	105	0	105	578
5	Chhattisgarh	421	104	525	37	0	37	562
6	Delhi	2163	49	2212	703	0	703	2915

 

7	Goa	117	0	117	14	0	14	131
8	Gujarat	1749	608	2357	118	8	126	2483
9	Haryana	362	361	723	14	8	22	745
10	Himachal Pradesh	243	92	335	7	0	7	342
11	J & K	518	51	569	42	0	42	611
12	Jharkhand	252	0	252	11	0	11	263
13	Karnataka	1448	4097	5545	184	277	461	6006
14	Kerala	891	734	1625	182	82	264	1889
15	Madhya Pradesh	1083	773	1856	43	36	79	1935
16	Maharashtra	3060	2323	5383	274	108	382	5765
17	Manipur	236	0	236	5	0	5	241
18	Meghalaya	33	0	33	4	0	4	37

 

19	Odisha	631	433	1064	87	52	139	1203
20	Puducherry	262	623	885	52	6	58	943
21	Punjab	404	314	718	2	34	36	745
22	Rajasthan	1873	777	2650	220	110	330	2980
23	Sikkim	0	34	34	0	0	0	34
24	Tamil Nadu	2344	1919	4263	404	268	672	4935
25	Telangana	1208	1340	2548	153	22	175	2723
26	Tripura	79	6	85	0	0	0	85
27	Uttar Pradesh	1845	1677	3522	267	6	273	3795
28	Uttarakhand	993	237	1230	567	14	581	1811
29	West Bengal	1539	253	1792	204	2	206	1998

 

The stakeholders are encouraged to take note that this information for 2023–24 may change depending on whether NMC grants approval for new colleges or an increase in seats, as well as whether it withdraws authorisation for colleges or seats.

 

Moreover, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, provided information on the CSS Plan and the situation with medical institutions.

 

Support has been given to the State of Telangana for an addition of 511 PG seats in 09 Medical Colleges under the CSS for strengthening/upgrading existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase the number of PG seats.

 

Moreover, funding has been given to the State of Telangana through the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) for the construction of super specialty blocks at three of the state’s medical colleges. The establishment of AIIMS, Bibinagar has also received PMSSY approval, she added.

She went on to discuss some more government initiatives designed to raise medical education standards nationwide and expand access to medical care, including the following:

•  157 new medical colleges have been approved, of which 97 are presently operational, under the Centrally Supported Scheme (CSS) for Establishment of New Medical College by Upgrading District/Referral Hospital.
•  CSS for the purpose of bolstering/upgrading current State Government/Central Government Medical Schools in order to increase the number of MBBS (UG) and PG seats. Through these Programs, assistance has been given to enhance the number of MBBS seats in 77 institutions, 4058 PG seats in 72 colleges, and 3858 PG seats in 60 colleges across the nation.
•  Among the 75 projects that have been accepted for the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme’s “Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges by Construction of Super Specialty Blocks,” 60 have already been finished.
• 22 AIIMS have received approval under the Central Sector Plan for the establishment of new AIIMS. Undergraduate classes have started in 19 of these.
• Reduction of requirements for faculty, staff, bed strength, and other infrastructure while setting up a medical college.
• To address the faculty deficit, the DNB qualification has been recognised for appointment as teaching faculty.
• Raising the retirement age to 70 years for those seeking work as teachers, deans, principals, or directors in medical colleges.