Increase In Medical Seats

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  NMC Opens Applications For New Medical Colleges And MBBS Seat Expansion For 2026-27

  Applicants must comply with NMC regulations and MSR guidelines; new colleges register with email ID, existing colleges log in with NMC-registered email for seat increase applications.

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  Major Medical Education Changes In 2025 That Every NEET 2026 Aspirant Must Know

  Medical Education Changes In 2025: In September 2025, the National Medical Commission (NMC) announced a significant increase in MBBS seats for the 2025-26 academic cycle.

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  Modi Government Approves Over 10,000 New Medical Seats In Government Colleges

  The initiative is expected to significantly expand the availability of doctors in the country by creating a steady flow of both general physicians and specialist doctors.

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  Medical Seats In The Country Doubled Since 2014, Centre Shares Details

  The country has seen an increase of 102% in the number of medical colleges and 130% increase in the number of MBBS seats.

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  60 Medical Colleges Set Up Across India In A Year: Government

  There has been a 6.30 per cent increase in MBBS seats, rising from 1,08,940 in 2023-24 to 1,15,812 in 2024-25.

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  Number Of Medical Colleges In India Rose To 731 From 387 In 2014: Government

  Union Health Minister JP Nadda added that the undergraduate medical seats in the country have increased to over 1 lakh from 51,348.

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  National Medical Commission Approves 50 MBBS Seats For New Medical College In Odisha

  With the setup of the new college, the total number of government medical colleges in Odisha have increased to 12, while MBBS seats rose to 1,600.

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  NMC Issues Notification About Fake News On New Medical Colleges

  MARB has not approved or sanctioned any new medical college or increase of UG/PG seats in various medical courses for the academic year 2024-25 so far

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  NMC Releases New List Of Colleges For Postgraduate Medical Course

  The list also includes 37 colleges that will have increase PG medical seats in the upcoming academic year.

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  NMC Releases Guidelines For Processing Of Applications For Postgraduate Medical Courses

  The applications for the academic year 2024-25 were received for starting PG course and increase of PG seats in existing medical colleges.

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  Parliamentary Panel Recommends Significant Increase In Medical Seats

  Recognising the urgency of this issue, the parliamentary Standing Committee emphasised the importance of maintaining the highest standard of medical education while addressing the shortage of seats.

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  Medical Seats In The Country Doubled In The Last 10 Years

  The total number of MBBS seats in the country has increased to 1,08,940 and postgraduate seats to 70,674.

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  Medical Colleges Can Register By Nov 26 For Increasing MBBS Seats

  The institutions can apply to the National Medical Commission by November 26, 2023.

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  India Has Recorded 110% Rise In MBBS Seats Since 2014, Parliament Informed

  There has been an 82-per cent increase in the number of medical colleges in the country, from 387 before 2014 to 704 now, and a 110-per cent increase in the number of MBBS seats, from 51,348 to 1,07,948, in the same period.

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  Medical Colleges Doubled Since 2014, AIIMS Increased From 7 To 22: Centre

  The number of medical colleges in India has almost doubled since 2014, adding to the thrust on medical education in the country.