Lok Sabha Question No. 5035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: NEET Admissions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  APRIL, 2022

## NEET ADMISSIONS

## 5035 SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  NEET  cut  off  is  as  low  as  20%  of  the maximum score which makes around 800,000 students eligible for admissions into medical colleges while there are only 83000 seats available in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this has led to high fees in medical colleges allowing only the economically stronger students to get admissions;
- (c) if so, the details of the average yearly fees of private medical colleges since 2002;
- (d)  whether  there  is  also  disparity  amongst  States/UTs  in  distribution  of  medical  seats  with Punjab having only  1.8%  of  total  seats  available  as  opposed  to  13%  in Karnataka,  if  so,  the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether  the  doctor  patient  ratio  in  the  country is  1:1450,  much  lower  than  the  WHO recommended 1:1000 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) steps taken by the Government to increase the number of medical seats and colleges in the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a)  to  (f) : As  per  information  provided  by  National  Testing  Agency  (NTA),    total  number  of students registering for and passing NEET UG exam in the last five years are as under:-

| Year                          | 2021      | 2020      | 2019      | 2018      | 2017      |
|-------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Number of students registered | 16,14,777 | 15,97,435 | 15,19,375 | 13,26,725 | 11,38,890 |
| Number of students passed     | 8,70,074  | 7,71,500  | 7,97,042  | 7,14,562  | 6,11,539  |
| No. of seats                  | 89875     | 83275     | 80312     | 70012     | 67218     |

Clause (i) of Sub-section (1) of Section 10 of National Medical Commission Act, 2019 provides for  framing  of  guidelines  for  determination  of  fees  and  all  other  charges  in  respect  of  fifty percent of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which are governed under  the  provisions  of  the  Act.  Accordingly,  National  Medical  Commission  has  framed  the guidelines and the same was issued on 03.02.2022.

As  per  information  available,  there  are  13,01,319  allopathic  doctors  registered  with  the  State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on November, 2021. The doctor-population ratio is 1:834 in the country assuming 80% availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors.

The numbers of PG seats have increased by 93% from 31,185 seats before 2014 to 60,202 seats including DNB and CPS seats. The number of UG seats have increased from 51,348 before 2014  to  89,875  seats  which  is  an  increase  of  75%.  Total  State  wise  details  of  MBBS  seats available in the Country are at Annexure.

The Government has taken following steps to further increase the number of seats and colleges in the country :-

- i. Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  establishment  of  new  medical  college  by  upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 157 new medical colleges have been approved and 71 are already functional.
- ii. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats.
- iii. Central Sector Scheme for upgradation of Government Medical Colleges by construction of  Super  Specialty  Blocks.  A  total  of  75  projects  have  been  approved  and  55  have  been completed.
- iv. Under  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  setting  up  of  new  AIIMS,  22  AIIMS  have  been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 19 AIIMS.
- v. Relaxation in the norms for setting up of Medical College in terms of requirement for faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
- vi. DNB  qualification  has  been  recognized  for  appointment  as  faculty  to  take  care  of shortage of faculty.
- vii. Enhancement  of  age  limit  for  appointment/  extension/  re-employment  against  posts  of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges upto 70 years.

## Annexure

| The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government &Pvt. (including AIIMS& JIPMER) in the Country.   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                      | Name of the State/UT                                                                                       | Govt. College                                                                                              | Govt. Seats                                                                                                | Pvt. College                                                                                               | Pvt. Seats                                                                                                 | Grand Total Colleges                                                                                       | Grand Total Seats                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                          | Andaman &Nicobar Island                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | 13                                                                                                         | 2410                                                                                                       | 18                                                                                                         | 2800                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                         | 5210                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                          | 1100                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                          | 1100                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 12                                                                                                         | 1490                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                          | 1050                                                                                                       | 20                                                                                                         | 2540                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                          | Chandigarh                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 8                                                                                                          | 965                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                          | 600                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                         | 1565                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                                         | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                          | Delhi                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                          | 1222                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                          | 200                                                                                                        | 10                                                                                                         | 1422                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                         | Goa                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 180                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 180                                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                                         | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 17                                                                                                         | 3650                                                                                                       | 13                                                                                                         | 2000                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                         | 5650                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                          | 710                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                          | 950                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                         | 1660                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                          | 720                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                          | 870                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                             | 8                                                                                                          | 985                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                          | 1085                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 7                                                                                                          | 630                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          | 250                                                                                                        | 9                                                                                                          | 880                                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                         | 2900                                                                                                       | 41                                                                                                         | 6795                                                                                                       | 60                                                                                                         | 9695                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                     | 10                                                                                                         | 1555                                                                                                       | 21                                                                                                         | 2650                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                         | 4205                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                         | 2135                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                          | 1600                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                         | 3735                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 28                                                                                                         | 4630                                                                                                       | 31                                                                                                         | 4820                                                                                                       | 59                                                                                                         | 9450                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                          | 225                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 3                                                                                                          | 375                                                                                                        |
| 21                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 50                                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                                     | 9                                                                                                          | 1350                                                                                                       | 4                                                                                                          | 750                                                                                                        | 13                                                                                                         | 2100                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                          | 380                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                          | 1150                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                          | 1530                                                                                                       |
| 25                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                          | 750                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                          | 800                                                                                                        | 11                                                                                                         | 1550                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                         | 3030                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                          | 1650                                                                                                       | 26                                                                                                         | 4680                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 150                                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 37                                                                                                         | 5175                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                         | 5250                                                                                                       | 69                                                                                                         | 10425                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                         | 1790                                                                                                       | 23                                                                                                         | 3550                                                                                                       | 34                                                                                                         | 5340                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                          | 125                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                          | 100                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          | 225                                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 35                                                                                                         | 4178                                                                                                       | 32                                                                                                         | 4500                                                                                                       | 67                                                                                                         | 8678                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                          | 525                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          | 300                                                                                                        | 6                                                                                                          | 825                                                                                                        |
| 33                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 20                                                                                                         | 3150                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                          | 1000                                                                                                       | 27                                                                                                         | 4150                                                                                                       |

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