Lok Sabha Question No. 2627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Admission through Medical Counselling Committee
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2627 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4th AUGUST, 2023

## ADMISSION THROUGH MEDICALCOUNSELLING COMMITTEE

## 2627. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that admissions in MBBS/BDS courses are likely to be held through Medical Counselling Committee with effect from this year onwards and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of seats presently available in MBBS/BDS Courses in Government and private colleges, State/UT-Wise;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any deadline for conducting online Medical Counselling for the students who qualified NEET-UG Exam; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (d): The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) conducts the counselling for seats of (MBBS/BDS) courses as per the scheme devised by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. Counselling for admission to UG medical course has started on 20th July 2023. The entire process of counselling is conducted online.

There are 1,07,948 MBBS and 28,228 BDS seats in the academic year 2023-24 in both Government and private colleges. State/UT-wise details of seats in MBBS and BDS courses are Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

## Annexure-I

| The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of MBBS colleges under Government & Pvt. (including AIIMS & JIPMER) in the Country for the AY2023-24.   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                          | Name of the State/UT                                                                                                           | Govt. College                                                                                                                  | Govt. Seats                                                                                                                    | Pvt. College                                                                                                                   | Pvt. Seats                                                                                                                     | Total Colleges                                                                                                                 | Total Seats                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                              | Andaman &Nicorbar                                                                                                              | e 1                                                                                                                            | 114                                                                                                                            | e 0                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                              | 114                                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                                              | Island 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                                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                                         | 12                                                                                                                             | 1675                                                                                                                           | 5                                                                                                                              | 850                                                                                                                            | 17                                                                                                                             | 2525                                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                                             | Puducherry                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                              | 380                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                              | 1450                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                              | 1830                                                                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                                                             | Punjab                                                                                                                         | 5                                                                                                                              | 850                                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                                              | 950                                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                                             | 1800                                                                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                                      | 26                                                                                                                             | 3925                                                                                                                           | 9                                                                                                                              | 1650                                                                                                                           | 35                                                                                                                             | 5575                                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                              | 150                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                              | 150                                                                                                                            |
| 28                                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                     | 38                                                                                                                             | 5250                                                                                                                           | 36                                                                                                                             | 6350                                                                                                                           | 74                                                                                                                             | 11600                                                                                                                          |
| 29                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                      | 28                                                                                                                             | 3890                                                                                                                           | 28                                                                                                                             | 4650                                                                                                                           | 56                                                                                                                             | 8540                                                                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                              | 125                                                                                                                            | 1                                                                                                                              | 100                                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                                              | 225                                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 35                                                                                                                             | 4303                                                                                                                           | 33                                                                                                                             | 5400                                                                                                                           | 68                                                                                                                             | 9703                                                                                                                           |
| 32                                                                                                                             | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                              | 700                                                                                                                            | 3                                                                                                                              | 450                                                                                                                            | 8                                                                                                                              | 1150                                                                                                                           |
| 33                                                                                                                             | West Bengal                                                                                                                    | 27                                                                                                                             | 3975                                                                                                                           | 8                                                                                                                              | 1200                                                                                                                           | 35                                                                                                                             | 5175                                                                                                                           |
| 34                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                              | 100                                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                              | 100                                                                                                                            |

Annexure-II

| The State/UT-wise list of seats in BDS Courses in Government and private colleges in the country for the year 2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of seats in BDS Courses in Government and private colleges in the country for the year 2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of seats in BDS Courses in Government and private colleges in the country for the year 2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of seats in BDS Courses in Government and private colleges in the country for the year 2023-24.   | The State/UT-wise list of seats in BDS Courses in Government and private colleges in the country for the year 2023-24.   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                                    | Name of the State/UT                                                                                                     | Govt. Seats                                                                                                              | Private Seats                                                                                                            | Totalpermitted Seats for2023-24                                                                                          |
| 1                                                                                                                        | ANDHRAPRADESH                                                                                                            | 140                                                                                                                      | 1400                                                                                                                     | 1540                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                        | ASSAM                                                                                                                    | 176                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 176                                                                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                                                        | BIHAR                                                                                                                    | 140                                                                                                                      | 240                                                                                                                      | 380                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                        | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                               | 100                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                                        | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                             | 100                                                                                                                      | 500                                                                                                                      | 600                                                                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                                                        | DAMAN &DIU (UT)                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                      |
| 7                                                                                                                        | DELHI                                                                                                                    | 162                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 162                                                                                                                      |
| 8                                                                                                                        | GOA                                                                                                                      | 50                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                        | GUJARAT                                                                                                                  | 500                                                                                                                      | 840                                                                                                                      | 1340                                                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                                                       | HARYANA                                                                                                                  | 100                                                                                                                      | 850                                                                                                                      | 950                                                                                                                      |
| 11                                                                                                                       | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                         | 75                                                                                                                       | 280                                                                                                                      | 355                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                       | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                                           | 126                                                                                                                      | 100                                                                                                                      | 226                                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                                       | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                | 63                                                                                                                       | 300                                                                                                                      | 363                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                       | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                | 185                                                                                                                      | 3320                                                                                                                     | 3505                                                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                                                       | KERALA                                                                                                                   | 300                                                                                                                      | 1730                                                                                                                     | 2030                                                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                                                       | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                                            | 63                                                                                                                       | 1320                                                                                                                     | 1383                                                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                                                       | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                              | 326                                                                                                                      | 3200                                                                                                                     | 3526                                                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                                                       | MANIPUR                                                                                                                  | 100                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                        | 100                                                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                                                       | ORISSA                                                                                                                   | 63                                                                                                                       | 300                                                                                                                      | 363                                                                                                                      |
| 20                                                                                                                       | PONDICHERRY                                                                                                              | 110                                                                                                                      | 300                                                                                                                      | 410                                                                                                                      |
| 21                                                                                                                       | PUNJAB                                                                                                                   | 100                                                                                                                      | 1250                                                                                                                     | 1350                                                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                                                       | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                | 50                                                                                                                       | 1350                                                                                                                     | 1400                                                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                                                       | TAMILNADU                                                                                                                | 263                                                                                                                      | 2850                                                                                                                     | 3113                                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                                       | TELANGANA                                                                                                                | 100                                                                                                                      | 1240                                                                                                                     | 1340                                                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                                                       | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                            | 203                                                                                                                      | 2300                                                                                                                     | 2503                                                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                                                       | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                        | 200                                                                                                                      | 200                                                                                                                      |
| 27                                                                                                                       | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                              | 313                                                                                                                      | 300                                                                                                                      | 613                                                                                                                      |
| 28                                                                                                                       | TRIPURA                                                                                                                  | 50                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                        | 50                                                                                                                       |