Lok Sabha Question No. 2007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-06
Subject: UG/PG Admission in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Ve Vaithilingam

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2007 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH DECEMBER, 2024

## UG/PG ADMISSION IN MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 2007. SHRI VE VAITHILINGAM:

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

- (a) the total number of UG and PG medical seats in respect of Government and Private medical Colleges in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether 50% of the total seats being obtained from private medical colleges have to be filled under Government Quota and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the percentage of seats earmarked for NRIs under All India seats;
- (d) the total number of UG and PG medical seats in the country, State/UT-wise particularly in Puducherry under Government and private medical colleges;
- (e) whether 50% of seats for UG and PG medicine admission are obtained from private medical colleges in UT of Puducherry have to be filled through centralized admission committee; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the total number of seats earmarked for NRIs in UT of Puducherry?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (f): The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS and PG seats. There are a total of 1,18,137 MBBS and 73,157 Post-Graduate seats in the country as of now. The State/UT-wise details of UG and PG seats in the country are at Annexure.

As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), 15% of MBBS seats and 50% of the PG seats in Government Medical Colleges and all seats in Deemed Universities are filled through All India Quota. The remaining seats of Government Medical Colleges and seats in private Medical Colleges are filled through the concerned State Counselling Authorities. Further, 15% of the total All India seats of deemed universities are earmarked for NRIs. The All India Quota seats in Puducherry for the Academic year 2024-25 are as under:

- i. MBBS seats
- a. Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry (Government Institution) - 37 seats
- b. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry (Deemed University) - 250 seats
- c. Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry (Deemed University) - 150 seats
- ii. Post Graduate seats
- a. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry (Deemed University) - 63 Seats
- b. Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry (Government Institution) - 27 Seats

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Annexure

## State UT - wise break-up of the UG seats for the year 2024-25

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT    |   Govt. Seats |   Pvt. Seats |   Grand Total Seats |
|----------|-------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar Island |           114 |            0 |                 114 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh          |          3385 |         3400 |                6785 |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       |           100 |            0 |                 100 |
| 4        | Assam                   |          1650 |            0 |                1650 |
| 5        | Bihar                   |          1645 |         1350 |                2995 |
| 6        | Chandigarh              |           150 |            0 |                 150 |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh            |          1755 |          700 |                2455 |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     |           177 |            0 |                 177 |
| 9        | Delhi                   |          1247 |          250 |                1497 |
| 10       | Goa                     |           200 |            0 |                 200 |
| 11       | Gujarat                 |          4250 |         3000 |                7250 |
| 12       | Haryana                 |           835 |         1350 |                2185 |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh        |           770 |          150 |                 920 |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir          |          1239 |          100 |                1339 |
| 15       | Jharkhand               |           805 |          250 |                1055 |
| 16       | Karnataka               |          3800 |         8745 |               12545 |
| 17       | Kerala                  |          1755 |         3150 |                4905 |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh          |          2700 |         2500 |                5200 |
| 19       | Maharashtra             |          6025 |         5820 |               11845 |
| 20       | Manipur                 |           375 |          150 |                 525 |
| 21       | Meghalaya               |            50 |          150 |                 200 |
| 22       | Mizoram                 |           100 |            0 |                 100 |
| 23       | Nagaland                |             0 |          100 |                 100 |
| 24       | Odisha                  |          1725 |         1000 |                2725 |
| 25       | Puducherry              |           380 |         1450 |                1830 |
| 26       | Punjab                  |           850 |         1000 |                1850 |
| 27       | Rajasthan               |          4425 |         2050 |                6475 |
| 28       | Sikkim                  |             0 |          150 |                 150 |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu              |          5450 |         6600 |               12050 |
| 30       | Telangana               |          4290 |         4750 |                9040 |
| 31       | Tripura                 |           175 |          250 |                 425 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh           |          5575 |         6850 |               12425 |
| 33       | Uttarakhand             |           800 |          600 |                1400 |
| 34       | West Bengal             |          3625 |         1850 |                5475 |
| Total    | Total                   |         60422 |        57715 |              118137 |

State/UT wise details of PG seats in the country in the year 2024-25

| S.No.   | State/UT                           |   Govt. Seats |   Pvt. Seats | Total Seats   |
|---------|------------------------------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                     |          1979 |         1673 | 3652          |
| 2       | Assam                              |           742 |            0 | 742           |
| 3       | Bihar                              |           910 |          446 | 1356          |
| 4       | Chandigarh                         |           585 |            0 | 607           |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                       |           479 |          132 | 589           |
| 6       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu |            10 |            0 | 10            |
| 7       | Delhi                              |          2889 |           49 | 2938          |
| 8       | Goa                                |           149 |            0 | 149           |
| 9       | Gujarat                            |          2292 |          828 | 3120          |
| 10      | Haryana                            |           434 |          524 | 958           |
| 11      | Himachal Pradesh                   |           270 |           92 | 362           |
| 12      | Jammu &Kashmir                     |           606 |           51 | 657           |
| 13      | Jharkhand                          |           272 |            0 | 272           |
| 14      | Karnataka                          |          1983 |         4923 | 6906          |
| 15      | Kerala                             |          1095 |          911 | 2006          |
| 16      | Madhya Pradesh                     |          1555 |         1032 | 2587          |
| 17      | Maharashtra                        |          3615 |         2733 | 6348          |
| 18      | Manipur                            |           255 |            0 | 255           |
| 19      | Meghalaya                          |            37 |            0 | 37            |
| 20      | Odisha                             |           736 |          521 | 1257          |
| 21      | Puducherry                         |           329 |          747 | 1076          |
| 22      | Punjab                             |           408 |          413 | 821           |
| 23      | Rajasthan                          |          2311 |         1291 | 3602          |
| 24      | Sikkim                             |             0 |           34 | 34            |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                         |          2803 |         2536 | 5339          |
| 26      | Telangana                          |          1522 |         1824 | 3346          |
| 27      | Tripura                            |            89 |            8 | 97            |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh                      |          2482 |         2189 | 4671          |
| 29      | Uttarakhand                        |          1578 |          336 | 1914          |
| 30      | West Bengal                        |          1793 |          365 | 2158          |
| Total   | Total                              |         34208 |        23658 | 57866*        |

Total PG Seats = 57866 + 11472+ 590+ 3229= 73157

Note: Data for 2024-25 may vary on granting of permission by NMC for new Colleges/ increase of seats and on withdrawal of permission for Colleges /Seats.