Lok Sabha Question No. 1034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-05
Subject: Vacant Seats in Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1034 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH DECEMBER, 2025

## VACANT SEATS IN MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 1034. SHRI BHAUSAHEB RAJARAM WAKCHAURE

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of seats available for teaching in various courses in Government and nonGovernment Medical Colleges/Institutes in the country as of date;
- (b) the number of applicants received for admission to various courses in these Colleges/Institutes as of date, College/Institute-wise;
- (c) whether all applicants have been admitted to these Colleges/Institutes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there are vacant seats in various courses in Government and non-Government medical colleges/Institutions;
- (e) if so, the details thereof, College/Institute-wise and course-wise;
- (f) whether the Government has taken or is planning to take any steps to fill the vacant seats in these Colleges and Institutes; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (c) As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), there are total 1,28,875 Under Graduate Seats & 80291 Post Graduate seats in Government & Private medical colleges in the country in the year 2025-26. The Government and Private college wise details of seats are at Annexure-I.

(d) to (g) Four rounds of UG Counselling 2025 for MBBS seats are completed as per Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated 16.12.2021. The Academic Session for 2025-26 has begun from 22 nd September 2025. Total 72 MBBS seats in All India Quota (AIQ) remained vacant in Government/ Non-Government institutes after four rounds as per Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I

## State-wise Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate Medical Seats in Government and Private Colleges

|   Sl. No. | State/UT               |   Under Graduate Government Seats |   Under Graduate Private Seats |   Post Graduate Government Seats |   Post Graduate Private Seats |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh         |                              3415 |                           3800 |                             2140 |                          1679 |
|         2 | Andaman& Nicobar       |                               114 |                              0 |                               13 |                             0 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh      |                               100 |                              0 |                                0 |                             0 |
|         4 | Assam                  |                              1975 |                              0 |                              790 |                             0 |
|         5 | Bihar                  |                              1645 |                           1900 |                              965 |                           467 |
|         6 | Chandigarh             |                               150 |                              0 |                              587 |                             0 |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh           |                              1555 |                            900 |                              565 |                           187 |
|         8 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |                               177 |                              0 |                               44 |                             0 |
|         9 | Delhi                  |                              1296 |                            100 |                             2965 |                            52 |
|        10 | Goa                    |                               200 |                              0 |                              156 |                             0 |
|        11 | Gujarat                |                              4325 |                           3200 |                             2574 |                           902 |
|        12 | Haryana                |                              1060 |                           1650 |                              448 |                           528 |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh       |                               820 |                            150 |                              303 |                            93 |
|        14 | Jammu and Kashmir      |                              1525 |                            200 |                              730 |                            52 |
|        15 | Jharkhand              |                               855 |                            400 |                              289 |                             0 |
|        16 | Karnataka              |                              4249 |                           9695 |                             2470 |                          5180 |
|        17 | Kerala                 |                              1855 |                           3549 |                             1189 |                          1003 |
|        18 | Madhya Pradesh         |                              3025 |                           2700 |                             1720 |                          1060 |
|        19 | Maharashtra            |                              6075 |                           6749 |                             3836 |                          3083 |
|        20 | Manipur                |                               375 |                            150 |                              260 |                             0 |
|        21 | Meghalaya              |                               100 |                            100 |                               37 |                             0 |
|        22 | Mizoram                |                               100 |                              0 |                               10 |                             0 |
|        23 | Nagaland               |                               100 |                              0 |                                0 |                             0 |
|        24 | Odissa                 |                              1925 |                           1100 |                              800 |                           612 |
|        25 | Puducherry             |                               423 |                           1450 |                              346 |                           799 |
|        26 | Punjab                 |                               999 |                            900 |                              470 |                           420 |
|        27 | Rajasthan              |                              4630 |                           2700 |                             2450 |                          1319 |

|   28. | Sikkim        |     0 |   150 |     0 |    34 |
|-------|---------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|    29 | Tamil Nadu    |  5250 |  7800 |  2901 |  2892 |
|    30 | Telangana     |  4390 |  5150 |  1669 |  1855 |
|    31 | Tripura       |   150 |   250 |    95 |     8 |
|    32 | Uttar Pradesh |  5925 |  7500 |  2953 |  2362 |
|    33 | Uttarakhand   |   750 |   700 |  1656 |   338 |
|    34 | West Bengal   |  4149 |  2250 |  1851 |   377 |
|    35 | Total         | 65193 | 63682 | 37282 | 25302 |

Note: 80291 post graduate seats include 17,707 in DNB, DrNB, FNB and Post MBBS Diploma seats also.

## Vacant MBBS Seats in Government/ Non-Government Institutes

| Balance Seats after Stray Round   |   Total |   Govt. |   Deemed |
|-----------------------------------|---------|---------|----------|
| MBBS                              |      72 |      26 |       46 |