NEET 2023: 97% increase in MBBS seats, check list of states with maximum medical colleges

Pranav Mishra

Updated On: March 15, 2023 11:10 AM

Bharati Pravin Pawar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, informed the Parliament on March 15 that a surge of 97% in MBBS seats has been witnessed. Scan through the page to know more about this latest news.
NEET 2023: 97% increase in MBBS seats, check list of states with maximum medical collegesNEET 2023: 97% increase in MBBS seats, check list of states with maximum medical colleges

Bharati Pravin Pawar, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, mentioned in the parliament on March 15, 2023 that under their constituency, a surge of 97% in MBBS seats has been witnessed . The no. of seats in medical colleges has risen to 1,01,043 as of now from 51,348 which was before 2014. Out of the available seats now, 52,778 seats are available in government medical colleges while the remaining 48,265 seats are available in private medical colleges.

The honorable minister further added that there has been an increase of 71% in total medical colleges from 387 which was before 2014 to 660 as of now. This gives students better chances to score higher marks and secure a seat in the college of their choice.

List of States Comprising Maximum MBBS Seats

Students can refer to the below-mentioned breakdown of MBBS seats for reference.

Name of the UT/ State

Government Colleges

Total Government Seats

Private Colleges

Total Private Seats

Total no. of colleges

Total available seats

Maharashtra

30

4925

34

5370

64

10295

Tamil Nadu

38

5225

34

6000

72

11225

Andhra Pradesh

13

2485

19

3150

32

5635

Gujarat

23

4250

14

2350

37

6600

Uttar Pradesh

35

4303

32

4950

67

9253

Rajasthan

21

3425

9

1650

30

5075

Telangana

19

3015

27

4400

46

7415

Madhya Pradesh

14

2180

11

2000

25

4180

Karnataka

23

3525

44

7495

6

11020

West Bengal

26

3825

7

1000

33

4825

One must note that additionally, a surge of 110 percent in PG seats has been recorded from 31,185 before 2014 to 65,335 as of now. The breakdown of the seats comprises 13,246 Diplomate of National Board (DNB), as well as Fellowship of National Board (FNB) PG seats along with a total of 1621 PG seats which are available at the College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPS).

Subsequently, the Dept. of Medical Education, Uttar Pradesh, announced a further addition of 1,300 new MBBS seats in its medical colleges which are managed by the state government. A total of 13 new medical colleges is set to commence from the 2023-24 academic year.

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