NMC India: India’s postgraduate (PG) medical education system is set for a major expansion. A total of 9,783 new seats have been added for the 2026-27 academic year. With this increase, the total number of approved PG seats has risen from 58,522 to 68,305. Government medical colleges account for the largest share of these new seats.
Dr M. K. Ramesh, President of the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) ‘Medical Assessment and Rating Board’ (Autonomous board under the National Medical Commission), informed that of these additional seats, 4,373 have been added in government medical colleges, 4,148 in private medical colleges, and 1,262 in deemed universities.
Together, these five states account for 34,899 seats, representing approximately 51% of the total number of seats. The seat matrix comprises a mix of allocations across government, private, and deemed universities.
These PG medical seats are distributed across various states, with five states accounting for slightly more than half of the country’s total seats. Karnataka has the highest number of approved seats at 8,998 (for 2026-27), followed by Maharashtra with 7,682. Uttar Pradesh has 6,983, Tamil Nadu has 6,819, and Telangana has 4,417 seats.
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The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) manages the 50% All India Quota (AIQ), as well as allocations for central universities, deemed universities, and DNB (Diplomate of the National Board) seats, while state authorities independently manage their respective 50% state quotas.
