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    NMC Releases MBBS Seat Matrix for 2025-26 Session; 5950 seats Increased

    NMC Releases MBBS Seat Matrix for 2025-26 Session; 5950 seats Increased

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    Deep PathakUpdated on 17 Sep 2025, 04:30 PM IST

    National Medical Commission (NMC), has released the MBBS seat matrix for the academic year 2025-26. The new seat matrix shows a total of 123,700 MBBS seats in India. This means a total increase of 5,950 seats over last year’s total of 117,750. Interestingly, Jammu & Kashmir recorded the highest percentage jump in seats at 24.35%, whereas Delhi saw a significant decline of 6.75%.

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    1. Total MBBS Seats in India: 2025-26 Academic Year
    2. State-Wise MBBS Seat Matrix 2025: Comparison with 2024
    3. Key observations of state-wise MBBS seats in 2025
    NMC Releases MBBS Seat Matrix for 2025-26 Session; 5950 seats Increased
    NMC Releases MBBS Seat Matrix for 2025-26 Sessio

    The government MBBS seats saw a jump of 3.83% from last year, whereas, private MBBS seats have been increased by 6.34%. Karnataka has the highest number of government seats with an increase of 399 MBBS seats, followed by Madhya Pradesh with an increase of 275 government MBBS seats. Maharashtra and Karnataka lead in the increase of private MBBS seats with an increase of 629 and 600 respectively. The complete details are provided below.

    Total MBBS Seats in India: 2025-26 Academic Year

    Particular

    Details

    Total MBBS seats

    123,700

    Total Government seats

    62807

    Total Private seats

    60893

    NEET MBBS seats: 2024 vs 2025

    NEET MBBS seat 2024 vs 2025

    Particular

    2024

    2025

    Total Seats Increase

    Percentage Change

    Total MBBS seats

    117,750

    123,700

    +5,950

    +5.05%

    Total Government seats

    60,485

    62,807

    +2,322

    +3.84%

    Total Private seats

    57,265

    60,893

    +3,628

    +6.34%

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    State-Wise MBBS Seat Matrix 2025: Comparison with 2024

    In 2025, the MBBS seat count jumped to 1,23,700 from 1,17,750 in 2024, adding 5,950 new seats. This increase is mainly due to the addition of new medical colleges, with some existing colleges expanding their MBBS seat intake.

    However, the picture varies across states. States like Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir have seen big jumps in seats, which is a good news for aspiring doctors. On the other side, states like Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana have actually lost seats.

    The state-wise MBBS seats for 2025 along with their comparison with 2024 is provided below.

    Comparison of MBBS seats in 2024 vs 2025

    State

    2024 seats

    2025 seats

    Change

    Change %

    Andaman & Nicobar

    114

    114

    0

    0.00%

    Andhra Pradesh

    6,785

    6,765

    -20

    -0.29%

    Arunachal Pradesh

    100

    100

    0

    0.00%

    Assam

    1,650

    1,875

    225

    13.64%

    Bihar

    2,995

    3,395

    400

    13.36%

    Chandigarh

    150

    150

    0

    0.00%

    Chattisgarh

    2,255

    2,305

    50

    2.22%

    Dadra and Nagar Haveli

    177

    177

    0

    0.00%

    Delhi

    1,497

    1,396

    -101

    -6.75%

    Goa

    200

    200

    0

    0.00%

    Gujarat

    7,250

    7,250

    0

    0.00%

    Haryana

    2,185

    2,435

    250

    11.44%

    Himachal Pradesh

    920

    920

    0

    0.00%

    Jammu & Kashmir

    1,347

    1,675

    328

    24.35%

    Jharkhand

    1,055

    1,205

    150

    14.22%

    Karnataka

    12,395

    13,394

    999

    8.06%

    Kerala

    4,755

    5,254

    499

    10.49%

    Madhya Pradesh

    5,200

    5,625

    425

    8.17%

    Maharashtra

    11,845

    12,524

    679

    5.73%

    Manipur

    525

    525

    0

    0.00%

    Meghalaya

    200

    200

    0

    0.00%

    Mizoram

    100

    100

    0

    0.00%

    Nagaland

    100

    100

    0

    0.00%

    Odisha

    2,725

    2,975

    250

    9.17%

    Pondicherry

    1,830

    1,873

    43

    2.35%

    Punjab

    1,700

    1,849

    149

    8.76%

    Rajasthan

    6,505

    6,980

    475

    7.30%

    Sikkim

    150

    150

    0

    0.00%

    Tamil Nadu

    12,050

    12,350

    300

    2.49%

    Telangana

    9,065

    8,990

    -75

    -0.83%

    Tripura

    400

    400

    0

    0.00%

    Uttar Pradesh

    12,475

    13,075

    600

    4.81%

    Uttarakhand

    1,350

    1,400

    50

    3.70%

    West Bengal

    5,700

    5,974

    274

    4.81%

    Total

    117,750

    123,700

    5,950

    5.05%

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    Key observations of state-wise MBBS seats in 2025

    • The largest 2025 seat pools are in Karnataka (13,394), Uttar Pradesh (13,075), Maharashtra (12,524), and Tamil Nadu (12,350).

    • Karnataka recorded the largest increase in MBBS seats (+999), followed by Maharashtra (+679), Uttar Pradesh (+600), Kerala (+499), and Rajasthan (+475). Altogether these top five states account for around 54.7% of the total added seats.

    • The fastest growth by percentage occurred in Jammu & Kashmir (+24.35%), with notable gains also in Jharkhand (+14.22%), Assam (+13.64%), Bihar (+13.36%), and Haryana (+11.44%).

    • Three states showed declines in MBBS seats: Delhi (-6.75%), Telangana (-0.83%), and Andhra Pradesh (-0.29%).

    • Thirteen states have no year-on-year change in MBBS seats.

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