There are a total of over 1.1 lakh MBBS seats in India. These seats are distributed among 780 MBBS colleges in India. These MBBS seats are spread across government, private and deemed universities. According to the NMC data, there are a total of 118,148 MBBS seats in India. The number of MBBS seats in India change slightly every year to meet the rising number of medical aspirants. In this article, we will discuss total MBBS seats in India 2026 along with state-wise distribution of medical seats.
Candidates can check the overview of MBBS seats in India through NEET in the table below.
Particulars | Details |
Course name | Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery |
Level | Undergraduate |
Entrance exam for MBBS seats | NEET UG |
Total MBBS seats in India | 118,148 |
Government MBBS seats in India | 59782 |
Private MBBS seats in India | 58316 |
There are a total of 118,148 MBBS seats in India 2026, as per the NMC data. Out of these total MBBS seats, 59782 seats are government MBBS seats. While 58316 are private MBBS seats in India. The list of MBBS seats are offered through 780 MBBS colleges in India which are categorised under government, private and deemed universities.
The MBBS seats in India 2026 are distributed across 780 medical colleges in India. Candidates can check the latest state-wise MBBS seat matrix offered through government and private MBBS colleges in India in the table below.
Name of the state/ UT | Number of MBBS colleges | Total seats |
Andaman Nicobar Islands | 1 | 114 |
Andhra Pradesh | 19 | 3385 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 100 |
Assam | 14 | 1650 |
Bihar | 13 | 1645 |
Chandigarh | 1 | 150 |
Chhattisgarh | 10 | 1355 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 177 |
Delhi | 8 | 1247 |
Goa | 1 | 200 |
Gujarat | 23 | 4250 |
Haryana | 6 | 835 |
Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 770 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 11 | 1247 |
Jharkhand | 7 | 805 |
Karnataka | 22 | 3500 |
Kerala | 12 | 1755 |
Madhya Pradesh | 18 | 2700 |
Maharashtra | 42 | 6025 |
Manipur | 3 | 375 |
Meghalaya | 1 | 50 |
Mizoram | 1 | 100 |
Nagaland | 1 | 100 |
Odisha | 13 | 1725 |
Pondicherry | 2 | 380 |
Punjab | 5 | 850 |
Rajasthan | 30 | 4326 |
Tamil Nadu | 40 | 5450 |
Telangana | 36 | 4315 |
Tripura | 1 | 150 |
Uttarakhand | 6 | 750 |
Uttar Pradesh | 45 | 5475 |
West Bengal | 26 | 3826 |
Total | 427 | 59782 |
Name of the state/ UT | Number of MBBS colleges | Total MBBS seats |
Andhra Pradesh | 19 | 3400 |
Bihar | 9 | 1350 |
Chhattisgarh | 6 | 900 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 | 177 |
Delhi | 2 | 250 |
Gujarat | 18 | 3800 |
Haryana | 9 | 1350 |
Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 150 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | 100 |
Jharkhand | 2 | 250 |
Karnataka | 51 | 9045 |
Kerala | 22 | 3150 |
Madhya Pradesh | 13 | 2500 |
Maharashtra | 38 | 5821 |
Manipur | 1 | 150 |
Meghalaya | 1 | 150 |
Odisha | 6 | 1000 |
Pondicherry | 7 | 1450 |
Punjab | 8 | 1000 |
Rajasthan | 13 | 2150 |
Sikkim | 1 | 150 |
Tamil Nadu | 37 | 6600 |
Telangana | 29 | 4750 |
Tripura | 2 | 250 |
Uttarakhand | 4 | 600 |
Uttar Pradesh | 41 | 7000 |
West Bengal | 11 | 1800 |
Total | 352 | 58316 |
On Question asked by student community
Ideally you should be able to. However, this is a minor detail and doesnt change much so we would advise and see if its an editable field. If its not, please donot worry. This detail is not of much concern and should not have any bearing in your admission as
Yes, NEET is compulsory for MBBS admission.
Yes, it is an entrance exam. Please register at http://www.upvetuniv.edu.in/ .
Prospectus can be found at https://upvetuniv.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Prospectus-2026-27Final.pdf
If you want to get admission into any government medical college, your aim should be to score between 580-650 marks in NEET 2026. You can check all the details related to NEET passing marks in the link given below -
https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-passing-marks-2026
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