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    Total MBBS Seats in India 2026: Government & Private MBBS Seats

    Total MBBS Seats in India 2026: Government & Private MBBS Seats

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    Manisha TiwariUpdated on 08 Dec 2025, 11:33 AM IST
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    The National Medical Commission releases the data for total number of MBBS seats in India. Every year lakhs of students appear for the NEET exam in the hope of securing admission to an MBBS seat in the top colleges of the country. As the demand for medical education continues to rise, the total MBBS seats in India have also increased significantly. The total MBBS seats in India 2026 are over 1.1 lakh.

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    1. Total MBBS seats in India 2026: Seat distribution
    2. Distribution of total seats in India through NEET 2026
    3. Total MBBS seats in India: State wise distribution of seats
    Total MBBS Seats in India 2026: Government & Private MBBS Seats
    Total MBBS Seats in India

    NTA conducts the NEET exam for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other allied health science courses in the country. As per the data provided by the NMC, there are a total of 780 medical colleges in India out of which 427 are government offering 59,728 total MBBS seats in India whereas 352 are private medical colleges offering 58,316 NEET seats in India. Understanding the structure and distribution of MBBS seats in India is important for students preparing for the upcoming counselling of the NEET 2026 exam. Read the full article on total MBBS seats in India 2026 to get more detailed information.

    Total MBBS seats in India 2026: Seat distribution

    The total number of MBBS seats in India through NEET are split between government and private medical colleges. The 15% All India Quota seats are offered by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) through NEET UG counselling. The AIQ seats include the 15% seats in government colleges across states, 100% seats of deemed universities and all seats in central universities. while the 85% seats are under the state authority and offered through the state counselling.

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    Distribution of total seats in India through NEET 2026

    The total MBBS seats in India through centralized MCC NEET 2026 counselling can be checked below.

    • 15% All India Quota seats MBBS/ BDS Seats of States,

    • BHU OPEN seats - 100 % (MBBS and BDS)

    • AIIMS Open seats- 100% MBBS Seats of AIIMS across India

    • JIPMER Open quota seats (Puducherry/ Karaikal)

    • AMU Open quota seats

    • 15% All India Quota seats of DU/ I.P University

    • Jamia Open seats- Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Milia Islamia)

    • 15% All India Quota Seats of ESIC

    • 100% seats in Deemed Universities

    • BSc Nursing programs in selected participating institutes

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    Total MBBS seats in India: State wise distribution of seats

    The total MBBS seats in India 2026 are distributed among all the states of the country. There are over 1.1 lakh MBBS seats in India 2026. The table below shows the name of the states along with their MBBS seats as permitted by the NMC.

    Total MBBS seats in India 2026

    S.No.

    Name of the state/UT

    Total seats

    1

    Andaman & Nicobar Islands

    114

    2

    Andhra Pradesh

    6,785

    3

    Arunachal Pradesh

    100

    4

    Assam

    1,650

    5

    Bihar

    2,995

    6

    Chandigarh

    150

    7

    Chhattisgarh

    2,255

    8

    Dadra & Nagar Haveli

    177

    9

    Delhi

    1,497

    10

    Goa

    200

    11

    Gujarat

    7,250

    12

    Haryana

    2,185

    13

    Himachal Pradesh

    920

    14

    Jammu & Kashmir

    1,347

    15

    Jharkhand

    1,055

    16

    Karnataka

    12,545

    17

    Kerala

    4,905

    18

    Madhya Pradesh

    5,200

    19

    Maharashtra

    11,671

    20

    Manipur

    390

    21

    Meghalaya

    200

    22

    Mizoram

    100

    23

    Nagaland

    100

    24

    Orissa

    2,725

    25

    Puducherry

    1,830

    26

    Punjab

    1,850

    27

    Rajasthan

    6,476

    28

    Sikkim

    150

    29

    Tamil Nadu

    12,050

    30

    Telangana

    9,065

    31

    Tripura

    400

    32

    Uttar Pradesh

    12,475

    33

    Uttarakhand

    1,350

    34

    West Bengal

    5,676


    Total

    1,15,988

    Disclaimer: The total MBBS seats in India provided in the above table is as per the data provided by the authority on its official website. It is subject to change.

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