NMC approves over 4000 new PG medical seats in pvt colleges for next academic year

A fresh round of seat expansion in private medical education has been cleared for the next academic year, with the National Medical Commission signing off on 4,201 additional postgraduate seats in broad specialties for 2025-26.

This move pushes the total PG strength in private colleges to 7,324, a sharp rise from the earlier count of 3,123.

The Medical Assessment and Rating Board disclosed the approval in a new notification and confirmed that an updated, combined list of all sanctioned and increased seats has been uploaded for stakeholders.

In another circular that referred to the MARB update, the NMC Director asked colleges, applicants, and parents to go through the revised seat matrix before the admission cycle begins.

MARB noted that the Letters of Permission for the expanded capacity are in progress.

It has also instructed counselling authorities not to hold up their schedules for the LOPs, saying that the list currently available on the NMC website is sufficient for admission processes.