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NEET UG 2026: The NMC has approved 25 new medical colleges this year. Seven of these are government institutions, adding 400 MBBS seats.
A total of 9,911 seats have been added across medical colleges this year. (AI Image)
Medical aspirants are likely to have a better chance of securing an MBBS seat this year, with the National Medical Commission (NMC) significantly expanding the number of seats available for the 2026-27 academic session.
The NMC has released the official MBBS seat matrix, according to which 1,36,939 MBBS seats will be available across 823 medical colleges in India. Of these, 1,27,028 seats have already been approved, while 9,911 new seats have been added this year. The expansion also includes the approval of 25 new medical colleges, together offering 2,400 additional MBBS seats. The increase is expected to improve the chances of admission for NEET UG 2026 candidates, whose results are expected by July 20 after the examination was held on June 21.
The expansion has been recorded across both government and private medical colleges. Government medical colleges now account for 63,296 MBBS seats, up from 61,185, after the addition of 2,111 seats across 441 institutions. Private medical colleges have seen a larger increase, with 7,800 new seats taking the total to 73,643 seats across 382 colleges, compared with 65,843 seats previously.
The NMC has approved 25 new medical colleges. Seven of these are government institutions, adding 400 MBBS seats. They include a new government medical college in Pittapuram in Andhra Pradesh, five new government medical colleges in Chhattisgarh located in Dantewada, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur-Kunkuri, Kabirdham and Manendragarh, and the Sikkim Government Medical College, which has been allotted 100 seats.
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The remaining 18 newly approved institutions are private medical colleges that will collectively contribute 2,000 MBBS seats. They are spread across several states, including Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, reflecting the continued expansion of private medical education capacity across the country.
With nearly 10,000 additional MBBS seats added this year and new colleges joining the medical education network, the latest seat matrix is expected to provide greater clarity during the NEET UG 2026 counselling process and improve admission prospects for candidates across India.
The addition of nearly 10,000 new MBBS seats and the approval of 25 new medical colleges are expected to improve admission prospects for medical aspirants in India.
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