Mbbs In India

Overview

The Govt. of India has restructured the entire medical education system in India, which was very essential to bringing uniformity. So, as a part of this revamping, the NEET-UG Exam conducted by the NTA (National Testing Agency) replaced the former AIPMT exam in 2017. It took almost 5 years of hearings of multiple petitions by the Supreme Court to eventually scrap the AIPMT exam. Currently, aspirants get seats in medical colleges for MBBS and dental on the basis of their rank in the NEET-UG exam.

Change in Medical Colleges Footprint from 2014 to 2025

Change in Medical Colleges Footprint from 2014 to 2022

Quick Summary

Total Medical Colleges & MBBS Seats 778 ( 1,16,922)
Duration fo MBBS Course 4.5 + 1 Yr of Internship
Name of Entrance Exam NEET UG
Total Subjects in MBBS 19
Examination Body NTA
All India Counselling Body MCC
State Counselling Body DME or Medical Univ of Respective State
Gov Med Colleges & Seats 435 (60,863)
Pvt Med College & Seats 343 (55,615)
All India Quota Seats 21,504
State Quota Seats 95,418
Govt Seat Fee 0.5 -1 Lac / Yr
Mngmt Seat Fee 10 - 30 Lacs / Yr
NRI Seat Fee 35 - 45 Lacs / Yr
Students Appearing NEET 2025 23 Lacs
Chance for Govt College Seat 2.64%

MBBS in India - Important Links

Medical Colleges and MBBS Seats Availability

Currently, there are more than 778 Indian Medical Colleges in India. Among these, 435 are Govt. medical colleges, and the remaining 343 are Pvt Med colleges. In these colleges, total seats for Academic Year 2025-26 are more than 1.17 Lacs if we further bifurcate, government medical colleges hold 60,863 seats, and the remaining  55,615 seats are in Pvt Medical colleges. In the last 10 years, 327 Medical Colleges in India have been established, which account for nearly 50% of the total number of Medical Colleges. Karnataka has the highest count of MBBS seats among all Indian states, with 12,195 MBBS seats, followed by Tamil Nadu (11,950) and Maharashtra (11,845) and so on. You can refer to the table given below for detailed information

Medical Colleges and MBBS Seats Availability

If we analyze the distribution of MBBS seats in India, we find that the southern part of India has the maximum number of seats, followed by the west, north, and East in that order. Due to the lower availability of seats and the higher number of applicants in UP and Bihar, the cutoff always goes on the higher side in comparison to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. For further clarity, here is a graphic representation of the number of MBBS Seats in each Indian state

State Name Total Colleges MBBS Seats Govt Colleges MBBS Seats Pvt Colleges MBBS Seats
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1 114 1 114 0 0
Andhra Pradesh 38 6535 19 3285 19 3250
Arunachal Pradesh 1 50 1 50 0 0
Assam 14 1650 14 1650 0 0
Bihar 22 2865 13 1615 9 1250
Chandigarh 1 150 1 150 0 0
Chhattisgarh 16 2205 11 1555 5 650
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 177 1 177 0 0
Delhi 10 1497 9 1397 1 100
Goa 1 180 1 180 0 0
Gujarat 41 7250 23 4250 18 3000
Haryana 15 2185 6 835 9 1350
Himachal Pradesh 8 920 7 770 1 150
Jammu & Kashmir 12 1347 11 1247 1 100
Jharkhand 9 980 7 730 2 250
Karnataka 73 12195 24 3750 49 8445
Kerala 34 4805 12 1755 22 3050
Madhya Pradesh 31 5200 18 2700 13 2500
Maharashtra 80 11845 42 6025 38 5820
Manipur 4 525 3 375 1 150
Meghalaya 2 200 1 50 1 150
Mizoram 1 100 1 100 0 0
Nagaland 1 100 1 100 0 0
Odisha 18 2625 13 1775 5 850
Punjab 13 1850 5 850 8 1000
Rajasthan 43 6455 31 4455 12 2000
Sikkim 1 150 0 0 1 150
Tamil Nadu 77 11950 39 5350 38 6600
Telangana 65 9415 36 4665 29 4750
Tripura 3 375 1 125 2 250
UT of Puducherry 9 1830 2 380 7 1450
Uttar Pradesh 86 11903 49 5753 37 6150
Uttarakhand 10 1350 6 800 4 550
West Bengal 37 5500 26 3850 11 1650