Dec 01, 2025

NMC Expands PG Medical Intake: 4,201 Seats Added in Private Institutions for 2025-26

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 4201 new postgraduate medical seats in Broad specialities for the private medical colleges for the academic session 2025-26. Earlier, there were only 3,123 PG medical seats, but the expansion has increased the total to 7,324. The decision was taken by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), which stated that the added list of newly approved and enhanced seats has been uploaded for stakeholders.

The NMC Director, in a separate circular citing the MARB communication, advised institutions, students, and parents to be aware of the revised seat matrix. The notice emphasized that these extra seats fall under the Broad Specialities (BS) category and are specifically designated for private medical colleges in the upcoming academic year.

Specialty-Wise New PG Medical Seat Addition

As per the date provided by the NMC, previously, the 3,123 seats already existed, and 4,201 new seats are approved in different specialties, which makes the total number of PG medical seats 7,324. Here is the complete specility-wise existing and new approved seats.

Specialty	Existing Seats	Approved Seats	Total Seats
MD - Anaesthesiology	371	318	689
MD - Anatomy	5	88	93
MD - Biochemistry	11	112	123
MD - Community Health Administration	0	3	3
MD - Community Medicine	37	142	179
MD - Dermatology Venereology & Leprosy	192	240	432
MD - Emergency Medicine	33	99	132
MD - Family Medicine	1	2	3
MD - Forensic Medicine/Forensic Medicine & Toxicology	0	48	48
MD - General Medicine	403	283	686
MD - Hospital Administration	3	4	7
MD - Immuno Haematology & Blood Transfusion	1	6	7
MD - Lab Medicine	0	3	3
MD - Microbiology	16	109	125
MD - Nuclear Medicine	2	8	10
MD - Paediatrics	261	296	557
MD - Pathology	113	177	290
MD - Pharmacology	11	119	130
MD - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	4	7	11
MD - Physiology	5	107	112
MD - Psychiatry	93	163	256
MD - Radiation Oncology	10	30	40
MD - Radio Diagnosis	275	314	589
MD - Respiratory Medicine	86	126	212
MD - Biochemistry	0	14	14
MS - General Surgery	276	251	527
MS - Obstetrics & Gynaecology	261	282	543
MS - Ophthalmology	161	238	399
MS - Orthopaedics	318	355	673
MS - Otorhinolaryngology	174	257	431
Grand Total	3123	4201	7324

State-wise PG Seat Division

Karnataka leads with the highest number of newly approved seats at 712, followed by Uttar Pradesh (613), Madhya Pradesh (368), Tamil Nadu (418), and Telangana (353). Smaller increments went to states like Tripura (10 seats), Pondicherry (7 seats), and Odisha (43 seats).

The MARB notice specifies that the website's approved seat list serves as a valid document for counselling. It also confirms that these approvals build on prior allocations for government medical colleges and deemed universities. Here is the complete state-wise PG medical seat division.

State	Existing Seats	Approved Seats	Total Seats
Andhra Pradesh	284	316	600
Bihar	22	163	185
Chhattisgarh	54	74	128
Gujarat	100	231	331
Haryana	67	119	186
Karnataka	778	712	1490
Kerala	37	53	90
Madhya Pradesh	274	368	642
Maharashtra	120	146	266
Orissa	30	43	73
Pondicherry	9	7	16
Punjab	55	57	112
Rajasthan	419	271	690
Tamil Nadu	74	418	492
Telangana	180	353	533
Tripura	2	10	12
Uttar Pradesh	445	613	1058
Uttarakhand	56	70	126
West Bengal	117	177	294
Grand Total	3123	4201	7324

MARB's notice states that the approved seat list published on the website qualifies as an official document for the counselling process. These approvals extend previous seat allocations given to government medical colleges and deemed universities.