Students get nearly 10k more MBBS seats this year
Synopsis India will offer a record 1,36,939 MBBS seats for the 2026-27 academic session. The Medical Commission approved 9,911 additional undergraduate seats, expanding capacity significantly
Synopsis India will offer a record 1,36,939 MBBS seats for the 2026-27 academic session. The Medical Commission approved 9,911 additional undergraduate seats, expanding capacity significantly.
This expansion comes after revised regulations eased norms for seat increases at colleges. Nearly seventy-nine percent of new seats are in private medical colleges. The
increased intake aims to strengthen India's healthcare workforce.
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