JK Nes Today
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day 2024 pledge to create 75,000 new medical seats in five years, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 10,650 new MBBS seats for the 2024–25 academic session. This expansion, along with 41 new medical colleges, raises the total number of institutions in India to 816 and the overall MBBS seat count to 1,37,600. NMC Chief Dr. Abhijat Sheth said the commission also received over 3,500 applications for new and renewed postgraduate seats and expects an addition of around 5,000 PG seats, taking the national total to 67,000. Overall, about 15,000 medical seats will be added this year across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
