NMC Clears 4201 PG Medical Seats: Total PG Seats Now Stand at 7324; Check Complete Details Here

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ National Medical Commission (NMC) has given the green signal to 4,201 additional postgraduate medical seats in private medical colleges in India in Broad Specialities for the academic year 2025-26, thereby considerably enhancing medical education after graduation in the country. This approval, communicated through the notification of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), has substantially increased the postgraduate training capacity in the private sector.

As a result of this new increment, the total number of postgraduate seats in private medical colleges has gone up from 3123 to 7324, thus, it is one of the largest expansions in recent ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌years. 

NMC Issues Updated Seat Matrix

The MARB notification confirms that the consolidated list of newly approved and enhanced PG seats has been uploaded for stakeholders, including institutions, counselling authorities, students, and parents. In a parallel circular, the NMC Director urged all concerned to refer to the updated seat matrix, emphasising that the newly sanctioned seats fall exclusively under the Broad Specialities (BS) category for the upcoming academic session.

Importantly, MARB clarified that while Letters of Permission (LOPs) for the additional seats are still under process, counselling authorities need not wait for the LOPs. The list uploaded on the NMC website will be treated as a valid and sufficient document for the NEET PG 2025 counselling process.

Speciality-Wise Expansion

A number of major clinical specialities have seen substantial increases in seat availability. The largest expansions include:

Smaller increments were seen in niche areas, including:

• MD Family Medicine - 2 seats

• MD Hospital Administration - 4 seats

• MD Nuclear Medicine - 8 seats

• MD Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - 7 seats

Such​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ balanced growth of the different areas is anticipated to have a positive impact on the entire clinical and administrative specialities network, which forms the healthcare ecosystem in India.

State-Wise Distribution of Newly Approved Seats

The sanctions mirror the diffused allocation of the same throughout the states. Some of them are experiencing a significant increase, while others are getting a slight ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌raise.

State-Wise Increase in PG Medical Seats

Karnataka leads with the highest number of new seats, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, all major hubs of private medical education.

Significance of the Expansion

The​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ 4,201 PG medical seats addition will be mainly able to:

• Reduce the competition for postgraduate medical training.

• Address specialist shortages in the most important medical disciplines.

• Strengthen the private medical education infrastructure.

• Increase the availability of trained specialists in different states.

The NMC stated that these approvals are a continuation of the previous permissions given to the government and deemed universities and are consistent with the national objective of increasing the capacity of postgraduate medical ​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌education.