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The Central Government has recently given information about the total number of MBBS and Medical PG seats in the country in the academic year 2025-26. Anupriya Patel, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, told the Lok Sabha that this year there are a total of 1,28,875 MBBS seats in the country, out of which 65,193 are in government and 63,682 in private colleges. Even after four rounds of All India counselling, 72 seats remain vacant. These include 26 government and 46 deemed university seats.
There are a total of 80,291 seats in Medical PG, which also includes 17,707 DNB, DRNB, FNB and Post MBBS Diploma seats. The Minister of State gave this information in response to the questions of MP Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchore. Wakchore had asked what are the total seats for various courses in government and non-government medical colleges in the country, how many applications have come so far, how many seats are vacant and what steps have been taken by the government to fill them.
State wise MBBS seats
There are 3,415 government and 3,800 private seats in Andhra Pradesh. There are 1,975 government seats in Assam and no private seats. There are 1,645 government and 1,900 private seats in Bihar. There are 1,296 government and 100 private seats in Delhi. There are 5,250 government and 7,800 private seats available in Tamil Nadu, while 5,925 government and 7,500 private seats are available in Uttar Pradesh. In other states also, the distribution of seats in government and private medical colleges is different.
Altogether there are 65,193 government and 63,682 private seats. It is clear from these figures that the field of medical education in the country is growing rapidly, but there are still many vacant seats in some states.
Preparation for changes in entrance examinations in the coming years
The central government is considering major changes to reduce dependence on coaching institutes and end the problem of dummy schools. The committee of the Education Ministry has suggested that entrance examinations like JEE Main, NEET and CUET can be conducted in class 11th only. The aim of this initiative is to reduce the academic pressure on students.
The committee has also considered that coaching studies should be limited to 2-3 hours and the board exam marks should be linked with the entrance exam results. In this way, not only will the mental pressure on students be reduced, but classroom learning will also be strengthened.
The committee also discussed conducting entrance examinations twice a year as per the National Education Policy 2020. That means entrance exam in April and November. Apart from this, a hybrid assessment model is also being considered in which weightage will be given to both board exam marks and aptitude test. This will ensure that students do not depend only on coaching and their classroom studies are also evaluated.
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