Archive · 26 Dec 2025
India's MBBS Seats Increase, But Access Remains Uneven
India has added more seats for MBBS (medical degree) courses, but not everyone can easily get into medical school.
Some states like Karnataka have many seats, while others like Bihar and Puducherry have very few.
This makes it hard for students in certain areas to become doctors.
Also, the cost of studying medicine is going up, which is another problem.
The government is trying to fix these issues, but it's still a challenge.
India has increased MBBS seats, but distribution is uneven across states.
Karnataka has 150 seats per million, while Bihar has only 21.
Puducherry has just 2,000 MBBS seats for a population of about one million.
Increasing fees make medical education expensive and less accessible.
The national average is 75 MBBS seats per million population.
- Who
- Indian government and medical education authorities
- What
- Increase in MBBS seats but uneven distribution and high fees
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- India
- Why
- To address the shortage of doctors but facing challenges in accessibility
- National average MBBS seats
- 75 per million population
- Karnataka MBBS seats
- 150 per million
- Bihar MBBS seats
- 21 per million
- Puducherry MBBS seats
- 2,000 for 1 million population
- Main concerns
- Uneven distribution of seats and increasing fees