Archive · 23 Sep 2026
NMC Updates India’s MBBS Seat Matrix, Approving 1,40,664 Seats
The National Medical Commission has announced the number of MBBS seats available in India for the 2026-27 school year.
There will be 1,40,664 approved seats, not counting seats at Institutes of National Importance.
This is 13,636 more seats than before.
Government colleges will offer 64,121 seats.
Private colleges will offer 76,543 seats.
The total comes from 839 medical colleges.
Forty-one of these colleges are new and together provide 3,850 seats.
Colleges must admit students only to the seats listed in the approved matrix, though the numbers may change later.
The National Medical Commission approved 1,40,664 MBBS seats for India’s 2026-27 academic year, excluding Institutes of National Importance.
The updated matrix adds 13,636 seats across government and private medical colleges.
Government colleges account for 64,121 seats, while private colleges account for 76,543 seats.
The matrix covers 839 colleges: 447 government institutions and 392 private institutions.
Admissions must be made only against approved seats, although the matrix may be revised further by competent authorities.
- Who
- The National Medical Commission, through its Medical Assessment & Rating Board and relevant appeal committees, approved the updated matrix.
- What
- The MBBS seat matrix for the 2026-27 academic year was updated to include 1,40,664 approved seats.
- When
- The updated matrix applies to the 2026-27 academic year.
- Where
- Across medical colleges in India, excluding Institutes of National Importance.
- Why
- The changes reflect newly established colleges and approved increases in the annual intake capacity of existing colleges.
- Total MBBS seats
- 1,40,664
- Additional seats
- 13,636
- Government seats
- 64,121
- Private seats
- 76,543
- Total medical colleges
- 839
- New colleges and seats
- 41 colleges providing 3,850 seats
- Admission requirement
- Colleges must admit students only against seats approved and notified in the updated matrix.