Archive · 11 Sep 2026
NMC Adds 13,186 MBBS Seats as Total Reaches 1.4 Lakh
India has added many more seats for students who want to study medicine.
The National Medical Commission approved 13,186 new MBBS seats.
These seats are spread across 27 states and Union Territories.
The country now has 1,40,214 MBBS seats in the latest list.
Karnataka added the most seats, with 1,650 new places.
Tamil Nadu, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh also added more than 1,200 seats each.
The Medical Counselling Committee has also released a temporary Round 2 seat-allotment result.
A final allotment list is expected soon.
The National Medical Commission approved 13,186 additional MBBS seats across 27 states and Union Territories.
The latest seat matrix lists 1,40,214 MBBS seats in total.
Karnataka recorded the largest increase, adding 1,650 seats and reaching 15,745 seats.
Tamil Nadu added 1,250 seats, while Bihar added 1,240 seats.
Uttar Pradesh added 1,200 seats; the increase was not recorded across every state and Union Territory.
- Who
- The National Medical Commission approved the seat increase, while the Medical Counselling Committee released the counselling result.
- What
- A total of 13,186 MBBS seats were added, bringing the listed total to 1,40,214; provisional Round 2 NEET UG 2026 allotments were also released.
- When
- During the latest NEET UG 2026 counselling process; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Where
- Across 27 Indian states and Union Territories, with Karnataka recording the largest increase.
- Why
- The seats were added as part of the latest medical seat-matrix update and counselling process.
- Additional MBBS seats
- 13,186
- Total MBBS seats
- 1,40,214
- States and Union Territories affected
- 27
- Largest increase
- Karnataka added 1,650 seats
- Karnataka total
- 15,745 seats across 76 medical colleges
- Tamil Nadu increase
- 1,250 seats, bringing its total to 14,299
- Other major increases
- Bihar added 1,240 seats and Uttar Pradesh added 1,200 seats