In a major expansion of medical education in India, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 10,650 additional MBBS seats and 41 new medical colleges for the academic year 2025–26. This move is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day 2024 announcement, which outlined a plan to add 75,000 new medical seats over the next five years. With the latest additions, the total number of MBBS seats

will rise from 1,17,750 in 2024–25 to 1,37,600 in 2025–26.

Alongside undergraduate seats, the NMC has also received proposals for 3,500 new and renewed postgraduate (PG) seats, taking the total PG capacity this year to nearly 67,000, according to PTI reports. Overall, this marks an increase of around 15,000 medical seats across undergraduate and postgraduate levels for 2025–26.

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