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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
RAJYASABHA
UNSTARREDQUESTION NO. 1258
TOBE ANSWERED ON10th FEBRUARY2026
APPROVALOFPGMEDICALSEATS
1258. DR. M.THAMBIDURAI:
Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFAREbe pleasedtostate:
(a) the number of PG medical seats for 2025-26 for which Medical Assessment and Rating
Board/National Medical Commission (MARB/NMC) issued Letter of Permission/Letter of
Disapproval (LoP/LoD),with LoP–LoDbreakupandState/collegedetails;
(b) the numberandgrounds of LoDs issued;
(c) the number of LoD-recipient colleges filed First Appeals under Section 28(5) and how many
were heard,accepted,rejected or referredback,with sanctionedseats andinstitution names;
(d) the seats finallyaddedto the NEET-PG2025-26 matrix;
(e)whether counselling included seats without LoPs;and
(f) whether timelines,audits or reforms are plannedtoensure transparency andtimelyapprovals?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFSTATE INTHE MINISTRYOFHEALTH ANDFAMILY
WELFARE
(SMT.ANUPRIYAPATEL)
(a) to (f) As informed by National Medical Commission (NMC), a total of 8416 additional PG
medical seats have been granted by the commission for the academic year 2025-26. The State-
wise details of seats allotted to medical colleges in the Academic year 2025-26 across the
countryisat Annexure.
Further, the Commission has informed that online applications are invited for the
starting/ increase of undergraduate and postgraduate seats across the country. Letters of
Permission (LoP) and Letters of Disapproval (LoD) are issued after following the due process in
accordance with the PGMSR, 2023 and other applicable National Medical Commission
regulations and norms. As on date, 162 LoDs have been issued by Medical Assessment and
Rating Board (MARB) on the grounds of insufficient documents and inadequate infrastructure,
clinicalmaterial, FacultyattendanceonAEBAS.
Following the issuance of LoDs, 215 medical colleges filed first appeals before the
NMC under Section 28(5) of the NMC Act, 2019. Of these, 213 appeals were heard by the
Appellate Committee. As a result, 777 additional seats were granted to 125 medical colleges,while the appeals of 76 medical colleges were rejected. The appeals of 12 medical colleges were
referredtothe MARB, NMC.
The commission has issued various Public Notices for information of all the
stakeholders regarding the updation of PG seat Matrix to include the additional seats granted by
NMC for the counselling process.
****Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (f) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.
1258foranswer on10.02.2026
Annexure
State-wisedetailsofnewseatsgrantedtomedicalcollegesduringAcademicSession2025-26
Sl. State/UT Government Private Medical Total
No Medical Colleges Colleges
1. Andaman& Nicobar 13 0 13
2. Andhra Pradesh 156 326 482
3. Arunachal Pradesh 23 0 23
4. Assam 41 0 41
5. Bihar 49 184 233
6. Chandigarh 0 0 0
7. Chhattisgarh 65 74 139
8. Dadar & Nagar Haveli 20 0 20
9. Delhi 47 0 47
10. Goa 0 0 0
11. Gujarat 368 283 651
12. Haryana 11 202 213
13. HimachalPradesh 36 0 36
14. Jammu andKashmir 120 0 120
15. Jharkhand 16 0 16
16. Karnataka 426 902 1328
17. Kerala 82 72 154
18. Madhya Pradesh 115 394 509
19. Maharashtra 187 466 653
20. Manipur 2 8 10
21. Meghalaya 0 0 0
22. Mizoram 10 0 10
23. Orissa / Odisha 62 164 226
24. Puducherry 17 61 78
25. Punjab 57 58 115
26. Rajasthan 127 313 440
27. Tamil Nadu 79 826 905
28. Telangana 102 429 531
29. Tripura 6 10 16
30. Uttar Pradesh 316 718 1034
31. Uttarakhand 69 80 149
32. West Bengal 42 182 224