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GOVERNMENTOFINDIA
MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
LOK SABHA
STARREDQUESTION NO. *297
TOBE ANSWERED ON THE 7THAUGUST,2026
EXPANSION OFPGMEDICALSEATS
*297 KM.SUDHAR:
Will the MINISTEROFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased tostate:
(a) the total number of post-graduate medical seats in Central Government institutions, State
Government collegesanddeemed universities, breakup-wise;
(b) the total number of Post-Graduate medical seats created by the Government since 2014 across the
country, State/UT-wise;
(c) whether there is any proposal to increase the number of post-graduate medical seats keeping in view
the increaseddemandfor specialists, if so, the focusareasthereof;
(d) whether there is any proposal to convert all Diplomate of National Board (DNB) seats into full
fledged post-graduate medical seats this year and if so, the details of the seats likely to be added to the
PGmedicalcourse seat matrixinthisregard; and
(e) the details of the steps taken bythe Government to reinin profiteeringand uncontrolledfee structure
byprivate medical collegesanddeemeduniversities offering post-graduate medicalcourses?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE
(SHRIJAGATPRAKASH NADDA)
(a) to(e)AStatement islaidon the Tableof the House.STATEMENTREFERRED TO IN REPLYTOLOK SABHA
STARREDQUESTION NO. 297*FOR7TH AUGUST,2026
(a) & (b) As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC) and National Board of
Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), there are a total of 86,360 Post-Graduate (PG) medical
seats in the country. The State/UT-wise details of PG seats are given at Annexure-I. The year-wise
details of the total number of PG seats approved by the NMC & NBEMS since 2014-15 are at
Annexure-II.
(c) The National Medical Commission has put in place a regulatory framework under the Post Graduate
Medical Education Regulations (PGMER), 2023 & Post Graduate Minimum Standards Requirement,
2024 for the establishment of new PG medical courses and increase of seats in existing courses.
Proposals received from medical colleges/institutions for starting new PG courses or increasing the
number of PG seats are considered by the NMC on the basis of application submitted by the medical
colleges/ institutions and seats are granted subject to fulfilment of the prescribed requirements relating
tofaculty, infrastructure, clinicalmaterial, etc.
Further, National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) has also taken several
initiatives to increase the availability of PG medical seats in the country. These include easing of
accreditation criteria without compromising the quality of teaching and training, introduction of new
Post-Graduate courses, implementation of the Joint Accreditation Scheme, encouraging District
Hospitals to seek accreditation for NBEMS Post-Graduate courses, and undertaking outreach initiatives
with State Governments, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Employees State Insurance Corporation
(ESIC) and other stakeholders to facilitate the commencement of NBEMS courses in hospitals under
theiradministrative control.
Also, the Government has approved Phase-III of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for
strengthening and upgradation of existing State Government/ Central Government Medical Colleges/
Standalone PG Institutes/ Government Hospitals for increasing 5,000 PG seats with an enhanced cost
ceilingof ₹1.50 crore perseat from financialyear2025-26 to2028-29.
(d) As informed by the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), there is no
proposal underitsconsiderationtoconvert allDiploma seats intofull-fledgedPGmedical degree (DNB)
seats.
(e) Fixation of fees for medical courses, including Post-Graduate courses falls within the domain of
respective State/UTGovernmentsand differs from state tostate. Further, with a view tomakingmedical
education more affordable, NMC has framed Guidelines under clause (i) of Sub-Section (1) of Section
10 of National Medical Commission Act, 2019 for determination of fees andall other charges in respect
of 50% of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which were issued on
03.02.2022. However, the above-mentioned guidelines have been challenged in various courts and are
sub-judice. Further, as informedby the National Board of Examinations inMedical Sciences (NBEMS),
the feesfor NBEMS courses, namely Diplomate of National Board (DNB), Doctorate of National Board
(DrNB), Fellowship of National Board (FNB) and Diploma courses is centrally regulated, uniform and
affordable across the country.The annualcourse fee for these programmesis₹1,25,000.Annexure-I
State/UT-wise detailsof PGseats forAY2026-27
Sl.NO. Name of theState Govt. PGSeats Private PGSeats
19 0
1. Andamanand NicobarIslands
2. Andhra Pradesh 2303 2479
3. Arunachal Pradesh 28 0
4. Assam 819 174
5. Bihar 1242 775
6. Chandigarh 635 0
7. Chhattisgarh 665 420
Dadraand NagarHaveliand 46 0
8.
Daman andDiu
9. Delhi 3448 1281
10. Goa 164 9
11. Gujarat 3008 1442
12. Haryana 697 1371
13. Himachal Pradesh 345 93
14. Jammu & Kashmir 1175 63
15. Jharkhand 354 166
16. Karnataka 2805 7287
17. Kerala 1255 2424
18. Ladakh 14 0
19. MadhyaPradesh 1807 1690
20. Maharashtra 4277 4939
21. Manipur 262 35
22. Meghalaya 57 27
23. Mizoram 25 0
24. Nagaland 12 10
25. Odisha 967 973
26. Puducherry 410 830
27. Punjab 669 816
28. Rajasthan 2969 2056
29. Sikkim 0 37
30. Tamil Nadu 3030 4993
31. Telangana 1790 3458
32. Tripura 115 22
33. Uttarakhand 1673 483
34. UttarPradesh 3568 3869
35. West Bengal 2283 1202Annexure-II
Year-wise detailsof thetotal numberof PGseats approved
Sl.No. Academic No. of PG seatsapproved by No. of PGseats approved by
Year NMC NBEMS
1. 2014-15 415 612
2. 2015-16 504 -261
3. 2016-17 600 2035
4. 2017-18 4965 624
5. 2018-19 3511 538
6. 2019-20 2802 1839
7. 2020-21 4983 661
8. 2021-22 4708 1954
9. 2022-23 2874 963
10. 2023-24 4713 1209
11. 2024-25 4188 1667
12. 2025-26 9084 2009
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