NMC has released the MBBS seat matrix for the 2026-27 academic year, with 1,36,939 seats available across 823 medical colleges. The commission has issued admission guidelines and warned institutions against allowing admissions beyond the approved intake capacity.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released the official seat matrix for undergraduate MBBS courses (excluding Institutes of National Importance) for the academic year 2026-27, paving the way for the NEET UG 2026 counselling process. Along with the seat matrix, the commission has issued detailed instructions to medical colleges and counselling authorities, stressing that admissions must be carried out strictly as per the approved intake.
According to the seat matrix released by the Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB), India will have 1,36,939 MBBS seats across 823 medical colleges for the 2026-27 academic session. This includes 1,27,028 renewed seats and 9,911 newly approved seats. Of the total, 63,296 seats are available in 441 government medical colleges, while 73,643 seats are offered by 382 private medical colleges.
The NMC said the seat matrix includes approvals granted for both the establishment of new MBBS colleges and the increase in intake capacity of existing colleges.
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