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Govt reports 102% increase in medical colleges, 130% increase in MBBS seats

Goa and Chandigarh registered slight increase in the number of seats but retained their single college.

Total number of MBBS seats also grew from 3,749 seats to 12,425 seats in Uttar Pradesh. (Representative image/ file)

There is a 102 per cent increase in the number of medical colleges — from 387 before 2014 to 780 in 2024. Similarly, the number of MBBS seats has registered an increase of 130 per cent — from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,18,137 as of now, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated in Rajya Sabha this week.

Some states and UTs such as Andaman & Nicobar Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Telangana had no medical colleges in the academic year 2013-14. However, the number of medical colleges in these states and UTs has increased to 1 in all the above listed states and UTs, except Telangana where 65 medical colleges have been opened till now. Interestingly, Goa and Chandigarh registered a slight increase in the number of seats but retained their single college.

The number of medical colleges in Karnataka increased from 46 (2013-14) to 73 (2024-25), maintaining its lead, Maharashtra medical colleges’ count grew from 44 to 80, and Uttar Pradesh registered a substantial increase from 30 to 86 medical colleges.

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The total number of MBBS seats also grew from 3,749 seats to 12,425 seats in Uttar Pradesh. MBBS seats in Maharashtra increased from 5,590 to 11,845 seats, and Tamil Nadu added 5,835 seats, reaching 12,050 seats. Interestingly, Telangana, which had zero medical colleges and MBBS seats earlier, now has 9040 MBBS seats.

Rajasthan, too, saw a surge, from 10 colleges with 1,750 seats in 2013-14 to 43 colleges with 6,475 seats in 2024-25. Madhya Pradesh expanded from 12 colleges (1,700 seats) to 31 colleges (5,200 seats). Chhattisgarh grew from five colleges (600 seats) to 16 colleges (2,455 seats). Delhi increased from 7 to 10 colleges and from 900 to 1,497 seats.

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