Medical Colleges Set Up From 2024-25 Session Allowed To Have Max 150 Seats

Any additional permitted seat quota for admissions shall be within the number of seats granted for admission to that college, the guidelines notified.

Medical colleges established from 2024-25 academic session onwards shall have a maximum of 150 undergraduate seats, provided the institute follows the ratio of 100 MBBS seats for 10 lakh population in that state.

Colleges seeking increased number of seats cannot exceed 150 MBBS students from 2024-25, the National Medical Commission (NMC) said in its newly-issued "Guidelines for Under Graduate Courses under Establishment of New Medical Institutions, Starting of New Medical Courses, Increase of Seats for Existing Courses and Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023."

Any additional permitted seat quota for admissions shall be within the number of seats granted for admission to that college, the guidelines notified on August 16 stated.