The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 25 new medical colleges across India for the 2026-27 academic session, adding 2,400 MBBS seats to the country’s total undergraduate medical intake, according to the Seat Matrix released by the Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB).
Of the 25 new institutions, seven are government medical colleges contributing 400 seats, while 18 are private medical colleges accounting for the remaining 2,000 seats. The approvals form part of the overall MBBS Seat Matrix for the 2026-27 session, which lists a total of 1,36,939 seats across 823 medical colleges nationwide, excluding Institutes of National Importance such as AIIMS and JIPMER.
The overall seat count includes 1,27,028 renewed seats and 9,911 newly added seats, taking the combined total across government and private colleges to 1,36,939. Government medical colleges account for 63,296 seats across 441 institutions, and private colleges account for 73,643 seats across 382 institutions.
New Colleges by State
Chhattisgarh has emerged with the highest number of new government medical colleges this year, with five new government institutions listed in the matrix, located in Dantewada, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur-Kunkuri, Kabeerdham and Manendragarh. Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh have also added one new government medical college each.
On the private side, states including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Jharkhand and West Bengal have each added at least one new private medical college this year.
Full List of New Medical Colleges
| State | College | Management | New Seats |
| Karnataka | Alva’s Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre | Private | 150 |
| Tamil Nadu | APS Medical College Hospital and Research Institute | Private | 150 |
| Maharashtra | B.S.P. Medical College and Hospital | Private | 150 |
| Rajasthan | Bharat Vikas Institute of Medical Sciences | Private | 150 |
| Bihar | Buddha Hospital and Research Institute | Private | 100 |
| Karnataka | Chettinad Institute of Medical Education and Research | Private | 100 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Fulan Singh Medical College, FS University | Private | 100 |
| Chhattisgarh | Government Medical College, Dantewada | Government | 50 |
| Chhattisgarh | Government Medical College, Janjgir-Champa | Government | 50 |
| Chhattisgarh | Government Medical College, Jashpur-Kunkuri | Government | 50 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Government Medical College, Piduguralla | Government | 50 |
| Chhattisgarh | Govt. Medical College, Kabeerdham | Government | 50 |
| Chhattisgarh | Govt. Medical College, Manendragarh | Government | 50 |
| Chhattisgarh | Maa Padmavati Institute of Medical Sciences | Private | 100 |
| Maharashtra | Mauli Medical College Hospital & Research Center | Private | 100 |
| Rajasthan | Prince Medical College & Hospital | Private | 50 |
| Telangana | Raja Rajeshwari Institute of Medical Sciences (Girls) | Private | 150 |
| Andhra Pradesh | RVS Institute of Medical Sciences | Private | 50 |
| Haryana | Sanskaram School of Medical Sciences | Private | 100 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sardar Patel Institute of Medical Education and Health Sciences | Private | 50 |
| Bihar | Shrinivas G Educational & Research Institute of Medical Sciences | Private | 100 |
| Jharkhand | Sido Kanhu Medical College and Hospital | Private | 100 |
| Sikkim | Sikkim Government Medical College | Government | 100 |
| West Bengal | SKS Medical College | Private | 150 |
Compliance Directions Issued to Colleges
MARB has directed all private medical colleges that received approval for a new college or an increase in seats to submit an Electronic Bank Guarantee within seven days of the notice, dated July 14, 2026. The Letter of Permission for these colleges will be issued only after the guarantee is verified.
The Board has also instructed counselling authorities, including the Medical Counselling Committee and state-level committees, not to permit admissions beyond the number of seats approved in the matrix. Any admission made in excess of the sanctioned intake will be treated as a violation of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, and will attract regulatory action against the college concerned.
The seat matrix remains subject to revision based on decisions of the Appeal Committee or any other competent authority, and any updated version will be published on the NMC’s official website ahead of the NEET UG 2026 counselling process.
