Nearly 10,000 more MBBS seats up for grabs this year
National Medical Commission approved 9,911 additional undergraduate MBBS seats for 2026-27.
India's total MBBS capacity reaches a record 1,36,939 seats across 823 medical colleges.
Under Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023, colleges can apply for seat increases from the second year instead of after five years.
Private institutions contributed nearly 79% of the additional seats; 2,400 seats are from 25 new colleges.
India's doctor-population ratio is 1:811, better than the benchmark of 1:1,000.
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