MBBS seats: After protests from several southern states, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has postponed for a year its decision to limit 100 MBBS seats per population of one million in each state. Now this rule will be applicable from 2025-26 instead of 2024-25. On November 1, the health ministry asked the medical education regulator to reconsider the provision of 100 MBBS seats for a population of one million. After this NMC has decided to postpone this decision.
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala were vehemently opposing this new regulation of NMC. The number of medical college and MBBS seats is very high in these states. The guidelines, notified on August 16, said there would be a maximum of 150 MBBS seats in established medical colleges from the next academic session. There will be 100 MBBS seats for a population of 10 lakhs. With these rules, the NMC said that capping seats would reduce regional disparities in the availability of health professionals.
MBBS Seats in South India
– Andhra Pradesh had an estimated population of 5.34 crore, which meant that the state could have 5,346 seats. There are currently 6,435 MBBS seats in the state.
With an estimated population of 6.76 crore, Karnataka has 11,695 seats – the highest in the country. According to NMC rules, the state should have only 6,770 seats.
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– With an estimated population of 3.57 crore, Kerala has 4,655 MBBS seats – much higher than the 3,577 as per the NMC criteria.
– The NMC notification shows the number of seats in Tamil Nadu, with an estimated population of 7.68 crore, at 7,686, about 4,000 less than the existing 11,600.
– Telangana, which has been increasing MBBS seats for some time now, plans to add 800 seats next year. It has an estimated population of 3.8 crore and seats should be around 3,809 seats. However, there are currently 8,540 MBBS seats in the state, which is about 5,000 more than the seats allotted by the NMC.
The situation is reversed in UP
India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh, with an estimated population of 235 million, has only 9,703 seats. As per NMC norms, MBBS seats should be 23,568 which is 14,000 less.