MBBS Seat Map India 2026 — Statewise Medical College Seats & Quotas

India’s MBBS seat landscape for 2026 spans more than 700 NMC-recognised medical colleges across 28 states and 8 union territories. Our interactive MBBS seat map visualises this distribution — government, private, and deemed universities — and lets you drill down into Management Quota and NRI Quota seat counts state by state. Use the map above to filter by college type, quota, and region; this page explains how the seat map is organised and how to use it for your MBBS admission shortlist.

Total MBBS Capacity in India 2026

According to the National Medical Commission (NMC), India offers more than 1,15,000 NMC-recognised MBBS seats nationally as of the 2025-26 academic year. The 2026-27 number is expected to grow further, pending NMC’s annual recognition cycle for new private and deemed-university applications. The current split is approximately:

Government medical colleges — roughly 56% of all MBBS seats, including AIIMS, JIPMER, state-government institutions, and central universities. These are the lowest-fee seats, allocated through 15% All India Quota (MCC) and 85% State Quota (state CET cells) counselling.
Private medical colleges (state private + minority + linguistic) — roughly 32% of seats. Fee structures are set by state Fee Regulatory Committees; Management Quota (typically 35% of intake) is allocated through state counselling rounds at separate fee tables.
Deemed universities — roughly 12% of total seats but the most flexible admission pathway. Deemed universities fall outside the centralised state counselling and operate their own MCC-monitored deemed counselling. This is where Management Quota, NRI Quota, and Paid Seat MBBS routes are formally defined and where FindUrColleges’s specialist division places most of its candidates.

Top States by MBBS Seat Count

The seat distribution in India is uneven. Five states account for nearly half of all MBBS seats nationally. Click on any state in the interactive map for exact college-level numbers; below is the broad picture of how the seat map is organised:

Karnataka — the largest deemed-university cluster in India. Hosts KMC Mangalore, JSS Mysore, JNMC Belgaum, KSHEMA (Nitte Mangaluru), Yenepoya Mangalore, KVV Karad, Sri Devaraj Urs Kolar, Sri Siddhartha (T-Begur and Tumkur), and others. Karnataka also has the most-developed Management Quota seat ecosystem because of its long-established private medical education sector.
Tamil Nadu — strong government seat capacity plus elite deemed universities including Sri Ramachandra Chennai (Harvard Medical International collaboration) and ACS Medical College Chennai. AVMC Puducherry sits on the Tamil Nadu border and is administratively part of the Tamil Nadu private medical cluster.
Maharashtra — the densest premium-deemed cluster in India. The Pune corridor hosts DY Patil Pune, Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune, SMCW Pune; Navi Mumbai hosts DPU and MGM Navi Mumbai; Aurangabad has MGM Aurangabad; Karad has KVV (Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth); Loni has Rural Medical College; Wardha has the Datta Meghe cluster. Maharashtra is the top destination for ₹1–1.5 crore tier MBBS admissions.
Uttar Pradesh — large government and private capacity, growing rapidly post-2020 with new AIIMS satellite colleges and state-government medical colleges in tier-2 cities.
Andhra Pradesh + Telangana — strong government capacity plus several state private colleges. GITAM (GIMSR Visakhapatnam) is the premier deemed entry in this region.

Other significant clusters visible on the seat map: West Bengal, Gujarat (SBKS Vadodara), Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Kerala (Amrita Kochi), Delhi-NCR (HIMSR Delhi, Santosh Ghaziabad, Amrita Faridabad), and Odisha (IMS-SUM Hospital Bhubaneswar, KIMS Bhubaneswar).

How the Seat Allocation Splits by Quota

For families looking specifically at Management Quota or Paid Seat MBBS routes, the relevant subset of the seat map is the private and deemed bucket. Each NMC-recognised deemed university allocates its annual MBBS intake across three streams:

General & Paid Seat — open to all NEET-qualified candidates via MCC deemed counselling. No service bond, no domicile restriction, transparent published fees.
Management Quota — institution-discretion seats, typically 35–65% of total intake. Centrally counselled through MCC rounds but with separate fee tables. NEET score still mandatory.
NRI Quota — 15% of total intake reserved for OCI / PIO / first-degree-relative sponsor candidates. Fee in USD, sponsor documentation required, no service bond.

The interactive seat map above lets you toggle which quota you want to see — useful when shortlisting based on geography preference combined with quota eligibility.

How to Use the MBBS Seat Map

Hover or tap on any state for total MBBS seat count and college type breakdown
Click on a state to drill down to college-level data — you’ll see each college with verified fee data and NEET cutoff history
Filter by college type — Government, State Private, Deemed, Minority/Linguistic, Central Institute
Filter by quota — All India, State, Management, NRI
Search for a specific college by name using the search bar at the top of the map

For ratified, official seat-count data, the source of truth is the NMC website (nmc.org.in). We cross-reference NMC updates monthly and refresh the seat map whenever the NMC publishes a new seat matrix or recognition update.

Statewise NEET Counselling Authorities

Once you’ve identified a target state on the seat map, the next step is understanding which counselling body manages that state’s MBBS seats:

MCC (Medical Counselling Committee) — handles 15% All India Quota seats from all state government colleges, plus 100% of central institutions (AIIMS, JIPMER) and all NMC-recognised deemed universities.
State CET cells — KEA (Karnataka), CET Cell Maharashtra, TNMGRMU (Tamil Nadu), AP NTRUHS, KNRUHS (Telangana), UP-DGME, and equivalents in other states — handle 85% State Quota seats from government colleges plus Management Quota and State Quota of state private colleges.
Deemed universities — participate in MCC’s deemed counselling rounds but also conduct institution-level counselling for their Management Quota and NRI Quota seat allocation.

For deemed-university Management Quota and NRI Quota specifically, the candidate registers with MCC for the centralised rounds AND directly with the institution for Management/NRI seat allocation — this is where most candidates and parents get the process wrong and lose viable seats. Our specialist counselling team handles both registrations on your behalf.

India MBBS Seats 2026 — the full national picture

As of April 2026, India has 1,29,805 MBBS seats spread across 824 medical colleges — approximately 15,000 more than 2025, the largest single-year expansion in India’s MBBS history, driven by new state government college approvals and NMC-permitted intake expansion at established colleges.

Government, private and deemed — the three-bucket model

Government colleges — ~63,657 seats. 20 AIIMS, JIPMER, state government, central institutes. Tuition Rs 5K-50K/year. 15% AIQ (MCC) + 85% State Quota.
Private colleges — ~30,000 seats. State-affiliated (Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Telangana). Hybrid state-quota + management-quota fee structures.
Deemed universities — ~36,148 seats across 60+ colleges. KMC/MAHE, DY Patil cluster, SBKS, Yenepoya, Sri Ramachandra, Amrita, JSS, KSHEMA. Tuition Rs 18-30L/year for paid seats; USD 30K-60K for NRI. Entirely MCC-routed via deemed counselling.

Top states by 2026 MBBS intake

Maharashtra — ~11,500 seats. Largest. Pune (B.J., AFMC, Bharati, DY Patil, SMCW Symbiosis), Mumbai metro, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nagpur.
Karnataka — ~10,800 seats. KMC Manipal/Mangalore (MAHE), JSS Mysore, KSHEMA Nitte, Yenepoya, Sri Devaraj Urs Kolar, JNMC Belgaum, St. John’s (Catholic minority via KEA). Largest deemed-university footprint in India.
Tamil Nadu — ~10,700 seats. Sri Ramachandra Chennai, ACS, SRM Kattankulathur, Madras Medical College. Most balanced government:private ratio.
Uttar Pradesh — ~9,000 seats. KGMU, BHU, AIIMS Raebareli/Gorakhpur. Government-dominated.
Andhra Pradesh ~7,500 + Telangana ~6,000 + Gujarat ~6,800 + West Bengal ~5,200 — together account for ~25,500 additional seats. Rajasthan, MP, Bihar, Odisha, Kerala — each 4,000-5,500 range.

The three seat-allocation routes — AIQ vs State Quota vs Deemed

Same NEET-UG scorecard is interpreted differently by three parallel counselling systems. Understanding which applies to which seat is the single biggest source of family confusion.

All-India Quota (AIQ) — 15% of government seats + 100% of central institutes. MCC-routed at mcc.nic.in. Open to candidates from any state. Most competitive cut-offs because the candidate pool is national.
State Quota — 85% of state-government seats. State-counselling-routed (KEA Karnataka, CETCELL Maharashtra, NTRUHS Andhra). Open to domicile candidates. Cut-offs are state-internal — usually lower than AIQ for the same college.
Deemed University Quota — 100% of deemed seats. MCC-routed via deemed counselling rounds. Open to all NEET-qualified candidates regardless of domicile. Paid-seat and NRI-quota seats both here. Focus of FindUrColleges — see all 37 deemed medical colleges.

2026 MCC counselling timeline

MCC counselling for 2026 is scheduled across July-December 2026, delayed by roughly two months from the customary June start because of the NTA’s NEET-UG 2026 re-examination. Round 1 registration is expected to open in late July; the four rounds (R1, R2, Mop-Up, Stray Vacancy) typically span ~20 weeks. The official portal is mcc.nic.in; do not rely on third-party aggregators for dates.

The 37 deemed and minority colleges on FindUrColleges

Beyond the macro numbers, the deemed-university bucket is the entry point most accessible to candidates outside top NEET ranks. FindUrColleges covers 37 specific deemed and minority colleges across India — verified fees, seat splits, hostel costs, intern stipends, and bond requirements:

Karnataka (12 colleges): KMC Manipal, KMC Mangalore (both MAHE), JSS Mysore (JSSAHER), KSHEMA Nitte Mangaluru (Nitte Deemed), Sri Devaraj Urs Kolar (SDUAHER, ₹20K/month intern stipend), JNMC Belgaum (KLE Academy), SSMC Tumkur (SSAHE), SSIMS&RC T-Begur (SSAHE Nelamangala, distinct campus from SSMC Tumkur), Yenepoya Mangalore (Islamic Minority deemed), Raja Rajeswari Bengaluru, St. John’s Bangalore (Catholic minority via KEA).
Maharashtra (10 colleges): DY Patil Pune, DY Patil Kolhapur, DPU Navi Mumbai (three distinct deemed universities), Bharati Vidyapeeth Pune (BVDU), SMCW Pune (Symbiosis women-only, ₹10L/year academic), MGM Aurangabad, MGM Navi Mumbai (both MGMIHS, separate campuses), KVV Karad (Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth, 7% annual escalation), RMC Loni (Pravara IMS, GMC UK + WHO Geneva listed), JNMC Sawangi Wardha (DMIHER).
Tamil Nadu (3 colleges): Sri Ramachandra Chennai (SRIHER, Harvard HMI alliance, 1,800-bed hospital), SRM Kattankulathur (SRMIST, NAAC A++, NIRF Rank 18 medical), ACS Chennai (Dr. M.G.R. Educational & Research Institute).
Puducherry (2 colleges): AVMC Puducherry (VMRF deemed, 540+ bed hospital, MCC PG code 700459), SLIMS Puducherry (SBV deemed).
Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi NCR, Kerala (10 colleges): GITAM GIMSR Visakhapatnam, IMS & SUM Bhubaneswar (SOA deemed), KIMS Bhubaneswar (KIIT deemed), SBKS Vadodara (Sumandeep, Jain Minority), MMIMSR Mullana (Maharishi Markandeshwar, NAAC A++), HIMSR Delhi (Hamdard, Muslim Minority), Santosh Ghaziabad (Santosh deemed), Amrita Faridabad (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, 2,600-bed hospital), Amrita Kochi (Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham), MGM Navi Mumbai (MGMIHS).

Choosing among the 37 deemed medical colleges — the 5 questions that matter

Once you know your NEET score and budget, narrowing from 37 deemed medical colleges to 5-8 realistic choices is the next step. The five questions that consistently drive the right shortlist:

What is the multi-year fee escalation? The Year-1 advertised fee can differ from the 5-year total cost by ₹30-50 lakh depending on escalation pattern. Demand the multi-year schedule before paying.
What is the hospital bed count and case-mix? 800-bed hospitals see fewer rare cases; 1,500+ bed hospitals see deeper clinical exposure. For PG entrance preparation this matters.
Does the college pay intern stipend during the CRRI year? SDUMC Kolar pays ₹20K/month; KIMS Bhubaneswar pays ₹30K/month; many pay zero. Over the 12-month internship that’s a meaningful difference.
Is there a service bond? Most deemed universities are 0-year bond. A few have rural service obligations or financial bond penalties. St. John’s Bangalore has a 2-year CBCI rural bond with ₹25 lakh penalty for breach — non-negotiable.
Does the college have NMC-approved PG seats in your target specialty? Studying MBBS at a college with strong PG specialties means rotating alongside resident doctors — better preparation, easier pipeline if you stay for PG. SSMC Tumkur has 19 PG specialties; MMIMSR has 21 plus 4 super-specialty.

Where the seat map is heading — trends to watch

Three structural trends in India’s MBBS seat market over 2025-2026 deserve attention:

Government college expansion outpaces private/deemed expansion. 80% of the 15,000 new seats in 2026 are at government colleges — reducing the relative premium of the paid-seat market over time. For NEET 200-400 candidates, paid-seat fees may decline slightly as competitive pressure intensifies; for NEET 550+ candidates, government merit becomes more accessible.
NRI quota fee dollarisation trend. Premium deemed universities (Sri Ramachandra, Amrita, KMC) have moved NRI tuition steadily upward in USD terms over 2024-2026, capturing rupee depreciation. NRI families should factor in continued USD appreciation when budgeting 5-year totals.
Increasing transparency in fee structures. NMC has mandated multi-year fee disclosure at the time of admission. Compliance has improved substantially since the 2023-2024 cycle, but a handful of deemed universities still publish only Year-1 fees. We verify multi-year disclosure for every college we list.

Why the deemed-university route is structurally larger than it appears

Casual observers often assume the deemed-university bucket is a small slice of India MBBS. The 2026 numbers tell a different story: 36,148 deemed seats represents nearly 28% of India total MBBS intake — and the segment that has expanded fastest over the last decade. Within deemed, the management-quota and NRI-quota seat pools together exceed 30,000 per year, with the smallest competitive intensity at each tier-college matched to budget. For families with the budget but NEET scores in the 200-500 range, the structural opportunity is far larger than the surface impression.

How to use the seat-map data for a real shortlist

Aggregate numbers (1,29,805 total seats, 36,148 deemed seats) are useful for orientation but not directly actionable. To convert the seat-map into a real shortlist for the 2026 cycle:

Identify your eligible route. Are you NEET-qualified for AIQ (15% of govt + central institutes via MCC)? State Quota (85% of state-govt seats, requires domicile)? Deemed Quota (100% of deemed seats, no domicile requirement)? Most NEET 200-450 candidates target the Deemed Quota route — specifically paid-seat / management-quota or NRI-quota allotment.
Filter by budget. Deemed-university tuition spans ₹10 lakh/year (SMCW Pune, women-only) to ₹35 lakh/year (Sri Ramachandra Chennai). 5-year totals run from approximately ₹55 lakh (lowest deemed-tier) to ₹2 crore (top-tier NRI quota). Knowing your absolute ceiling cuts the realistic shortlist by 50-70%.
Filter by state preference. Karnataka has 12 deemed colleges in our coverage; Maharashtra 10; Tamil Nadu 3. If geography matters (proximity to home, hostel logistics, family support), the state preference narrows further.
Filter by minority status. Christian minority opens St. John’s Bangalore. Muslim minority opens HIMSR Delhi (Hamdard) and Yenepoya Mangalore. Jain minority opens SBKS Vadodara. Minority status is a competitive advantage at smaller applicant pools — not a financial discount.
Confirm with the actual college pages. Each of our 37 college pages has verified 2026 fees, seat splits, hostel costs, intern stipends, and bond requirements. Cross-check the official PDF link on each college page before paying.

A note on data accuracy and freshness

Numbers in this seat map are based on April 2026 NMC aggregate data and our verified college-level data through 2026-27 admission notifications. The MBBS landscape changes meaningfully each year: NMC approves new colleges, revokes recognition from non-compliant ones, expands intake at established colleges, and adjusts AIQ vs State Quota ratios. We refresh this page at the start of each counselling cycle and after major NMC announcements. For day-of-counselling questions, always cross-reference with mcc.nic.in (the official MCC portal) and the specific college’s admission cell.

Frequently Asked Questions — MBBS Seat Map India

How many total MBBS seats are there in India for 2026?

Approximately 1,15,000+ NMC-recognised MBBS seats nationally as of the 2025-26 academic year. The 2026-27 number is expected to be slightly higher pending NMC’s annual recognition cycle for new private and deemed institutions.

Which state has the most MBBS seats in India?

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu consistently rank as the top two states by total MBBS seat count, both because of their dense deemed-university clusters and their long-established government medical colleges. Maharashtra is a close third.

Where do I see Management Quota seats by state in the map?

Use the “Filter by quota → Management” option on the interactive seat map above. The map will then show only Management Quota seats by state, with college-level breakdowns when you click into a state.

Are seat counts on this map updated in real time?

We refresh the seat map monthly against the NMC’s published seat matrix. For the absolute latest verification, always cross-check with nmc.org.in or the institution’s own official notification PDF.

Can I get college-level fee data from the seat map?

Yes — click on a state, then on a college, and the seat map opens our college profile page with verified PDF-sourced fees, NEET cutoff history, hostel costs, and the full admission pathway.

Does the seat map include AYUSH, BDS, BAMS or BHMS seats?

No — this seat map is MBBS-only. For BDS, AYUSH, and allied medical streams, our parent site FindUrCollege.com covers those programmes separately.

Data Sourcing & Methodology

Every seat count on this map is cross-verified against three sources before it is published: (a) the latest NMC seat-matrix PDF for the relevant academic year, (b) the institution’s own official notification PDF hosted on its admissions portal, and (c) the MCC counselling brochure for deemed-university and All India Quota rounds. When the three sources disagree — which happens occasionally during the recognition cycle — we default to the most recent NMC publication and flag the discrepancy on the relevant college’s profile page. We do not publish numbers sourced from WhatsApp forwards, coaching-institute aggregators, or unverified third-party seat-matrix websites. Fee figures, NEET cutoff history, and hostel costs on each college’s profile page follow the same three-source verification standard.

How FindUrColleges Helps After You’ve Used the Map

Once you’ve shortlisted target states and colleges from the seat map, our specialist counselling team takes over the rest of the admission process: eligibility verification against NEET score and state domicile, quota-specific document preparation (sponsor documents for NRI quota, income-tax PAN and Aadhaar for general/management), MCC and institution registration deadlines tracking, verified fee disclosure using only PDF-sourced data (never WhatsApp forwards), and our pay-after-admission guarantee — you only pay our counselling fee after your child has been allotted a seat at a college you approve.