Medical Education Special DATA SPEAK
MEDICAL
COLLEGES
AND SEATS
IN NUMBERS
A snapshot of institutes, annual
intake and public-private share in
Indian medical institutes offering
MBBS course...
by Nimesh Chandra
T
here are 495 Medical Institutes in India with a
total intake of over 64,000 seats. While every
institute needs to get an approval from the Medical
Council of India (MCI), the primary objectives of the
Council is to maintain uniform standards of medical
education, both undergraduate and postgraduate and
recommend for recognition/de-recognition of medi-
cal qualifications of medical institutions of India or
foreign countries.
The state-wise spread of number of seats and institu-
tions gives a much clearer picture of the presence of
medical colleges across India.
241
196
Public
InstitutesPrivate
Institutes58
Institutes with
permission
issues/ no intakeStatus of 495 MCI Approved
Institutes offering MBBS Course**Total intake: 60,030 from 437 institutes as on 30.4.19MeghalayaArunachal PradeshSikkimMizoramChandigarhAndaman & NicobarGoaTripuraManipurJharkhandJammu & KashmirUttarakhandChhattisgarhAssamHimachal PradeshHaryanaPunjabDelhiPuducherryBiharOdishaMadhya PradeshWest BengalRajasthanTelanganaKeralaGujaratAndhra PradeshUttar PradeshTamil NaduMaharashtraKarnataka40504050
3250275024502250
15501400
1350115011251000
750726700700500300200
200150100100100
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