The number of medical colleges has increased by 102%, from 387 in 2014 to 780 in 2024. Similarly, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated to the Rajya Sabha this week that the number of MBBS seats has increased by 130 percent, from 51,348 prior to 2014 to 118,137 as of now.
In the academic year 2013–14, there were no medical colleges in several states and union territories, including Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Telangana. However, with the exception of Telangana, where 65 medical colleges have opened thus far, the number of medical colleges in these states and UTs has climbed to 1 in all of the states and UTs mentioned above. Interestingly, Goa and Chandigarh registered a slight increase in the number of seats but retained their single college.
Karnataka maintained its lead with 73 medical colleges in 2024–2025, up from 46 in 2013–14; Maharashtra saw a significant growth from 44 to 80 medical colleges; and Uttar Pradesh had a significant increase from 30 to 86 medical colleges.
In Uttar Pradesh, the overall number of MBBS seats increased from 3,749 to 12,425 seats. Tamil Nadu added 5,835 seats to reach 12,050, while Maharashtra saw a growth from 5,590 to 11,845 MBBS seats. It’s interesting to note that Telangana now has 9040 MBBS seats, compared to its previous zero medical colleges and seats.
From 10 colleges with 1,750 seats in 2013–14 to 43 institutions with 6,475 seats in 2024–25, Rajasthan too saw a surge. Madhya Pradesh now has 31 colleges with 5,200 seats, up from 12 colleges with 1,700 seats. The number of colleges in Chhattisgarh increased from five colleges (600 seats) to 16 colleges (2,455 seats). Delhi increased from 900 to 1,497 seats and from 7 to 10 colleges.
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