MBBS and Post Graduate seats in Medical Colleges
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LOK SABHA At present, there are 271 medical colleges in the country, out of which 138 are in the Government sector and remaining 133 medical colleges are in the private sector.  State-wise details in this regard can be seen at Annexure-I.  The MBBS students intake capacity of these medical colleges is about 31,172 and the number of seats available in various PG medical courses is approximately 11,005 annually. As to the number of reserved seats in MBBS and PG medical courses, the data is not centrally maintained.  However, at the State level, the State Governments follow their reservation policy.  And in the All India Quota against these seats, 15% seats are reserved for SC candidates and 7.5% for ST candidates. The number of medical colleges recognized since April 2004, is 27, the details of which can be seen at Annexure-II. The Central Government encourages starting of new courses and increase of seats in MBBS and PG medical courses.  For this purpose, the concerned institutions are required to apply to the Central Government for permission as per the Regulations framed under Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, after obtaining Essentiality Certificate from the State Government, Consent of Affiliation from University concerned etc.  Such applications received from the medical colleges are evaluated by the Medical Council of India and on its recommendations and taking into consideration various factors, the Central Government takes appropriate decision to grant necessary permission in this regard from time to time. This information was given by the Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss in a reply to a question in the Lok Sabha. KR/SK/258 – LS ANNEXURE I NUMBER OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN THE COUNTRY, STATE-WISE, AS ON 5.03.2008 S. No. Name of the State/UT Number of Medical Colleges Total number of medical colleges Total number of MBBS seats Total number of PG seats     Govt. Private         1 Andhra Pradesh 11 21 32 4225 925 2 Assam 3 - 3 391 219 3 Bihar 6 2 8 510 246 4 Chandigarh 1 + (PG 1) - 1 50 13 5 Chhatisgarh 3   3 250 44 6 Delhi 5 - 5 560 501 7 Goa 1 - 1 100 39 8 Gujarat 8 5 13 1755 838 9 Haryana 1 2 3 350 113 10 Himachal Pradesh 2 - 2 115 48 11 Jammu & Kashmir 3 1 4 350 197 12 Jharkhand 3 - 3 190 126 13 Karnataka 10 29 39 4755 1669 14 Kerala 6 12 18 2100 420 15 Madhya Pradesh 5 4 9 1120 395 16 Maharashtra 19 21 40 4560 1435 17 Manipur 1 - 1 100 67 18 Orissa 3 3 6 764 184 19 Pondicherry 1 7 8 975 192 20 Punjab 3 5 8 820 776 21 Rajasthan 6 2 8 850 354 22 Sikkim 1 - 1 50 - 23 Tamil Nadu 15 10 25 2865 1178 24 Tripura 1 1 2 200 - 25 Uttar Pradesh 10 6 16 1712 780 26 Uttaranchal 1 2 3 300 60 27 West Bengal 9 - 9 1105 186   Total 138 133 271 31172 11005  Govt. Colleges   -           138 Private Colleges -           133                                   --------                                       271                                    -------- ANNEXURE I State-wise and Year-wise list of Medical Colleges granted recognition April 2004 – March 2005 S. No. Name of the State Number of Colleges recognized   1 Andhra Pradesh 2 2 Gujarat 2 3 Himachal Pradesh 1 4 Karnataka 1  April 2005 – March 2006 S. No. Name of the State Number of Colleges recognized   1 Andhra Pradesh 1 2 Maharashtra 1 3 Pondicherry 1 4 Uttar Pradesh 1  April 2006 – March 2007 S. No. Name of the State Number of Colleges recognized   1 Andhra Pradesh 1 2 Haryana 1 3 Kerala 1 4 Karnataka 5 5 Madhya Pradesh 1 6 Pondicherry 1 7 Rajasthan 1 8 Tamil Nadu 1 9 Uttar Pradesh 1  April 2007 – December 2007 S. No. Name of the State Number of Colleges recognized   1 Andhra Pradesh 1 2 Karnataka  1 3 Delhi  1 4 Sikkim 1