The result of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2025 has been released. Along with this, preparations for the counseling process for admission to medical colleges across the country have also intensified. In this episode, let us know how many MBBS seats are there in the country. How many government, aided, and private medical colleges are there in the country? Which state has the highest number of medical colleges? Along with this, we will also know which state has the highest number of medical seats i.e. MBBS seats.

How many medical colleges are in the country, and which state has the most

Before the start of NEET UG 2025 counseling, the National Medical Council (NMC) has given information about the total medical colleges in the country. According to the information provided by NMC, a total of 718 medical colleges are being operated inside the country in the year 2025. All these medical colleges are run by the government, private, and trusts.

At the same time, the highest number of medical colleges in the country is 86 in UP, which are government, private, and trust medical colleges. After this, 80 are running in Maharashtra, 77 in Tamil Nadu, 73 in Karnataka, 65 in Telangana, 43 in Rajasthan, 41 in Gujarat, and 38-38 medical colleges in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. Detailed information about medical colleges can be obtained through this link.

How many total MBBS seats, and which state has the most

According to the information provided by NMC, in the year 2025, there are a total of 1,18,190 seats in all 718 medical colleges in the country. Of these, Karnataka has the highest number of MBBS seats (12545), UP has 12475, Tamil Nadu has 12050, Maharashtra has 11846, Telangana has 9040, Gujarat has 7250, Andhra Pradesh has 6785 and Rajasthan has 6475 MBBS seats. Detailed information on medical colleges and MBBS seats in the country can be obtained through this link.

20 students apply for 1 MBBS seat

If we understand the mathematics of NEET candidates and total MBBS seats in the country, this time 20 students had applied for one MBBS seat. Actually, about 22 lakh students had registered for NEET UG 2025. Out of this, 20.80 lakh students appeared in NEET UG 2025 and 12,36,531 students passed NEET UG. So this time there are 1.18 lakh MBBS seats.

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