NEET is the most anticipated and coveted exams of the year where students get an opportunity to pursue their medical aspirations. All candidates aim to get into their dream colleges, but only a few manage to get through due to the restriction on seat availability in both MBBS and BDS courses.
NEET is slated to be conducted on 13th September 2020. This pen-paper test carried in the offline mode is a 3-hour long test with 80% of its syllabus constituted by the class 11 & 12 syllabi. Medical seats have been increased up to 5200 with the inclusion of 10% reservation under EWS category (Economically Weaker Section), as NEET is the single level examination for admissions to approximately 76,928 MBBS seats, 26, 949 BDS seats in nearly 532 medical colleges and 313 dental colleges across India. With this increase in the number of seats, there are more chances now than ever for aspirants to get through NEET and hence to medical institutes in private, government, central/deemed institutes.
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For the academic year 2020-2021, as stated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), the authorities for New Delhi, Puducherry, AIIMS, JIPMER will decide NEET scores for candidates seeking admission to around 1,205 AIIMS MBBS and around two hundred JIPMER MBBS seats that are presented in different colleges.
The column also states the details of the gross intake in all INI (Institute of National Importance) JIPMER and AIIMS institutes apart from the MBBS and BDS seats presented in India through these exams.
Here through this write-up with MBBS/BDS Seats in India through NEET, we aim to aid medical aspirants in inspecting the availability of seats state-wise, the fees requisites of deemed universities which can help them take admissions aligning to this.
We have collated important information from statements issued by different Ministries in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha along with the data presented on the official website of Dental Council of India (DCI) and the Medical Council of India (MCI).
MBBS/BDS seats in India – Increase In The Number Of Seats
To put up with these necessities, the Government of India has been striving to increase the seat availability in medical and dental colleges in view of the increasing requirements of India’s exponentially growing healthcare division through the NEET exams year on year. Here the objective is to pervade more and more doctors in this field and hence intensify the system.
The state-wise list of the gross MBBS and BDS seats in institutes across India split as per different types of colleges-private, central and government, categories etc. is as given in the table below. Candidates can refer to this to seek admissions in UG courses across medical and dental colleges in India.
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MBBS/BDS Colleges and Seats in India
College Category | MBBS | BDS | ||
No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | |
Private Colleges
(inclusive of Deemed Universities) |
35,540 | 260 | 23,260 | 263 |
Government Colleges | 41,388 | 272 | 3513 | 50 |
Seats through NEET (Total) | 76,928 | 532 | 26,773 | 313 |
JIPMER & AIIMS institutes | JIPMER (200),
AIIMS (1205) |
JIPMER (2),
AIIMS (15) |
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Total | 78,333 | 549 | 26,773 | 313 |
MBBS/BDS seats In India – State-wise
The table below lists down the total MBBS and BDS seats offered state-wise across the country. The state counselling (85%) for MBBS and BDS seats enables candidates to apply as per their state of eligibility. The data provided in the given table is from the official website for MCI (Medical Council of India) and is inclusive of the ESW seats that are included in the year 2019. Read more about counselling and seats here.
Government MBBS/BDS Colleges and Seats
Government Institutes | ||||
Name of State/Union Territory | MBBS | BDS | ||
No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | |
Andaman & Nicobar | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andhra Pradesh | 2360 | 13 | 140 | 2 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assam | 900 | 6 | 176 | 3 |
Bihar | 1140 | 9 | 40 | 1 |
Chandigarh | 150 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
Chattisgarh | 670 | 6 | 100 | 1 |
Delhi | 1015 | 6 | 162 | 3 |
Goa | 180 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
Gujarat | 3350 | 17 | 500 | 4 |
Haryana | 710 | 5 | 100 | 1 |
Himachal Pradesh | 720 | 6 | 75 | 1 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 485 | 3 | 126 | 2 |
Jharkhand | 280 | 3 | 50 | 1 |
Karnataka | 2550 | 18 | 160 | 3 |
Kerala | 1455 | 10 | 240 | 5 |
Madhya Pradesh | 1570 | 10 | 50 | 1 |
Maharashtra | 4080 | 23 | 260 | 4 |
Manipur | 200 | 2 | 100 | 2 |
Meghalaya | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Orissa | 1150 | 7 | 50 | 1 |
Pondicherry | 180 | 1 | 40 | 1 |
Punjab | 600 | 3 | 80 | 2 |
Rajasthan | 2600 | 14 | 40 | 1 |
Tamil Nadu | 3450 | 25 | 100 | 1 |
Telangana | 1440 | 8 | 100 | 1 |
Tripura | 125 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Uttar Pradesh | 2278 | 18 | 190 | 3 |
Uttarakhand | 425 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
West Bengal | 2600 | 14 | 250 | 3 |
Total | 36836 | 236 | 2,930 | 47 |
Private MBBS/BDS Colleges and Seats
Private Institutes | ||||
Name of State/Union Territory | MBBS | BDS | ||
No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | |
Andaman & Nicobar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Andhra Pradesh | 2,850 | 19 | 1,200 | 13 |
Assam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bihar | 400 | 3 | 200 | 3 |
Chandigarh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chattisgarh | 450 | 3 | 500 | 5 |
Daman & Diu | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Delhi | 200 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gujarat | 1,000 | 7 | 840 | 9 |
Haryana | 850 | 6 | 850 | 9 |
Himachal Pradesh | 150 | 1 | 280 | 4 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 100 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
Jharkhand | 0 | 0 | 300 | 3 |
Karnataka | 6,195 | 39 | 3,360 | 44 |
Kerala | 2,800 | 21 | 1,730 | 20 |
Madhya Pradesh | 1,800 | 12 | 1,320 | 14 |
Maharashtra | 4,220 | 30 | 3,250 | 34 |
Manipur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Meghalaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Orissa | 500 | 4 | 300 | 3 |
Pondicherry | 1,050 | 7 | 300 | 3 |
Punjab | 1,050 | 5 | 1,150 | 13 |
Rajasthan | 1,200 | 8 | 1,460 | 14 |
Sikkim | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tamil Nadu | 3,600 | 24 | 2,760 | 28 |
Telangana | 2,650 | 18 | 1,040 | 11 |
Tripura | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uttar Pradesh | 4,150 | 30 | 2,400 | 24 |
Uttarakhand | 450 | 3 | 200 | 2 |
West Bengal | 550 | 4 | 300 | 3 |
Total | 36,315 | 247 | 24,130 | 260 |
AIIMS and JIPMER MBBS Seats
The table below depicts the seat availability in AIIMS and JIPMER. The seats are listed state-wise for convenience.
Seats under AIIMS MBBS and JIPMER MBBS:
AIIMS MBBS and JIPMER MBBS | ||
Name of State/Union Territory | MBBS | |
No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | |
Andhra Pradesh | 50 | 1 |
Bihar | 100 | 1 |
Chattisgarh | 100 | 1 |
Delhi | 107 | 1 |
Madhya Pradesh | 150 | 1 |
Maharashtra | 50 | 1 |
Orissa | 150 | 1 |
Pondicherry | 200 | 2 |
Rajasthan | 100 | 1 |
Uttrakhand | 100 | 1 |
Total | 1,107 | 11 |
Central MBBS/BDS seats
Candidates interested in knowing the seat availability under the central universities for MBBS/BDS courses can check the below-given table:
Central Institutes | ||||
Name of State/Union Territory | MBBS | BDS | ||
No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | No. of Seats | No. of Colleges | |
Uttar Pradesh | 151 | 2 | 88 | 2 |
Total | 151 | 2 | 88 | 2 |
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