Students get nearly 10,000 more MBBS seats this year

India will offer a record 1,36,939 MBBS seats for the 2026-27 academic session. The National Medical Commission approved 9,911 additional undergraduate seats, expanding capacity significantly. This expansion comes after revised regulations eased norms for seat increases at colleges. Nearly seventy-nine percent of new seats are in private medical colleges. The increased intake aims to strengthen India's healthcare workforce.