Gujarat ranks 5th in number of medical colleges, 6th in medical seats nationwide

July 27, 2024
Gujarat ranks 5th in number of medical colleges, 6th in medical seats nationwide

Delhi: Gujarat ranks 5th in the number of medical colleges and 6th in medical seats in India. The state has 40 medical colleges with 7,150 MBBS seats for the academic year 2023-24. Moreover, 5 new colleges attached to existing district/referral hospitals were approved in Gujarat.

In 2018-19, Gujarat had 26 medical colleges with 4,350 seats. By the 2024-25 academic session, the number of colleges increased to 40, with seats rising to 7,150. This expansion aligns with the Ministry’s Centrally Sponsored Scheme to establish new medical colleges in underserved areas.

The State-wise detail of medical colleges along with MBBS seats available in the country in 2018-19, 2023-24 and 2024-25 is mentioned below:


S.

No.

Name of the State/UT

2018-19

2023-24

2024-25*

Number of colleges

Number of seats

Number of colleges

Number of seats

Number of colleges

Number of seats

1

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

1

100

1

114

1

114

2

Andhra Pradesh

32

4900

37

6485

37

6485

3

Arunachal Pradesh

1

50

1

50

1

100

4

Assam

6

726

13

1550

14

1650

5

Bihar

13

1400

21

2765

22

2865

6

Chandigarh

1

100

1

150

1

150

7

Chhattisgarh

10

1200

14

2005

16

2205

8

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

–

–

1

177

1

177

9

Delhi

9

1207

10

1497

10

1497

10

Goa

1

150

1

180

1

180

11

Gujarat

26

4350

40

7150

40

7150

12

Haryana

11

1450

15

2185

15

2185

13

Himachal Pradesh

7

750

8

920

8

920

14

Jammu & Kashmir

4

500

12

1339

12

1339

15

Jharkhand

3

350

9

980

9

980

16

Karnataka

57

8845

70

11745

73

12345

17

Kerala

34

4150

33

4655

34

4805

18

Madhya Pradesh

23

3200

27

4800

28

4850

19

Maharashtra

52

7510

68

10845

70

10945

20

Manipur

2

200

4

525

4

525

21

Meghalaya

1

50

1

50

1

50

22

Mizoram

1

100

1

100

1

100

23

Nagaland

–

–

1

100

1

100

24

Odisha

12

1650

17

2525

19

2725

25

Puducherry

9

1400

9

1830

9

1830

26

Punjab

8

975

12

1800

12

1800

27

Rajasthan

22

3250

35

5575

37

5875

28

Sikkim

1

100

1

150

1

150

29

Tamil Nadu

49

6850

74

11650

77

11900

30

Telangana

27

4050

56

8490

56

8490

31

Tripura

2

200

2

225

3

425

32

Uttar Pradesh

48

6499

68

9903

72

10525

33

Uttarakhand

7

900

8

1150

9

1300

34

West Bengal

19

2850

35

5275

36

5375

Total

499

70012

706

108940

731

112112

*Data for 2024-25 may vary on granting of permission by NMC for new Colleges/ increase of seats.

Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana have more medical colleges and seats than Gujarat. Karnataka ranks first with 73 colleges and 12,345 seats, Maharashtra ranks second with 70 colleges and 10,945 seats, and Tamil Nadu ranks third with 77 colleges and 11,900 seats.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme for establishing new medical colleges focuses on attaching them to existing district or referral hospitals. The scheme has approved 157 new medical colleges in India across three phases, with 109 already functional.

Under this scheme, five new medical colleges have been established in Gujarat. These colleges are located in Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahal, Porbandar, and Morbi.

The overall growth in the country’s medical education infrastructure is notable. In the 2018-19 academic year, India had 499 medical colleges with 70,012 MBBS seats. By the 2024-25 academic year, the number of colleges is projected to reach 731, offering 1,12,112 seats.

This information was shared by Jagat Prakash Nadda, Minister of Health and Family Welfare in a written response to Lok Sabha yesterday. DeshGujarat

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