NMC Approves 275 Additional Seats for MBBS Government Colleges in AP, Goa & Jammu
The NMC has approved 275 more MBBS seats in government medical colleges of Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Jammu. Check more details on this page.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has reportedly approved the addition of 275 MBBS seats across medical colleges of Andhra Pradesh, Goa, and Jammu & Kashmir. The decision will benefit candidates who will participate in NEET counselling 2026 for admission to MBBS seats in the academic session 2026-27.
Details of 275 Additional MBBS Seats
The Commission has sanctioned the following MBBS seats for 2026-2027 academic session:
- 100 more MBBS seats at Government Medical College in Piduguralla
- 75 MBBS seats at Siddhartha Government Medical College in Vijayawada
- 50 MBBS seats at Government Medical College, Goa
- 50 MBBS seats at Government Medical College, Jammu
The approval of these seats has been issued by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) under the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, as per the sources.
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