UG, PG Medical Seats Likely to Rise by 8000 This Year: NMC Chief
UG and PG medical seats in India are expected to increase by 8000 this academic year and an assessment of medical colleges is underway.
UG PG Medical Seats Likely to Increase: The National Medical Commission (NMC) is likely to increase the undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats in India by a cumulative 8000 seats from the academic session 2025. NMC Chief Abhijat Sheth has notified about the cumulative increase of medical seats in India for UG and PG seats from this academic year. Further, the chief also mentioned that an assessment of the medical colleges is underway.
There were concerns that the number of medical seats may drop in session 2025 after the CBI exposed a network in July involving officials from the Union Health Ministry, the National Medical Commission (NMC), middlemen, and private medical college representatives for unethical practices of medical education and academics in India. They were allegedly involved in corruption and illegal manipulation of rules for medical colleges.
Dr. Sheth further mentioned that along with his appointment, the president of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has also been appointed. He added that completing the inspection of UG and PG medical seats in India is a top priority and that the assessment process is currently underway, as reported by Hindustan Times.
NEET UG Counselling 2025 Underway
The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) is conducting the counselling process for MBBS, BDS admission 15% All India Quota seats. As per the latest schedule, the round 2 dates have been announced, and the registration process will begin from today, i.e. August 21, 2025. Interested and eligible students can apply for the counselling process at mcc.nic.in.
NEET PG Counselling 2025 Schedule Soon
MCC will announce the NEET PG 2025 counselling dates and schedule at the official website. Students who have qualified the NEET PG exam 2025 will be able to take part in the counselling process.
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15 AIIMS including AIIMS New Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh, JIPMER, Puducherry, NIMHANS Bengaluru, SGPGI Lucknow, and Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum do not accept NEET PG scores. A separate exam is conducted for admission at these institutes, i.e INI CET. The exam is conducted twice in a year in computer-based mode.
Some of the chapters of Biology, which are given a high weightage, are listed below:
- Animal Kingdom
- Molecular Basis of Inheritance
- Morphology of Floweing Plants
- Sexual Reproduction in Floweing Plants
- Principles of Inheritance and Variation
- Chemical Coordination and Integration
- Biomolecules
The table below brings the chapter-wise weightage of NEET Biology section.
Name of the chapter |
Number of questions asked (Approx.) |
Weightage in Per Cent |
|---|---|---|
Anatomy of Flowering Plants |
0-1 |
2 |
Animal Kingdom |
2 |
7 |
Biodiversity and Conservation |
1 |
3 |
Biological Classification |
0-1 |
2 |
Biomolecules |
1 |
4 |
Biotechnology and its Applications |
1 |
3 |
Biotechnology: Principles and Processes |
1 |
3 |
Body Fluids and Circulation |
0-1 |
1 |
Breathing and Exchange of Gases |
0-1 |
2 |
Cell Cycle and Cell Division |
0-1 |
2 |
Cell: The Unit of Life, Biomolecules |
0-1 |
2 |
Chemical Coordination and Integration |
1 |
4 |
Digestion and Absorption |
1 |
3 |
Ecosystem |
0-1 |
2 |
Environmental Issues |
0-1 |
2 |
Evolution |
0-1 |
2 |
Excretory Products and their Elimination |
0-1 |
2 |
Human Health and Disease |
1 |
3 |
Human Reproduction |
1 |
3 |
Locomotion and Movement |
0-1 |
2 |
Microbes in Human Welfare |
0-1 |
2 |
Mineral Nutrition |
0-1 |
1 |
Molecular Basis of Inheritance |
2 |
6 |
Morphology of Flowering Plants |
1 |
5 |
Neural Control and Coordination |
0-1 |
2 |
Organisms and Populations |
0-1 |
2 |
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants |
0-1 |
2 |
Plant Growth and Development |
0-1 |
1 |
Plant Kingdom |
1 |
4 |
Principles and Inheritance and Variation |
1 |
5 |
Reproduction in Organisms |
0-1 |
1 |
Reproductive Health |
0-1 |
2 |
Respiration in Plants |
0-1 |
1 |
Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants |
1 |
5 |
Strategies for Enhancement in Food Production |
0-1 |
2 |
Structural Organisation in Animals |
0-1 |
2 |
The Living World |
0-1 |
2 |
Transport in Plants |
0-1 |
1 |
Total |
90 |
100 |
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