There are 7,150 MBBS seats in Gujarat for 2023-24. The state’s seat count has increased 78% in five years, compared to 56% nationally. But, undergraduate seats are conditionally limited by the National Medical Commission (NMC)’s Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB).
According to information presented in the Lok Sabha, there are 7,150 MBBS seats for 2023-24 in Gujarat, the sixth highest in India. The state has 4,000 seats in 2018-19, up 78% in five years and 56% nationally, according to the local admission committee. India has 1.08 lakh 2023-24 MBBS seats, up from 70,012 in 2018-19.
The ministry of health and family welfare’s Dr. Bharati Pawar gave Sushil Kumar Modi the information.
Gujarat had 24 medical colleges five years ago. Today there are 39 public and private colleges. Local students have improved medical education possibilities due to the seat expansion. An analyst said numerous students would go to neighboring states for MBBS and other medical degrees a decade ago.
“A majority of the new colleges are under Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society. AIIMS in Rajkot and Sumandeep Vidyapith in Waghodia, both with 200 seats, have 100% national admission quota. Last October, the National Medical Commission (NMC) Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) provisionally limited undergraduate (UG) seats in each state to one per 10,000 population.
After NMC’s notification, three brownfield medical colleges in Botad, Khambhaliya, and Veraval will likely be in limbo, experts stated. If the state’s population is 7 crore, its UG medical quota is saturated. Gujarat has added four medical colleges in recent years, adding 600 seats. However, the new rule makes further inclusion unlikely, said an expert.
Conclusion
Gujarat has 7,150 MBBS seats for 2023-24, the sixth highest in India, a 78% increase in five years. Two Gujarati colleges have 100% national admission quotas, among 39 government and private colleges. Local students have improved medical education possibilities due to seat increases. Last October, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) provisionally limited undergraduate seats in each state to one per 10,000 population. Gujarat’s UG medical quota is full, and adding more seems unlikely.
