NMC To Re-Examine Decision on MBBS Seat Cap 2023, Opposition Amidst States

NMC Suspends Decision On MBBS Seat Cap Amidst State Opposition: The National Medical Commission released a public notice on 15 November 2023 on their official website stating to re-think the decision based upon the ratio of seats per population for MBBS in different states. 

The NMC, on 18 August 2023, established a regulation named “Guidelines for Under Graduate Courses under Establishment of New Medical Institutions, Starting of New Medical Courses, Increase of Seats for Existing Courses & Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023” mentioning the increase in number of seats as per the “seats per population ratio” for MBBS in the next session.

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has decided to revise the provisions regarding 100 MBBS seats per 10 lakh population across the states as per a decision by the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB). 

NMC Notice On MBBS Seats Detailed Explanation 

The NMC has suspended its verdict to restrict the number of MBBS seats in each state to a limit of 100 per 10 lakh population that was to start from the 2025-26 session. 

The regulation on the reduction of seats for the MBBS course was made almost three months before the commission official decided to revise it.

This decision would have prevented the Southern states from expanding their medical seat capacities for the upcoming academic session. 

According to the sources, the NMC regulation to limit the total number of MBBS seats to 100 per 10 lakh was reportedly made in order to ensure a balanced allocation of resources across the nation. 

This limit would have enabled an additional 40,000 MBBS seats to be added in states with a deficiency of more than 70% population according to the new seats-to-population ratio.

The accord has caused a backlash from those states that have already surpassed this ratio, thus excluding them from further expansion in seats.

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