New Delhi: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has received a total of 443 applications for setting up new medical colleges over the past five years, out of which 265 have been approved. This information was recently shared in the Lok Sabha by Union Minister of State for Health, Anupriya Patel.
Breaking down the data year-wise, the government revealed that:
- In 2021–22, 82 applications were received and 48 were approved
- In 2022–23, 83 applications were received and 46 got approval
- In 2023–24, 86 applications were submitted, with 54 approved
- In 2024–25, approvals rose to 74 out of 112 applications
- In 2025–26, 80 applications were received, of which 43 were approved
The data was presented in Parliament in response to questions raised by Members of Parliament regarding the number of medical colleges approved in recent years, the volume of applications received, and whether private players are also allowed to establish deemed medical colleges in the country.
Responding to these queries, Anupriya Patel stated that, as per the NMC, the figures reflect the total number of applications received and approved for setting up new medical colleges over the last five years.
| Sl. No. | Academic Year | No. of applications received | No. of Colleges approved |
| 1 | 2021-22 | 82 | 48 |
| 2 | 2022-23 | 83 | 46 |
| 3 | 2023-24 | 86 | 54 |
| 4 | 2024-25 | 112 | 74 |
| 5 | 2025-26 | 80 | 43 |
Total Number of State/UT wise Under Graduate (UG) Medical Colleges for the last five Years:
| Sl. No. | Name of the State/UT | Academic Year | ||||
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | ||
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | 31 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 4 | Assam | 08 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
| 5 | Bihar | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
| 6 | Chandigarh | 1 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| 8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 9 | Delhi | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| 10 | Goa | 1 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 30 | 36 | 40 | 41 | 43 |
| 12 | Haryana | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | 7 | 08 | 08 | 08 | 08 |
| 14 | Jammu & Kashmir | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 9 | 09 | 09 | 09 | 10 |
| 16 | Karnataka | 63 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 72 |
| 17 | Kerala | 31 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
| 18 | Madhya Pradesh | 25 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 35 |
| 19 | Maharashtra | 62 | 63 | 68 | 80 | 85 |
| 20 | Manipur | 03 | 04 | 04 | 04 | 04 |
| 21 | Meghalaya | 01 | 01 | 01 | 02 | 03 |
| 22 | Mizoram | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 23 | Nagaland | 00 | 00 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 24 | Orissa | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| 25 | Puducherry | 09 | 09 | 09 | 09 | 09 |
| 26 | Punjab | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| 27 | Rajasthan | 26 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| 28 | Sikkim | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 | 01 |
| 29 | Tamil Nadu | 69 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 78 |
| 30 | Telangana | 34 | 43 | 56 | 65 | 66 |
| 31 | Tripura | 02 | 02 | 02 | 03 | 03 |
| 32 | Uttar Pradesh | 67 | 67 | 68 | 86 | 88 |
| 33 | Uttarakhand | 08 | 08 | 08 | 10 | 10 |
| 34 | West Bengal | 27 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 41 |
Anupriya Patel further explained that, as per the rules laid down in the 2023 regulations for setting up new medical institutions and courses, no medical college can be established and no new course can be started without official approval.
She clarified that institutions must first apply and receive written permission from the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB). Only after this approval is granted can a new medical college be opened or additional courses and seats be introduced.
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