Total government PG medical seats in India is around 34,000. According to data, Maharashtra has highest number of seats followed by Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Rajasthan. The data is based on details provided by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandavia in Parliament while replying to question regarding measures taken to strengthen the medical system.
Government PG Medical seats in India
Total government PG medical seats in India is around 34,000 for academic year 2023-24. The data is based on the information shared by Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Mansukh Mandavia. While replying to a series of questions related to UG and PG medical seats in India, the minister informed the Lok Sabha there were 70,645 PG medical seats in India including both private and government. Exact number of PG government medical seats in India is 33,416 including College and Physicians & Surgeon (CPS) and Diplomate of National Board (DNB) seats. Candidates who will be appearing in NEET PG 2024 exam should have an India about total medical seats in India. The exam is schedled to be held on July 7, 2024 in computer-based mode.
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Maharashtra tops the chart for maximum government PG medical seats
According to state-wise data, Maharashtra has the highest number of PG government medical seats among the states. The total number of government PG medical seats in Maharashtra is 3,576. With 2,889 seats, Delhi ranks on second number followed by Tamil Nadu (2,765) and Rajasthan (2,255).
Q: How many seats are available in NEET PG?
NEET PG exam is conducted for admission to 26,168 Doctor of Medicine (MD), 13,649 Master of Surgery (MS) and 922 PG Diploma in 6,102 government, private, deemed/central universities. Candidates have to appear in the exam and qualify it with the minimum cut off marks as per the category. Thereafter, he/she will have to participate in the counselling process for seat allocation. Candidates have to register on the official website and declare choice for college and course for NEET PG counselling process. Seats are allotted based on choice declared, NEET PG rank, available seats, reservation fcator etc.
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Total Government PG Medical Seats in India: State-wise List
| State name |
Government PG seats |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh |
1923 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
0 |
| Andaman & Nikobar Islands |
0 |
| Assam |
738 |
| Bihar |
908 |
| Chandigarh |
585 |
| Chhattisgarh |
475 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
0 |
| Delhi |
2889 |
| Goa |
137 |
| Gujarat |
2186 |
| Haryana |
432 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
264 |
| J & K |
606 |
| Jharkhand |
263 |
| Karnataka |
1856 |
| Kerala |
1077 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
1489 |
| Maharashtra |
3576 |
| Manipur |
255 |
| Meghalaya |
37 |
| Mizoram |
0 |
| Nagaland |
0 |
| Orrisa |
725 |
| Puducherry |
314 |
| Punjab |
408 |
| Rajasthan |
2255 |
| Sikkim |
0 |
| Tamil Nadu |
2765 |
| Telangana |
1504 |
| Tripura |
85 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
2301 |
| Uttarakhand |
1572 |
| West Bengal |
1791 |
| Total |
33,416 |
Total Private & Government PG Medical Seats in India
The total number of PG medical seats including private and government is 70, 645 for academic year 2023-24. There has been an increase of 127 percent from 31, 185 before 2014 and 70,645 as of now, the Union Health Minister on February 7, 2024 informed the Lok Sabha. Providing a comparative data, the Minister said, PG seats was increased from 39583 in 2018-19 to 64059 in 2022-23. Candidates can refer the table given below for statewise total number of government and private medical PG seats in India.
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| State |
No. of Colleges |
PG Seats |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
Government |
Private |
| Andhra Pradesh |
37 |
1923 |
1645 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Andaman & Nikobar Islands |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Assam |
13 |
738 |
0 |
| Bihar |
21 |
908 |
321 |
| Chandigarh |
1 |
585 |
0 |
| Chhattisgarh |
14 |
475 |
114 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Delhi |
10 |
2889 |
49 |
| Goa |
1 |
137 |
0 |
| Gujarat |
40 |
2186 |
724 |
| Haryana |
15 |
432 |
465 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
8 |
264 |
92 |
| J & K |
12 |
606 |
51 |
| Jharkhand |
9 |
263 |
0 |
| Karnataka |
70 |
1856 |
4593 |
| Kerala |
33 |
1077 |
868 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
27 |
1489 |
859 |
| Maharashtra |
68 |
3576 |
2498 |
| Manipur |
4 |
255 |
0 |
| Meghalaya |
1 |
37 |
0 |
| Mizoram |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Nagaland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Orrisa |
17 |
725 |
509 |
| Puducherry |
9 |
314 |
720 |
| Punjab |
12 |
408 |
384 |
| Rajasthan |
35 |
2255 |
1033 |
| Sikkim |
1 |
0 |
34 |
| Tamil Nadu |
74 |
2765 |
2369 |
| Telangana |
56 |
1504 |
1608 |
| Tripura |
2 |
85 |
6 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
68 |
2301 |
1919 |
| Uttarakhand |
8 |
1572 |
260 |
| West Bengal |
35 |
1791 |
297 |
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