NMC limits MBBS seats in each state

In a move to limit crowding of medical colleges in a state, National Medical Commission has restricted the number of undergraduate seats in each state to 100 million per population. The provision of limiting the seats in each state has been announced in a recently released notification. 

With this ratio there will be potential for addition of about 40,000 MBBS seats in country if the medical colleges are evenly distributed, added the notification. The move is expected to reduce regional disparities in availability of healthcare professionals and ensure effective quality of



education.

"Under-Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) at the National Medical Commission (NMC) is committed to providing a medical education system that improves access to quality and affordable medical education, ensures availability of adequate and high-quality medical professionals in all parts of the country; that promotes equitable and universal healthcare that encourages community health perspective and makes services of medical professionals accessible to all the citizens," read the notification. 

The move was introduced after various courts made observations on crowding of medical colleges.