India will offer a record 1,36,939 MBBS seats for the 2026-27 academic session. The National Medical Commission approved 9,911 additional undergraduate seats, expanding capacity significantly. This expansion comes after revised regulations eased norms for seat increases at colleges. Nearly seventy-nine percent of new seats are in private medical colleges. The increased intake aims to strengthen India's healthcare workforce.

NMC approves 175 additional MBBS seats in Andhra Pradesh, enhancing access for students in government medical colleges.

Tamil Nadu has secured approval for 150 additional MBBS seats after the state government successfully enhanced the earlier approval of 50 seats.