As of the academic year 2024–25, medical colleges must adhere to the ratio of 100 MBBS seats for every 10 lakh residents of the state. Otherwise, the maximum number of undergraduate seats is 150. A
According to the National Medical Commission's (NMC) recently released "Guidelines for Undergraduate Courses under Establishment of New Medical Institutions, Starting of New Medical Courses, Increase of Seats for Existing Courses, and Assessment and Rating Regulations, 2023," colleges seeking additional seats cannot have more than 150 MBBS students enrolled by 2024–2025.
Any extra seats that are permitted for admission must fit within the number of seats allotted for admission to that college, according to the rules announced on August 16, a. With the caveat that colleges that requested more seats for the academic year 2023–24 but did not receive them may request the same amount (totaling 200 or 250) once only in the 2024–25 academic year. The rules indicated that after 2023–2024, only medical colleges with annual intake capacities of 50, 100, or 150 seats may receive a letter of approval to open.
According to the regulations, it should take no more than 30 minutes to cross the distance between the hospital and college plots. At least 220 beds must be available at the hospital. Each hospital requesting approval to establish a medical college must have connected rural health training centers, community health centers, or urban health centers, depending on the institution's geographic location, which will be used for internship training.