Vikash Sharma

Bhubaneswar: Good news for medical aspirants as the Government of India has increased MBBS seats across the country.

As per the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, 5200 MBBS seats have been increased under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) reservation quota in State Government’s Colleges, State Government aided Society run Colleges, Municipal Corporation’s Colleges and Colleges set up on Private Public Mode (PPP mode) for the academic session 2019-20.

This was informed by Minister of State (Health and Family Welfare), Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Number of MBBS seats increased under EWS quota State/UT wise is given below:

 
Sl. No.StateSeats Increased 
 
1Andhra Pradesh360 
2Assam174 
3Bihar190 
4Chhattisgarh120 
5Delhi115 
6Goa30 
7Gujarat700 
8Haryana110 
9Himachal Pradesh120 
10Jammu & Kashmir85 
11Jharkhand30 
12Kerala155 
13Madhya Pradesh270 
14Manipur25 
15Maharashtra970 
16Orissa100 
17Pondicherry30 
18Punjab100 
19Rajasthan450 
20Telangana190 
21Tripura25 
22Uttar Pradesh326 
23Uttarakhand75 
24West Bengal450 
 Total5200

 

(With PIB Inputs)

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