Additional 1122 seats, ₹1,090 crore central fund to improve infra at Karnataka’s govt. medical colleges
The National Medical Commission has approved an increase of 1,122 medical seats in Karnataka's government medical colleges for the academic year 2026-27. Additionally, the Union government has allocated ₹1,090 crore for infrastructure development in these colleges. This expansion is expected to significantly enhance medical education opportunities in the state.
- ▪The increase includes 550 seats for undergraduate courses and 572 for postgraduate courses.
- ▪Karnataka will have a total of 22,794 medical seats for the academic year 2026-27.
- ▪The ₹1,090 crore grant will be used to improve infrastructure for both UG and PG students.
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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved enhancement of medical seats in government medical colleges of the State by 1,122 seats for the academic year 2026-27. Not just that, the Union government has also sanctioned ₹1,090 crore for the development of infrastructure in government medical colleges in the State.As of academic year 2025-26, the State in its 72 government and private medical colleges had 21,672 medical seats, which will go up to 22,794 seats for 2026-27.Of the 1,122 seats to be added for the coming academic year, 550 seats will be for undergraduate (UG) courses and 572 seats will be for postgraduate (PG) courses.
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