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The National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET), formerly the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT), is the qualifying test for MBBS and BDS programmes in Indian medical and dental colleges. It is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). NEET (UG) is one of the toughest medical entrance examinations conducted in India. National Eligibility cum Entrance Test is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to undergraduate (MBBS/BDS/Ayush Courses/Veterinary) every year. As per Government of India, it is a mandated requirement to qualify NEET Exam to study medical courses in India and abroad. It is a single-level national exam carried out for medical aspirants enabling them to seek admissions to medical courses across different medical institutes of the country. Questions that are mainly asked in the NEET exam are MCQs. This is an offline test that is being carried out in a pen-paper mode. This single-level national exam is carried out for medical aspirants who seek admission to the medical colleges of our country.
The NEET exam is conducted online and in 11 languages — English, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Marathi, Urdu Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, and Assamese. The duration of the examination is three hours and a candidate needs to answer 180 questions. The exam paper is divided into three sections — Physics, Chemistry and Biology (Botany and Zoology).
Medical Colleges and MBBS Seats Availability
Currently, there are more than 607 Indian medical colleges in India. Among these, 306 are Government medical colleges, and the remaining 301 are private Medical Colleges. In these colleges, total seats for Academic Year 2022-2023 are more than 91000, if we further bifurcate, 45 thousands seats are held by the government medical colleges and the remaining 46 thousands seats in private medical colleges. In the last 10 years solely, 250 medical colleges in India have been established which account for nearly 40% of the total Medical Colleges. Karnataka has the highest count of MBBS seats among all Indian states with 9345 MBBS seats followed by Maharashtra (9000), Tamil Nadu (8000), and so on. You can refer the table given below for detailed information:
| Name Of State / Union Territory | Total MBBS Colleges | Total MBBS Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt | Private | Total | Govt | Private | Total | |
| Andaman And Nicobar Islands | 1 | - | 1 | 100 | 100 | |
| Andhra Pradesh | 13 | 18 | 31 | 2410 | 2800 | 5210 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | - | 1 | 50 | - | 50 |
| Assam | 7 | - | 7 | 1000 | - | 1000 |
| Bihar | 11 | 6 | 17 | 1390 | 750 | 2140 |
| Chandigarh | 1 | - | 1 | 150 | - | 150 |
| Chattisgarh | 7 | 3 | 10 | 895 | 450 | 1345 |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli | 1 | - | 1 | 150 | - | 150 |
| Daman And Diu | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Delhi | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1222 | 200 | 1422 |
| Goa | 1 | - | 1 | 180 | - | 180 |
| Gujarat | 17 | 13 | 30 | 3550 | 2000 | 5650 |
| Haryana | 5 | 7 | 12 | 710 | 950 | 1660 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 6 | 1 | 7 | 720 | 150 | 870 |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 8 | 1 | 9 | 985 | 100 | 1085 |
| Jharkhand | 7 | 1 | 8 | 630 | 150 | 780 |
| Karnataka | 19 | 41 | 60 | 2900 | 6445 | 9345 |
| Kerala | 10 | 21 | 31 | 1555 | 2550 | 4105 |
| Lakshadweep | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Madhya Pradesh | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2135 | 1450 | 3585 |
| Maharashtra | 26 | 31 | 57 | 4430 | 4570 | 9000 |
| Manipur | 2 | - | 2 | 225 | - | 225 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | - | 1 | 50 | - | 50 |
| Mizoram | 1 | - | 1 | 100 | - | 100 |
| Nagaland | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Odisha | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1250 | 700 | 1950 |
| Pondicherry | 2 | 7 | 9 | 380 | 1150 | 1530 |
| Punjab | 6 | 10 | 650 | 775 | 1425 | |
| Rajasthan | 8 | 24 | 2900 | 1300 | 4200 | |
| Sikkim | - | 1 | 1 | - | 50 | 50 |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 | 26 | 52 | 3650 | 4350 | 8000 |
| Telangana | 11 | 23 | 34 | 1790 | 3450 | 5240 |
| Tripura | 1 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 100 | 225 |
| Uttarakhand | 4 | 2 | 6 | 525 | 300 | 825 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 | 31 | 57 | 3278 | 4250 | 7528 |
| West Bengal | 20 | 6 | 26 | 3150 | 850 | 4000 |
If we analyze the distribution of MBBS Seats in India, we find that Southern part of India is having maximum no of seats followed by West, North, and East in that order. Due to less availability of seats and more number of Applicants in UP and Bihar, cut off of always goes on higher side in comparison to Kerala and Tamil Nadu. For further clarity, here is the graphic representation of the number of MBBS Seats in each Indian state:
MBBS Seats Trends in last 5 Years
51% Government medical colleges ( 155 out of 306 ) and 38% Private Medical College ( 115 out of 301) were established in the last 10 years. This number is around 45% of the total medical colleges in India. In last 5 Years total 19 Thousand Seats added which is 26% of Total Seats whereas almost 5.5 Lacs more aspirants took NEET which is more than 42% ! Because of gap in number of aspirants and Seats availability it is a distant dream to become Doctor from a Govt Medical college in India.
| YEAR | MBBS Colleges | MBBS Seats | No of NEET Applicants (in Lacs) |
Chances of MBBS Seat (Govt. Med Colleges) |
Chances of MBBS Seat (Govt. + Pvt Med Colleges) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt | Pvt | Total | Govt | Pvt | Total | ||||
| 2017 | 218 | 232 | 450 | 35870 | 34290 | 70160 | 11.4 | 3.14% | 6.16% |
| 2018 | 227 | 237 | 464 | 37140 | 35040 | 72180 | 13.3 | 2.79% | 5.44% |
| 2019 | 245 | 242 | 487 | 39385 | 35890 | 75275 | 15.2 | 2.59% | 4.95% |
| 2020 | 279 | 254 | 533 | 42735 | 37640 | 80375 | 15.9 | 2.67% | 5.03% |
| 2021 | 285 | 269 | 554 | 43335 | 39840 | 83175 | 16.1 | 2.69% | 5.16% |
| 2022 | 306 | 301 | 607 | 45125 | 45990 | 91115 | 18.7 | 2.41% | 4.86% |
As only 45 thousand students get Govt seats in India against 18.7 Lacs appeared in NEET Exam Success Ratio is only 2.41%. If we add 46 thousand Private Seats with budget of 70 Lacs- 1.5Cr then still it becomes less than 5%, which is not at all affordable for a Middle Class Family. Those who could not secure Govt Seat and not having budget of 70 Lacs they still can become doctor from a Govt/ Public University from Abroad. These programs are English taught, within budget of 20-30 Lacs and approved by NMC and other Medical Bodies across the Global like ECFMG/WHO. And, surprisingly 18000+ students opt for MBBS through this route every year which is almost half of the Students getting admission in Govt Medical Colleges in India. You can refer MBBS Abroad page for complete info.