The National Medical Commission (NMC) removes the 150 MBBS seat cap, scraps the population-based seat allocation rule, and introduces a fixed 10 km distance limit (15 km for North Eastern and Himalayan states) between medical colleges and hospitals, aiming to ease expansion and boost medical education capacity in India.
The National Medical Commission (NMC) has released a notification on the official website stating that it is making the following amendments under the "Guidelines under Regulation 10 of the Establishment of New Medical Institutions, Starting of New Medical Courses, Increase of Seats for Existing Courses & Assessment and Rating Regulation 2023 in short (UG-MSR 2023)”.
The notification states that it is introducing key changes in the MBBS Seats. The changes have been officially published in the Gazette of India, making them legally valid.
The amendment modifies provisions in the UG-MSR 2023 (Undergraduate Medical Education Regulations) with the goal of making it easier for medical colleges to expand and operate efficiently.
