Karnataka loses 201 medical seats this year

The number of medical seats in Karnataka this academic year has gone down by 201 compared to last year. This is due to the non-renewal of 200 medical seats by the National Medical Commission (NMC) in Jawaharalal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) of KLE Society, Belagavi, and the reduction of one seat in Chitradurga Medical College.

Last year, 12,395 medical seats were available in 71 medical colleges in the State. But this year, only 12,194 medical seats are available 70 medical colleges.

Various quota

This includes 572 seats in All India Quota (AIQ) seats, 2,224 in Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) deemed quota, 5,275 in government quota, 2,819 in private quota and 876 in NRI quota, among others.

Of these, 9,263 medical seats will be allotted through UGNEET-2025 counselling by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). Last year, 9,282 seats were allotted through the KEA.

The NMC has recently blacklisted a senior doctor working as Assessor, who allegedly received a bribe of ₹10 lakh in exchange of a positive assessment report to JNMC and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had arrested the assessor.

Following this incident, NMC has decided not to renew existing number of seats of the JNMC in under-graduate and postgraduate courses for the year 2025-26. It also cancelled the enhancement of seats and starting of new courses in both UG and PG in JNMC.

3,315 dental seats

This year, 3,315 dental seats are available in 44 dental colleges across the State. Of these, 668 are in AIQ, 911 in government quota, 1,210 in private quota and 377 in NRI quota, among other categories. All these seats will be allotted through the KEA.