Karnataka Faces Reduction of 201 Medical Seats This Year

Quick Summary

• Karnataka’s medical seats have decreased by 201 for the 2025 academic year, dropping from 12,395 seats in 71 colleges last year to 12,194 seats across 70 colleges this year.
• The reduction is due to the National Medical Commission (NMC) declining the renewal of 200 undergraduate medical seats at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC), Belagavi, and one seat removed at Chitradurga Medical College.
• Seats allocation breakdown:

– All India Quota: 572
– MCC Deemed Quota: 2,224
– Government Quota: 5,275
– Private Quota: 2,819

• A total of 9,263 seats will be assigned through UGNEET-2025 counselling held by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), slightly lower than 9,282 last year.

key reason for JNMC seat non-renewal stems from bribery allegations against an NMC assessor arrested for receiving ₹10 lakh in exchange for a favorable evaluation report on JNMC. Subsequently, NMC discontinued administrative approval for new courses or enhanced seating capacity at JNMC until further notice regarding undergraduate/postgraduate fields

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