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The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a nationalist announcement inviting online applications for the constitution of caller aesculapian colleges offering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) people and for expanding undergraduate (UG) spot intake successful existing aesculapian colleges for the world twelvemonth (AY) 2026-27.
The announcement was issued by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the NMC and dated December 21, 2025.
Application model and submission mode
According to the notice, applications volition beryllium accepted lone done the online portal connected the authoritative NMC website. The portal volition stay unfastened from December 29, 2025, to January 28, 2026. The past day and clip for submission of completed applications is January 28, 2026, earlier 6 pm.Note: Offline oregon hard transcript applications volition not beryllium accepted. Applications submitted aft the deadline volition not beryllium considered.
Who tin apply
The announcement applies to 2 categories of applicants:
- Institutions seeking support to found a caller aesculapian assemblage with an UG MBBS programme.
- Existing aesculapian colleges seeking support to summation UG spot intake.
Applicant institutions indispensable comply with each applicable regulations, Minimum Standard Requirements (MSR) documents, guidelines, and circulars issued by the NMC and different authorities.
Temporary relaxation connected spot headdress condition
For AY 2026-27, MARB has kept successful abeyance a proviso of the UG Medical Education MSR, 2023. The proviso restricted colleges from exceeding a full intake of 150 MBBS seats and linked spot numbers to authorities colonisation norms.
This relaxation applies lone for the 2026-27 world year.
Revised exertion and processing fees
The announcement introduces revised interest structures with abstracted rates for authorities and backstage aesculapian colleges. Earlier, a azygous exertion interest applied to some categories, TNN reports.For backstage aesculapian colleges proposing to found caller institutions:
- 50 seats: ₹7.5 lakh positive 18% Goods and Services Tax (GST)
- 100 seats: ₹15 lakh positive 18% GST
- 150 seats: ₹22.5 lakh positive 18% GST
For authorities aesculapian colleges:
- 50 seats: ₹6.25 lakh positive 18% GST
- 100 seats: ₹12.5 lakh positive 18% GST
- 150 seats: ₹18.75 lakh positive 18% GST
The NMC has besides introduced exertion fees for expanding UG spot intake, which were not charged earlier. For each further 50 seats:
- Private colleges indispensable wage ₹7.5 lakh positive 18% GST.
- Government colleges indispensable wage ₹6.25 lakh positive 18% GST.
In addition, a non-refundable registration interest of ₹2 lakh is mandatory.
This registration interest is abstracted for UG and postgraduate (PG) applications.
Security deposits and slope guarantees
The announcement prescribes important fiscal guarantees to beryllium furnished for six years. These guarantees use to some caller colleges and spot expansion.For constitution of caller colleges:
- 50 seats: ₹15 crore slope guarantee
- 100 seats: ₹20 crore slope guarantee
- 150 seats: ₹25 crore slope guarantee
Existing colleges wanting to summation the fig of seats volition person to supply an further slope warrant of ₹5 crore for each 50 MBBS seats.Once a Private aesculapian assemblage receives the Letter of Permission (LOP), they are required to taxable an physics slope warrant (E-BG) wrong the clip play acceptable by the authorities.
On the different hand, Government aesculapian colleges volition not beryllium required to supply a slope guarantee. Instead, they request to taxable an undertaking from the Principal Secretary of the acrophobic department.
Disclosure requirements and documentation
Applicant institutions indispensable disclose whether the trust, society, oregon institution moving the assemblage operates aesculapian colleges successful different states. Individual members of the managing spot oregon nine indispensable besides state engagement successful different aesculapian institutions.The announcement lists extended documentation requirements, including:
- Consent of Affiliation (CoA) from a recognised university, valid astatine the clip of application.
- Essentiality Certificate (EC) issued by the respective authorities authorities oregon Union Territory (UT) administration.
- Proof of onshore ownership oregon semipermanent lease of astatine slightest 30 years.
- Details of the attached teaching hospital, including furniture strength, occupancy, licences, and objective facilities.
- Audited fiscal statements for the past 3 years and impervious of fiscal capability.
- Applications lacking valid CoA oregon EC connected the day of submission volition beryllium rejected without further communication.
Assessment and inspection process
The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) volition measure applications done physical, virtual, oregon hybrid inspections, depending connected what it considers appropriate. The Board volition determine the mode of assessment. The inspection process whitethorn impact scrutiny of submitted documents, verification of attendance done the Aadhaar Enabled Biometric Attendance System (AEBAS), checks of infirmary data, and the usage of unrecorded video feeds.
What institutions request to note
Applications volition beryllium considered valid lone aft afloat online outgo of fees and submission of each required documents. If an instauration applies for a higher fig of seats and fails to conscionable standards for that number, the exertion volition beryllium rejected and volition not beryllium considered for a little spot count.Read the authoritative announcement here.
