Karnataka Gets 450 More Medical Seats, introduces 15 Per Cent NRI Quota In Govt Colleges

HYDERABAD: Karnataka has been granted 450 additional medical seats by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the 2025–26 academic year, in response to a long-pending demand, State Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil has said.

Besides this, the state government has decided to introduce, for the first time, a 15 per cent NRI quota in government medical colleges in the state.

Addressing the media here, Patil said in the newly sanctioned seats, 15 per cent have been earmarked for NRI with a fixed fee of Rs 25 lakh per seat. “This will help government medical colleges become financially more self-reliant rather than depending heavily on state grants,” he said.

The additional seats have been allotted equally among medical colleges in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Raichur and Vijayanagara, each receiving 50 seats.

The medical college run by Mooru Savita mutt in Hubballi has also been granted 50 extra seats.

After the NEET results, the first round of seat allotment offered 9,263 seats. With the newly sanctioned seats, Karnataka now has 9,663 medical seats in total, he said.

According to an official statement, earlier this year, NMC chairman Abhijit Chandrakant Seth had announced that 8,000 medical seats would be added across the country.

Patil visited New Delhi and submitted a proposal seeking additional seats for Karnataka’s government colleges.

“The number of students aspiring for medical education is rising every year. Many meritorious students are unable to afford the high fees in private colleges. Hence, we had appealed for more seats, and I am glad that our request has been approved,” the Minister said.

Skill Summit

Patil, who is also the Skill Development Minister, announced that a Skill Summit modelled on the Bengaluru Tech Summit will be organised in November this year. A job fair will be held in Mysuru after the Dasara festivities.