The National Medical Commission (NMC) has published the official MBBS seat matrix for NEET UG 2026 counselling, giving lakhs of aspiring doctors across the country their first clear picture of how many seats they will be competing for this admission cycle. The matrix confirms a total of 1,36,939 MBBS seats on offer this year, split between 63,296 government seats and 73,643 private seats.
This marks a jump of 9,911 seats over last year's count, taking the year-on-year growth to roughly 7.8%. It is worth noting that this matrix does not cover the Institutes of National Importance, AIIMS, JIPMER, PGIMER and similar centrally administered institutions, which follow their own separate admission process.
