India, Oct. 23 -- Mysuru, Oct. 23 (RK&BCT)- In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day 2024 pledge to create 75,000 new medical seats over five years, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 10,650 additional MBBS seats for the academic year 2024-25.

This expansion is part of a larger national strategy to improve access to medical education. The establishment of 41 new medical colleges has now increased India's total number of medical institutions to 816.

Among the beneficiaries is the century-old Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), one of Karnataka's most prestigious Government-run medical institutions.

50 additional seats

For the 2025 academic year, the NMC has sanctioned 50 additiona...