NEET 2026 MBBS Admission: Seat Count Rises to 1.40 Lakh, Check State-Wise Numbers

MCC has released the provisional Round 2 seat allotment result for NEET UG Counselling 2026. The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) oversees the national-level allocation of medical seats, while the final allotment result is expected to be announced shortly.

The provisional allotment list covers MBBS and BDS seats under the All India Quota (AIQ) along with other seats managed through MCC counselling.

Alongside the Round 2 counselling process, the updated NEET UG 2026 seat matrix has also been released. The matrix provides details of the seats available across different states, Union Territories and medical colleges. According to the latest data, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has added 13,186 MBBS seats across 27 states and UTs, taking the total number of MBBS seats to 1,40,214.

Which States Added the Most MBBS Seats in NEET UG 2026?

Karnataka recorded the highest increase, with 1,650 additional MBBS seats. The state now has 15,745 MBBS seats across 76 medical colleges.

Tamil Nadu ranked second, adding 1,250 seats and taking its total MBBS seat count to 14,299.

S. No.	State/UT	Seats Added	Total MBBS Seats
1	Karnataka	1,650	15,745
2	Tamil Nadu	1,250	14,299
3	Bihar	1,240	4,660
4	Uttar Pradesh	1,200	14,400
5	Rajasthan	1,100	8,280
6	Telangana	1,010	10,450
7	West Bengal	975	7,350
8	Chhattisgarh	645	3,025
9	Maharashtra	550	13,249
10	Andhra Pradesh	525	7,615
11	Jharkhand	520	1,650
12	Madhya Pradesh	520	6,120
13	Haryana	350	3,060
14	Kerala	300	5,754
15	Gujarat	250	7,800
16	Puducherry	200	1,830
17	Uttarakhand	200	1,525
18	Jammu and Kashmir	175	1,750
19	Assam	100	1,975
20	Odisha	100	3,000
21	Sikkim	100	200
22	Chandigarh	50	200
23	Goa	50	250
24	Punjab	50	1,850
25	Tripura	50	500
26	Manipur	25	550
27	Himachal Pradesh	1	871

Karnataka's addition of 1,650 seats represents approximately one-eighth of the total seats newly introduced in the revised matrix. Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh also recorded increases of more than 1,000 seats each.

Together, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh contributed 5,340 of the 13,186 newly added MBBS seats, making these four states the largest contributors to the increase.

Seven States and UTs See No Increase in MBBS Seats

The increase in MBBS seats has not been uniform across all parts of the country. While 27 of the 34 states and UTs included in the matrix recorded an increase, seven states/UTs saw no addition.

The seven regions with unchanged seat numbers are:

State/UT	Total MBBS Seats
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	114
Arunachal Pradesh	100
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	177
Delhi	1,415
Meghalaya	250
Mizoram	100
Nagaland	100

Thus, the latest NEET UG 2026 seat matrix shows a substantial expansion in MBBS seats, with the overall number reaching 1,40,214, while the largest increases have been concentrated in states such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

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