It further said, “Admission to the remaining 42.5% seats will be done on the basis of annual fees fixed by the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee or Madhya Pradesh Private University Regulatory Commission.”
According to data tabled by Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in the Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question raised by Dr Heena Gavit (BJP) and Dr Shrikant Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena), there are 612 medical colleges in the country, of which 322 are government and 290. Private colleges are included.
There are about 92,000 MBBS seats for the 2022-23 session, of which 48,000 seats are in government colleges and about 44,000 in private colleges. Admission in medical colleges will be on the basis of merit. The first priority for the students will be Government Medical Colleges, followed by Private Medical Colleges (at the fee fixed by the Government) and then the remaining seats in Private Colleges.