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With this expansion, the total PG seats in private medical institutions in the state are expected to increase to nearly 1,500. Earlier, NMC had approved 58 new PG seats in government medical colleges, taking the total number of newly sanctioned seats in Tamil Nadu for 2025 to 476. Nationally, the commission has approved 4,201 PG seats.
On Friday, NMC also released a public notice listing all new PG seats granted for 2025 admissions.
According to the NMC, Letters of Permission (LOPs) for newly sanctioned or increased PG seats for 2025–26 are currently under issuance. Counselling authorities have been informed that they do not need to wait for individual LOPs from institutions; the list uploaded on the official NMC website will serve as a valid document for counselling purposes.
This was confirmed by Dr. M.K. Ramesh, President, NMC Medical Assessment and Rating Board.
The State Selection Committee, which manages state quota seats, service quota seats, and all PG seats in self-financing colleges, mentioned that these newly approved seats cannot be added to the existing matrix without the LOPs.
A health department official noted that university accreditation for PG seats is granted only after institutions receive LOPs. “As a policy, we cannot add seats to the matrix without university affiliation,” the official stated.
New Seats Likely to Be Added in Round 2 Counselling
The committee has completed Round 1 of PG counselling and expects to include the newly approved seats in Round 2.
“Students who join in Round 1 will be permitted to upgrade and shift to courses or colleges of their choice,” the official added.
Meanwhile, the number of service candidates applying for PG admissions remains low. In Round 1, only 519 service candidates were allotted seats. More than 100 service quota seats remained vacant, and these will be carried into the Round 2 seat matrix along with the newly approved seats.
“We expect some of these service quota seats to be moved to the general category pool in Round 3,” the official noted.