NMC Allows Chhattisgarh Medical Colleges for MCC Counselling 2025

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has given a conditional green signal to several government medical colleges in the state to continue MBBS admissions for the academic year 2025-26. But the approval comes with strict conditions.

According to a recent official release, the NMC’s Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) has given permission to government medical colleges in Korba, Kanker, Mahasamund, Dantewada, and Janjgir-Champa to participate in MCC 2025 Counselling.

The Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) functions under the National Medical Commission (NMC) and is responsible for evaluating and approving medical colleges in India. It ensures institutions meet required standards in infrastructure, faculty, hospital facilities, and academic quality.

All of these colleges had earlier faced serious scrutiny regarding infrastructure gaps, faculty shortages, and incomplete hospital facilities.

To fix the faculty shortages, there has been rforms in NMC’s Faculty Rule too. These colleges can take this opportunity to solve these problems.

But after a detailed evaluation and state-level assurance to fix the issues, the NMC has now granted a conditional go-ahead. This means students can be admitted for the MBBS batch of 2025-26, but the colleges must meet compliance criteria soon.

What Conditions Were Imposed?

The approval doesn’t come easily. The NMC has laid out clear terms and deadlines:

• Colleges must fill vacant faculty and non-teaching posts.
• Hospital infrastructure and patient care services need significant improvement.
• The hostel, labs, and teaching facilities must meet NMC’s minimum standards.
• Progress reports must be submitted to NMC within a specified timeline, or the recognition may be revoked next year.

Earlier this year, reports emerged that five new government medical colleges in Chhattisgarh were at risk of losing their MBBS seats for 2025-26 due to non-compliance with NMC norms. This raised panic among students preparing for NEET UG.

The state government swiftly intervened, submitting compliance affidavits and action plans promising rapid improvements.

Government Medical Colleges in Chhattisgarh (New District-wise Institutions)

College Name	District	MBBS Seats
Government Medical College, Korba	Korba	125
Government Medical College, Kanker	Kanker	125
Government Medical College, Mahasamund	Mahasamund	125
Government Medical College, Dantewada (Dantewada GMC)	Dantewada (South Bastar)	100
Government Medical College, Janjgir-Champa	Janjgir-Champa	100

Notes:

• These colleges are part of the state government’s medical expansion to improve healthcare access and education across the interior and tribal regions of Chhattisgarh.
• Admissions are through NEET UG counselling (state quota + AIQ as per norms).
• Each is affiliated with Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Memorial Health Sciences and AYUSH University of Chhattisgarh, Raipur.

Few days back, NMC reversed its earlier decision and sanctions new medical college and 350 MBBS Seats in Gujarat. And also Jodgpur bench of Rajasthan High Court stayed NMC order and lifted ban on Geetanjali Medical College. Already this year MCC started NEET Counselling with less MBBS seats amid more competition.

Good News for NEET Aspirants

With the NMC’s green light, even if conditional, thousands of NEET UG aspirants from Chhattisgarh and nearby states can now parcicipate for more seats in NEET Counselling 2025. These colleges contribute significantly to increasing MBBS seat capacity in Chhattisgarh.

A health department official said, “We’ve already initiated recruitments and infrastructure upgrades. All efforts are being made to retain NMC recognition permanently.”