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shankhalikamallick 9th Nov, 2020

Hi aspirant!

According to Union minister Harsh Vardhan, within 2 years, the number of seats increased for UG and PG in medical colleges is 24,698. During the period of 2017-18 to 2019-20, the number of seats increased for UG and PG are 15,815 & 2,153 respectively.

The EWS reservation will be allotted for the increased seats not for the existing seats already declared. Here is the data of increased seat number according to state wise


Sl. No.
State
Seats Increased
1 Andhra Pradesh
360
2 Assam
174
3 Bihar
190
4 Delhi
115
5 Goa
30
6 Gujarat
700
7 Haryana
110
8 Himachal Pradesh
120
9 Jammu & Kashmir
85
10 Jharkhand 30
11 Chattisgarh 120
12 Kerala
155
13 Madhya Pradesh
270
14 Manipur
2 5
15 Maharashtra
970
16 Orissa
100
17 Pondicherry
30
18 Punjab
100
19 Rajasthan
450
20 Telangana
190
21 Tripura
25
22 Uttar Pradesh
326
23 Uttarakhand
75
24 West Bengal
450

Total: 5200


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