New Delhi: Through a recent notice, the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) released the tentative super speciality seat matrix for the academic year 2025-26.As per the data released by the Apex Medical Commission, there are a total of 4,630 DM and MCh seats available this year. Among them, the NMC has approved 557 seats for the academic year 2025-26.NMC MARB asked all Medical Colleges/Institutions to verify and confirm the number of seats displayed against their respective institutions. In case of any discrepancy, the Commission said that the same must be brought to the notice of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), NMC, along with supporting documents within 15 days from the date of this notice.The notice issued by MARB on 12.3.2026 mentioned, “The number of seats available as on 27.02.2026 in various PostGraduate(Super Specialty) courses in Medical Colleges/Institutions after the inclusion of seats granted on or before 27.02.26 under the purview of the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the Academic Year 2025-26 is attached for the information of all stakeholders.All Medical Colleges/Institutions are requested to verify and confirm the number of seats displayed against their respective institutions. In case of any discrepancy, the same must be brought to the notice of the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), NMC along with supporting documents within 15 days from the date of this notice..”The notice further added, “Kindly note that failure to report any discrepancy within the stipulated time may affect the updation of student details on the NMC Admission Portal by the respective college/institution. The LOPs for sanctioned PG seats for AY 2025-26 are in the process of being issued. The counselling authorities need not wait for the LOP’s from institutions to include them in the counselling process. The matrix uploaded in the website shall be considered as valid document for counselling process.”In reference to the MARB notice, the NMC Secretary addressed the Director/Dean/Principals of all medical colleges/institutes. It mentioned in the notice “Reference is invited to Public Notice No. M-19011/13/2025/NMC/PGMARB (e8337538) dated 12-03-2026 [copy enclosed] issued by the Medical Assessment and Registration Board (MARB) of National Medical Commission (NMC) w.r.t. the above subject matter being self explanatory inter-alia duly attaching a list indicating the number of seats available as on 27.02.2026 in various Post-Graduate(Super Specialty) courses. All Medical Colleges/Institutions are requested to take note of all the instructions contained in it and to verify and confirm the number of seats and to bring any discrepancy to the notice of MARB within stipulated time. As intimated by MARB, the LOPs for sanctioned PG seats for AY 2025-26 are in the process of being issued. The counselling authorities need not wait for the LOP’s from institutions to include them in the counselling process. The matrix uploaded in the website shall be considered as valid document for counselling process.”State-wise seat matrix released by the NMC shows that a total of 4,630 seats are available across states and Union Territories. Andhra Pradesh has 232 seats, Assam has 68 seats, Bihar has 50 seats, Chandigarh has 7 seats, and Chhattisgarh has 13 seats. Further, Delhi has 213 seats, Goa has 19 seats, Gujarat has 159 seats, Haryana has 39 seats, Jammu and Kashmir has 70 seats, and Jharkhand has 11 seats.Meanwhile, Karnataka has 561 seats, Kerala has 266 seats, Madhya Pradesh has 132 seats, Maharashtra has 446 seats, Manipur has 7 seats, and Meghalaya has 4 seats. Additionally, Odisha has 190 seats, Puducherry has 6 seats, Punjab has 71 seats, Rajasthan has 380 seats, Tamil Nadu has 743 seats, and Telangana has 274 seats. Uttar Pradesh has 398 seats, Uttarakhand has 50 seats, and West Bengal has 221 seats.State-wise DM, MCh seat matrix:
S.no
State
Seats during AY 2024-25
No. of seats granted in AY 25-26
Final seats
1
Andhra Pradesh
208
24
232
2
Assam
59
9
68
3
Bihar
47
3
50
4
Chandigarh
7
0
7
5
Chhatisgarh
11
2
13
6
Delhi
200
13
213
7
Goa
16
3
19
8
Gujarat
126
33
159
9
Haryana
34
5
39
10
Jammu & Kashmir
46
24
70
11
Jharkhand
11
0
11
12
Karnataka
498
63
561
13
Kerala
252
14
266
14
Madhya Pradesh
117
15
132
15
Maharashtra
413
33
446
16
Manipur
5
2
7
17
Meghalaya
4
0
4
18
Orissa
119
71
190
19
Pondicherry
6
0
6
20
Punjab
41
30
71
21
Rajasthan
341
39
380
22
Tamil Nadu
697
46
743
23
Telangana
214
60
274
24
Uttar Pradesh
343
55
398
25
Uttarakhand
37
13
50
26
West Bengal
221
0
221
Total Seats
4073
557
4630
Speciality-wise DM, MCh seat matrix:
S.no
Course Name
Seats
1
DM – Cardiac-Anaesthesia
63
2
DM – Clinical Hematology
36
3
DM – Clinical Immunology &
Rheumatology
54
4
DM – Critical Care Medicine
137
5
DM – Endocrinology
100
6
DM – Geriatric Mental Health
2
7
DM – Hepatology
33
8
DM – Infectious Disease
17
9
DM – Interventional Radiology
43
10
DM – Medical Gastroenterology
248
11
DM – Medical Genetics
9
12
DM – Nephrology
282
13
DM – Neuro Anasthesia
26
14
DM – Neuro Radiology
1
15
DM – Neurology
376
16
DM – Organ Transplant Anaesthesia
& Critical Care
5
17
DM – Paediatric Cardiology
2
18
DM – Paediatric Hepatology
3
19
DM – Paediatric Neurology
8
20
DM – Paediatric Oncology
20
21
DM – Pediatric Cardiology
4
22
DM – Pediatrics Gastroenterology
6
23
DM – Pulmonary and Critical Care
medicine
6
24
DM – Pulmonary Medicine
2
25
DM – Rheumatology
6
26
DM- Cardiology
574
27
DM- Clinical Pharmacology
9
28
DM Geriatic Mental Health
3
29
DM- Medical Oncology
178
30
DM- Onco Pathology
56
31
DM- Paediatric and neonatal
Anesthesia
2
32
DM- Paediatrics Nephrology
10
33
DM- Pulmonary Medicine
47
34
DM- Pulmonology
2
35
DM- Virology
5
36
DM/M. Ch- Reproductive
Medicine and Surgery
21
37
DM-Endocrinology
11
38
DM-Neonatology
114
39
DM-Paediatric Neurology
2
40
Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgery
2
41
M
– Paediatric and Neonatal Anaesthesia
4
42
M Ch. – Thorasic Surgery
2
43
M. Ch – Plastic Surgery
2
44
M. Ch- Pediatric Surgery
224
45
M.CH – Cardiology
1
46
M.Ch – Endocrine Surgery
11
47
M.Ch – Gynaecological Oncology
30
48
M.Ch – Head & Neck Surgery
35
49
M.Ch – Hepato Pancreato Biliary
Surgery
11
50
M.Ch – Medical Gastroenterology
6
51
M.Ch – Neuro Surgery
418
52
M.Ch – Neuro Surgery(3 years)
1
53
M.Ch – Neuro Surgery(6 years)
2
54
M.Ch – Paediatric Orthopaedics
10
55
M.Ch – Paediatric Surgery
8
56
M.Ch – Plastic Surgery/Plastic &
Reconstructive Surgery
330
57
M.Ch – Surgical Gastroenterology
109
58
M.Ch – Surgical Oncology
220
59
M.Ch – Thoracic Surgery/Cardio
Thoracic Surgery/Cardio Vascular and thoracic Surgery
222
60
M.Ch – Urology/Genito-Urinary
Surgery
419
61
M.Ch – Vascular Surgery
30
62
M.Ch Pediatric
2
63
M.Ch. – Hand Surgery
8
Total
Seats
4630
To view the notice, click on the link below:https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/2026/03/13/nmc-tentative-seats-for-post-graduate-courses-super-specialty-in-medical-colleges-1-332602.pdfAlso read- 7579 DM, MCh, DNB SS seats available for MCC NEET SS Counselling 2025, Details