OCI MBBS Admission: OCI citizens are of Indian origin but they are having foreign passport and are not citizen of India. As per the latest notification MHA(Ministry of Home Affairs) has informed through gazette notification that OCI card holders can claim only NRI quota seats reserved in Medical colleges. On March 31,2023 NTA has released a new circular regading OCI admission in various courses like MBBS,BDS,AYUSH ect.

OCI MBBS Admission

As per latest information from official website of NMC ,  there are 824 medical colleges with 129805 MBBS seats in India . Out is these 824 medical colleges there are 454 Govt. / Govt Society and remaining 370 are private /deemed medical colleges. There are 63657 MBBS seats in Govt colleges including AIIMS , BHU , JIPMER and 66148 MBBS seats in private /deemed colleges throughout India. If we compare with last year data this year there will be 15000 more MBBS seats at the time of counselling.

Total MBBS seats in India 2026

Total MBBS seats* in India Till 03-03-2026
Colleges	Colleges	Seats
Govt	454	63657
Private/Deemed	370	66148
Grand Total	824	129805

NEET UG 2026 exam Schedule by NTA

As per notification NEET UG 2026 will be conducted on May 3 , 2025 (Sunday) and result will be declared by June 14 , 2026 after that state has released merit list for MBBS BDS and other profession courses admission . In Govt. medical colleges  15% of total seats are reserved for All India Quota  and counselling for these seats are conducted by Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).  For the remaining 85 % seats of Govt. colleges and 100% seats of private medical colleges(if any) counselling will be conducted by state authority.

State wise MBBS seats in India 2026

Sr No	State Name	Govt Clg	Govt Seats	Trust Clg	Trust Seats	Total Clg	Total Seats
1	Andaman Nicobar Islands	1	114	0	0	1	114
2	Andhra Pradesh	19	3415	20	3800	39	7215
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1	100	0	0	1	100
4	Assam	16	1975	0	0	16	1975
5	Bihar	13	1645	12	1900	25	3545
6	Chandigarh	1	150	0	0	1	150
7	Chhattisgarh	11	1555	5	950	16	2505
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	1	177	0	0	1	177
9	Delhi	9	1296	2	250	11	1546
10	Goa	1	200	0	0	1	200
11	Gujarat	24	4325	19	3300	43	7625
12	Haryana	8	1035	9	1650	17	2685
13	Himachal Pradesh	7	820	1	150	8	970
14	Jammu & Kashmir	11	1525	2	200	13	1725
15	Jharkhand	7	855	3	400	10	1255
16	Karnataka	24	4250	50	9845	74	14095
17	Kerala	14	1855	23	3750	37	5605
18	Madhya Pradesh	21	3000	14	2700	35	5700
19	Maharashtra	43	6075	42	6751	85	12826
20	Manipur	3	375	1	150	4	525
21	Meghalaya	2	100	1	150	3	250
22	Mizoram	1	100	0	0	1	100
23	Nagaland	1	100	0	0	1	100
24	Orissa	15	1925	6	1100	21	3025
25	Pondicherry	2	423	7	1450	9	1873
26	Punjab	6	1000	8	1050	14	2050
27	Rajasthan	34	4601	15	2700	49	7301
28	Sikkim	0	0	1	150	1	150
29	Tamil Nadu	39	5450	39	7650	78	13100
30	Telangana	37	4365	29	5150	66	9515
31	Tripura	1	150	2	300	3	450
32	Uttar Pradesh	49	5825	40	7600	89	13425
33	Uttarakhand	6	750	4	700	10	1450
34	West Bengal	26	4126	15	2350	41	6476
	Total	454	63657	370	66148	824	129805

Newly added MBBS colleges in India in 2025

S. No.	State	College Name	Seats
1	Assam	Pragjyotishpur Medical College	50
2	Delhi	ESIC Medical College & Hospital, Basaidarapur, New Delhi	50
3	Gujarat	ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE NARODA BAPUNAGAR, AHMEDABAD	50
4	Haryana	PT NEKI RAM SHARMA GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, BHIWANI	100
5	Haryana	Maharishi Chyawan Medical College, Koriawas	100
6	Kerala	Government Medical College Kasaragod	50
7	Kerala	Government Medical College, Wayanad	50
8	Madhya Pradesh	GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE SINGRAULI	100
9	Madhya Pradesh	GOVERMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, SHEOPUR	100
10	Maharashtra	ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, Andheri	50
11	Meghalaya	Shillong Medical College	50
12	Orissa	PABITRA MOHAN PRADHAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, TALCHER	100
13	Orissa	Government Medical College Phulbani, Kandhamal	100
14	Punjab	ESIC Medical College Ludhiana	50
15	Rajasthan	Government Medical College, Jaisalmer	50
16	Rajasthan	Government medical college, Tonk	50
17	Telangana	GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, KODANGAL, TELANGANA	50
18	Uttar Pradesh	ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, Noida	50
Total			1200

Click here to visit official website for filling  NEET UG 2026 Application Form.

OCI MBBS Admission latest update 2023

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Click here to see the latest notification on official website.

NEET UG 2023 exam date by NTA

OCI PIO Foreign Nationals MBBS Admission 2022 Update

As per latest notification from official website of MCC –

“OCI/PIO/Foreign Nationals will only be eligible for NRI seats and not for Indian (All India Quota/ Central/ Deemed Paid/ Indian) seats.In this regard, it is advised that Deemed Universities/ Institutes where NRI seats are available should verify only citizenship card for OCI/ PIO/ Foreign National candidates at the time of reporting and not other NRI documents which are asked , verified for NRI Sponsored Candidates. Also, the Nationality of all candidates should be checked along with other documents. ” Source MCC Notice Dated 22.09,2022

Click here to read complete details.

Note: As per today’s (September 30,2021) order of Hon’ble Supreme court of India now OCI candidate are eligible for both Government and NRI seats for 2021-22 Session.

Here is the copy of Court order:

We want to make it clear that it is mandatory to qualify NEET UG examination .

In fact, OCI cardholders will have parity with NRIs in the matter of appearing of respective entrance examination like NEET for Medical, JEE Mains, JEE Advance.

They are eligible only for seats reserved for NRI quota or any supernumerary seats.

According to the fresh circular, India does not allow dual citizenship but provides certain benefits under Section 7B(I) of the citizen act.

This fresh notification replaces earlier three notifications issued in 2005,2007 and 2009.

 Click here to know in details about NRI Reservation Quota .

 

Note :Please verify the same from official website.

On top of that, Medical admission for Maharashtra, Government mandates a 10-year domicile + 11th and 12th standard Maharashtra education requirement. 

On the other hand TamilNadu, Kerala, Gujarat and NCR have different rules. 

There is a huge problem of lack of uniformity and standardization in India.

So. we decided to write a brief article on this topic to enlighten students like you. In which we are going to talk about everything about OCI category students.

In our today’s article, you are going to  know,

• What and Everything about OCI Mbbs admission
• Process of mbbs admission via OCI quota
• Cases and changed rules for OCI Students
• Different rules, regulations and policies for state government for OCI admission in that state
• Documents required for students to participate in OCI quota admission

Let’s start with the first knowing about who is eligible for OCI Quota.

Which candidates comes under for OCI Quota

In most simple words OCI students are Overseas Citizen of India, whose parents or Grandparents live in another country and have citizen of that county but originally belongs to India.

So these students are eligible to apply as OCI if he/she is granted with Overseas Citizenship of India and has an OCI card.

And as per Karnataka High Court, Students holding Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards must be treated as Indian citizens for the purpose of admission to professional courses and they are entitled to admission under the state quota.

OCI Quota Eligibility to Get Mbbs Admission

• Students must fulfil OCI quota criteria
• Applicants must be holding a valid passport
• The seats offered under NRI Quota will only be allocated to the students have minimum Neet scores
• Candidates must have qualified NEET exam
• Candidates applying under NRI sponsorship must have a real blood relation to the financial supporter, be it the mother, sister, father, brother, aunt or uncle.

OCI Quota MBBS Admission Process

MBBS admission process for OCI candidates starts with the NEET entrance exam, where they have to score minimum qualifying marks for admission. As far as NEET UG 2021 is concerned , it is scheduled on August 1,2021 and result will be declared by the August month end.

After the results are announced, candidates need to register themselves on MCI official website for the counselling process.

Then students who ranked higher got their seats allocated first based on NEET scores and category.

Each state has a separate MBBS admission process, rule and regulations for admission in OCI quota, that we are going to discuss below.

Cases and changed rules for OCI Students

There are so many conflicts happening for OCI quota students who applied for NEET UG.

And many petitions filed in various state high Courts to make the admission process conflicts free.

One of the cases was Vasta Shah petition, 17-year-old Vatsa Shah, who was born in Gujarat and holds a British passport. She was denied participation in the admission process for medical courses after she scored 534 marks in National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET) this year. She also passed her Class 10 and 12 exams from Gujarat.

But in the end, she wins.

As per results, In 2019, the Gujarat high court said that a student, who is an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), would be treated at par with Non-Resident Indians (NRI) for admission to MBBS course.

And many more states like Karnataka also accept NRI.

But still, other states have their own rules of OCI quota candidates.

Let’s discuss that next section of this article.

Different rules, regulations and policies for state government for Oci admission in that state

Maharashtra: Maharashtra Government asks for a 10 year domicile with 11th and 12th marksheet for OCI quota students to take admission in professional courses.

Tamil Nadu: Whereas In some states, OCI is recognised as equal to Indian citizens by respective state governments. Tamil Nadu is one example where OCI are the same as Indian citizens.

Karnataka , Gujarat: Both states consider OCI students as NRI.

Uttar Pradesh: In Uttar Pradesh state governments also treat OCI category students as NRI, but If the candidate is applying under OCI category, an OCI card issued by the embassy is required. We wanted to make it clear that there is no NRI quota MBBS BDS seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Other States: All remaining state colleges ask for different documents for this quota so it will be required to check first and confirm with respective medical councils.

Things to remember by OCI Candidates

Now, those who apply for an OCI card or PIO card would be able to appear in this exam like NRIs.  But they also have to bear in mind these points:

1. A Valid Identity proof

They must have a valid Aadhaar card as their identity proof. It has been made compulsory for all natives of India. But yes, there are a few exceptions. The citizens of Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu , Kashmir are barred from this mandate.

In case they don’t have this card, the passport would be accepted as the authentic ID proof. The applicant must mention his/her passport number on the application form. 

And later also, they must take the same along while appearing in the exam.

2. NEET mandatory for admission in medical

Taking admission before 2016 in Indian medical colleges was based on the scores for non-residents, persons of Indian origin and overseas citizens. 

But with the interception of the Supreme Court, the foreign residents have to compete with the indigenous aspirants in the NEET exam. 

They can’t skip it for getting admission as stated in the old law books.

3. 15% institutional/management quota in private colleges

As told above, the aspirants can utilize the opportunity of claiming seats as per quota. But OCIs and PIOs shall be eligible to claim one out of 15% seats for which they have to sit in the NEET exams.

As far as the state’s reservation quota is concerned, the state would be a sole authority to provide quota or not. 

Kashmir government rejects entertaining any such request for quota. On the other hand, the Maharashtra government has nodded to provide quota seats for admission in private or government medical colleges.

4. Choose the city for the exam wisely

it would be a wise idea to take an exam in the state wherein maximum numbers of sears are offered. 

Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are the two main venues which maximize seat offering to take admission in medical college post entrance exam successfully. CBSE has validated around 80 cities of India to conduct this exam. While filling the form, the foreign students can mark three centres in a city for participating.

Documents required for students to participate in OCI quota admission

It will be advisable to curate all documents before participating in quota category counsellings.

• OCI card is a must document for this quota candidates.
• Passport
• 10th , 12th mark sheets
• Domicile
• Valid Address proof
• Online application form printout with passport size photographs
• NEET UG  scorecard
• NOC from the Ministry of External Affairs, GOI (Government of India), New Delhi
• Non-Objection Certificate (NOC) issued by the Ambassador/ competent authority of the candidate’s country to allow their stay and study in India
• Health Certificate
• Migration Certificate

OCI Admission Uncertain

As per news published in “The Hindu” in May 2021.

Final Words

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