706 medical colleges - 108940 MBBS seats: MoS Health

Union Minister of State for Health Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar recently informed the Rajya Sabha that India has 706 medical colleges with an intake capacity of 1,08,848 MBBS seats. As per the Health Ministry data, Tamil Nadu has 74 medical colleges, the highest in India. However, the maximum number of 11745 MBBS seats are available in Karnataka.