Telangana gets 359 additional PG medical seats in government colleges for 2026-27, intake rises to 1,625

Telangana has secured approval for 359 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats in its government medical colleges for the 2026-27 academic year, taking the total number of seats in government institutions from 1,266 to 1,625. The expansion will enable students to pursue postgraduate medical education in 13 government medical colleges where PG courses are being introduced for the first time.

With this expansion, 23 of the State’s 35 government medical colleges will offer postgraduate courses, compared with 10 colleges earlier. The National Medical Commission (NMC), through its Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), issued an updated PG broad speciality seat matrix on November 6, incorporating additional seats approved for the academic year 2026-27.

The 13 government medical colleges receiving PG seats for the first time are located in Nagarkurnool, Mahabubabad, Wanaparthy, Mancherial, Kamareddy, Rajanna Sircilla, Khammam, Karimnagar, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Jangaon, Nirmal, Sangareddy and Narsampet.