Now MBBS Government College Seat for NRI Quota in Karnataka to Cost at Rs 25 Lakh; Karnataka Govt. confirms fee structure

MBBS Government College Seat for NRI Quota in Karnataka: The state's long-standing request to increase medical education capacity has been met by the National Medical Commission (NMC), which has approved 450 extra MBBS seats for Karnataka for the 2025–2026 academic year. Additionally, on Saturday, Minister for Medical Education, Sharan Prakash R Patil, has declared that its government medical colleges will have a 15% NRI quota. Each NRI Quota seat will have a fixed fee of Rs 25 lakh. Eight government medical colleges in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Chikkaballapur, Hassan, Raichur, and Vijayanagar have been given 50 seats each, out of the 450 authorised seats. The NEET UG 2025 Round 2 counselling includes these seats. With this rise, there are now 9,663 MBBS seats available in Karnataka, up from 9,263 in the initial round of allocations.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 is ongoing, and the web options window for Round 3 has been closed on September 8, 2025, at 2 PM. These updated seats will be considered for the upcoming seat allotment process, and accordingly, the seat allotment will be announced. Candidates applying through the NRI quota for admissions should be prepared with the required Rs 25 lakh fee to complete the reporting process to secure their seats in advance.

The goal of adding NRI seats, according to Medical Education Minister Sharanprakash R. Patil, is to increase government medical institutes' financial independence and lessen their reliance on government funding. In the event that NRI seats are not filled, candidates from the general (Indian) category may still express their preferences for "Q" category seats during the counseling process.

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