The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has approved 1,122 additional MBBS and BDS seats for Karnataka, and cleared ₹1,090 Crore Funding for Medical Education Upgrade , Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil said at Vidhana Soudha.
The funds will be used to upgrade government medical colleges and expand facilities across several districts. The state list names Koppal, Gadag, Chamarajanagar and Karwar among areas due to benefit from the investment.
₹1,090 Crore Funding for Medical Education Upgrade: scope and districts
The central allocation of ₹1,090 crore is earmarked for improving medical education infrastructure and expanding capacity in government institutions. Authorities say the funding will support college upgrades and facility expansion, but no detailed disbursement schedule or per-college breakdown has been released.
Officials confirmed the upgrades will prioritise underserved districts including Koppal , Gadag , Chamarajanagar and Karwar . Exact timelines and project lists for each campus are pending further notifications from the state and central education authorities.
₹1,090 Crore Funding for Medical Education Upgrade: what it means for NEET UG 2026
The revised seat matrix, which includes the 1,122 new MBBS and BDS seats, will be part of the NEET UG 2026 counselling process. Counselling will be conducted by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA).
Aspirants must qualify in NEET UG and follow MCC and KEA procedures during counselling to compete for these seats. The state says the expansion is expected to reduce competition pressure for students, where every year lakhs of aspirants vie for limited medical seats.
This allocation increases total government medical seats in Karnataka, but authorities have not specified how many of the 1,122 seats are for MBBS versus BDS, nor given reservation or college-level seat splits.
Karnataka students and NEET aspirants should watch official MCC and KEA announcements for the formal revised seat matrix and counselling schedule. Any changes to quotas, college-wise seat distribution or disbursement timelines will be notified through the respective authorities.
For now, the confirmed facts are: 1,122 additional MBBS/BDS seats for Karnataka, central approval by the Union Health Ministry, announcement at Vidhana Soudha by Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, and central funding of ₹1,090 crore aimed at upgrading medical education infrastructure ahead of NEET UG 2026 .