Medical Education Department keen on 15% NRI quota in all government medical colleges

The Medical Education Department, Karnataka, is keen connected reserving 15% of each seats successful authorities aesculapian colleges for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) from the world years 2026-27. The measurement is seen arsenic a gross generating workout to marque authorities aesculapian colleges determination towards sustaining themselves and not beryllium connected grants from the State.  

There are 24 authorities aesculapian colleges successful the State with a full of 4,249 MBBS seats. While backstage aesculapian colleges person a 5% NRI quota, authorities colleges did not. Last year, the authorities introduced a 15% NRI quota specifically wrong the enhanced spot capableness of the 24 authorities aesculapian colleges — 450 seats for 2025-26 (67 seats). This year, the Department intends to grow it to each the seats disposable successful the 24 colleges.