MBBS Seats in Bihar under State Quota | UGMAC Counselling 2024

Bihar, the land of Gautam Buddha, Mahavira, Maurya Empire, Gupta Empire, the great ancient Nalanda and Vikramshila University, is the third most populous state in India. With every passing year, the numbers of medical aspirants are also increasing in the state by manifold. Though in recent years, Bihar has seen number of new private medical colleges opening up, seats in government medical colleges have largely remained stagnant. Let us take a look at MBBS Seats in Bihar under State Quota. 

  

Distribution of MBBS Seats in Medical Colleges of Bihar 

 

Apart from few medical colleges like AIIMS, BHU, JIPMER, AMU, etc., seats in almost every government medical college are distributed under two major categories- All India Quota (15%) and State Quota (85%). NEET is the sole exam through which candidates can get admission in various medical colleges of India. 

 

All India Quota: MCC of DGHS conducts online counselling for 15% AIQ seats. Candidates irrespective of their native states are eligible for these seats based of their All India Rank. All 125 seats in AIIMS Patna are available under AIQ. 

 

State Quota: BCECEB conducts UGMAC counselling for 85% state quota medical seats. For claiming seats under this quota, candidate must be permanent resident of Bihar.  

 

Central Nominees: Few government medical colleges also have central pool MBBS seats. Wards of Defence personnel, CAPFs, victims of terrorist activities, COVID Warriors, etc., are eligible for these seats. Various departments of central government nominate eligible candidates for admission under this quota.  

 

                                                    

MBBS Seats in Government Medical Colleges of Bihar under State Quota     

 

As mentioned Earlier, all 125 seats in AIIMS Patna are available under AIQ. In ESIC medical college, Patna, out of 100 medical seats, 15 are AIQ seats while only 50 seats are available under state quota. Remaining 35 seats are reserved for wards of insured persons (IPs) under ESI Scheme. 

 

Let us take a look at available MBBS or medical seats in Government Medical Colleges of Bihar under state quota.

 

                  Medical College  

Total Seats  

Central  

Nominees  

All India Quota  

State  

Quota  

Patna Medical College, Patna 

200 

05 

30 

165 

Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College, Gaya  

120  

04  

18  

98  

Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur  

120  

04  

18  

98  

Nalanda Medical College, Patna  

150  

03  

23  

124  

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura, Patna 

120  

 

18  

102  

Shri Krishna Medical College, Muzzafarpur  

120  

04  

18  

98  

ESIC Medical College, Patna 

100  

 

15  

50  

Darbhanga Medical College, Laheriasarai 

120  

05  

18  

97  

Government Medical College, Bettiah  

120   

 

18  

102  

Bhagwan Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Pawapuri, Nalanda 

120  

 

18  

102  

Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Medical College, Madhepura 

100 

 

15 

85 

Government Medical College, Purnea 

100 

 

15 

85 

                   Total  

1490  

25  

224  

1206 

 

 

Reserved seats under state quota in Bihar 

 

60% seats falling under state quota are reserved for different social groups while remaining 40% seats are unreserved (UR) seats. A candidate should be a permanent resident of Bihar for seeking reservation benefits. Take a look at percentage of seats reserved for different groups. 

 

Scheduled Castes: 16% ————————> (20% as per new amendment)  

Scheduled Tribes: 1%    ————————> (2% as per new amendment) 

Extremely Backward Classes: 18%  ———> (25% as per new amendment) 

Backward Classes: 12%     ———————> (18% as per new amendment) 

Economically Weaker Sections: 10% 

Divyang Quota: 5% 

Female Seats: 1/3 of total seats 

 

Bihar State Legislature recently passed Bihar Reservation (Admission in Educational Institutions) Amendment Bill, 2023 – increasing quota for SC, ST and OBC from 50 to 60 percent now. Adding 10% quota for EWS, reservation in Bihar has now reached 75%. 

 

A petition has been filed against the latest amendment in Patna High Court. If this amendment passes the scrutiny of judiciary then the General category candidates will only have 25% medical seats in Bihar to compete for from 2024 onwards. This article will be updated after the release of modified seat matrix from BCECEB. 

 

For female NEET candidates, one-third of total seats under state-quota are reserved in each medical college. Total 402 seats are reserved for female candidates — UR (161), EWS (40), SC (64), ST (4), EBC (72) and BC (48). 

 

It’s time to take a look at category wise seat matrix or seat distribution in different government medical colleges of Bihar. Please note, this seat matrix will change after implementation of new reservation criteria.

 

Institution 

State Quota 

UR 

EWS 

SC 

ST 

EBC 

BC 

RCG 

Female Seats 

DQ 

PMCH, Patna 

165 

66 

17 

26 

1 

30 

20 

5 

55 

8 

IGIMS, Patna 

102 

41 

10 

16 

1 

19 

12 

3 

34 

5 

NMC, Patna 

124 

49 

13 

20 

1 

22 

15 

4 

41 

6 

ANMMC, Gaya 

98 

39 

10 

16 

1 

17 

12 

3 

33 

5 

DMC, Laheriasarai 

97 

39 

10 

15 

1 

17 

12 

3 

32 

5 

JLNMC, Bhagalpur 

98 

39 

10 

16 

1 

17 

12 

3 

33 

5 

SKMC, Muzaffarpur 

98 

39 

9 

16 

1 

18 

12 

3 

33 

5 

GMC, Bettiah 

102 

41 

10 

16 

1 

19 

12 

3 

34 

5 

BMIMS, Pawapuri 

102 

41 

10 

16 

1 

19 

12 

3 

34 

5 

JKTMC&H, Madhepura 

85 

34 

8 

14 

1 

15 

10 

3 

28 

4 

ESIC MC&H, Patna 

50 

20 

5 

8 

1 

9 

6 

1 

17 

3 

GMC, Purnea 

85 

35 

8 

14 

1 

15 

10 

2 

28 

4 

TOTAL 

1206 

483 

120 

193 

12 

217 

145 

36 

402