UP emerging as hub for medical education as new colleges open

Lucknow, Dec 6 : Uttar Pradesh is finally emerging as a hub for medical education and a significant increase in MBBS seats in government and private sector medical colleges in the northern state is a proof of this. Uttar Pradesh now ranks third after Karnataka and Maharashtra in the number of MBBS seats on offer.
According to the Uttar Pradesh Medical Education Department’s data, till three years ago, there were 5,100 MBBS seats in the entire state, which have now increased to 7,150 seats as compared with Karnataka (8,845) and Maharashtra (7,270).
The decision to establish AIIMS at Gorakhpur and Raebareli is also proving to be a milestone in terms of medical education and health facilities in Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh’s journey to become another important hub for medical education in the country through increased numbers of medical seats came about after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath decided on the opening of new medical colleges.
In 2016, there were only 12 medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. But between 2017 and 2019, foundation stones of 28 new medical colleges was laid, of which seven have already started their academic sessions.
Teaching and training will be started in eight other new colleges by next year even while construction of 13 new institutes will start soon.