Medical Colleges in Maharashtra 2026 – MBBS, CET Cell & Admission Guide

Maharashtra has one of India's largest medical education networks — 43 government medical colleges (including AFMC Pune, AIIMS Nagpur, and ESIC Medical College, Andheri) and around 42 private institutions, most affiliated with the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik. Top names include Seth GS Medical College and Grant Medical College (Mumbai), and BJ Government Medical College (Pune). You can explore the complete, filterable list of medical colleges in Maharashtra directly above.

How MBBS Admission Works

MBBS admission is based on NEET UG rank, with counselling split across distinct routes managed by the State Common Entrance Test Cell (CET Cell), Maharashtra:

Government colleges: 15% All India Quota (AIQ) via MCC and 85% Maharashtra State Quota via CET Cell, requiring Maharashtra domicile
Private colleges: 100% of seats are filled through CET Cell's state-level counselling — there is no AIQ for private (non-deemed) colleges, with seats split across State Quota, Management Quota, and NRI Quota
Deemed universities located in Maharashtra admit exclusively through MCC counselling, regardless of physical location in the state

A Note on AFMC Pune

Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune is a distinctive institution — it follows its own dedicated admission process for MBBS, with a service obligation in the Armed Forces Medical Services after graduation, separate from the standard CET Cell or MCC routes.

Maharashtra's Reservation Categories

Maharashtra's state quota reservation matrix is notably detailed, including categories not found in most other states — SC (~13%), ST (~7%), OBC (~19%), and further sub-categories such as VJ-A, NT-B, NT-C, NT-D, and SBC, alongside EWS (~10%) and PwD (5% horizontal).

Rural Service Bond

All Maharashtra MBBS students must complete a mandatory one-year rural service. However, the strict ₹10 lakh penalty for non-compliance applies specifically to students who availed state-sponsored scholarships or fee concessions (such as SC, ST, OBC, or EBC categories).

Courses Available

UG: MBBS and BDS across government, private, and deemed institutions; the state's DMER and MUHS also oversee BAMS, BHMS, BPT, B.Pharm, and B.Sc Nursing programs
PG: MD/MS, offered extensively across government, government-aided, private, and deemed colleges
Super Speciality: DM/MCh available at select government, central, and deemed institutions

Plan Your Admission

Use MedicalSeat's NEET UG College Predictor for MBBS or NEET PG Predictor for postgraduate courses to check your realistic chances across Maharashtra's government, private, and deemed medical colleges based on your NEET rank, domicile status, and category.

KJ Somaiyya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai

Government Medical College, Nandurbar

Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education & Research, Talegaon, Pune

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS), Navi Mumbai

Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Solapur

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha

Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Latur

Postgraduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratisthan, Miraj

Government Medical College, Gondia

Rajiv Gandhi Medical College and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital, Thane