Kerala Government Adds 32 New PG Medical Seats for NEET PG 2025 Round 3

The Health and Family Welfare Department of the Government of Kerala has announced the addition of 32 new postgraduate medical seats for the 2025-26 session. This new seat pool will be active from Kerala NEET PG counselling round 3. 

This decision is the aftermath of recommendations of the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala. As the recent halt is in action, directed by MCC, this boost will provide opportunities to candidates who will participate in the upcoming round.

Institutions Benefiting From New PG Seats

The addition covers:

• Malabar Cancer Centre (MCC), Thalassery
• Several self-financing medical colleges in Kerala

16 out of 32 seats are earmarked for Minority and NRI quotas in self-financing colleges.

Recently, the authorities notified that 860 Post-Graduate Medical Seats are vacant in Kerala.

Seat Distribution and Reservation Categories

The allocation is in line with Kerala’s state reservation norms. The categories are:

• UR (Unreserved)
• SC (Scheduled Caste)
• ST (Scheduled Tribe)
• EZ (Ezhava)
• BH (Backward Hindu)
• MU (Muslim)
• LA (Latin Catholic & Anglo Indian)
• EWS (Economically Weaker Section)

New PG Seats in Kerala

The following tables outline the seat matrix:

MD Radiotherapy (RT)

The seats are as follows:

Malabar Cancer Centre (MCC), Thalassery

Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur

MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy (VL)

This specialization has these seats:

Al Azhar Medical College, Idukki

Dr Moopen’s Medical College, Wayanad

MS Orthopaedics (OR)

Seat data is provided below:

PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Palakkad

MD Radiodiagnosis (RD)

Check the new seats:

PK Das Institute of Medical Sciences, Palakkad

MS Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

What is the new seat count:

Malabar Medical College Hospital & Research Centre (MMH), Kozhikode

Travancore Medical College (TRM), Kollam

MD General Medicine (GM)

Category-wise seats are mentioned below:

Malabar Medical College Hospital & Research Centre (MMH), Kozhikode

MS Orthopaedics (OR)

The following table discusses the new seat numbers:

Malabar Medical College Hospital & Research Centre (MMH), Kozhikode

Travancore Medical College (TRM), Kollam

MD Paediatrics (PD)

The new seats are presented in the table:

Malabar Medical College Hospital & Research Centre (MMH), Kozhikode

Travancore Medical College (TRM), Kollam

MD Psychiatry (PS)

The updated seat count is mentioned:

Malabar Medical College Hospital & Research Centre (MMH), Kozhikode

MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy (VL)

The approved seats are depicted here:

Malabar Medical College Hospital & Research Centre (MMH), Kozhikode

Travancore Medical College (TRM), Kollam

MD Emergency Medicine (EM)

The following tables show the new seats:

Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College (SMC), Thiruvananthapuram

SUT Academy of Medical Sciences (SUC), Thiruvananthapuram

MS General Surgery (GS)

The added seats are shown below:

Travancore Medical College (TRM), Kollam

MD Radiodiagnosis (RD)

The new seat data are written in the table:

Travancore Medical College (TRM), Kollam

New Minority & NRI PG Medical Seats in Kerala (Round 3 Onwards)

The table below depicts the colleges where the addition has been made:

Kerala NEET PG Round 3 Counselling Update

The CEE Kerala will incorporate these seats in Round 3 of NEET PG counselling with the remaining vacant seats. Aspirants must review the updated seat count so that they can make an informed decision on choice-filling, locking, and maximizing admission opportunities. Moreover, the reserved seats will ensure fair representation.

Earlier Increases

In September, Kerala University of Health Sciences sanctioned 600 additional MBBS seats across the state. This boost covered 7 medical colleges and 1 new medical college in Kerala. This update increased the total seats in Kerala from 4,555 to 5,155. 

Guidance for Candidates

• Check the updated seat matrix.
• Pay extra attention to reservation categories while selecting preferred colleges and specialties.
• Plan your choices strategically as the new opportunities are now available.

Frequently Asked Questions

Ques: When will Kerala start Round 3 counselling?

Ans: The round 3 notification will be released after the MCC announces the schedule for NEET PG round 3.

Ques: How many seats are added in this new increase?

Ans: The total number of new seats is 32. 16 are for the unreserved category, and 16 are for the reserved category.

Ques: When will these seats be available to grab?

Ans: These seats will appear in the round 3 seat matrix, which means they will be up for grabs in round 3 counselling.