The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), has issued a notice regarding the addition and withdrawal of seats in the Round 2 seat matrix of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET SS) Super Speciality Counselling 2025.

As per the notice, MCC has received updated information from participating institutes, leading to a revision of available seats before the Round 2 allotment process.

NMC Releases Tentative DM, MCh Seat Matrix; 4,689 Total Seats, 616 Added for 2025-26

Altogether 616 super speciality seats have been added in the academic year 2025-26, taking the total DM and MCh seats to 4689 from preivious year's 4073 seats, according to the National Medical Commission (NMC).

Releasing the tentative seat matrix for super specialty courses, the Medical Assessment & Rating Board (MARB) of NMC shared a detailed list of seats available as of April 2, 2026, in various DM and M.Ch courses across medical colleges and institutions in the country. These include all seats that were approved on or before April 1, 2026, under NMC’s purview.

NMC Directs Medical Colleges to Charge MBBS Fees Only for 4.5 Years

Noting that certain medical colleges under its purview are charging fees for the entire duration of five years or five and a half years from the MBBS students, the National Medical Commission (NMC) has strictly directed all medical colleges to charge fees only for the prescribed academic duration of four and a half years.

The Commission stated that any instance of non-compliance with the directive will be viewed seriously, and appropriate action will be taken as per existing statutory and regulatory provisions.

Prediabetes, Obesity and Low Vitamin Levels: Apollo Report Warns of Alarming Health Trends

India’s health profile is undergoing a silent but significant shift, with lifestyle-related risks emerging earlier and often going unnoticed. A recent nationwide ‘Health of the Nation 2026’ report by Apollo Hospitals, based on over three million preventive assessments in 2025, highlights that one in five individuals under 30 is already prediabetic, though the condition remains reversible at this stage, according to The Hindu.

More than half the population studied was found to be obese and had abnormal cholesterol levels, while nearly 70% were deficient in Vitamin D and almost half had low Vitamin B12 levels.

The findings also reveal that younger individuals show declining physical fitness, with two-thirds lacking adequate strength, flexibility, or balance. Among working adults, a majority were overweight, with high rates of prediabetes and hypertension. Women showed distinct risks, such as anaemia and earlier onset of breast cancer. Alarmingly, many serious conditions like fatty liver and early atherosclerosis were detected despite normal routine test results, underlining the need for early, preventive, and more comprehensive health screening approaches.