Gujarat has 42 medical colleges offering approximately 6,450-6,700 MBBS seats through NEET-based counselling (2025 figures).
Government vs private: Gujarat medical colleges by type
| Type | Colleges | Approximate seats |
|---|---|---|
| Government (traditional GMCs) | 7 | ~1,550-1,700 |
| Government (GMERS network) | 13 | ~1,700-1,900 |
| Government (other) | 5 | ~500-550 |
| Private | 17 | ~2,700-2,550 |
| Total | 42 | ~6,450-6,700 |
The 25 government colleges include 7 traditional Government Medical Colleges (BJ Medical Ahmedabad, GMC Vadodara, GMC Bhavnagar, MP Shah Jamnagar, GMC Surat, PDU Rajkot, NHL Ahmedabad), the 13-college GMERS network, SMIMER Surat, Narendra Modi Medical College Ahmedabad, ESIC Medical College Ahmedabad, Shantabaa Medical College Amreli, and Government Medical College Silvassa.
Key cities
Medical colleges concentrate in major cities, with smaller GMERS campuses spread across district towns:
- Ahmedabad: 9 colleges (5 government + 4 private). Includes BJ Medical College (the oldest in Gujarat), NHL Municipal Medical College, GMERS Sola, Narendra Modi Medical College, ESIC, and four private institutions (GCS, MK Shah, SAL, Ananya Sanand)
- Vadodara: 3 colleges (GMC Vadodara, GMERS Gotri, Parul Medical College)
- Surat: 3 colleges (GMC Surat, SMIMER, Kiran Medical College)
- Rajkot: 2 colleges (PDU Government Medical College, MPK Boghara private)
- Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Gandhinagar: 1 government college each
- District towns: GMERS campuses in Himmatnagar, Junagadh, Godhra, Vadnagar, Valsad, Navsari, Patan, Morbi, Porbandar, and Rajpipla
The GMERS network
GMERS (Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society) is a government body that runs 13 medical colleges. These colleges were established over the past 10-15 years to expand government medical education beyond the seven legacy GMCs. They are government-run but charge higher fees than traditional GMCs, funded partly through student fees rather than entirely through state budgets.
GMERS colleges are located primarily in tier-2 and tier-3 towns, giving students from smaller cities access to government medical education closer to home.
Fee structure summary
| College type | Quota | Annual fee (approximate) | 5-year total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional GMC | Government | ₹25,000-40,000 | ~₹1.25-2 lakh |
| GMERS | Government | ~₹7,50,000 | ~₹37.5 lakh |
| GMERS | Management | ~₹24,00,000 | ~₹1.2 crore |
| Private | Government quota | ₹6,00,000-8,50,000 | ~₹30-42.5 lakh |
| Private | Management | ₹14,00,000-18,00,000 | ~₹70-90 lakh |
| Private | NRI | ~₹18,00,000-21,00,000 | ~₹90 lakh-1.05 crore |
Fee figures are approximate. GMERS fees were revised upward in 2024-25 (a 66% increase for government quota and 87% for management quota, partially rolled back by the state government). The Fee Regulatory Committee (FRC) sets private college fee caps.
Traditional GMCs remain the most affordable option by a significant margin. The gap between traditional GMCs (₹25,000-40,000 per year) and GMERS colleges (₹7.5 lakh per year) is substantial despite both being government-run.
Private college highlights
Gujarat’s 17 private medical colleges include established institutions such as Pramukhswami Medical College Karamsad (one of Gujarat’s oldest private medical colleges), GCS Medical College Ahmedabad, CU Shah Medical College Surendranagar, and ND Desai University Nadiad. Newer entrants include Adani Medical College Bhuj, Parul Medical College Vadodara, and Zydus Medical College Dahod.
All private college seats are filled through ACPUGMEC (state counselling). Private colleges offer three seat streams: government quota (regulated lower fees), management quota (higher fees, lower cutoffs), and NRI quota.
Deemed universities
Gujarat does not have deemed medical universities that participate in MCC’s AIQ counselling in the same way as Tamil Nadu or Karnataka. Verify against the latest MCC seat matrix for the current year. All 42 colleges are admitted through the single ACPUGMEC state counselling process (for state quota) or through MCC (for the 15% AIQ seats from government colleges only).