Enroll yourself for MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai via Management Quota or NRI Quota Seats after Qualifying NEET-UG entrance exam. We, at ACE GURU Education Services help you with complete guidance and assistance for MBBS Admission into Private Medical Colleges in Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and other cities & states.
In this article, you will get complete guide about MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai under Management Quota as well as through NRI Quota, Medical Colleges in Mumbai, MBBS Fee Structure under Management Quota & NRI Quota, MBBS Admission Procedure after NEET-UG Exam, and other Admission related things. So, let’s deep dive in. 😊😊
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Medical Education in Mumbai
Mumbai, apart from being the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India, is also a major center for education. Mumbai holds the distinction of being an education hotspot for South-East Asia.
The city of Mumbai offers a plethora of opportunities to educate students throughout the world for a life of professional achievement and service to the society.
Mumbai is also referred to as the Research Hub of India owning to its various institutions in the field of medical science, science and humanities. The city is home to several premier research institutions like The Foundation for Medical Research (FMR), Advance Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), etc.
Among the institutes offering higher education in the Medical field in Mumbai, to name a few are the Grant Medical College, Seth GS Medical College, Padmashree Dr. DY Patil Vidyapeeth, and MGM Medical College.
The University of Mumbai is one of the oldest and premier universities in India and was established in 1857 consequent upon “Wood’s Education Dispatch”.
Medical Colleges in Mumbai
As per NMC (National Medical Commission) India, around 13 medical colleges are located in Mumbai offering MBBS and PG Medical courses.
Except MGM Medical College and Dr. DY Patil Medical College, all Medical Colleges available in Mumbai are affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), Nashik – a state medical university governed by the Govt. of Maharashtra.
MUHS Nashik was established on 03rd June 1998 by the state Govt. of Maharashtra through an ordinance. The State Legislature passed the ordinance and the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences was declared open by the governor of Maharashtra on 10th June 1998.
Among the 13 Medical Colleges, 06 Medical Colleges are under the state Govt. of Maharashtra contributing 1050 MBBS seats and remaining 07 are Private Medical Colleges, those are contributing about 1000 MBBS seats.
| Total No. of Medical Colleges (Pvt. + Govt.) | 13 |
| Total No. of MBBS Seats (Pvt. + Govt.) | 2050 |
| No. of Govt. Medical Colleges | 06 |
| No. of MBBS seats in Govt. Medical Colleges | 1050 |
| No. of Pvt. Medical Colleges | 07 |
| No. of MBBS seats in Pvt. Medical Colleges | 1000 |
List of Govt. Medical Colleges in Mumbai
| S. No | Medical College Name | YOE | Seats |
| 01. | Grant Medical College, Mumbai | 1845 | 150 |
| 02. | Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai | 1925 | 250 |
| 03. | Topiwala National Medical College, Mumbai | 1964 | 150 |
| 04. | Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, Mumbai | 1964 | 250 |
| 05. | Rajiv Gandhi Medical College, Mumbai (Thane) | 1992 | 100 |
| 06. | HBT Medical College, Mumbai | 2015 | 200 |
List of Pvt. Medical Colleges in Mumbai
| S. No | Medical College Name | YOE | Seats |
| 01. | Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai | 1989 | 250 |
| 02. | Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Navi Mumbai | 1989 | 200 |
| 03. | KJ Somaiyya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai | 1991 | 100 |
| 04. | Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai | 1991 | 150 |
| 05. | Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai (Palghar) | 2017 | 150 |
| 06. | Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Vashi | 2023 | 100 |
| 07. | Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Nerul | 2024 | 50 |
Admissions for MBBS in Medical Colleges in Mumbai can be done, after qualifying NEET-UG exam and the counselling conducted by the CET Cell – Govt. of Maharashtra and the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of India.
MBBS Admission to Deemed Medical Colleges in Mumbai can be done through Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) of India, whereas MBBS Admission in other Private and Government Medical Colleges can be done through CET Cell – Govt. of Maharashtra.
Note: Students from outside Maharashtra State will not be eligible for Govt. Medical Colleges as well as Private Medical Colleges affiliated to MUHS Nashik. Although, they can apply for Deemed Medical Colleges via MCC Counselling.
MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai under Management Quota or NRI Quota seats can be possible, if you have qualified NEET-UG exam and applied for the state counselling as well as central counselling.
MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai Procedure
In order to get MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai or Direct MBBS Admission in Maharashtra Medical Colleges, you need to meet the prerequisite eligibility criteria defined by the National Medical Commission (NMC) of India.
Here are those criteria:
- You should have passed 12th Std. or 10+2 or Intermediate from any recognized board with minimum 50% in Physics, Chemistry and Biology (PCB).
- You should have pass separately in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English in 12th Std.
- You should complete 17 years on 31st December of the admission year.
Apart from the above criteria, you must have appear NEET-UG exam conducting by NTA (National Testing Agency) India and must score qualifying score that is around 150-170 out of 720.
After qualifying NEET-UG exam, you need to follow below steps to get MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai via Management Quota or NRI Quota.
Step 1. Qualify NEET-UG Entrance Exam
You have to appear and must qualify madatory NEET-UG Entrance Exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Though the qualifying score is not same every, and it would be around 150-170 out of 720.
Refer table below for last two years NEET-UG entrance exam cut-off.
| Category | Qualifying Percentile | Cutoff Marks 2024 | Cutoff Marks 2023 |
| Unreserved (UR) | 50th Percentile | 720-162 | 720-137 |
| OBC | 40th Percentile | 161-127 | 136-107 |
| SC | 40th Percentile | 161-127 | 136-107 |
| ST | 40th Percentile | 161-127 | 136-107 |
| UR / EWS & PH | 45th Percentile | 161-144 | 136-121 |
| OBC & PH | 40th Percentile | 143-127 | 120-107 |
| SC & PH | 40th Percentile | 143-127 | 120-107 |
| ST & PH | 40th Percentile | 143-127 | 120-108 |
Step 2. Counselling Registration
After Qualifying NEET-UG Entrance Exam, you have to register yourself for Maharashtra State Counselling through CET Cell and/or All India Deemed Medical Counselling through Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).
Step 3. Document Verification
Once you have successfully done the registration process and uploaded the required documents, your documents will be verified by the respective authorities. This document verification process may be online or offline.
Step 4. Round I Counselling
Once your documents verified by the respective authority, you will be invited to fill your choices. In this process you can select medical colleges as much as you can based on your interest and lock you choices.
The respective authorities will announce the results, based on your NEET-UG score and choices which are you have submited while choice filling.
If you get allotment into any medical college which you have filled and locked the choices. Congratulations 👏 👏, you got MBBS Admission and now you have to report to the allotted medical college with all necessary documents at stipulated time.
Step 5. Round II Counselling
Unfortunately, if you didn’t get allotment to any medical college, in this round you can repeat the same process which you have done in Round I Counselling.
In this round, you can edit your choices by adding some colleges or removing some colleges or changing in the priority order of the colleges, then lock the choices, and wait 🤞 🤞 for the results.
In case, you get allotment into any Medical college, then you have to report to the allotted medical college with all necessary documents at stipulated time.
Step 6. MOP-UP Round Counselling
In case, you didn’t get any allotment to any medical college in the main counselling rounds (R-I & R-II), same process you need to repeat in the MOP-UP Round. This round is conducted based on the left over seats after two rounds of the counselling.
Earlier MOP-UP round was conducted on offline mode, but now it is conducting online like the two main counselling rounds.
After all rounds, if there would be some left over seats or cancelled seats then the respective counselling authorities conducting two special round i.e. Stray Vacancy Round and Special Stray Vacancy Round.
In order to get MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai or Direct MBBS Admission in Maharashtra under Management Quota or NRI Quota, you need to follow all above process no matter how much you got in NEET-UG entrance exam.
MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai under Management Quota
If you are seeking MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai under Management Quota, firstly you have to qualify NEET-UG entrance exam and also applied for the Maharashtra State Medical Counselling and/or All India Medical Counselling.
Although Admission for MBBS in India are based on the candidate’s performance or rank/score in NEET-UG entrance exam, but all in Private Medical Colleges, 15% of the intake are filled through Management Quota.
Management Quota Fees for MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai
In Mumbai and other Medical Colleges in Maharashtra State those are affiliated to MUHS Nashik, have 15% seats under Institutional Quota (Management Quota) including NRI Quota.
Fee Structure for MBBS course under this Quota is generally 3x times of the regular fee of the respective colleges.
Non-Maharashtra Domicile candidates are also eligible to apply for 15% Institutional Quota on All India basis including NRI and OCI students, who have appeared and qualified NEET-UG Exam.
| S. No | Medical College Name | Management Quota Fee |
| 01. | Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai | ₹ 27,00,000 |
| 02. | Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Navi Mumbai | ₹ 21,00,000 |
| 03. | KJ Somaiyya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai | ₹ 36,40,000 |
| 04. | Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai | ₹ 26,94,000 |
| 05. | Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai (Palghar) | ₹ 51,09,000 |
| 06. | Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Vashi | ₹ 21,00,000 |
| 07. | Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Nerul | ₹ 21,00,000 |
We offer MBBS direct admission in Mumbai or Pune or other cities as well as states in the management quota. To avail these Management Quota seats, please get in touch with ACE GURU Education Services and get all necessary details and fees.
MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai under NRI Quota
Every Private Medical College in Mumbai, have some percentage of seats under NRI Quota for NRI Students and NRI Sponsored Students, in which the academic fee is more as compared to the normal fee or merit fee.
For MBBS Admission under NRI Quota also you must have appeared and qualify NEET-UG entrance exam and also have applied for the Maharashtra State Counselling and/or All India Medical Counselling under NRI Category.
NRI Fees for MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai
As we have mentioned above in the article, that NRI Quota seats are only available in Private Medical Colleges (No NRI Quota Seats in any Govt. Medical Colleges in Mumbai). And the Fee for MBBS Program under NRI Quota is approximately 5x times of the regular fee.
| S. No | Medical College Name | NRI Fee |
| 01. | Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai | $ 50,000 |
| 02. | Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Navi Mumbai | $ 54,938 or ₹ 45,00,000 |
| 03. | KJ Somaiyya Medical College & Research Centre, Mumbai | ₹ 60,40,000 |
| 04. | Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai | ₹ 44,90,000 |
| 05. | Vedantaa Institute of Medical Sciences, Mumbai (Palghar) | ₹ 51,09,000 |
| 06. | Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Vashi | $ 54,938 or ₹ 45,00,000 |
| 07. | Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Nerul | $ 54,938 or ₹ 45,00,000 |
We at ACE GURU Education Services offer MBBS direct admission in Mumbai or Pune or other cities of Maharashtra as well as India. If you are seeking for MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai or in other cities under NRI Quota seats, feel free to contact ACE GURU Education Services for fees & details.
FAQs about MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai
1. How Can I get MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai?
You should have appeared and must qualify NEET-UG entrance exam and also registered for Maharashtra State Counselling conducted by CET Cell – Govt. of Maharashtra and/or All India Medical Counselling conducted by MCC India. Even if you got Low Marks in NEET-UG Exam, you can get into MBBS by paying higher education fee.
2. How many MBBS seats are available in Mumbai?
In Mumbai, there are 13 Medical Colleges (06 Govt. and 07 Pvt.), contributing 2050 MBBS seats. 1000 MBBS seats in Private Medical Colleges and 1050 MBBS seats in Govt. Medical Colleges.
3. Will I get MBBS Admission Mumbai, if I am a non-Maharashtra student?
If you are a non-Maharashtra student, you will be eligible to get MBBS admission into Deemed Medical Colleges like MGM Navi Mumbai, DY Patil Navi Mumbai, etc. via MCC and also into Private Medical Colleges like Terna, Vedantaa, KJ Somaiyya, etc. via CET Cell under Institutional Quota in which you have to pay 3x to 5x times of regular fee.
4. What would be the Fee for MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai or Maharashtra?
Fee Structure for MBBS Direct Admission in Mumbai or in other cities of Maharashtra would be varies in between ₹ 10,00,000 per annum to ₹ 60,00,000 per annum depending in which quota you are getting admission.
5. What are the options for NEET non-qualified candidates?
Many Medical Colleges in Maharashtra or in India, offer other medical-related or medical-allied courses in addition to MBBS course, in which NEET non-qualified students can get admission. Those are: Nursing, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Cardiac Care Technology, Perfusion Technology, Renal Dialysis Technology, Respiratory Therapy Technology, Anesthesia Technology, Optometry Technology, Medicine, and Imaging Technology.
