Bengal records highest rise in government MBBS seats for 2026-27 session

Durgapur, Sep 22 (UNI) In a major boost to medical education in the state, Bengal has recorded the highest increase in government MBBS seats in the country for the 2026-27 academic session, with 975 seats added in recent months, senior Health officials said. The state's Principal Secretary, Health, Narayan Swarup Nigam, during the inauguration of a private medical college here, said, "During the last few months, Bengal has recorded the addition of 975 fresh MBBS seats, which helped the number of total seats to swell up to 7,200, which seems to be a big leap in our run to secure…