Chhattisgarh:The Director of Medical Education,DME Chhattisgarh, has issued a notice informing about the increase in MBBS seats in Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai, for the academic session 2025-26. The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved an increase of 50 MBBS seats at Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences (SSIMS), Bhilai, raising the total intake from 200 to 250 seats for the academic year 2025–26, following the outcome of a first appeal filed by the college. According to the notice, as per the first appeal, issued by the Coordination Division of the NMC, and based on the updatedMBBSseat matrix issued by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB), NMC, the MBBS seats of Shri Shankaracharya Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhilai (CG) have been increased. Therefore, all the candidates were informed that in the counselling for the National Eligibility and Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET UG) (MBBS and BDS) course for admission year 2025, the increased 50 additional seats of the said private medical college would be included in the mop-up round counselling as per rules. The Appeal Committee, chaired by Dr Abhijat Chandrakant Sheth (Chairman, NMC) and comprising Dr DK Sharma and Prof. (Dr) Gangadhar Taduri, held a virtual hearing on 1 October 2025. After reviewing the physical assessment report, AEBAS data (faculty attendance from April to August 2025), and the college’s submissions, the committee concluded that the institute had adequate faculty, infrastructure, and clinical material to support an intake of 250 MBBS students. The NMC order stated: “The committee concludes that the available faculty, infrastructure and clinical material are adequate to support an intake of 250 MBBS seats. Accordingly, the committee has decided to grant an additional 50 MBBS seats to the Appellant Medical College, thereby permitting a total intake of 250 MBBS seats for the academic year 2025–26.” “In view of the above observations, the present first appeal is hereby allowed for an additional increase in intake of 50 MBBS seats (from 200 to 250 seats) for the academic year 2025–26,” the NMC stated, directing the MARB to issue a revised Letter of Permission (LoP). To view the notice, click the link below https://.in/pdf_upload/11-10-2025-ug-notice-50-seats-addition-304238.pdf