Gujarat: Private medical colleges only for millionaires? Fees surge by 10% to 25%

Updated: Aug 24th, 2024


Private medical colleges in Gujarat have raised their fees substantially. For the academic year 2024-25, the newly announced fees for 19 medical colleges show an increase of over ₹2 lakh in the government quota and up to ₹4.60 lakh in the management quota.

At Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC)- run LG Medical College (Narendra Modi Medical College), the management quota fee has reached a maximum of ₹23 lakh.

In contrast, following protests over a significant fee hike at Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) medical colleges this year, the government reduced the fees.

Medical colleges in Gujarat

Gujarat currently has 39 medical colleges, including six fully government medical colleges with an annual fee of ₹24,000. 

There are 13 GMERS medical colleges, and the rest are entirely private medical colleges, three of which are managed by corporations – LG Medical College, NHL Municipal Medical College in Ahmedabad and SMIMER Medical College in Surat.

The government’s Fee Regulatory Committee (Medical) has announced new fees for 16 private medical colleges, excluding GMERS and government colleges.

The last fee structure was set in 2020-21 for a three-year term. However, the fee structure for 2023-24 was not revised due to the Lok Sabha elections.

With the elections over, the committee has now announced new fees for 19 colleges. The increase in fees for the year 2024-25 is significantly higher compared to the increase from 2017-18 to 2020-21.

The fee committee has also announced new fees for UG Dental, UG Ayurveda, UG Homeopathy, and PG Dental, PG Ayurveda, and PG Homeopathy programs at private colleges.

Only the MBBS fees for 2024-25 have been announced for one year, while fees for other courses have been announced for three years (2024-25, 2025-26, and 2026-27).

Private medical colleges fee hike

Medical College Old Annual Fees (Govt) (₹ in lakh) Old Annual Fees (Management) (₹ in lakh) New Annual Fees (Govt) (₹ in lakh) New Annual Fees (Management) (₹ in lakh)
Parul Institute 8.25 15.75 10 18.5
Adani Institute 6.65 17.8 8.7 18.55
Zydus College 7.65 16 8.37 18.73
M.K. Shah 8.65 16 8.66 18.32
C.U. Shah 6.26 15 8.7 20
Pramukhswami College 8.7 16.1 10 18.81
GCS, Ahmedabad 8.6 15.4 8.7 16.31
Surat Municipal Corporation 7.65 14.82 8.85 18.86
Banas Medical 7.65 16 7.88 16.24
L.G. Medical 7.31 18.4 8.14 23
N.H.L 5.83 18.25 7.41 22.88
Kiran C. Patel 6.85 15 8.5 18
Nutan Medical 7.85 15 8.5 18.5
Shantaba College 6.85 15 8.58 17.16
N.D. Desai 7.85 15 8.81 22.5
Ananya College 8.25 15.75 8.05 17.32
Saal Institute 8.65 16 9.52 17.6
Swaminarayan 8.25 15.75 8.05 17.32
Kiran Medical College 8.65 16 8.05 17.32

For MBBS, the highest fee in the government quota is ₹10 lakh annually at Parul Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, while the lowest is ₹7.41 lakh at NHL College.

In the management quota, LG Medical College in Ahmedabad has the highest fee of ₹23 lakh annually, with Banas Medical College having the lowest at ₹16.24 lakh.

On average, private medical colleges have increased their MBBS fees by 10% to 25% annually.

Government’s role in fee surge

Although the government has increased the number of seats, the fees at private colleges have also risen.

For private colleges, the annual fee in the government quota averages between ₹8 to ₹10 lakh, which means parents must spend over ₹50 lakh rupees over five years.

In the management quota, the average fee is between ₹18 and ₹20 lakh annually, totalling around ₹1 crore.

Despite government grants and OPD services being provided in some corporation-run colleges, the highest fee in the management quota at LG Medical College, named after the prime minister, is ₹23 lakh annually. Thus, parents may have to spend over one crore rupees over five years.

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Govt withdraws fee hike from 13 medical colleges in Gujarat

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