Bihar MBBS admission 2026
A student-first guide to NEET-UG counselling, government and private colleges, other-state opportunities, the lowest private tuition reference in the supplied comparison, cutoffs, documents and safe choice filling.
Live-status caution (27 July 2026): BCECEB had not published the detailed UGMAC 2026 prospectus, registration schedule or final state seat matrix in the supplied brief. The 2025 numbers below are clearly labelled historical references.
Counselling authority
BCECEB through UGMAC
NEET-UG merit and active prospectus rules
2025 government reference
1,232 UGMAC seats
Across 12 government/ESIC institutions
Private fee reference
From ₹9.63 L/year
Lowest entry in the supplied comparison
Other-state route
Private seats historically open
Verify the current UGMAC matrix and documents
Read in the right order
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BCECEB is the Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board. It conducts UGMAC, the Under Graduate Medical Admission Counselling process used for Bihar state-controlled MBBS/BDS routes and participating private institutions.
NEET-UG qualification is the starting point. The allotment outcome then depends on the active prospectus, seat pool, residential eligibility, category documents, choice order, fee affordability, vacancies and the counselling round.
NEET
Qualify and keep the official AIR
UGMAC
Register, choose and lock
Reporting
Verify documents and pay safely
Do not use an old schedule
The supplied 2025 prospectus, seat matrices and ranks are historical evidence. The live 2026 BCECEB notice controls registration, deposit, choice entry, reporting and fee rules.
Open BCECEB UGMAC boardGovernment-college state seats follow the residence, parental/service and certificate conditions written in the active UGMAC prospectus. Studying in Bihar alone should not be treated as proof of Bihar residential eligibility.
The supplied 2025 framework historically permitted NEET-qualified Indian residents to participate for private medical/dental colleges, subject to UGMAC rules. That does not create Bihar government-seat domicile or reservation benefits.
Practical answer for a student from another state
You may have a private-college opportunity, but you should not copy a Bihar government UR, EBC, BC, SC or ST cutoff into your own prediction without route and document verification.
Government reference
₹9,000/year
Recorded in the supplied Patna High Court order; not an all-inclusive cost.
Lowest supplied private tuition
₹9.63 L/year
Mata Gujri Memorial reference; reconfirm the current notice.
Budget warning
Tuition is not total cost
Add hostel, mess, development, admission, university, examination and security charges.
The table below reproduces the supplied annual private-tuition references. The first row is the lowest entry in this comparison, not a claim that no other Bihar college can ever publish a lower fee. Every family should ask for a current written fee schedule before choice locking.
| Private college | Annual tuition | Other listed charges | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College | ₹9.63 L/year | ₹2.00 L hostel; ₹1.00 L security | 2025 reference; reconfirm |
| Katihar Medical College | ₹11.05 L/year | ₹2.376 L hostel; ₹1.00 L security | Official college page |
| RDJM Medical College | ₹11.90 L/year | ₹3.00 L hostel; ₹2.00 L security | 2025 reference; reconfirm |
| Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College | ₹12.00 L/year | ₹3.15 L hostel | Official college page |
| Shri Narayan Medical Institute | ₹12.05 L/year | ₹3.15 L hostel; ₹1.50 L security | 2025 reference; reconfirm |
| Narayan Medical College, Sasaram | ₹12.25 L/year | ₹3.20 L hostel; ₹2.00 L security | Official fee notice |
| Madhubani Medical College | ₹14.00 L/year | ₹3.15 L hostel; ₹1.00 L security | 2025 reference; reconfirm |
| Netaji Subhas Medical College | ₹16.00 L/year | ₹3.15 L hostel and mess; ₹2.00 L security | Official admission page |
| Himalaya Medical College | ₹16.50 L/year | ₹3.20 L hostel; ₹1.00 L security | 2025 reference; reconfirm |
Historical fee figures can change by admission year, seat pool, court order, college notice, escalation clause and payment date. Do not multiply one annual number across the whole course without checking its duration and exclusions.
The supplied revised 2025 government matrix recorded 1,232 MBBS seats available to UGMAC across 12 government/ESIC institutions. It is a useful baseline, not the final 2026 seat count.
| Government/ESIC college | UGMAC seats | Reading note |
|---|---|---|
| Patna Medical College & Hospital | 165 | UGMAC state matrix |
| Darbhanga Medical College | 97 | UGMAC state matrix |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur | 98 | UGMAC state matrix |
| Nalanda Medical College, Patna | 124 | UGMAC state matrix |
| Sri Krishna Medical College, Muzaffarpur | 98 | UGMAC state matrix |
| Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College, Gaya | 98 | UGMAC state matrix |
| IGIMS, Patna | 128 | UGMAC state matrix |
| Government Medical College, Bettiah | 102 | UGMAC state matrix |
| BMIMS, Pawapuri | 102 | UGMAC state matrix |
| JKT Medical College, Madhepura | 85 | UGMAC state matrix |
| ESIC Medical College, Bihta | 50 | Bihar-released seats only |
| Government Medical College, Purnea | 85 | UGMAC state matrix |
| Total 2025 reference | 1,232 | Not the final 2026 seat count |
| Category | Reference share | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 40% | Unreserved |
| EWS | 10% | Economically Weaker Section |
| EBC | 18% | Extremely Backward Class |
| BC | 12% | Backward Class |
| SC | 16% | Scheduled Caste |
| ST | 1% | Scheduled Tribe |
| RCG | 3% | Reserved Category Girls roster |
BC and EBC are separate Bihar categories. RCG means the Reserved Category Girls roster. DQ is a disability quota reference and should not be treated as additional seats. The active prospectus and roster matrix control the final interpretation.
| Category/reading label | Closing AIR | College or interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| UR | 6,255 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| EWS | 6,451 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| EBC | 7,643 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| BC | 6,428 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| SC | 66,881 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| ST | 74,474 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| RCG | 7,189 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| DQ | 219,796 | Patna Medical College & Hospital |
| Late-round UR example | 31,052 | Government Medical College, Purnea |
| Late-round EBC example | 28,250 | JKT Medical College, Madhepura |
| College | Closing AIR | Route/category | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College | 61,290 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Katihar Medical College | 135,519 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Lord Buddha Koshi Medical College | 284,199 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Narayan Medical College | 309,837 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Shri Narayan Medical Institute | 374,603 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| RDJM Medical College | 384,611 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Madhubani Medical College | 420,182 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Netaji Subhas Medical College | 448,421 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Himalaya Medical College | 518,365 | UR | Round 3 reference |
| Viraat Ramayan Institute | 684,943 | UR | Later-added college reference |
Private minority and NRI rows must not be merged into Open/UR prediction. A late or unusual allotment is evidence that a seat was available in that exact route and round; it is not a safe target or a guaranteed 2026 opportunity.
Dream government colleges → realistic government colleges → affordable Open/UR private seats → eligible MM/SM seats → financially feasible NRI seats. Do not put a college above your budget just because the AIR looks possible.
Bihar should not be advertised as having a guaranteed separate “semi-government college” category. The supplied guide records a 2025 proposal involving government-fee treatment for part of private-college seats, followed by a Patna High Court stay. The revised private matrix instead showed Open/UR, MM, SM and NRI pools.
The Bihar Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (BCECEB) conducts UGMAC for the Bihar state counselling routes and participating private medical colleges. Admission is based on NEET-UG merit and the active UGMAC rules.
The supplied 2025 UGMAC framework permitted NEET-qualified Indian residents to participate for private medical and dental colleges, subject to the notified rules. An other-state candidate should not assume Bihar government-seat domicile or reservation benefits.
Mata Gujri Memorial Medical College was the lowest annual tuition entry in the supplied comparison table at about ₹9.63 lakh per year. It is a historical planning reference and must be reconfirmed from the current written fee notice.
Do not assume that they are available for 2026. The supplied guide records a 2025 legal stay affecting the proposal, and the revised private matrix used Open/UR, MM, SM and NRI seat pools. Wait for a fresh legally operative BCECEB and government notice.
No. The ₹2 lakh figure is the supplied 2025 private MBBS counselling security-deposit reference. Tuition, hostel, mess, college security, admission and university charges are separate and must be checked individually.
No. Historical AIRs are planning signals only. The active seat matrix, applicant pool, category documents, choice order, vacancies, fee notices, court directions and reporting rules can change the result.
Use the links below as verification starting points. The live 2026 BCECEB prospectus, seat matrix, notices, court directions, NMC approvals and valid college fee disclosures control the final decision.
