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The Telangana government has secured approval for 359 additional postgraduate (PG) medical seats in its government medical colleges for the 2026-27 academic year, raising the total number of seats in government institutions from 1,266 to 1,625. This expansion will enable students to pursue postgraduate medical education in 13 government medical colleges where PG courses are being introduced for the first time, bringing the total number of colleges offering postgraduate courses to 23 out of the State's 35 government medical colleges.

Apart from the seats in government medical colleges, the State has also received approval for additional 107 PG seats at the Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, and another 106 seats at the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College, Sanath Nagar.

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