There are currently 20 medical colleges in Telangana - out of which 5 are government colleges, 3 are minority institutions and 12 are non-minority colleges, in total offering 2,950 MBBS seats.
The Telangana state government also plans to set up at least 5 new medical colleges - one each in 5 districts in Telangana that don't have any medical college till date - in Nalgonda, Medak, Karimangar, Mahbubnagar and Khammam. The government also plans to ensure that these colleges will get approved by the Medical Council of India (MCI) within three years.