• India faces a doctor surplus by 2031-32, but high medical-school fees risk excluding middle-class households from the training pipeline.
• MBBS capacity reached 136,939 seats for 2026-27, with private colleges accounting for roughly 79% of new seats.
• Full-program fees exceeded Rs 10 million at 46 of 62 deemed-university medical colleges, up from 38 of 59 a year earlier.
• The nine costliest programs charge Rs 13.6 million to Rs 15.8 million, excluding hostel and meal costs.
• The analysis calls for expanding established colleges, resolving fee regulation and broadening education financing to reduce costs without weakening training quality.

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