# Madhya Pradesh hikes private MBBS fees 10% to Rs 18.08 lakh 2026-08-17T02:27:49+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Madhya Pradesh Directorate of Medical Education (DME) has increased MBBS fees in private medical colleges by up to 10% for the 2026-27 academic year. The annual fee at private colleges has risen from Rs 16.50 lakh to Rs 18.08 lakh, and fees for private BDS courses have gone up by about 8%. NRI quota fees also rose, ranging from Rs 33.9 lakh to Rs 53.5 lakh this year. Fees at the state's 20 government medical colleges remain unchanged at Rs 1.14 lakh annually, which includes tuition and caution money. The DME released the new fee structure during the NEET UG 2026-27 counselling process. Last year, private MBBS fees were up to Rs 15.23 lakh. The increase means students will pay an additional Rs 1.5 lakh per year. The caution money at private colleges remains Rs 25,000. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Directorate of Medical Education, Madhya Pradesh, NEET Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/madhya-pradesh-hikes-private-mbbs-fees-10-to-rs-18-08-lakh/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/madhya-pradesh-hikes-private-mbbs-fees-10-to-rs-18-08-lakh/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/