If you or your child is planning to seek an MBBS or BDS seat in a private medical or dental college in Madhya Pradesh through NEET UG 2026, the cost of that seat has just gone up. The state's Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee (AFRC) — the body that reviews college accounts and sets an approved fee for each private institution — has cleared a fee hike of 10% for MBBS and 8% for BDS tuition, effective from the 2026-27 academic session. This comes just before state counselling opens on the DME Madhya Pradesh portal, so the revised numbers will directly apply to anyone allotted a private seat this year. Government medical and dental colleges are unaffected; this order applies only to AFRC-regulated private institutions.
Anyone likely to land a private MBBS or BDS seat in Madhya Pradesh through NEET UG 2026 counselling should now plan for roughly 8-10% higher tuition than last year's approved fee, and must verify the exact college-wise figure on the AFRC portal before finalising choices.
What exactly changed
AFRC Madhya Pradesh reviews the finances of every private medical and dental college in the state each year — looking at faculty salaries, infrastructure costs and clinical training expenses — before approving a tuition fee for the coming session. For 2026-27, it has approved a 10% increase in MBBS tuition and an 8% increase in BDS tuition across private colleges it regulates.
This is a tuition-fee change only. Hostel, mess and university-registration charges are billed separately by each college and are not part of this AFRC order. Government medical and dental colleges in MP continue to charge their own, much lower fees and are not covered by this notification.
Why fees are regulated in the first place
Madhya Pradesh has had a state law since 2007 that requires private professional colleges to have their fees approved by a statutory committee rather than set fees on their own. AFRC is that committee for medical and dental colleges. It is meant to stop arbitrary or excessive charges while still letting colleges recover legitimate costs.
Because AFRC reviews audited accounts every year, fee revisions like this one are routine rather than exceptional — colleges have seen periodic increases in past sessions too. The percentage of increase can differ by course and even by college, so a 10% headline figure for MBBS is an average signal, not a guarantee that every college's fee rose by exactly that much.
How this affects your total course cost
MBBS in India runs five and a half years, including a compulsory one-year rotating internship; BDS runs five years, with the internship year following four years of academic study. A 10% or 8% hike applied to the annual tuition compounds across the full course length, so the cumulative extra outflow over the MBBS or BDS duration is meaningfully larger than a single year's increase might suggest.
Private seats in MP are allotted under three broad categories — state quota, management quota and NRI quota — and AFRC notifies a separate approved fee for each quota at every college. The quota you get matters as much as the college name when it comes to what you will actually pay, so don't assume the fee is uniform across quotas within the same institution.
How to check the exact fee for a specific college
Because the hike is a percentage applied differently across colleges, the only reliable number is the one AFRC publishes for that specific institution and quota. Do this before you lock in a choice during counselling, not after allotment.
- Visit the official AFRC Madhya Pradesh website and open the 2026-27 fee notification.
- Search for the specific college you are considering.
- Note the approved tuition fee for the quota you expect to be allotted under.
- Add estimated hostel, mess and other institutional charges, which are set separately by each college.
What to keep ready for MP NEET UG counselling
Admission to private colleges in MP follows the NEET UG 2026 merit list, and registration happens on dme.mponline.gov.in in multiple rounds, including a mop-up round. Seats are allotted by rank, category and the choices you fill, and the revised fee becomes payable at the time of allotment or reporting.
- NEET UG 2026 admit card and result/scorecard
- Class 10 and Class 12 mark sheets and certificates
- Category certificate, if applicable
- Domicile certificate for Madhya Pradesh
- Photo ID proof and passport-size photographs
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See My CollegesFrequently asked questions
Does this fee hike apply to government medical colleges in MP too?
No. The AFRC order covers only private medical and dental colleges in Madhya Pradesh. Government college fees are fixed separately and remain significantly lower.
Is the 10% MBBS hike the same for every private college?
Not necessarily. AFRC approves a fee for each college individually based on its accounts, so the exact rupee increase can vary even though 10% is the reported average hike for MBBS.
Will hostel and mess fees also increase?
This particular order deals only with tuition fees. Hostel, mess and other institutional charges are set and billed separately by each college, so check with the college directly for those figures.
Does the fee differ for state quota, management quota and NRI quota seats?
Yes. AFRC notifies a separate approved fee for each quota at every college. Management and NRI quota fees are typically higher than state quota fees at the same institution.
When do I need to pay the revised fee?
The revised tuition is payable at the time of seat allotment or when you report to the college after accepting a private seat during MP NEET UG counselling.
Where can I register for MP NEET UG counselling and check college-wise fees?
Counselling registration is done on dme.mponline.gov.in, run by the Directorate of Medical Education, Madhya Pradesh. College-wise approved fees are published separately on the AFRC Madhya Pradesh portal.
If you're aiming for a private MBBS or BDS seat in Madhya Pradesh this year, don't rely on last year's fee figures while planning your budget or filling choices. Pull up the AFRC 2026-27 college-wise fee list for your shortlisted colleges and quota before you finalise your preference order in counselling.
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